Dragonforce accomplished a new album during the pandemic

During an interview with MetalSucks, Dragonforce‘s guitarist Herman Li said that the band has a new album in its pocket. Written and staged during the COVID-19 pandemic, Herman seems aware of the upheavals taking place in the music industry these days. So, he treads gingerly and explains:

I can’t tell you anything just yet. Not until it’s done, at least. Because things change all the time, and the pieces are constantly moving, shifting, and changing. Even though it’s written, there are always going to be surprises in terms of what’s going to happen to it. But I can tell you that we are slowly working on it.

– Herman Li

Therefore, Herman leaves no precise date guessing for the next Dragonforce project:

With all the changes, releases take a long time to set up — longer than they used to be — so I don’t know. I can tell you that I don’t want to mix the album and then have it sit there because it’s taking forever due to delays, and then no one gets to hear it. I’d rather give it away for free before that happens, but that’s not even a guarantee anymore. So, to maximize the potential of the album’s success, I’ve got to plan ahead. So, I don’t know. It’ll come out whenever, maybe next year, or maybe the year after. Stay tuned.

– Herman Li

Dragonforce recently returned to the scene with a fantastic official video for “The Last Dragonborn”, from their latest album “Extreme Power Metal”. It was the first performance featuring Alicia Vigil on bass.

Listen to “The Last Dragonborn” here: