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DragonForce are an English power metal band formed in London in 1999. The group is known for its fast paced songs, twin guitar solos, and incorporation of "video game" sounds into their music. Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... Dragon Force is a strategy-based video game from Sega created for the Sega Saturn. ... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... This article is about the Australian city; the name may also refer to City of Melbourne or Melbourne city centre (also known as The CBD). ... London — containing the City of London — is the capital of the United Kingdom and of England and a major world city. With over seven million inhabitants (Londoners) in Greater London area, it is amongst the most densely populated areas in Western Europe. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about the sub-genre of heavy metal music. ... In the music industry, a record label can be a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Sanctuary Records is a record label based in the United Kingdom and a subsidiary of Universal Records. ... Noise Records is a German record label founded by infamous German music industry personality Karl-Ulrich Walterbach in 1984 as an expansion of the concept of his label Aggressive Rock Produktionen. ... Roadrunner Records is a major record label that concentrates on metal bands. ... // Demoniac was a metal band from New Zealand formed by Lindsay Behemoth Dawson and Sam Heimdall Totman. ... This article is about the UK power metal band. ... Shadow Warriors was formed by Guitarist Sam Totman of DragonForce then known as DragonHeart in late 2000 as a pop punk side project that was never meant to be taken as a serious band. ... Herman Li (Chinese:æŽåº·æ•) is the lead and rhythm guitarist, backing vocalist and producer in the power metal/extreme melodic speed metal band DragonForce. ... Sam Totman (born 1979) is a guitarist who plays lead and rhythm guitar for the power metal band DragonForce. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Vadim Pruzhanov (Ð’Ð°Ð´Ð¸Ð¼ ÐŸÑ€ÑƒÐ¶Ð°Ð½Ð¾Ð²) (born June 18, 1983 in Ukraine) is the keyboardist of UK power metal band, DragonForce. ... Dave Compact Dynamo Mackintosh Promotional shot from Sonic Firestorm by the power metal band DragonForce Dave Compact Dynamo Mackintosh is the drummer and backup vocalist for the band DragonForce. ... FrÃ©dÃ©ric Leclercq is the bassist for power metal band DragonForce and the frontman in his own band, Maladaptive, where he sings and plays guitar. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... This article is about the sub-genre of heavy metal music. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

History

DragonForce was formed in 1999 from the remnants of the band Demoniac under the name of DragonHeart, but they changed their name to DragonForce before releasing any commercial albums due to possible commercial issues with Brazilian band Dragonheart. Their career began with the publishing of their early songs on the first incarnation of MP3.com, claiming the top of the site's heavy metal charts. The hit song "Valley of the Damned" reached over 500,000 downloads in the first few months. Two of the original members, Steve Williams and Steve Scott, left the band to form the power metal outfit Power Quest. Sam Totman also started a side project called Shadow Warriors featuring himself and ZP Theart. Sam has confirmed many times that Herman Li was not involved with Shadow Warriors. // Demoniac was a metal band from New Zealand formed by Lindsay Behemoth Dawson and Sam Heimdall Totman. ... Dragonheart is a power metal band from Curitiba, Brazil. ... MP3. ... Heavy metal redirects here. ... Valley of the Damned is DragonForces debut album, released in 2003. ... This article is about the sub-genre of heavy metal music. ... This article is about the UK power metal band. ... Shadow Warriors was formed by Guitarist Sam Totman of DragonForce then known as DragonHeart in late 2000 as a pop punk side project that was never meant to be taken as a serious band. ...

The band's first successful song was "Starfire" off of their debut album, Valley of the Damned. It was most noted because it starts off with a light piano intro, which is atypical among Dragonforce songs. DragonForce have published three albums and toured extensively while supporting Helloween, W.A.S.P. and Iron Maiden. Their 2005 tour in support of the Sonic Firestorm album included support from Angra and Mendeed during their passage through the UK. On October 28, 2005 bassist Adrian Lambert announced his departure from the band in order to focus more time on raising his young son^[2] (Lambert later revealed in an interview that he had left due to musical differences with Herman Li and Sam Totman^{[citation needed]}). Less than a month after Lambert's departure, on November 23, 2005, DragonForce were signed to Roadrunner Records in the United States, United Kingdom, France, Australia and New Zealand, who released their most recent effort, Inhuman Rampage on January 9, 2006. Lambert was replaced in 2006 by Frédéric Leclercq, who was made an official member after a performance on tour. This article is about the power metal band. ... W.A.S.P. is an American heavy metal band formed in 1982. ... Iron Maiden are an English heavy metal band from Leyton in the East End of London. ... Sonic Firestorm is DragonForces second album, released in 2004. ... This article is about the heavy metal band Angra. ... Mendeed is a Metalcore band, formed in Dumbarton, Scotland. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... Roadrunner Records is a major record label that concentrates on metal bands. ... Alternate Cover Re-release cover Inhuman Rampage is DragonForces third album, released on January 9, 2006 and released in North America on June 20, 2006. ... FrÃ©dÃ©ric Leclercq is the bassist for power metal band DragonForce and the frontman in his own band, Maladaptive, where he sings and plays guitar. ...

