Valley of the Damned

Valley of the Damned is DragonForce's first album. It was released on 25 February, 2003.

Valley of the Damned
Studio album by
Released25 February 2003
RecordedThin Ice Studios, Surrey, England, Jail House Studios, Denmark, and LamerLuser Studios, London, England. May, July – October 2002
GenrePower metal
Length51:48
57:38 (bonus track)
LabelNoise, Sanctuary
ProducerHerman Li, Sam Totman
DragonForce chronology
Valley of the Damned
(2003)
Sonic Firestorm
(2004)

Track listing

No. TitleLyricsMusic Length
1. "Invocation of Apocalyptic Evil"  Totman 0:14
2. "Valley of the Damned"  Totman, TheartTotman 7:11
3. "Black Fire"  Totman, TheartTotman 5:47
4. "Black Winter Night"  Totman, TheartTotman 6:30
5. "Starfire"  Totman, TheartTotman 5:53
6. "Disciples of Babylon"  TheartLi 7:16
7. "Revelations"  Totman, TheartTotman 6:52
8. "Evening Star"  Li, TheartLi 6:39
9. "Heart of a Dragon"  Totman, TheartTotman 5:23
10. "Where Dragons Rule" (Bonus track)Totman, TheartTotman, Williams 5:50
Total length:
57:38

Band members

  • ZP Theart – vocals
  • Herman Li – guitars, backing vocals, mixing, mastering, engineering, logo concept
  • Sam Totman – guitars, mixing
  • Vadim Pruzhanov – keyboards, piano
  • Didier Almouzni – drums

Guest musicians

  • Clive Nolan - backing vocals, additional keyboards
  • Diccon Harper - bass

Technical staff

  • Karl Groom – recording, mixing, engineering
  • Tommy Hansen – recording
  • Rob Aubrey – mastering
  • Jean Pascal Fournier – logo design, album cover