DragonForce

DragonForce is a British power metal band formed in 1999 in London. They are known for fast guitar solos, fantasy-based lyrics, and electronic sounds in their music.

In March 2010, the band have announced the departure of the singer ZP Theart, due to musical disputes. He moved on to form heavy metal group I Am I. After that Mark Hudson joined as new singer and they released a new album The Power Within.

 History 
DragonForce was founded in 1999 by singer ZP Theart, bassist Steve Scott, guitarists Sam Totman and Herman Li, drummer Didier Almouzni, and keyboardist Steve Williams. They first called themselves "DragonHeart", but found that a band with this same name already existed. Their song "Through the Fire and Flames" is one of their most famous songs and is featured on the game "Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock" The first song and first single, "Heroes of Our Time", from their album, Ultra Beatdown, was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance on December 3, 2008, and is also in the video game Skate 2.

 Band members 
 Current members 
 Herman Li - lead and rhythm guitars, backing vocals  (founder)
 Sam Totman - lead and rhythm guitars, backing vocals (founder)
 Dave Mackintosh - drums, percussion, backing vocals (2004-present)
 Alicia Virgil - bass guitar (2020-present)
 Marc Hudson - lead singer (2010-present)

 Former members 
 ZP Theart - lead vocals (founder)
 Adrian Lambert - bass guitar (2003-2005)
 Didier Almouzni - drums, backing vocals (1999-2003)
 Diccon Harper - bass guitar, backing vocals (2001-2003)
 Steve Williams - keyboards, backing vocals (1999-2000)
 Steve Scott - bass guitar, backing vocals (1999-2000)
 Vadim Pruzhanov - keyboards, backing vocals (2001-2024)
 Frédéric Leclercq - bass guitar, backing vocals (2006-2019)

 Studio albums 
 2003: Valley of the Damned
 2004: Sonic Firestorm
 2006: Inhuman Rampage
 2008: Ultra Beatdown
 2012: The Power Within
 2014: Maximum Overload
 2017: Reaching into Infinity
 2019: Extreme Power Metal
 2024: Warp Speed Warriors

 References 


Category:Power metal bands