Inhuman Rampage

Infobox Album |
Name = Inhuman Rampage
Type = Album
Artist = DragonForce


Released = 9 January, 2006
13 March, 2007 (re-release)
Recorded = Thin Ice Studios, Surrey, England & LamerLuser Studios, London, England. March – September 2005
Genre = Power metal
Length = 56:05 (62:27 w/ bonus track)
Label = Roadrunner, Noise
Producer = Sam Totman, Herman Li, Vadim Pruzhanov
Reviews =
* Kerrang! Rating|4|5Fact|date=August 2008
* [http://soundofmetal.se/ Sound of Metal] Rating-10|6.9 [http://soundofmetal.se/index.php?page=dragonforceinhumanrampagereview link]
* Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:rj2vadoke8w3 link]
* Sputnikmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.sputnikmusic.com/album.php?albumid=5761 link]
Last album = "Sonic Firestorm"
(2004)
This album = "Inhuman Rampage"
(2006)
Next album = "Ultra Beatdown"
(2008)
Misc = | Misc = Singles
Name = Inhuman Rampage
Type = studio
single 1 = Through the Fire and Flames
single 2 = Operation Ground and Pound
single 1 date = 3 August, 2006
single 2 date = 2006 Extra album cover 2
Upper caption = Alternate Cover
Type = studio


Lower caption = Japanese cover Extra album cover 2

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Lower caption = Re-release cover

"Inhuman Rampage" is DragonForce's third album, released on 9 January 2006 and released in North America on 20 June 2006. In America, the album reached number 1 in the Billboards Heatseekers chart; it also reached #103 on the Billboard 200 chart; and its first single "Through the Fire and Flames" has received rock radio and Fuse TV airplay, as well as a place as playable track on the video game . The album has gone Silver in the UK,cite web|title=The BPI - Certified awards database|url=http://www.bpi.co.uk/platinum/platinumright.asp?rq=search_plat&r_id=32891|publisher=British Phonographic Industry|accessdate=2008-06-19] has sold 312,000 units in the US [Cohen, Jonathan. [http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3i666fc0408ab465aaa12695bc60ed458d "Slipknot Edges The Game For No. 1 Spot"] . "Billboard". September 3 2008.] and more than half a million worldwide. A music transcription book will be released for the album on 15 September 2008 by Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation (ISBN 9781423433484).

Production

The recording for the album took place at Thin Ice Studios in Surrey and LamerLuser Studios in London between March and September 2005 and during the recording of "Through the Fire and Flames" guitarist Herman Li snapped one of his guitar strings.cite video |people=Herman Li |title=DragonForce! |url=http://www.blender.com/Dragonforce!/video/599.aspx |format=Flash |publisher=Blender.com Online Video Channel |accessdate=2008-01-01 |time=2:45-3:02 |quote="...at the end of the song we actually break the string. I broke the string and in the album we left it there"] Despite this, the band decided to keep this recording and left it on the final album version. It was then mixed at Thin Ice Studios by Karl Groom, Sam Totman, Herman Li and Vadim Pruzhanov and engineered by Karl Groom and Herman Li. The mastering was performed by Eberhard Köhler at Powerplay Mastering in Berlin, Germany.

Track listing

tracklist|collapsed= |lyrics_credits=yes |music_credits=yes
title1=Through the Fire and Flames |lyrics1=Totman, Theart |music1=Totman |length1=7:20
title2=Revolution Deathsquad |lyrics2=Totman |music2=Totman |length2=7:52
title3=Storming the Burning Fields |lyrics3=Pruzhanov |music3=Pruzhanov |length3=5:20
title4=Operation Ground and Pound |lyrics4=Totman, Theart |music4=Totman |length4=7:45
title5=Body Breakdown |lyrics5=Pruzhanov, Li, Totman |music5=Pruzhanov |length5=6:58
title6=Cry for Eternity |lyrics6=Totman |music6=Totman |length6=8:13
title7=The Flame of Youth |lyrics7=Li |music7=Li |length7=6:42
title8=Trail of Broken Hearts |lyrics8=Pruzhanov, Totman, Theart |music8=Pruzhanov, Totman |length8=5:55
title9=Lost Souls in Endless Time |lyrics9=Pruzhanov |music9=Pruzhanov |length9=6:22
note9=Bonus track

CD enhancements

tracklist|collapsed= |headline=US & Canada
title10=Through the Fire and Flames |note10=Music Video |length10=4:59tracklist
collapsed= |headline=Rest of the world
title11=Behind-The-Scenes Rockumentary |length11=
title12=Live tour video's (Japanese and European festivals) |length12=
title13=Windows theme package |length13=
note11=video clip
note12=video clip
note13=

pecial Edition bonus DVD

tracklist|collapsed= |headline=
title1=Through the Fire and Flames |length1=4:59
title2=Operation Ground and Pound |length2=5:03
title3=Behind-The-Scenes Rockumentary |length3=
title4=My Spirit Will Go On |length4=
note1=Music Video
note2=Music Video
note3=
note4=live on 10 June 2006 at the Metal Hammer Awards

Personnel

Year end

Footnotes

External links

* [http://www.dragonforce.com/df/albums/inhuman-rampage "Inhuman Rampage"] on the official DragonForce website.