Even MORE DragonForce News and Updates!
MUSIC RADAR HERMAN LI INTERVIEW
Posted Oct 2nd, 2008 04:38
Get the lowdown on Ultra Beatdown!
MusicRadar recently interviewed DragonForce's Herman Li
Get the lowdown on Ultra Beatdown on the following link:
http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/musicradar-interview-dragonforces-herman-li-173968
Posted Oct 2nd, 2008 04:38
Get the lowdown on Ultra Beatdown!
MusicRadar recently interviewed DragonForce's Herman Li
Get the lowdown on Ultra Beatdown on the following link:
http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/musicradar-interview-dragonforces-herman-li-173968
AUSTRALIA TOUR SPECIAL GUEST CONFIRMED
Posted Sep 19th, 2008 04:53
Newcomer Universum.
Metal newcomer Universum will be the special guest for the upcoming DragonForce Ultra Beatdown Tour in Australia.
Posted Sep 19th, 2008 04:53
Newcomer Universum.
Metal newcomer Universum will be the special guest for the upcoming DragonForce Ultra Beatdown Tour in Australia.
MILAN SHOW VENUE CHANGE
Posted Sep 19th, 2008 04:40
Ultra Beatdown European Tour
The venue for the Milan show on the 9th Feb 2008 has moved to The Rolling Stone.
Posted Sep 19th, 2008 04:40
Ultra Beatdown European Tour
The venue for the Milan show on the 9th Feb 2008 has moved to The Rolling Stone.
EXCLUSIVE DRAGONFORCE FEATURES ON ZUNE MARKETPLACE
Posted Sep 11th, 2008 03:05
Exclusive DragonForce content...
DRAGONFORCE has become the latest artist to be featured in the Zune Ignition program. Fans can visit a special feature page on Zune Marketplace where they can access the free track "Heroes Of Our Time" from the band's recently released "Ultra Beatdown", an exclusive "Guestlist" featuring a guitar-heavy dose of the band's all-time favorite songs and guitarist Herman Li's track-by-track breakdown of "Ultra Beatdown". In addition, MSN Music and Xbox Live are featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the making of the "Heroes Of Our Time" video. Later this month, an alternate edit of the track "The Last Journey Home" will be available exclusively on Zune Marketplace.
Visit Zune at www.zune.net.
Posted Sep 11th, 2008 03:05
Exclusive DragonForce content...
DRAGONFORCE has become the latest artist to be featured in the Zune Ignition program. Fans can visit a special feature page on Zune Marketplace where they can access the free track "Heroes Of Our Time" from the band's recently released "Ultra Beatdown", an exclusive "Guestlist" featuring a guitar-heavy dose of the band's all-time favorite songs and guitarist Herman Li's track-by-track breakdown of "Ultra Beatdown". In addition, MSN Music and Xbox Live are featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the making of the "Heroes Of Our Time" video. Later this month, an alternate edit of the track "The Last Journey Home" will be available exclusively on Zune Marketplace.
Visit Zune at www.zune.net.
UPCOMING SHOW UPDATES
Posted Aug 26th, 2008 09:31
Changes to the upcoming tour dates.
A few updates on the upcoming Ultra Beatdown Tour dates.
A second London show has been added.
Oct 4th October 2008 London, UK - London Astoria
The two shows in Finland have swapped dates, they are now:
Mar 2nd 2009 Oulu, FI - Teatria
Mar 3rd 2009 Helsinki, FI - Tavastia
DragonForce will play on the first day at Loud Park
Oct 18th Saitama-Ken, Japan - Loud Park Festival
Posted Aug 26th, 2008 09:31
Changes to the upcoming tour dates.
A few updates on the upcoming Ultra Beatdown Tour dates.
A second London show has been added.
Oct 4th October 2008 London, UK - London AstoriaThe two shows in Finland have swapped dates, they are now:
Mar 2nd 2009 Oulu, FI - Teatria Mar 3rd 2009 Helsinki, FI - TavastiaDragonForce will play on the first day at Loud Park
Oct 18th Saitama-Ken, Japan - Loud Park Festival
15 QUESTIONS WITH FRED
Posted Aug 25th, 2008 07:36
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Frédéric Leclercq recently answered 15 questions for the official Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival YouTube channel. Watch the four-minute chat below.
Posted Aug 25th, 2008 07:36
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Frédéric Leclercq recently answered 15 questions for the official Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival YouTube channel. Watch the four-minute chat below.
DRAGONFORCE GUITAR HERO III DLC
Posted Aug 25th, 2008 02:32
Now out on Xbox Live and Playstation Network!
Yes it's here! The DragonForce Guitar Hero III Download Pack is out on Xbox Live and Playstation Network. The pack feature 'Heroes of Our Time' from the new album Ultra Beatdown along with 'Operation Ground and Pound' and 'Revolution Deathsquad' from Inhuman Rampage!
Posted Aug 25th, 2008 02:32
Now out on Xbox Live and Playstation Network!
Yes it's here! The DragonForce Guitar Hero III Download Pack is out on Xbox Live and Playstation Network. The pack feature 'Heroes of Our Time' from the new album Ultra Beatdown along with 'Operation Ground and Pound' and 'Revolution Deathsquad' from Inhuman Rampage!
FORCES JOINED FOR KERRANG! COVER
Posted Aug 25th, 2008 02:26
DrangonForce guitarist Herman Li was on the cover of Kerrang! last week with Corey Taylor of Slipknot and Rob Flynn of Machine Head. Here it is!
DrangonForce guitarist Herman Li was on the cover of Kerrang! last week with Corey Taylor of Slipknot and Rob Flynn of Machine Head. Here it is!
Posted Aug 25th, 2008 02:26
DrangonForce guitarist Herman Li was on the cover of Kerrang! last week with Corey Taylor of Slipknot and Rob Flynn of Machine Head. Here it is!
DrangonForce guitarist Herman Li was on the cover of Kerrang! last week with Corey Taylor of Slipknot and Rob Flynn of Machine Head. Here it is!
DRAGONFORCE ON INVADE TV 1ST EPISODE
Posted Aug 25th, 2008 02:18
Whilst Dragonforce were amidst there Inhuman Rampage World tour INVADE TV, stopped by for a visit.
INVADE TV has just been launched and here’s the first episode; DRAGONFORCE!
Whilst Dragonforce were amidst there Inhuman Rampage World tour INVADE TV, stopped by for a visit. Allowing the guys to give us a unique interpretation on what they view as the best 20 songs of all time, and why. We think they did you proud, all just in the nick of time. We would have hung out with those fine chaps till sunrise, but we had to go before Sam had a chance to trade in the camera for a can of lager!!
Here's a little information of what INVADE TV is all about:
INVADE TV is a web based music show that aims to give Heavy Metal / Hard Rock fans unrivalled access to the worlds biggest rock and metal bands
The Bands host the show. There are no cheesy presenters so you will only see what the bands want you to see and hear what the bands want you to hear.
Each band will choose 20 music videos they want to show as part of their episode. They talk about what each music video means to them, why they chose it and why you need to see it. As well as having some fun. We'll also be getting you exclusive content such as live footage of your favourite bands. We'll be sinking out teeth into the bands that you love and want to know more about
INVADE TV strips down the barriers and offers raw videos of the bands talking to YOU!
We at INVADE TV also want to showcase what we believe are the sickest artists around. The background image will be changed regularly and the artwork will be contributed to by artists working in the Rock world. Some of these artists will be from bands and you’ll be able to find out more about them and their work on the LINKS page
Enjoy!
INVADE TV.
Posted Aug 25th, 2008 02:18
Whilst Dragonforce were amidst there Inhuman Rampage World tour INVADE TV, stopped by for a visit.
INVADE TV has just been launched and here’s the first episode; DRAGONFORCE!
Whilst Dragonforce were amidst there Inhuman Rampage World tour INVADE TV, stopped by for a visit. Allowing the guys to give us a unique interpretation on what they view as the best 20 songs of all time, and why. We think they did you proud, all just in the nick of time. We would have hung out with those fine chaps till sunrise, but we had to go before Sam had a chance to trade in the camera for a can of lager!!
Here's a little information of what INVADE TV is all about:
INVADE TV is a web based music show that aims to give Heavy Metal / Hard Rock fans unrivalled access to the worlds biggest rock and metal bands
The Bands host the show. There are no cheesy presenters so you will only see what the bands want you to see and hear what the bands want you to hear.
Each band will choose 20 music videos they want to show as part of their episode. They talk about what each music video means to them, why they chose it and why you need to see it. As well as having some fun. We'll also be getting you exclusive content such as live footage of your favourite bands. We'll be sinking out teeth into the bands that you love and want to know more about
INVADE TV strips down the barriers and offers raw videos of the bands talking to YOU!
We at INVADE TV also want to showcase what we believe are the sickest artists around. The background image will be changed regularly and the artwork will be contributed to by artists working in the Rock world. Some of these artists will be from bands and you’ll be able to find out more about them and their work on the LINKS page
Enjoy!
INVADE TV.
GUITAR HERO PLAYER ATTEMPTS RECORD ON THROUGH THE FIRE AND FLAMES
Posted Jul 19th, 2008 11:19
Guinness World Record attempt on Guitar Hero 3
In New York City, players from across the nation meet for a record-breaking jam session. A virtual battle of the bands took place as Guinness World Records searches for the best Guitar Hero® III: Legends of Rock player in celebration of the debut of Guinness World Records: Gamer's Edition 2008.
The chosen song, DragonForce's Through the Fire and Flames!
Posted Jul 19th, 2008 11:19
Guinness World Record attempt on Guitar Hero 3
In New York City, players from across the nation meet for a record-breaking jam session. A virtual battle of the bands took place as Guinness World Records searches for the best Guitar Hero® III: Legends of Rock player in celebration of the debut of Guinness World Records: Gamer's Edition 2008.
The chosen song, DragonForce's Through the Fire and Flames!
METALOGY INTERVIEW WITH HERMAN LI AT NAMM 2008
Posted Jul 19th, 2008 11:17
Herman Li interviewed at NAMM 2008
Possum of Altitude's "Metalogy" conducted a short interview with DragonForce guitarist Herman Li at this year's winter NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) show, which was held January 17-20 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. Watch the three-minute clip below.
Posted Jul 19th, 2008 11:17
Herman Li interviewed at NAMM 2008
Possum of Altitude's "Metalogy" conducted a short interview with DragonForce guitarist Herman Li at this year's winter NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) show, which was held January 17-20 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. Watch the three-minute clip below.
DRAGONFORCE AND GUITAR HERO IN USA TODAY
Posted Jul 19th, 2008 11:16
DragonForce guitarist Herman Li was recently interviewed by USA Today about the game Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock's effect on the band.
DragonForce guitarist Herman Li was recently interviewed by USA Today about the game Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock's effect on the band. Check out the online version of the article here:
USA Today - Guitar Hero Effect
Posted Jul 19th, 2008 11:16
DragonForce guitarist Herman Li was recently interviewed by USA Today about the game Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock's effect on the band.
DragonForce guitarist Herman Li was recently interviewed by USA Today about the game Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock's effect on the band. Check out the online version of the article here:
USA Today - Guitar Hero Effect
THROUGH THE FIRE AND FLAMES ON THE ELLEN SHOW
Posted Jul 19th, 2008 11:14
Through The Fire And The Flames is played on the Ellen Show by a kid who rocks Guitar Hero 3
DragonForce's Through the Fire and Flames is a huge hit on the video game Guitar Hero III.
Check out this clip from 'The Ellen Show', aired recently on TV:
Posted Jul 19th, 2008 11:14
Through The Fire And The Flames is played on the Ellen Show by a kid who rocks Guitar Hero 3
DragonForce's Through the Fire and Flames is a huge hit on the video game Guitar Hero III.
Check out this clip from 'The Ellen Show', aired recently on TV:
DRAGONFORCE CONFIRMED FOR ROCKSTAR ENERGY MAYHEM FESTIVAL MAIN STAGE
Posted Jul 19th, 2008 11:12
DragonForce confirmed for main stage at Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival
MAYHEM FESTIVAL PRESENTED BY VAN’S WARPED TOUR/ROCKSTAR TASTE OF CHAOS FOUNDERS IN ASSOCIATION WITH LIVE NATION. ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK IS THE TITLE SPONSOR. FUSE-TV AND REVOLVER MAGAZINE ANNOUNCED AS MEDIA PARTNERS; JÄGERMEISTER ON BOARD AS STAGE SPONSOR.
