The band has been through a number of lineup changes throughout their career longtime members in vocalist ZP Theart, keyboardist Vadim Pruzhanov, drummer Dave Mackintosh and bassist Frédéric Leclercq are among the former members of the band. DragonForce’s current lineup comprises Li, Totman, vocalist Marc Hudson, and drummer Gee Anzalone. The band was formed in 1999 by guitarists Herman Li and Sam Totman, and are known for their long and fast guitar solos, fantasy-themed lyrics, and retro video game-influenced sound. It was my full intention going into this to be as objective and honest as possible, and I hope this will read as a fair critique of one of metal's most polarizing bands.DragonForce is a British power metal band from London, England.
The result was the following nostalgia-ridden Stepping Stone for a band I view as both one of the worst and most important bands that defined the trajectory of my growth as a metal fan. And as I saw updates on their latest album Look at Yourself, it made me reminisce about my old listening habits and prompted me to revisit what used to be my favorite record of theirs: Felony. Thankfully, I've matured quite a bit since then not to the point where I'd write an "In Defense Of" post for Emmure, but enough to ignore any news updates about the band rather than leaving an unproductive shitpost in the comments section ("lol, binary code metal, amirite?"). My iPod started filling up with songs like "Dead but Dreaming" by Deicide rather than "Dead but Dreaming" by Carnifex, and before I knew it, I was another metal elitist scoffing at the very thought that Emmure used to be one of my favorite bands. That same year marked the peak of my adoration for "-core" music, though, as I started gravitating more towards the old school metal bands that my friend Mark would show me during lunch. But for anyone that knows me, bands like Emmure comprised the bulk of my high school listening, and I threw down hard during their set at Warped Tour 2010. This post probably seems way out of place among the many pieces I've written for Heavy Blog.
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