Marc Hudson
British singer
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Marcus Hudson (born 11 February 1987) is a British singer. He has been the lead vocalist of the London-based power metal band DragonForce since 2011.
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- Singer
- songwriter
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| Born | 11 February 1987 |
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| Years active | 2011–present |
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Career
On 2 March 2011, Hudson was announced as the new singer of DragonForce.[1][2] His first show with DragonForce was in August 2011 when the band opened for Iron Maiden. During that show, they debuted a new song titled "Cry Thunder".[3]
With Hudson, DragonForce released five studio albums, as well as a video album and a number of singles. Hudson has also collaborated as a guest singer with Karmaflow, Prospekt and Gyze.[4]
On 25 August 2023, Hudson released his first solo album, Starbound Stories. It features guests including Frédéric Leclercq, Syu, Jacky Vincent, Ryoji Shinomoto, Adrienne Cowan and Steve Terreberry.[5]
On 7 August 2025, Hudson started voicing the lead singer of the Hayashi (stylized as HAYASii), a fictional rock band, in the anime Dandadan, and provided the vocals for the English version of their song "Hunting Soul".[6]
Discography
With DragonForce
- The Power Within – 2012
- Maximum Overload – 2014
- Reaching into Infinity – 2017
- Extreme Power Metal – 2019
- Warp Speed Warriors – 2024
Solo
- Starbound Stories – 2023
Collaborations
- Karmaflow – The Original Soundtrack – 2015 (vocals on track 3)
- Karmaflow – Special Edition Tracks – 2016 (vocals on tracks 1, 2 and 6)
- Prospekt – The Illuminated Sky – 2017 (vocals on track 10)
- Powerglove – Continue? – 2018 (vocals on track 2)
- Gyze – The Rising Dragon (EP) – 2018 (vocals on track 3)
- Gyze – Asian Chaos – 2019 (vocals on track 8)
- Gyze – Samurai Metal (Single) – 2021 (backing vocals)
- The Lethal Weapons – あいさつメタル (Single) – 2024 (vocals, guitar)
- トシロウ (CV.谷山紀章) - "Hunting Soul (feat. Marc Hudson) - English Version" (Single) - 2025 (vocals)