TOUR TO KICK OFF JULY 9 IN SEATTLE
BURBANK, CA (January 31, 2008) – In what’s sure to be the hottest concert ticket of the summer, multi-platinum rock acts SLIPKNOT and DISTURBED will lead the first-ever ROCKSTAR ENERGY MAYHEM FESTIVAL, a riotous road show packed with some of hard music’s most influential artists and a plethora of the genre’s most exciting young voices. The tour is set to kick off July 9th at the White River Amphitheatre in Seattle and will hit 30 cities in the U.S. and Canada between early July and late August (a full itinerary will be announced in the coming weeks).
Joining Slipknot and Disturbed on the main stage will be DRAGONFORCE and MASTODON. In addition, the tour will have two second stages: one sponsored by JÄGERMEISTER and featuring SEVENDUST, AIRBOURNE, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, 36 CRAZY FISTS and the JÄGERMEISTER Battle of The Bands Winner. An additional second stage will feature MACHINEHEAD, BLACK TIDE, SUICIDE SILENCE, THE RED CHORD and WALLS OF JERICHO.
“This summer we are truly bringing Mayhem,” says Corey Taylor from SLIPKNOT, who will close each show. “SLIPKNOT is excited to be a part of it, and to be able to bring the new chapter of our history to the masses. We are already working, building and designing a new show. We cannot wait. We cannot lose. Get ready for Mayhem!”
“We’re really looking forward to being on the first Mayhem tour,” adds DISTURBED vocalist David Draiman. “It’s a great lineup, which should set a new standard for rock tours and we’re excited to be a part of it!”
Adds Clown from SLIPKNOT, “The question is, are you ready for things to be real again?”
The Rockstar Energy Mayhem festival brings together the creative team that has founded many music tours including the highly successful Vans Warped Tour and the Worldwide Rockstar Taste of Chaos Tour. Kevin Lyman, John Reese and CAA’s Darryl Eaton have partnered again to bring fans the next great music festival juggernaut, which will be MAYHEM! Following the proven model of utilizing sponsorship to deliver a lower ticket price and an enhanced concert experience the tour organizers have joined forces again with ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK as the Title sponsor.
Live Nation is set to promote the festival nationally.
Jason Garner, Live Nation’s CEO of North American Music said, “Kevin, John and Darryl are the undisputed experts in creating fan friendly touring festivals that break new bands. So it’s very exciting for us to be working closely with them to build a new touring brand that can not only be a great attraction for hard music fans, but also a launching pad for new bands as well.”
“We wanted to create a traveling hard music festival that puts the fans first,” says Lyman. “We’re offering attendees an incredible value, one that features great bands, a plethora of music-related activities and a full day of fun at a very reasonable price of entry.”
Adds Reese, “The Vans Warped Tour and Rockstar Taste of Chaos tours have proven that fans will come in droves if you give them quality entertainment at a fair price. The bands on this Festival all kick major ass! We want attendees to go home and say, ‘We can’t wait for next year!’"
In addition to catching their favorite bands live, fans can take part in a number of festival activities, including playing the newest video games, perusing vendors, attending autograph signing sessions and a slew of other interactive activities that will add to the festival experience.
ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK will be sampling their products and providing great surprises for attendees. Additional sponsors include Jägermeister, HOT TOPIC and The DiNGSTORE.com (Device Personalization Company).
FUSE Television and Revolver Magazine (who will produce the Official Tour Program) have signed on as official Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival media partners. Additional sponsors will be announced soon.
“This festival will be our marquee music presentation for years to come,” says Rockstar Energy Drink Marketing Director Mike Kelso. “We at Rockstar are excited to team up with our partners from Rockstar Taste of Chaos to launch an all-out summer tour that will blow you away!”
Adds JÄGERMEISTER Director of Strategic Marketing Rick Zeiler, “Jägermeister has long been looking for a tour like Mayhem. We have this beautiful new million-dollar Jägermeister Mobile Stage and see no better place to roll it out than Mayhem with some of the biggest rock and metal bands in the world. This tour has integrity, value and most importantly...loyalty! Working with Kevin Lyman and John Reese has been great.”
Specific dates, cities and the tour’s Internet pre-sale will be announced in the coming weeks. Fans can go to www.mayhemfest.com to keep up with details as they are released.
