Warp Speed Warriors
2024 studio album by DragonForce
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Warp Speed Warriors is the ninth studio album by British power metal band DragonForce, released on 15 March 2024 through Napalm Records.[4] It is the first album with bassist Alicia Vigil following the departure of Frédéric Leclercq in 2019 and more than four years after the previous album, Extreme Power Metal, was released in September 2019, marking their longest gap between studio albums to date. It is also the band's shortest studio album, at 49 minutes and 7 seconds.
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| Released | 15 March 2024 | |||
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| Length | 49:07 | |||
| Label | Napalm | |||
| Producer | Damien Rainaud | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Blabbermouth.net |   [1] |
| Metal Hammer | [2] |
| Sputnikmusic |  [3] |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "Astro Warrior Anthem" | Sam Totman | Totman | 6:50 |
| 2. | "Power of the Triforce" | Totman | Totman | 3:53 |
| 3. | "Kingdom of Steel" | Totman | Totman | 4:45 |
| 4. | "Burning Heart" | Totman, Thomas Josefsson | Totman, Josefsson | 5:55 |
| 5. | "Space Marine Corp" | Totman | Totman | 6:17 |
| 6. | "Prelude to Darkness" | Instrumental | Totman | 0:52 |
| 7. | "The Killer Queen" | Totman, Josefsson | Totman | 5:49 |
| 8. | "Doomsday Party" | Totman | Totman | 5:14 |
| 9. | "Pixel Prison" | Totman | Totman, Coen Janssen | 6:42 |
| Total length: | 46:17 | |||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 10. | "Wildest Dreams (DragonForce's Version)" (Taylor Swift cover) | Taylor Swift, Max Martin, Shellback | 2:50 |
| Total length: | 49:07 | ||
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "Astro Warrior Anthem" (featuring Matt Heafy and Nita Strauss) | Totman | Totman | 6:50 |
| 2. | "Burning Heart" (featuring Alissa White-Gluz) | Totman, Thomas Josefsson | Totman, Josefsson | 5:55 |
| 3. | "Doomsday Party" (featuring Elize Ryd) | Totman | Totman | 5:16 |
| 4. | "Power of the Triforce" (instrumental) | Instrumental | Totman | 3:53 |
| Total length: | 21:54 | |||
Personnel
Band members
- Marc Hudson – lead and backing vocals
- Herman Li – guitars, backing vocals, production
- Sam Totman – guitars, backing vocals, production
- Alicia Vigil – bass, backing vocals
- Gee Anzalone – drums, backing vocals
Additional musicians
- Coen Janssen – keyboards
Technical
- Damien Rainaud – production, mastering, mixing, engineering
Charts
| Chart (2024) | Peak position |
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| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[5] | 11 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[6] | 35 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon)ERROR in "Oricon": Invalid date format. Expected: YYYY-MM-DD.[7] | 21 |
| Japanese Digital Albums (Oricon)[8] | 46 |
| Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[9] | 19 |
| Scottish Albums (Official Charts)[10] | 42 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[11] | 42 |
| UK Album Downloads (Official Charts)[12] | 16 |
| UK Independent Albums (Official Charts)[13] | 9 |
| UK Rock & Metal Albums (Official Charts)[14] | 8 |
