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6.4

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  • Record Label: Metal Blade
  • Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Heavy Metal, Neo-Classical Metal, Progressive Metal, Power Metal, Symphonic Metal
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Heroes of Our Time
Lost in a dream, finally it seems, Emptiness and everlasting madness, See the sadness grow, watching as we know, Long before our journey for the... See the rest of the song lyrics
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  1. Jun 19, 2017
    90
    The sheer creativity and accessibility of Reaching Into Infinity raises the bar for power metal from here on out, and offers a new plateau for the band. Based on this set--with their catalog as further evidence--there is no reason DragonForce shouldn't be one of the biggest bands in the world.
  2. Jun 19, 2017
    70
    Producer Jens Bogren (Opeth, Amon Amarth) respectfully maintains the video game splendor that grabbed fans on 2006’s “Through the Fire and Flames,” but 'Reaching Into Infinity' shows this sextet still has more universes to explore.
  3. 70
    Their seventh album doesn’t stint on the Wagnerian bombast, from the Ritalin-powered kick drum assault of Astral Empire to the epic Guitar Hero duels of, well, pretty much everything on here. But there are pop smarts amid the silliness.
  4. Kerrang!
    Jun 19, 2017
    60
    It's hardly a reinvention, but it all adds to the OTT party DragonForce have been throwing for so long. [20 May 2017, p.53]
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