SLIPKNOT
Uncompromising. Intense. Chaotic. Unforgiving. Cathartic. Destructive. Dominant. These words barely scratch the surface in describing the multi-platinum, Grammy-Award winning hard rock enigma known as Slipknot. This groundbreaking nine-piece, born out of the desolate landscape of Des Moines, IA, have sold in excess of 10 million albums worldwide over the course of 3 studio albums. Their last studio album Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses) was released in May 2004, debuting at #2 on the Billboard Top 200 Chart and has sold over 1.5 million copies in the U.S. to date. The album broke new ground for the band, spawning a string of hit singles including “Duality,” “Vermilion” and “Before I Forget.” December 2006 saw the release of the DVD Voliminal: Inside the 9. Certified double-platinum, it’s a vivid, brutally honest glimpse of the world inside the ‘Knot. Slipknot, along with their maggots, has forged their own path on their own terms.
This isn’t a band. This is a way of life.
DISTURBED
Known for their punishingly powerful music and socially conscious lyrics, Disturbed has sold a collective 9 million copies worldwide of their three albums — 2000’s RIAA-certified triple-platinum The Sickness, 2002’s Billboard album chart-topper Believe, and in 2005 their second consecutive number one debut on the Billboard charts, Ten Thousand Fists — since forming in Chicago in 1996. The band, which is singer David Draiman, guitarist Dan Donegan, drummer Mike Wengren and bassist John Moyer, will release their self-produced forthcoming album titled Indestructible on Reprise Records in May. Get ready for what the band calls "a little bit darker, really complex and furiously paced record."
DRAGONFORCE
DragonForce are the next generation of guitar heroes. The lead single, “Through The Fire And Flames,” is the massively popular breakout track from Guitar Hero III. Thanks to the superhuman guitar wizardry and soaring vocals on their most recent album, the jaw-dropping Inhuman Rampage, the DragonForce buzz has erupted from the underground and has escalated to a deafening roar. Headline tours always sell out. Heads are consistently turned. New fans are immediately made. Radio reacts. Sales continue to go up. The appetite for DragonForce is insatiable, and so is the band’s desire to dominate the US tour market. Guitar virtuoso Herman Li says, “It’s great for us to be back after a 16 month absence from touring the U.S. The demand from fans for DragonForce to return has been overwhelming, so we’re very excited to be part of the biggest tour of the summer. Get ready for some serious Mayhem on and off stage. Don’t blink or you’ll miss something!” It’s time to experience all that DragonForce have to offer!
MASTODON
Hailing from Atlanta, Georgia, Mastodon have been critically acclaimed by almost every publication in the US and UK. “Late Night with Conan O'Brien” took note of this and put them on his show, which set a precedent and paved the way for more metal acts to be considered on NBC. Their Grammy nominated album, Blood Mountain, the group's third release, isn't just unconventional, it's surreal, progressive and unrepentantly heavy. Mastodon combined their favorite musical styles, including thrash, doom, prog and psychedelic metal to concoct something utterly original, undeniably devastating and irrefutably entrancing. The band might as well be from Texas as you don't want to mess with them!
MACHINEHEAD
With virtually no mainstream radio or video play whatsoever the San Francisco Bay Area's 2nd biggest metal band Machine Head have become one of the most credible and influential metal bands of all time, and their unique brand of bludgeoning metal has gone on to sell over 1.8 million records throughout the world. Recently nominated for a Grammy, Machine Head's latest album The Blackening was in the #1 or top 5 “Album of the Year” spot in nearly every single metal magazine throughout the world, and shocked the mainstream press at the 2007 Kerrang! Awards ceremonies, where The Blackening was named "Album Of The Year" over My Chemical Romance and Fall Out Boy.
SEVENDUST
Sevendust are set to release their seventh studio album, Chapter VII: Hope & Sorrow, April 1st, 2008. Hope & Sorrow was produced by Sean Groove, Morgan Rose & John Connolly in Atlanta, GA at Tree Sounds Studios. The release will be their second on the band’s wholly owned record label, 7Bros. Records through Warner Music Group's Independent Label Group. For the first time since Animosity (2001), the band has collaborated with outside artists. As the record gets finalized over the next few weeks, identities of the guest appearances will surface -Sevendust felt bringing in some outside friends added a healthy dynamic for the project. Additionally, the band has signed on new management and feels like is a fresh new beginning for 2008!
