| Dawn of the Dragonstar | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Twilight Force |
| Cover: | Twilight Force - Dawn of the Dragonstar cover.jpg |
| Released: | 16 August 2019 |
| Recorded: | 2016–2019 |
| Studio: | The Twilight Forge Valley Sound Studio Mediehuset The Grosvenor Room |
| Genre: | Symphonic power metal[1] |
| Length: | 57:21 |
| Label: | Nuclear Blast |
| Producer: |
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| Prev Title: | Heroes of Mighty Magic |
| Prev Year: | 2016 |
| Next Title: | At the Heart of Wintervale |
| Next Year: | 2023 |
Dawn of the Dragonstar is the third studio album by Swedish symphonic power metal band Twilight Force. It was released on 16 August 2019.[2] It is the band's second album with Nuclear Blast Records, the first to feature vocalist Allyon, and the last to feature drummer De'Azsh. On 7 June 2019, the band revealed the first single from the album, "Night of Winterlight".
Most guitar solos on the album were recorded with a Fender Stratocaster tuned in fourths, which guitarist Lynd states "opened up a whole new world of possibilities for my playing". Compared to the previous albums released by the band, the recording process was slightly different: with Chrileon, all members of the band were in close proximity in Sweden. With Allyon, a native Italian, the band had to work around this. In a 2018 interview, the band gave an in-character response that "the dragons are swift and reliable. Distance is of little concern in this day and age. Dragons and Town Portal Scrolls are equally efficient in times of need."[3]
Like the band's last album, cover artwork was designed by Kerem Beyit. The band believes that the artwork "brilliantly captures the adventurous and magical world of the Twilight Kingdoms; and a sparkling adventure it shall be indeed."[4]
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