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Marcus Hudson
Hudson in 2024
Background information
Born	(1987-02-11) 11 February 1987 (age 37) Eynsham, Oxford, England
Genres	Power metal heavy metal
Occupations	Singer songwriter
Years active	2011–present
Member of	DragonForce

Marcus Hudson (born 11 February 1987) is a British singer. He has been the lead vocalist of the London-based power metal-band DragonForce since 2011.

Career

On 2 March 2011, Hudson was announced as the new singer of DragonForce. His first show with DragonForce was in August 2011 when the band opened for Iron Maiden. During that show, they debuted a new song titled "Cry Thunder".

With Hudson, DragonForce released five studio albums, as well as a video album and a number of singles. Hudson has also collaborated as a guest singer with Karmaflow, Prospekt and Gyze.

On 25 August 2023, Hudson released his first solo album, Starbound Stories. It features guests including Frédéric Leclercq, Syu, Jacky Vincent, Ryoji Shinomoto, Adrienne Cowan and Steve Terreberry.

Discography

With DragonForce

• The Power Within – 2012
• Maximum Overload – 2014
• Reaching into Infinity – 2017
• Extreme Power Metal – 2019
• Warp Speed Warriors – 2024

Solo

• Starbound Stories – 2023

Collaborations

• Karmaflow – The Original Soundtrack – 2015 (vocals on track 3)
• Karmaflow – Special Edition Tracks – 2016 (vocals on tracks 1, 2 and 6)
• Prospekt – The Illuminated Sky – 2017 (vocals on track 10)
• Powerglove – Continue? – 2018 (vocals on track 2)
• Gyze – The Rising Dragon (EP) – 2018 (vocals on track 3)
• Gyze – Asian Chaos – 2019 (vocals on track 8)
• Gyze – Samurai Metal (Single) – 2021 (backing vocals)
• The Lethal Weapons – あいさつメタル (Single) – 2024 (vocals, guitar)

References

1. "DragonForce Reveal New Singer". DragonForce.com. 2 March 2011. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
2. Hynes, Ollie (2 March 2011). "Dragonforce Announces New Singer, Marc Hudson, After Year-Long Search". MetalUnderground.com.
3. "Interview with Herman Li". Metaltraveller.com. April 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
4. "JAPAN'S GYZE RELEASE OFFICIAL VIDEO FOR TITLE TRACK OF NEW EP; BONUS TRACK FEATURES DRAGONFORCE VOCALIST MARC HUDSON". bravewords.com. 11 June 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
5. "DRAGONFORCE Frontman MARC HUDSON Announces First Solo Album, 'Starbound Stories'". blabbermouth.net. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.

External links

• Media related to Marc Hudson at Wikimedia Commons

• 21st-century English male singers
• English heavy metal singers
• English rock singers
• DragonForce members
• Living people