BLACK TIDE
Fresh off their now legendary Ozzfest stint, Avenged Sevenfold dates and a forthcoming tour with All That Remains, Black Tide are set to take the world by storm with their debut album Light From Above, produced by Johnny K (Disturbed, Staind). Revolver Magazine dubbed them the “Future of Metal” and Spin called them "a combination of Megadeth riffage, Metallica brutality, and Guns N' Roses melodicism." They not only embrace the charisma, character and unwavering attitude of those who shredded before them, but they do so in a manner that would make the virtuosos that inspired them proud. Black Tide is not only bringing music back from the dead, but they're returning the power to metal. The meltdown is long overdue.
WALLS OF JERICHO
Detroit's hardest, Walls Of Jericho, have been described as "Murderous Metal-core" by Alternative Press in their recent feature for the "Most Anticipated 2008" issue. With Candace Kucsulain, who is arguably the most energetic and courageous front-woman in all of metal and a twin guitar attack, Walls Of Jericho have won over audiences worldwide. WOJ have an EP due out Spring 2008 produced by and featuring Corey Taylor (Slipknot), and a new album due Summer 2008. Other recent touring credits include Ozzfest 2006, Family Values 2006 as well as Devil Driver, Stone Sour, Unearth, Bullet For My Valentine, and Mastodon.
36 CRAZYFISTS
After three critically acclaimed records, 36 Crazyfists switches labels to Ferret Music for their new album, The Tide and Its' Takers due out April 29th, 2008. Still the only hard rock band to build a career from Alaska, 36 Crazyfists has built an international following by doing extensive touring around the world from appearing on the mainstage of UK's Download Festival, to a sold-out European/UK and Australian tour with co-headliners Atreyu. 36 Crazyfists is poised to finally break the US market with the new album produced by guitarist Steve Holt and mixed by legendary hard rock mixer Andy Sneep.
FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH
Five Finger Death Punch has been pummeling audiences since the release of their critically acclaimed debut album, The Way of the Fist. With their hit single “The Bleeding” pulverizing the Active rock charts and MTV2’s Headbanger’s Ball, the album has been called a “Cowboys from Hell for this millennium (Outburn).” The band has already toured with the likes of Korn, Hellyeah, Flyleaf, Trivium, and Atreyu in the short time since their album debuted in the Billboard Top 200. Five Finger Death Punch features an all-star gang of musicians, including vocalist Ivan Moody (formerly of Motograter), Darrel Roberts (W.A.S.P.) and Zoltan Bathory (UPO). This summer audiences will see why Metal Edge calls Five Finger Death Punch “the sound of violent exhilaration, giving contemporary metal a belligerent shove in an exciting direction.”
SUICIDE SILENCE
Suicide Silence’s rise through the ranks of extreme metal saw them headline full-scale tours in both the US & UK in the Summer/Fall of 2006 while still an unsigned band. Upon finally finding a home with Century Media Records, the band’s debut full-length impacted the Billboard 200 at #94 cementing them as the highest selling debut artist in Century Media history. According to Revolver Magazine, “The Cleansing was well worth the wait” and as the band continues to shatter the boundaries of conventionality with a uniquely devastating live show & rigorous commitment to touring, it comes as no surprise that Suicide Silence has been cited by Alternative Press as one of the 100 bands you need to know about in 2008.
AIRBOURNE
“Stand Up For Rock n’ Roll.”
It is as clear a statement of intent as you’re ever likely to hear. One verse that says everything you need to know about Melbourne, AU four piece Airbourne and their debut album, Runnin’ Wild: forget your worries, get down to the front of the stage and lose your mind to some ear-bleeding, sweat-soaked rock n’roll. Or, as the song continues, “Drink your beer/Drink your wine/Let’s have a good time.” Stand up for rock n’ roll indeed. From the album’s fist-pumping title track to the anthemic “What’s Eatin’ You” and the self-explanatory rock explosions of “Too Much, Too Young, Too Fast” and “Diamond In The Rough,” Runnin’ Wild is an exercise in booze-and-sweat soaked rock n’ roll that isn’t looking to change the world by abolishing Free Trade, but simply provide the ultimate soundtrack to the biggest all-night rock party there is.
