DRAGONFORCE Collaborates With GAMELOFT On Content For 'Asphalt Legends' Global Hit Racing Game

Gameloft, leader in the development and publishing of multiplatform games, has teamed up with iconic British power metal band DRAGONFORCE for a collaboration on the global hit racing game "Asphalt Legends".

This in-game collaboration sees the game updated with six DRAGONFORCE songs, a dedicated spotlight event, new custom decals and a DRAGONFORCE special-edition car.

New decals:

* Porsche 935 DragonForce Edition - An enhanced edition of the regular car, based on the "Inhuman Rampage" album
* Porsche 911 GTS Coupé - New DRAGONFORCE aesthetic
* BXR Bailey GT1 - Based on "Extreme Power Metal" album
* Nilu27 NILU (new car) - Based on the "Ultra Beatdown" album

New music tracks:

* "Through The Fire And Flames"
* "Burning Heart" (feat. Alissa White-Gluz)"
* "Fury Of The Storm"
* "Heroes Of Our Time"
* "Cry Thunder"
* "Highway To Oblivion"

New Rhythm Overdrive game mode:

Take to the track in an all-new racing mode that tasks you with outracing security opponents while picking up collectibles. Keep the race going and stay in sync with the beat or lose your rhythm with the screen going grey and the music beat bottom out.

See a trailer for the collaboration below.

DRAGONFORCE is best known in the gaming community for its song "Through The Fire And Flames", which was featured as a notoriously difficult, unlockable bonus track in "Guitar Hero III: Legends Of Rock" (2007). It is considered one of the hardest songs in the series' history.

Last June, DRAGONFORCE unleashed a new official music video for an alternate version of its album track "Burning Heart", featuring now-former ARCH ENEMY frontwoman Alissa White-Gluz. Originally released as a bonus track on select editions of DRAGONFORCE's celebrated 2024 album "Warp Speed Warriors", the special version supported by White-Gluz's distinctive vocals is now out as its own single.

Formed in 1999, DRAGONFORCE has earned their reputation as the world's fastest band via its power metal anthems filled with spectacular guitar solos, including the iconic platinum-selling hit "Through The Fire And Flames". Several of the songs on "Warp Speed Warriors" have already gained over a million streams on Spotify.

In May 2024, DRAGONFORCE teamed up with "Brawl Stars", a hit multiplayer mobile game with over one billion downloads, to celebrate a brand new character entering the game with a new song, "A Draco Tale", and music video.

"Warp Speed Warriors" was released in March 2024 via Napalm Records.

On "Warp Speed Warriors", DRAGONFORCE — composed of of guitar virtuosos and founding members Li and Sam Totman, singer Marc Hudson, bassist Alicia Vigil and drummer Gee Anzalone — explored a wider range of varying musical styles than ever before, evolving their sound throughout the exciting musical journey while still staying true to their roots.

"Warp Speed Warriors" was produced, mixed and mastered by Damien Rainaud at Mix Unlimited in Los Angeles, California with Sam Totman and Herman Li.

In March 2019, the "Through The Fire And Flames" music video reached a new milestone: it surpassed one hundred million views on YouTube — DRAGONFORCE's first music video to do so.

"Through The Fire And Flames" is the leadoff track from 2006's "Inhuman Rampage" album, which was officially certified gold in July 2017 by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) for sales in excess of half a million copies.