Reaching Into Infinity
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| Studio album by DragonForce | ||||
| Released | 19 May 2017 | |||
| Genre | Power metal, speed metal | |||
| Length | 60:46 | |||
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earMUSIC (Europe) Metal Blade Records (North America) 3Wise (Australia) JVC Victor (Japan) Shinigami Records (Brazil) |
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| Producer | Jens Bogren | |||
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Reaching into Infinity is the seventh studio album by British power metal band DragonForce, released on 19 May 2017. It is the first studio album to feature Gee Anzalone on drums and the second produced by Jens Bogren.
A music video for "Ashes of the Dawn" was released on 15 May 2017. Keyboardist Vadim Pruzhanov was not featured in the clip, nor in any of the shows happening by the time of the album's recording. In a video published in his official YouTube channel, he explained he wanted to have more time for his daughter and that due to contractual limitations, he had to choose between performing in all or none of the shows. He chose the second option and will be absent from the album's promotional tour as well.
The album was written by bassist Frédéric Leclercq (mostly) and guitarist Sam Totman, with one song being written by Pruzhanov and most of the lyrics being handled by vocalist Marc Hudson.
Guitarist Herman Li describes the album as "escapist" and says people are supposed to listen to it to temporarily get away from the craziness of the World. Indeed, the album title was conceived to be a reference to how the band wish their music to take people from anywhere to any time.
The album was recorded at a number of locations, including Fascination Street Studios, in Sweden; Lamerluser Studios, in London, United Kingdom; Dark Lane Studios, in Witney, United Kingdom; Evil1 Studios, in Charleville-Mézières, France; and Shredforce One Studios, in California, United States. Instead of reserving some time to work exclusively on the album from beginning to end, the band intercalated studio commitments with their touring legs. Leclercq commented:
This is the band's longest standard edition studio album at 60 minutes and 46 seconds, thus beating Ultra Beatdown by over two minutes. The album also features the song "The Edge of the World", which is DragonForce's longest song to date at 11 minutes and 3 seconds. When asked about the inspiration for writing that song, Totman explained they had the idea from the title track of Iron Maiden's Seventh Son of a Seventh Son.
According to Li, the portal in the middle of the cover is a wormhole. It symbolizes the timeless energy of DragonForce's music, since a considerable amount of energy would be required to open one wormhole, if it is ever possible. Also, it symbolizes how people from anywhere in the world can reach different times through it, strengthening the album's escapist vibe. The dragon in the cover represents the band's spirit.
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