Inhuman Rampage
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{{Infobox album
| name = Inhuman Rampage
| type = Album
| artist = DragonForce
| cover = Df-inhuman-cover250.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{start date|2005|12|28|df=y}}
| recorded = February–September 2005
| studio = Thin Ice Studios (Surrey)
LamerLuser Studios (London)
| genre = Power metal
| length = 55:50
| label = {{hlist|Noise|Sanctuary|Roadrunner}}
| producer = {{hlist|Sam Totman|Herman Li|Vadim Pruzhanov}}
| prev_title = Sonic Firestorm
| prev_year = 2004
| next_title = Ultra Beatdown
| next_year = 2008
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Inhuman Rampage
| type = studio
| single1 = Through the Fire and Flames
| single1date = 3 August 2006
| single2 = Operation Ground and Pound
| single2date = 6 January 2007
| single3 = Revolution Deathsquad
| single3date = 2007
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
|rev1 = AllMusic
|rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r810957|pure_url=yes}}|title=Inhuman Rampage – DragonForce|publisher=AllMusic}}
|rev2 = Blabbermouth.net
|rev2score = {{Rating|7.5|10}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/cdreviews/inhuman-rampage/|title=Inhuman Rampage - DRAGONFORCE|date=17 July 2006|work=Blabbermouth.net|access-date=8 June 2018}}
|rev3 = Kerrang!
|rev3score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{Citation needed|date=August 2008}}
|rev4 = Sputnikmusic
|rev4score = 4.0/5{{cite web|url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/5442/DragonForce-Inhuman-Rampage/|title=DragonForce – Inhuman Rampage (staff review)|publisher=Sputnikmusic}}
}}
Inhuman Rampage is the third studio album by British power metal band DragonForce, released first on 28 December 2005{{cite web |url=https://dragonforce.com/release/inhuman-rampage/ |title=Inhuman Rampage |website=DragonForce |date=20 February 2019 |access-date=9 January 2021}} in Japan, and 9 January 2006 elsewhere, through Victor Entertainment and Roadrunner Records, respectively. Its first single, "Through the Fire and Flames", has received rock radio and Fuse TV airplay, and has appeared as a playable track on the video games Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, Rock Band 3, Rocksmith 2014 Edition – Remastered, and Fortnite Festival. It is the band's first album to feature harsh vocals, which were recorded by Demoniac vocalist Lindsay Dawson; the album is also the last to feature bassist Adrian Lambert, who left the band in 2005 and was replaced by Frédéric Leclercq before the album's release.
In the United States, Inhuman Rampage reached No. 1 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart and No. 103 on the Billboard 200 chart. The album was certified Silver by the British Phonographic Industry for selling over 60,000 copies in the United Kingdom{{cite web|title=The BPI – Certified awards database |url=http://www.bpi.co.uk/platinum/platinumright.asp?rq=search_plat&r_id=32891 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081202005420/http://www.bpi.co.uk/platinum/platinumright.asp?rq=search_plat&r_id=32891 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 December 2008 |publisher=British Phonographic Industry |access-date=19 June 2008 }} and has been certified Gold in the United States. Metal Hammer included the album in their 2016 list of ten essential power metal albums{{cite web|url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-10-essential-power-metal-albums|title=The 10 essential power metal albums|last=Lawson|first=Dom|date=19 October 2016|website=Metal Hammer|access-date=18 August 2019}} and Loudwire ranked it as the 24th best power metal album of all time.{{cite web |last1=Divita |first1=Joe |title=Top 25 Power Metal Albums of All Time |url=https://loudwire.com/top-power-metal-albums-all-time/ |website=Loudwire |publisher=Townsquare Media |access-date=3 March 2021 |date=5 July 2017}}
Production
Recording for the album took place at Thin Ice Studios in Surrey and LamerLuser Studios in London between February and September 2005. 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 |access-date=1 January 2008 |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 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080119053252/http://www.blender.com/Dragonforce%21/video/599.aspx |archive-date=19 January 2008 }} 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, Li and Vadim Pruzhanov and engineered by Karl Groom and Li. The mastering was performed by Eberhard Köhler at Powerplay Mastering in Berlin, Germany. A music transcription book was released for the album on 15 September 2008 by Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation ({{ISBN|9781423433484}}).
Track listing
"The Flame of Youth" contains a sample of Ryu's theme from Street Fighter. The special edition physical copy of the album contained a bonus DVD with the music videos for "Through the Fire and Flames" and "Operation Ground and Pound", a compilation of tour footage entitled "DragonForce Backstage Rockumentary", and on 2007 re-release, a video of the band's performance of the song "My Spirit Will Go On", from their previous album Sonic Firestorm, at the Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards in 2006.
