We were trying to come up with a title to try and describe the music, it's kind of like an overload of music, faster guitar playing and more of everything.
Totman said it also reflected the musical direction of the album: There's no escaping it it's complete information overload! We then looked around and no one was saying a word, they were all looking at more screens on tablets, laptops and mobile phones.
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We were in an airport departure lounge surrounded by TV screens, flight information screens, and advertising screens. Guitarist Herman Li explained that the album's title and artwork were inspired by "the constant bombardment of information we are subjected to during our daily lives": The album saw guitarist Sam Totman co-writing songs with bassist Frédéric Leclercq who, due to his thrash and prog tastes, expects the album to sound "a bit more diverse". It is also the last DragonForce album to feature drummer Dave Mackintosh, who announced his departure from the band on 3 June 2014, and was subsequently replaced by Gee Anzalone. The album was released in three versions: standard physical or digital CD, special edition physical or digital CD (with five bonus tracks and a bonus DVD), and vinyl.
The album was produced by Jens Bogren, marking the first time the band decided not to record in their own studio and with an outside producer. Trivium vocalist Matt Heafy contributed backing vocals on three songs, including the album's first single, " The Game". Maximum Overload is the sixth studio album by British power metal band DragonForce, which was released in Europe on 18 August 2014, and in North America the next day.