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'Protest the Hero, 'Volition' - Album Review'. ^ a b c d Bowar, Chad (29 October 2013).Raha JavanfarВ - violin, fiddle on tracks 1, 2, 5, 8.Jadea KellyВ - vocals on tracks 1, 4, 5, 6.Moe CarlsonВ - additional songwriting on tracks 3, 7, 9 and 10.Jack ClowВ - assistant engineer, drum technician.Jason DufourВ - engineering, digital editing.Anthony CalabrettaВ - additional production, mixing.Cameron McLellanВ - production, engineering, mixing, bass guitar on track 4, acoustic guitar on track 6.The album won the 2014 Juno Award for Metal/Hard Music Album of the Year.ДЄll lyrics are written by Rody Walker. Adler is an extremely skilled player and had no problem fitting right in.' Д¬hris Adler's involvement on the album was praised, with one reviewer saying that, while ' progressive/metalcore/mathcore/post-hardcore style is nothing like Lamb of GodвЂ™s.

#DRAGONFORCE ALBUM ARTWORK PROFESSIONAL#

20 on the Billboard 200 in the U.S.Д¬ritical reception Professional ratings Review scoresДЄt Alternative Press, Kevin Stewart-Panko stated that ' have long been the tenuous link between metal old and new, and Volition continues their polished combination of technical thrash, punkish melodies and mining of disparate influences, from '80's maestros Watchtower and Toxik to energy drink mayhem like DragonForce and NOFX.' Loudwire's Chad Bowar described the album as 'a wild ride that's grounded in excellent musicianship and innovative songwriting'.

On October 16, due to the album being leaked, the band released the content early to contributors of their IndieGoGo campaign. It is also the band's last album with bassist Arif Mirabdolbaghi. It is the first album of the band to not feature its original lineup, it features Chris Adler from Lamb of God on drums after the departure of founding member Moe Carlson, who left the band prior to the recording process. Instead, the entire album was funded by their fans via an Indiegogo campaign, where they met and exceeded their goal of $125,000 CAD.

It is the band's first album not to be released through Underground Operations or with any financial backing of label support. Volition is the fourth studio album by Canadian progressive metal band Protest the Hero released on Octothrough Razor & Tie.

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