DragonForce is somewhat of a rarity, based in London England, they play a brand of music that is almost non-existent in their location. Formed in September 1999, formerly known as DragonHeart, the band changed their name in December 2001 to DragonForce to avoid confusion with other bands, record labels and movies under the same name.

The band is powered by the twin guitar assaults of Herman Li and Sam Totman, with singer ZP Theart, drummer Didier Almouzni, and keyboard player Vadim Pruzhanov. An ordinary line up it may seem at first, but DragonForce is uniquely backed by a diverse, multi-culture international line up (Hong Kong, England, South Africa, France, Ukraine) never seen before from a young new band.

In short, DragonForce's sound can be best described as a mix of modern melodic power metal with the fury of speed metal, but the band's influence comes from wide across the metal spectrum. Catchy melodies that stick straight into your head, combined with outrageous speed, power and totally over the top dual guitar wizardry are just some of their qualities which separate them from the masses. Most importantly underneath this sonic fury lies the band's indisputable strength, their song writing. Take any of their songs and you will find enough hooks to fill an ocean, enough technical process to satisfy progressive metal lovers, guitar solos to have you playing air guitar combined with catchy melodies and the strong voice of an outstanding metal shouter.

Well known in the underground, DragonForce has already toured with Halford, Stratovarius, Virgin Steele and successfully headlined their own show across England without an album out then. Previously known simply by the word of mouth among metal fans, and their songs on mp3 through the internet (over half a million download of their demo tracks from mp3.com alone), the band is now more than ready to take on the world with their long awaited debut album 'Valley of the Damned'

'Valley of the Damned' was recorded in 3 different locations between May and October 2002. The drums were recorded at Jailhouse Studio in Denmark with producer Tommy Hansen (Helloween), further recordings took place at Thin Ice Studios with producer /guitarist Karl Groom (Threshold) and at band guitarist Herman Li's home studio. The album truly shows the band's talent from performance, song writing, all the way to production!

On March 8, 2010, it was announced via Roadrunner that DragonForce had parted ways with vocalist ZP Theart and would now be seeking a new frontman. It is with great regret that DragonForce announce a parting of the ways with singer ZP Theart. This is due to insurmountable differences of musical opinion but the rest of the band sincerely wishes ZP great success with his future projects. On March 2, 2011, DragonForce announced their new singer, Marc Hudson

While the creative core members have begun writing the fifth album, they have also started a worldwide search for a new vocalist. We are looking for a powerful, melodic singer to write a new chapter of DragonForce with Marc Hudson.

Herman Li ( March 12, 1975 )
Genres ( Power metal, Speed metal )
Occupations ( Musician, Songwriter, Producer )
Instrument ( Guitars )
Labels ( Sanctuary, Noise, Roadrunner, JVC )
Associated acts ( Dragon Force, Demoniac )

Sam Totman ( England )
Gendres ( Black metal, Power metal, Heavy metal, Speed metal )
Occupations ( Musician, Songwriter )
Instruments ( Guitar, Bass, Keyboards )
Associated acts ( Dragon Force, Power Squest )
Notable Instruments ( Ibanez STM1WH, Ibanez Iceman IC400 )

Marc Hudson ( Aug 1st, 1987 Oxford England )
Gendre ( Speed metal, Power metal )
Occupation ( Singers, Songwriter )
Instruments ( Vocals )
Associated acts ( Dragon Force)

Vadim Igorevich Pruzhanov ( 18-juni-1982, Ukraine )
Genres ( Power metal )
Occupations ( Musician, songwriter )
Instruments ( Keyboards, Piano, Guitar, Vocals, Theremin )
Associated acts ( Daragon Force, Protest the Hero )

Dave Mackintosh
Gendre ( Power mteal )
Occupations ( Musician )
Instruments ( Drums, Beckup Vocals )
Associated acts ( Dragon Force, Bal Sagoth )

Frederic Leclercq ( 23-june-1978, France )
Gendre ( Power Metal )
Occupations ( Musician, Songwriter )
Instruments ( Electric Guitar Bass, Keyboards, Vocals )
Associated ( Dragon Force, Maladaptive, Heavenly, Carnival in Coal, Jaded Heart )
Notable Instruments ( ESP Forest bass guitar,Mister Fof Modele FL-4 Bass Guitar )

Current members

• Herman Li – guitar, backing vocals (1999–present)
• Sam Totman – guitar, backing vocals (1999–present)
• Vadim Pruzhanov – keyboards, synthesizer, theremin, backing vocals (2001–present)
• Dave Mackintosh – drums (2004–present)
• Frederic Leclercq – bass guitar, backing vocals (2005–present)
• Marc Hudson – lead vocals (2011–present)

Former members

• Didier Almouzni – drums (1999–2003)
• Diccon Harper – bass guitar, backing vocals (2000–2003)
• Adrian Lambert – bass guitar (2003–2005)
• Steve Scott – bass guitar, backing vocals (1999–2000)
• ZP Theart – lead vocals (1999–2010)
• Steve Williams – keyboards, backing vocals (1999–2000)