Mirai Kawashima of SIGH conducted an interview with bassist Frédéric Leclercq of British epic power metallers DRAGONFORCE before DRAGONFORCE's October 27 performance at at the Loud Park festival at Saitama Super Arena, a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Saitama City, Japan. You can now watch the chat below.

DRAGONFORCE's new album, "The Power Within", sold 5,800 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 74 on The Billboard 200 chart.

DRAGONFORCE's previous CD, "Ultra Beatdown", opened with 24,000 units back in September 2008 to land at No. 18.

DRAGONFORCE's recent North American headlining tour marked the band's first trek with new singer Marc Hudson, who also makes his recorded debut on "The Power Within".

"The Power Within" was released in the U.K. on April 16 via the band's own Electric Generation Recordings, distributed by Essential Music.