DragonForce in 2007 performing in Melbourne.
Background information
Origin	London, England
Genre(s)	Power metal
Years active	1999 present
Label(s)	Sanctuary, Noise, Roadrunner, Spinefarm, Universal
Associated acts	Demoniac, Power Quest, Shadow Warriors, Biomechanical, Son of Science
Website	dragonforce.com
Members
Herman Li Sam Totman ZP Theart Vadim Pruzhanov Dave Mackintosh Frdric Leclercq
Former members
Adrian Lambert Didier Almouzni Diccon Harper Steve Williams Steve Scott

DragonForce is an English Grammy-nominated power metal band formed in 1999 in London. They are known for fast guitar solos, fantasy-based lyrics, and electronic sounds in their music to add to their retro video game influenced sound.

DragonForce was formed in 1999 by singer ZP Theart, bassist Steve Scott, guitarists Sam Totman and Herman Li, drummer Didier Almouzni, and keyboardist Steve Williams. Initially the band intended to call themselves "DragonHeart", but they didn't want to be confused with the Brazilian metal band Dragonheart. The band underwent various lineup changes before settling with the six current members. 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 track and first single, "Heroes of Our Time", from their latest album, Ultra Beatdown, was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance on December 3, 2008. In a concert in Melbourne, Michael Birney covered for Sam Totman as he broke his wrist. On January 22, 2008, the music video for their song "The Last Journey Home" was released to the Xbox Live Community. Their song "Heroes of Our Time" is featured in the video game Skate 2.

DragonForce's musical style includes:

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." The band has often been labelled speed metal due to the fast tempos present in their songs, but always as a supplement to other types of metal descriptors.