longest song, at 11 minutes and 3 seconds, in "The Edge of the World". When asked about the inspiration for writing that song, Totman explained they had the idea from the title track of Iron Maiden's Seventh Son of a Seventh Son. Hudson said that the song centres around the poem Epic of Gilgamesh. Li also explained that "Silence" was written about a friend of Leclercq who committed suicide. Album cover Li explained that the portal in the middle of the album's cover is a wormhole, symbolizing the energy of the band's music and the idea that people from anywhere in the world can reach different times through it, emphasising the album's escapist vibe. He also explained that the dragon in the cover represented the band's spirit. Recording The album was recorded at a number of locations, including Fascination Street Studios, in Sweden; Lamerluser Studios, in London, United Kingdom; Dark Lane Studios, in Witney, United Kingdom; Evil1 Studios, in Charleville-Mézières, France; and Shredforce One Studios, in California, United States. Instead of reserving some time to work exclusively on the album from beginning to end, the band intercalated studio commitments with their touring legs. Leclercq commented: Track listing The special edition of the album also included a bonus DVD containing footage of the band's performance at Woodstock Festival Poland in 2016, available in a single angle and four camera multi-angles. It was also distributed individually in digital stores. Personnel Credits adapted from the band's website. Band members Marc Hudson – lead and backing vocals Sam Totman – guitars, backing vocals Herman Li – guitars, backing vocals Frédéric Leclercq – bass, guitars, backing vocals, guitar solo on "The Edge of the World" and "Our Final Stand" Vadim Pruzhanov – keyboards, backing vocals Gee Anzalone – drums, backing vocals Additional musicians Clive Nolan – backing vocals Emily Ovenden – backing vocals Dagge Hagelin – battle choirs Ronny Milianowicz – battle choirs André Alvinzi – additional keyboards and programming Ronny Milianowicz – marching snare drum on "Reaching into Infinity" Francesco Paoli and Francesco Ferrini (MIDAS Productions) and Jon Phipps – orchestration Technical staff Jens Bogren – production, mixing on all regular edition tracks Johan Örnborg – mixing on special edition bonus tracks Tony Lindgren – mastering Linus Corneliusson – edition, mixing assistance Viktor Stenquist – additional engineering Ludwig Näsvall – studio drum technician Charts References 2017 albums DragonForce albums Metal Blade Records albums Albums