A master track of the song "Through the Fire and Flames" is featured in the video game Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock and may be considered one of the most challenging tracks in the Guitar Hero series^[3]. The developers used the song to demonstrate the game at E3. After Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock was released, the band's music sales reportedly increased drastically^[4]. Through the Fire and Flames is the most successful single by the British power metal band DragonForce. ... Computer and video games redirects here. ... Guitar Hero logo. ... EÂ³ logo The Electronic Entertainment Expo, commonly known as EÂ³, was an annual trade show for the computer and video games industry presented by the Entertainment Software Association. ...

Musical style

Although the band takes their musicianship seriously, they do not embody the themes in their music. In an interview with Metal Hammer, guitarist Herman Li has stated "Oh no, it's completely serious, we have fun doing it...".^[5] DragonForce's influences are drawn from all kinds of metal, melodic rock, and in particular video games such as "Wonder Boy in Monster World", and the Final Fantasy series,^[6] with lyrics comparable to themes present in fantasy games. This article is about computer and video games. ... The games European Sega Megadrive-version artwork. ... This article is about the Final Fantasy franchise. ...

The band have frequently referred to their style not just as power metal, but as extreme power metal. Herman Li commented on descriptions of the band's style in an interview with Guitar World: "'Nintendo metal,' 'extreme power metal', 'Bon Jovi on Speed,' 'Journey Meets Slayer,' ...people are always coming up with weird labels for us." ^[7] Two issues of Guitar World featuring Jimmy Page, and Jimi Hendrix on the covers, and the accompanying CDs (May 2005, October 2005) Guitar World is a monthly music magazine devoted to guitarists. ... Bon Jovi is a hard rock band originating from Sayreville, New Jersey. ... Journey is an American rock band formed in 1973 in San Francisco, California. ... For other uses, see Slayer (disambiguation). ...

Band members

Current members

Herman Li (Chinese:æŽåº·æ•) is the lead and rhythm guitarist, backing vocalist and producer in the power metal/extreme melodic speed metal band DragonForce. ... Sam Totman (born 1979) is a guitarist who plays lead and rhythm guitar for the power metal band DragonForce. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Vadim Pruzhanov (Ð’Ð°Ð´Ð¸Ð¼ ÐŸÑ€ÑƒÐ¶Ð°Ð½Ð¾Ð²) (born June 18, 1983 in Ukraine) is the keyboardist of UK power metal band, DragonForce. ... Dave Compact Dynamo Mackintosh Promotional shot from Sonic Firestorm by the power metal band DragonForce Dave Compact Dynamo Mackintosh is the drummer and backup vocalist for the band DragonForce. ... FrÃ©dÃ©ric Leclercq is the bassist for power metal band DragonForce and the frontman in his own band, Maladaptive, where he sings and plays guitar. ...

Former members

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Discography

Studio albums

Valley of the Damned is DragonForces debut album, released in 2003. ... Sonic Firestorm is DragonForces second album, released in 2004. ... Alternate Cover Re-release cover Inhuman Rampage is DragonForces third album, released on January 9, 2006 and released in North America on June 20, 2006. ... To Be Announced (TBA), To Be Confirmed (TBC), and To Be Determined (TBD), almost always used in their abbreviated forms, denote that the datum, of which TB(A/C/D) is a stand-in, is yet to be announced/confirmed/determined at the time of writing. ...

Demos

Valley of the Damned (Demo) is the demo of DragonForces (Known at the time of recording as DragonHeart) debut album, released in 2000. ...

Remixes

Singles

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Music videos

Through the Fire and Flames is the most successful single by the British power metal band DragonForce. ... Alternate Cover Re-release cover Inhuman Rampage is DragonForces third album, released on January 9, 2006 and released in North America on June 20, 2006. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Alternate Cover Re-release cover Inhuman Rampage is DragonForces third album, released on January 9, 2006 and released in North America on June 20, 2006. ...

References

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External links

MySpace is a social networking website offering an interactive, user-submitted network of friends, personal profiles, blogs, groups, photos, music, and videos. ... Herman Li (Chinese:æŽåº·æ•) is the lead and rhythm guitarist, backing vocalist and producer in the power metal/extreme melodic speed metal band DragonForce. ... Sam Totman (born 1979) is a guitarist who plays lead and rhythm guitar for the power metal band DragonForce. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Vadim Pruzhanov (Ð’Ð°Ð´Ð¸Ð¼ ÐŸÑ€ÑƒÐ¶Ð°Ð½Ð¾Ð²) (born June 18, 1983 in Ukraine) is the keyboardist of UK power metal band, DragonForce. ... Dave Compact Dynamo Mackintosh Promotional shot from Sonic Firestorm by the power metal band DragonForce Dave Compact Dynamo Mackintosh is the drummer and backup vocalist for the band DragonForce. ... FrÃ©dÃ©ric Leclercq is the bassist for power metal band DragonForce and the frontman in his own band, Maladaptive, where he sings and plays guitar. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... Valley of the Damned is DragonForces debut album, released in 2003. ... Sonic Firestorm is DragonForces second album, released in 2004. ... Alternate Cover Re-release cover Inhuman Rampage is DragonForces third album, released on January 9, 2006 and released in North America on June 20, 2006. ... Valley of the Damned (Demo) is the demo of DragonForces (Known at the time of recording as DragonHeart) debut album, released in 2000. ... Through the Fire and Flames is the most successful single by the British power metal band DragonForce. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

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