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DRAGONFORCE To Tour North America With SONATA ARCTICA
- June 11, 2009
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British epic power metallers DRAGONFORCE will be back in the U.S. and Canada this fall for the final round of "Ultra Beatdown" tour dates. Support on the trek will come from SONATA ARCTICA and TAKING DAWN.
The dates are as follows:
Sep. 18 - House of Blues - Los Angeles, CA
Sep. 19 - Regency Center @ The Grand - San Francisco, CA
Sep. 20 - Roseland Theater - Portland, OR
Sep. 21 - Commodore Ballroom - Vancouver, BC
Sep. 23 - Edmonton Events Centre - Edmonton, AB
Sep. 24 - MacEwan Hall Ballroom - Calgary, AB
Sep. 25 - Odeon Events Centre - Saskatoon, SK
Sep. 26 - Burton Cummings - Winnipeg, MA
Sep. 28 - Beaumont - Kansas City, MO
Sep. 29 - The Cabooze - Minneapolis, MN
Sep. 30 - House of Blues - Chicago, IL
Oct. 02 - Sound Academy - Toronto, ON
Oct. 03 - Le Medley - Montreal, QC
Oct. 04 - Theatre Imperial - Quebec City, QC
Oct. 06 - The Fillmore @ Irving Plaza - New York City, NY
Oct. 07 - Ram's Head Live - Baltimore, MD
Oct. 09 - The Palladium - Worcester, MA
Oct. 10 - The Chance - Poughkeepsie, NY
Oct. 11 - Theatre of the Living Arts - Philadelphia, PA
DRAGONFORCE's ressue of the band's debut LP, "Valley Of The Damned", came out last month via Spinefarm Records. This wonderfully explosive nine-tracker proved that the band's signature style (expansive material, soaring vocals, guitar pyrotechnics) was very much in place from day one, with songs such as "Black Fire", "Disciples Of Babylon" and the title track itself showing a band both ambitious and accomplished beyond its years.
In order to make this 2009 reissue something special, all of the material has been both remixed and remastered (by guitarist Herman Li and regular producer Karl Groom), a bonus DVD has been added and the artwork generally brought up to date. The DVD is especially interesting as it contains a number of different elements, including a live version of "Valley Of The Damned" filmed/recorded in Osaka, Japan, on the band's first-ever visit to that country. Add to this a selection of footage captured and commented on by the guys themselves, and you have an overall package that provides both the musical goods plus an insight into what goes on behind the scenes — which, in the world of DRAGONFORCE, seems to consist of near-constant insults and banter, healthy amounts of "drinking" plus the inappropriate consumption of corned beef!
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COMMENT |
posted by : JJR
6/11/2009 1:33:15 PM
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gay band!
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COMMENT | wtf?!?
posted by :
6/11/2009 1:49:46 PM
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you have 2 great fuckin bands and NO TEXAS DATES?!? SONATA STILL OWES US FOR THE HOUSTON SHOW WITH NIGHTWISH!
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COMMENT | The Cabooze???
posted by :
6/11/2009 2:28:14 PM
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That thing holds about 300 people. They must be losing their Guitar Hero fame.
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COMMENT |
posted by : NarsilianShard
6/11/2009 2:28:34 PM
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dragonforce was good for about a year. Unia sucked but SA is still one of my favorite bands.
HOW CAN YOU GO TO PORTLAND AND VANCOUVER AND NOT STOP AT A CITY BETWEEN THEM THAT IS BIGGER????
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COMMENT | Oh no...
posted by : blindg
6/11/2009 2:38:34 PM
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Not again. Not to mention they will play in the worst venue of NYC.
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COMMENT | LOL
posted by :
6/11/2009 2:53:20 PM
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this might just be the gayest tour of the year.
congrats!
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COMMENT | The Cabooze?
posted by :
6/11/2009 3:17:46 PM
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Yea, the Cabooze is tiny as hell
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COMMENT | hmm...
posted by :
6/11/2009 3:28:38 PM
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This looks like a great doulbe bill but DRAGONFORCE are coming back to Winnipeg playing the same venue supporting the same record.
I'll have to wait and see what else is going on in Sept.
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COMMENT | well Sonata sucks now
posted by : blackfarted
6/11/2009 3:33:02 PM
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as does Dragonforce since after their 2nd album so no big loss there.
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COMMENT |
posted by : jotun2graveland
6/11/2009 3:50:15 PM
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Even though you guys are saying that that Cabooze venue is small, they're still playing some decent sized venues on this tour.
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COMMENT | fuck fuck fucky fuck!@
posted by : Thyne
6/11/2009 5:31:42 PM
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Herman Li's a dick. he has no talent at all and thinks he is a great like Vai,satriani,Gilbert he is no where close. DF are the gay-est band ever
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COMMENT | blindg
posted by : joshkid
6/11/2009 7:23:53 PM
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since when is The Fillmore a bad venue? I was there a couple of times and I think it's a really great place to rock out
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COMMENT |
posted by : I 4 N I
6/11/2009 9:22:35 PM
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Dragonfarce.....pfftt
Poor excuse for a power metal band
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COMMENT | Freaking awesome
posted by : RedFox742
6/11/2009 10:33:15 PM
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The two bands that got me into metal, back-to-back. Hot damn.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
6/12/2009 1:23:53 AM
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NO SEATTLE DATE???
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COMMENT | Rage
posted by :
6/12/2009 1:43:11 AM
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I can't get over the fact that Sonata Arctica's supporting Dragonforce. Last time I had to pay to see Dragonforce because I wanted to see Turisas and the singer of Dragonforce decided to throw a water bottle at my head for lack of enthusiasm during their set.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
6/12/2009 2:52:17 AM
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Do a proper tour or don't even come here. So many cities are absent that the tour is a joke! Where's Winnipeg, MA??? Manitoba is MB dumb asses.
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