![]() ![]() Totman and fellow guitarist Herman Li are, as always, in fine form, putting on a display of shredding at its finest as the pair coax sounds out of their guitars that feel impossible, all while playing at speeds that seem too fast to be human. The real star of any DragonForce album, though, is the superlative musicianship on display, something Maximum Overload delivers plenty of. While not completely transformed, Leclercq's presence provides the album with a thrash edge, adding just enough snarl to rein in some of the album's cheesier moments without making it feel overly serious. Looking to change up the formula, the album finds guitar hero Sam Totman sharing the songwriting duties with bassist Frédéric Leclercq. ![]() The problem is, in a genre where everything is epic, how does a band make its music seem bigger? Continually trying to answer that eternal question, DragonForce return with their driving sixth album, Maximum Overload, an album that pushes the limits of technicality with its blistering pace and seemingly nonstop virtuosity. While the bulk of heavy metal experimentation is down to make the genre heavier and darker, power metal's unquenchable desire to drive the sound to soaring new heights has made it a glorious outlier of the musical dark arts. ![]()
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