Warp Speed Warriors

Warp Speed Warriors
Studio album by
DragonForce
Released15 March 2024 (2024-03-15)
Genre
Length49:07
LabelNapalm
ProducerDamien Rainaud
DragonForce chronology
Extreme Power Metal
(2019) 		Warp Speed Warriors
(2024)
Singles from Warp Speed Warriors
  1. "Doomsday Party"
    Released: 14 September 2023
  2. "Power of the Triforce"
    Released: 18 October 2023
  3. "Astro Warrior Anthem"
    Released: 18 January 2024
  4. "Wildest Dreams (DragonForce's Version)"
    Released: 15 February 2024
  5. "Burning Heart"
    Released: 15 March 2024
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Blabbermouth.net[1]
Metal Hammer[2]
Sputnikmusic[3]

Warp Speed Warriors is the ninth studio album by British power metal band DragonForce, released on 15 March 2024 through Napalm Records.[4] It is the first album with bassist Alicia Vigil following the departure of Frédéric Leclercq in 2019 and more than four years after the previous album Extreme Power Metal was released in September 2019, marking their longest gap between studio albums to date. It is also the band's shortest studio album, at 49 minutes and 7 seconds.

Track listing

Warp Speed Warriors track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Astro Warrior Anthem"Sam TotmanTotman6:50
2."Power of the Triforce"TotmanTotman3:53
3."Kingdom of Steel"TotmanTotman4:45
4."Burning Heart"Totman, Thomas JosefssonTotman, Josefsson5:55
5."Space Marine Corp"TotmanTotman6:17
6."Prelude to Darkness"InstrumentalTotman0:52
7."The Killer Queen"Totman, JosefssonTotman5:49
8."Doomsday Party"TotmanTotman5:14
9."Pixel Prison"TotmanTotman, Coen Janssen6:42
Total length:46:17
CD edition bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
10."Wildest Dreams (DragonForce's Version)" (Taylor Swift cover)Taylor Swift, Max Martin, Shellback2:50
Total length:49:07
Japanese/limited edition bonus disc (Warp Speed Warriors Alliance)
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Astro Warrior Anthem" (featuring Matt Heafy and Nita Strauss)TotmanTotman6:50
2."Burning Heart" (featuring Alissa White-Gluz)Totman, Thomas JosefssonTotman, Josefsson5:55
3."Doomsday Party" (featuring Elize Ryd)TotmanTotman5:16
4."Power of the Triforce" (instrumental)InstrumentalTotman3:53
Total length:21:54

Personnel

Band members

  • Marc Hudson – lead and backing vocals
  • Herman Li – guitars, backing vocals, production
  • Sam Totman – guitars, backing vocals, production
  • Alicia Vigil – bass, backing vocals
  • Gee Anzalone – drums, backing vocals

Additional musicians

Technical

Charts

Chart performance for Warp Speed Warriors
Chart (2024) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[5] 11
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[6] 35
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[7] 21
Japanese Digital Albums (Oricon)[8] 46
Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[9] 19
Scottish Albums (OCC)[10] 42
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[11] 42
UK Album Downloads (OCC)[12] 16
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[13] 9
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[14] 8

References

  1. ^ "Warp Speed Warriors". Blabbermouth.net. 12 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  2. ^ Chantler, Chris (11 March 2024). ""Wacky avalanches of overripe gorgonzola delivered with the band's trademark OTT exuberance and virtuosic flair": Dragonforce's Warp Speed Warriors might be more meme than music, but it still delivers the goods". Metal Hammer. Retrieved 15 March 2024 – via Louder.
  3. ^ "Review: DragonForce – Warp Speed Warriors". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  4. ^ "DragonForce Announces Warp Speed Warriors Album, Shares 'Power of the Triforce' Music Video". 18 October 2023.
  5. ^ "Austriancharts.at – DragonForce – Warp Speed Warriors" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – DragonForce – Warp Speed Warriors" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  7. ^ "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2024-03-25/p/3" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  8. ^ "Oricon Top 50 Digital Albums: March 25, 2024" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  9. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot Albums – Week of March 20, 2024". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  10. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  11. ^ "Swisscharts.com – DragonForce – Warp Speed Warriors". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  12. ^ "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  13. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  14. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
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