Inhuman Rampage

Inhuman Rampage is the third studio album by British power metal band DragonForce, released first on 28 December 2005^[4] 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, and Rocksmith 2014 Edition – Remastered. 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.

Inhuman Rampage
Studio album by DragonForce
Released	28 December 2005 (2005-12-28)
Recorded	February–September 2005
Studio	Thin Ice Studios (Surrey) LamerLuser Studios (London)
Genre	Power metal
Length	55:50
Label	Noise Sanctuary Roadrunner
Producer	Sam Totman Herman Li Vadim Pruzhanov
DragonForce chronology
Sonic Firestorm (2004) Inhuman Rampage (2005) Ultra Beatdown (2008)
Singles from Inhuman Rampage
"Through the Fire and Flames" Released: 3 August 2006 "Operation Ground and Pound" Released: 6 January 2007 "Revolution Deathsquad" Released: 2007

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Blabbermouth.net	[2]
Kerrang!	[citation needed]
Sputnikmusic	4.0/5[3]

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^[5] and has been certified Gold in the United States. Metal Hammer included the album in their 2016 list of ten essential power metal albums^[6] and Loudwire ranked it as the 24th best power metal album of all time.^[7]

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.^[8] Despite this, the band decided to keep this recording and left it on the final album version.^[8] 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.

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Through the Fire and Flames"	Sam Totman ZP Theart	Totman	7:21
2.	"Revolution Deathsquad"	Totman	Totman	7:51
3.	"Storming the Burning Fields"	Vadim Pruzhanov	Pruzhanov	5:18
4.	"Operation Ground and Pound"	Totman Theart	Totman	7:43
5.	"Body Breakdown"	Pruzhanov Herman Li Totman	Pruzhanov	6:57
6.	"Cry for Eternity"	Totman	Totman	8:11
7.	"The Flame of Youth"	Li	Li	6:40
8.	"Trail of Broken Hearts"	Pruzhanov Totman Theart	Pruzhanov Totman	5:54
Total length:				55:48

2007 special edition/Japanese bonus track

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
9.	"Lost Souls in Endless Time"	Pruzhanov	Pruzhanov	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^{[lower-alpha 1]}
• 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

Weekly charts Chart (2006–2008) Peak position Japanese Albums (Oricon)[9] 32 Scottish Albums (OCC)[10] 54 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[11] 54 UK Albums (OCC)[12] 70 UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[13] 2 US Billboard 200[14] 103 US Independent Albums (Billboard)[15] 5 US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[16] 18

Year-end charts Chart (2006) Position US Top Independent Albums (Billboard)[17] 38

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[18]	Gold	100,000^
United States (RIAA)[19]	Gold	500,000‡
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label	Catalogue #	Notes
Various	9 January 2006	Enhanced CD	Roadrunner	RR 8070–2		[20]
Japan	28 December 2005	Enhanced CD	Victor	VICP-63220	With bonus track	[21]
Argentina	Early 2007	Enhanced CD	Icarus	Icarus 205		[22]
Various	13 February 2007	CD and DVD	Roadrunner	1686-180042	With bonus track	[23]

Notes

1. 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.

References

1. "Inhuman Rampage – DragonForce". AllMusic.
2. "Inhuman Rampage - DRAGONFORCE". Blabbermouth.net. 17 July 2006. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
3. "DragonForce – Inhuman Rampage (staff review)". Sputnikmusic.
4. "Inhuman Rampage". DragonForce. 20 February 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
5. "The BPI – Certified awards database". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 2 December 2008. Retrieved 19 June 2008.
6. Lawson, Dom (19 October 2016). "The 10 essential power metal albums". Metal Hammer. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
7. Divita, Joe (5 July 2017). "Top 25 Power Metal Albums of All Time". Loudwire. Townsquare Media. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
8. Herman Li. DragonForce!. Blender.com Online Video Channel. Event occurs at 2:45–3:02. Archived from the original (Flash) on 19 January 2008. Retrieved 1 January 2008. ...at the end of the song we actually break the string. I broke the string and in the album we left it there
9. Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
10. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
11. "Swedishcharts.com – DragonForce – Inhuman Rampage". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
12. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
13. "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
14. "DragonForce Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
15. "DragonForce Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
16. "DragonForce Chart History (Top Hard Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
17. "Top Independent Albums – Inhuman Rampage". Billboard. Archived from the original on 6 December 2008. Retrieved 20 June 2008.
18. "British album certifications – DragonForce – Inhuman Rampage". British Phonographic Industry.
19. "American album certifications – Dragonforce – Inhuman Rampage". Recording Industry Association of America.
20. "Dragonforce – Inhuman Rampage (#RR 8070-2)". Discogs. 9 January 2006. Retrieved 29 July 2008.
21. "ドラゴンフォース｜インヒューマン・ランペイジ". JVC. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
22. "Dragonforce – Inhuman Rampage (#Icarus 205)". Discogs. Retrieved 29 July 2008.
23. "Dragonforce – Inhuman Rampage (#1686-180042)". Discogs. 13 February 2007. Retrieved 29 July 2008.

External links

• Inhuman Rampage on the official DragonForce website.