DRAGONFORCE will release a new digital single – a live version of ‘Strike Of The Ninja’ – on September 13th via Spinefarm Records UK.

Taken from the double live album Twilight Dementia, also scheduled for release on September 13th, also on the Spinefarm UK

label, this adrenalized version of the song was recorded on the band’s last run of UK dates, with regular producer Karl Groom

overseeing the recording and mixing along with Dragonforce guitarists Herman Li and Sam Totman.

One of 13 tracks set to feature on the album, ‘Strike Of The Ninja’ showcases the musicians at their shredding, pounding, pumped-up best, all soaring vocals and advanced guitar pyrotechnics.

The original studio version of ‘Strike Of The Ninja’ (the shortest song recorded by the band!) first appeared as a bonus track on the Special Edition of the Ultra Beatdown album.

Dragonforce's first live album, Twilight Dementia, is confirmed for a September 13th release on Spinefarm Records and Roadrunner Records (US, Canada)

Featuring 13 tracks, including such pivotal numbers as ‘Fury Of The Storm’, ‘Operation Ground And Pound’, ‘My Spirit Will Go On’, ‘Valley Of The Damned’, ‘Heroes Of Our Time’ and ‘Through The Fire And Flames’, this exercise in soaring vocals and advanced guitar pyrotechnics was recorded across 19 UK shows, with the very best takes lovingly compiled and mixed by Groom, Totman and Li.

Says Herman: “For years, fans have been asking us to record a live album, but honestly, we never really had the time due to our worldwide touring commitments and studio album recording. However, due to the overwhelmingly positive feedback from fans on the ‘Ultra Beatdown World Tour’, we decided to finally put some real thought into it...

The idea was to record every single show from the last leg of the tour, so we could pick the best take of each song without needing to do any overdubs in the studio; keeping the whole thing ‘LIVE’ like all the classic live metal albums.

These recordings really capture the raw sonic energy of a Dragonforce show in fine detail. It is so real that you can hear the noise of the crowd and experience the show as it was that night – you can even hear the guitar pedals being stepped on!”

Formed in 1999, Dragonforce – a multi-national amalgam of players at the very top of their game – have spent the past decade proving that virtuoso musicianship and strong songwriting values can appeal to rock fans right across the board; it’s a journey that has seen the band playing sold-out headline shows around the world, including in markets as far afield as China, Hawaii, New Zealand, Russia & Columbia, forging a telling relationship with the ‘Guitar Hero’ franchise, and tucking four strong studio albums under their collective belt, with sales currently topping the two million mark worldwide.

Twilight Dementia tracklist:

Disc 1

'Heroes Of Our Time'

'Operation Ground And Pound'

'Reasons To Live'

'Fury Of The Storm'

'Fields Of Despair'

'Starfire'

'Soldiers Of The Wasteland'

Disc 2

'My Spirit Will Go On'

'Where Dragons Rule'

'The Last Journey Home'

'Valley Of The Damned'

'Strike Of The Ninja'

'Through The Fire And Flames'