{{Track listing
| title1 = Through the Fire and Flames
| lyrics1 = {{hlist|Sam Totman|ZP Theart}}
| music1 = Totman
| length1 = 7:21
| title2 = Revolution Deathsquad
| lyrics2 = Totman
| music2 = Totman
| length2 = 7:51
| title3 = Storming the Burning Fields
| lyrics3 = Vadim Pruzhanov
| music3 = Pruzhanov
| length3 = 5:18
| title4 = Operation Ground and Pound
| lyrics4 = {{hlist|Totman|Theart}}
| music4 = Totman
| length4 = 7:43
| title5 = Body Breakdown
| lyrics5 = {{hlist|Pruzhanov|Herman Li|Totman}}
| music5 = Pruzhanov
| length5 = 6:57
| title6 = Cry for Eternity
| lyrics6 = Totman
| music6 = Totman
| length6 = 8:11
| title7 = The Flame of Youth
| lyrics7 = Li
| music7 = Li
| length7 = 6:40
| title8 = Trail of Broken Hearts
| lyrics8 = {{hlist|Pruzhanov|Totman|Theart}}
| music8 = {{hlist|Pruzhanov|Totman}}
| length8 = 5:54
| total_length = 55:48
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = 2007 special edition/Japanese bonus track
| title9 = Lost Souls in Endless Time
| lyrics9 = Pruzhanov
| music9 = Pruzhanov
| length9 = 6:22
| total_length = 62:10
}}
Personnel
DragonForce
- ZP Theart – lead vocals
- Herman Li – guitars, backing vocals
- Sam Totman – guitars, backing vocals
- Vadim Pruzhanov – keyboards, piano, backing vocals
- Dave Mackintosh – drums, backing vocals
Guest musicians
- Adrian Lambert – bass{{efn|Lambert left DragonForce after the recording sessions. He is credited separately from the other members and is absent from band photos in the album's liner notes.}}
- Clive Nolan – backing vocals
- Lindsay Dawson – unclean vocals
Production
- Karl Groom – mixing, engineering
- Eberhard Köhler – mastering
- Chie Kimoto, Daniel Bérard – artwork
- Marisa Jacobi – graphic design
- Axel Jusseit – studio photography
- Julie Brown, Johan Eriksson – live photography
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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! scope="col"| Chart (2006–2008) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| scope="row"|Japanese Albums (Oricon){{cite book|title=Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005|publisher=Oricon Entertainment|location=Roppongi, Tokyo|year=2006|isbn=4-87131-077-9|language=ja}}
| align="center"| 32 |
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| {{album chart|Scotland|54|date=20060115|rowheader=true|accessdate=May 31, 2024}} |
| {{album chart|Sweden|54|artist=DragonForce|album=Inhuman Rampage|rowheader=true|accessdate=May 31, 2024}} |
| {{album chart|UK2|70|date=20060115|rowheader=true|accessdate=May 31, 2024}} |
| {{album chart|UKRock|2|date=20060115|rowheader=true|accessdate=May 31, 2024}} |
| {{album chart|Billboard200|103|artist=DragonForce|rowheader=true|accessdate=May 31, 2024}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardIndependent|5|artist=DragonForce|rowheader=true|accessdate=May 31, 2024}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardHardRock|18|artist=DragonForce|rowheader=true|accessdate=May 31, 2024}} |
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=Year-end charts=
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! scope="col"| Chart (2006) ! scope="col"| Position |
| scope="row"| US Top Independent Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=450&cfgn=Year-end+Albums&cfn=Top+Independent+Albums&ci=3080721&cdi=9138873&cid=12%2F31%2F2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081206015027/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=450&cfgn=Year-end+Albums&cfn=Top+Independent+Albums&ci=3080721&cdi=9138873&cid=12%2F31%2F2006 |url-status=dead |archive-date=6 December 2008 |title=Top Independent Albums – Inhuman Rampage |access-date=20 June 2008 |magazine=Billboard}}
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=album|award=Gold|artist=DragonForce|title= Inhuman Rampage|relyear=2006|certyear=2011|id=3334-1128-2}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=album|award=Gold|artist=Dragonforce|title= Inhuman Rampage|relyear=2006|certyear=2017}}
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Release history
Notes
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References
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External links
- [http://www.dragonforce.com/df/albums/inhuman-rampage Inhuman Rampage] on the official DragonForce website.
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