{{Short description|British singer}} {{distinguish|Mark Hudson (disambiguation)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2024}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Marcus Hudson | image = DragonForce - Reload Festival 2024 04 (cropped).jpg | landscape = | caption = Hudson in 2024 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|02|11|df=y}} | birth_place = Eynsham, Oxford, England | alias = | spouse = | origin = | genre = {{flatlist| * Power metal * heavy metal }} | occupation = {{flatlist| * Singer * songwriter }} | years_active = 2011–present | current_member_of = {{flatlist| * DragonForce }} | past_member_of = }}
'''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.<ref> {{cite web|title=DragonForce Reveal New Singer|url=http://www.dragonforce.com/2011/03/02/dragonforce-reveal-new-singer/|website=DragonForce.com|date=2 March 2011|access-date=2 March 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Hynes|first=Ollie|date=2 March 2011|title=Dragonforce Announces New Singer, Marc Hudson, After Year-Long Search|url=http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=65797|newspaper=MetalUnderground.com}}</ref> 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".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metaltraveller.com/en/gigs/dragonforce/interview_power_within.html |title=Interview with Herman Li |website=Metaltraveller.com |date=April 2012 |access-date=29 May 2012}}</ref>
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.<ref> {{cite web|title=JAPAN'S GYZE RELEASE OFFICIAL VIDEO FOR TITLE TRACK OF NEW EP; BONUS TRACK FEATURES DRAGONFORCE VOCALIST MARC HUDSON|url=https://bravewords.com/news/japan-s-gyze-release-official-video-for-title-track-of-new-ep-bonus-track-features-dragonforce-vocalist-marc-hudson|website=bravewords.com|date=11 June 2018|access-date=9 September 2023}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web|title=DRAGONFORCE Frontman MARC HUDSON Announces First Solo Album, 'Starbound Stories'|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/dragonforce-frontman-marc-hudson-announces-first-solo-album-starbound-stories|website=blabbermouth.net|date=28 June 2023|access-date=9 September 2023}}</ref>
On 7 August 2025, Hudson started voicing the lead singer of the Hayashi (stylized as HAYASii), a fictional rock band, in the anime ''Dandadan'', and provided the vocals for the English version of their song "Hunting Soul".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kennelty |first=Greg |date=August 7, 2025 |title=DRAGONFORCE's MARC HUDSON Joins Netflix Anime Hit Dan Da Dan for a Metal-Fueled Exorcism Scene |url=https://metalinjection.net/news/dragonforces-marc-hudson-joins-netflix-anime-hit-dan-da-dan-for-a-metal-fueled-exorcism-scene |access-date=August 8, 2025 |work=Metal Injection}}</ref>
== Discography == === With DragonForce === {{main|DragonForce discography}} * ''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) * トシロウ (CV.谷山紀章) - "Hunting Soul (feat. Marc Hudson) - English Version" (Single) - 2025 (vocals)
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