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Dragonforce Announces New Singer, Marc Hudson, After Year-Long Search

posted Mar 2, 2011 at 9:09 AM by Diamond Oz.  (5 Comments)

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British based power metal outfit Dragonforce has announced that the band has finally found itself a new lead vocalist, who comes in the form of 23 year old Marc Hudson. Hudson will be taking over the role from former vocalist ZP Theart, who left the band in March of last year.

"I'm really excited about being a part of the DragonForce family." Says Marc. "It's always been my dream to dedicate my life to making music. I'm going to bring all the power and emotion I can to the songs, and help make the killer new record the fans have been waiting for!"

Born in Oxford England, Hudson was picked from the thousands of applications via a number of video auditions and live performances, which left the rest of the band in no doubt that they’d found their man. Since the age of 16, Hudson has been building his vocal skills, gigging with bands in the UK underground scene, developing a powerful style with influences which include Bruce Dickinson, Michael Kiske and Sebastian Bach.

Guitarist Herman Li added: "After almost a year of searching around the globe, it's great to be able to finally tell our fans the good news. Marc's expressive and melodic vocals are sounding phenomenal on the new songs, adding another dimension to the DragonForce sound that I am sure all the fans will love."

The band has been working on a new album since early 2010, recording in various studios in California, London and the South of France.

"Everyone in the band is extremely excited about how the new material is shaping up.” continues Herman. “We haven't felt this kind of energy in the band for a long time. We can't wait to unleash the next DragonForce album later this year."

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5 Comments on "Dragonforce Announces New Singer, Marc Hudson"

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1. No1 writes:

If u have never heard Marc hudson sing I will tell u now he has an exellent voice for power metal. I heard him sing on youtube. He is the best choice forthem.

# Mar 2, 2011 @ 9:19 AM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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2. Tivic writes:

I can't wait to hear the new singer because I'm a huge fan of Michael Kiske.

# Mar 2, 2011 @ 10:35 AM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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3. livingDeaDbeat00 writes:

More like fallenofftheband(dr)wagon force.

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4. Cynic writes:

How about, Dragonouttheformulorce? They need to bring something new to the table other than the vocalist to the new album, but hey I'll check it out even if it is another rehash.

# Mar 2, 2011 @ 3:39 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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5. No1 writes:

I agree with cynic they do need to bring somthing new to the table.

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