Ultra Beatdown

Ultra Beatdown
Studio album by DragonForce
Released	Japan August 20, 2008 (2008-08-20) Global August 26, 2008 (2008-08-26)
Recorded	2007 – 2008 Thin Ice Studios, Surrey, LamerLuser & BATMAM Studios, London.
Genre	Power metal
Length	58:18 76:49 (special edition)
Label	Roadrunner, Universal, Spinefarm
Producer	Karl Groom, Herman Li, Sam Totman
Professional reviews
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DragonForce chronology
Inhuman Rampage (2006) Ultra Beatdown (2008)
Singles from Ultra Beatdown
"Heroes of Our Time" Released: Web 4 July, 2008 "The Last Journey Home" Released: XBLN 21 January, 2009

Ultra Beatdown is the fourth studio album by DragonForce, released on August 20, 2008 in Japan and on August 26, 2008 worldwide. It is the last album to feature ZP Theart on vocals before leaving the band.

Track listing

#	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Heroes of Our Time"	Totman, Li	Totman	7:13
2.	"The Fire Still Burns"	Totman, Theart	Totman	7:53
3.	"Reasons to Live"	Totman, Li	Pruzhanov, Totman, Leclercq	6:26
4.	"Heartbreak Armageddon"	Totman, Li	Li, Totman, Leclercq	7:43
5.	"The Last Journey Home"	Totman, Theart	Totman	8:16
6.	"A Flame for Freedom"	Totman	Totman	5:20
7.	"Inside the Winter Storm"	Totman, Theart	Totman	8:12
8.	"The Warrior Inside"	Totman, Li, Theart	Pruzhanov, Totman	7:15
9.	"Strike of the Ninja" (Special edition)	Totman, Theart	Totman	3:18
10.	"Scars of Yesterday" (Special edition)	Totman, Li, Theart	Pruzhanov, Leclercq	7:50
11.	"E.P.M." (Japanese bonus)			7:24
76:49

Special edition DVD
#	Title	Length
1.	"The Making of Ultra Beatdown"	15:16
2.	"The Making of the E-Gen Guitar"	9:35
24:51

Personnel

Band members

• ZP Theart – Vocals
• Herman Li – Guitars, backing vocals, producing, mixing, engineering
• Sam Totman – Guitars, backing vocals, producing, mixing
• Vadim Pruzhanov – Keyboards, piano, theremin, Kaoss Pad, backing vocals
• Dave Mackintosh – Drums, backing vocals
• Frédéric Leclercq – Bass, backing vocals, additional guitars

Guest musicians

• Clive Nolan – backing vocals, additional keyboard