THE RED CHORD
The Red Chord have been crafting intriguing heavy music since their independent debut Fused Together in Revolving Doors in 2002. Combining elements of grindcore, death metal and hardcore, that release established them as one of the premier Massachusetts extreme metal acts. In 2005, Metal Blade released the follow-up Clients, a tortured concept album about mental patients, drug addicts, the homeless, the desperate and downtrodden. While they decimated crowds worldwide touring with the likes of Gwar, High On Fire, Unearth, Every Time I Die and Hatebreed, as well as stints on Ozzfest 2006 and Sounds of the Underground 2005, Clients established The Red Chord as innovators in the burgeoning underground metal scene. By staying away from the cliché trappings that crippled some of their contemporaries, 2007's Prey For Eyes hit Metal Maniacs’ "Critics Picks" Top 10 Albums of 2007, Revolver’s Top 20 Albums of 2007 and Decibel’s Top 40 Albums of 2007, further solidifying The Red Chord as a force at the top of their game.
Posted Jul 19th, 2008 11:12
DragonForce confirmed for main stage at Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival
MAYHEM FESTIVAL PRESENTED BY VAN’S WARPED TOUR/ROCKSTAR TASTE OF CHAOS FOUNDERS IN ASSOCIATION WITH LIVE NATION. ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK IS THE TITLE SPONSOR. FUSE-TV AND REVOLVER MAGAZINE ANNOUNCED AS MEDIA PARTNERS; JÄGERMEISTER ON BOARD AS STAGE SPONSOR.
TOUR TO KICK OFF JULY 9 IN SEATTLE
BURBANK, CA (January 31, 2008) – In what’s sure to be the hottest concert ticket of the summer, multi-platinum rock acts SLIPKNOT and DISTURBED will lead the first-ever ROCKSTAR ENERGY MAYHEM FESTIVAL, a riotous road show packed with some of hard music’s most influential artists and a plethora of the genre’s most exciting young voices. The tour is set to kick off July 9th at the White River Amphitheatre in Seattle and will hit 30 cities in the U.S. and Canada between early July and late August (a full itinerary will be announced in the coming weeks).
Joining Slipknot and Disturbed on the main stage will be DRAGONFORCE and MASTODON. In addition, the tour will have two second stages: one sponsored by JÄGERMEISTER and featuring SEVENDUST, AIRBOURNE, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, 36 CRAZY FISTS and the JÄGERMEISTER Battle of The Bands Winner. An additional second stage will feature MACHINEHEAD, BLACK TIDE, SUICIDE SILENCE, THE RED CHORD and WALLS OF JERICHO.
“This summer we are truly bringing Mayhem,” says Corey Taylor from SLIPKNOT, who will close each show. “SLIPKNOT is excited to be a part of it, and to be able to bring the new chapter of our history to the masses. We are already working, building and designing a new show. We cannot wait. We cannot lose. Get ready for Mayhem!”
“We’re really looking forward to being on the first Mayhem tour,” adds DISTURBED vocalist David Draiman. “It’s a great lineup, which should set a new standard for rock tours and we’re excited to be a part of it!”
Adds Clown from SLIPKNOT, “The question is, are you ready for things to be real again?”
The Rockstar Energy Mayhem festival brings together the creative team that has founded many music tours including the highly successful Vans Warped Tour and the Worldwide Rockstar Taste of Chaos Tour. Kevin Lyman, John Reese and CAA’s Darryl Eaton have partnered again to bring fans the next great music festival juggernaut, which will be MAYHEM! Following the proven model of utilizing sponsorship to deliver a lower ticket price and an enhanced concert experience the tour organizers have joined forces again with ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK as the Title sponsor.
Live Nation is set to promote the festival nationally.
Jason Garner, Live Nation’s CEO of North American Music said, “Kevin, John and Darryl are the undisputed experts in creating fan friendly touring festivals that break new bands. So it’s very exciting for us to be working closely with them to build a new touring brand that can not only be a great attraction for hard music fans, but also a launching pad for new bands as well.”
“We wanted to create a traveling hard music festival that puts the fans first,” says Lyman. “We’re offering attendees an incredible value, one that features great bands, a plethora of music-related activities and a full day of fun at a very reasonable price of entry.”
Adds Reese, “The Vans Warped Tour and Rockstar Taste of Chaos tours have proven that fans will come in droves if you give them quality entertainment at a fair price. The bands on this Festival all kick major ass! We want attendees to go home and say, ‘We can’t wait for next year!’"
In addition to catching their favorite bands live, fans can take part in a number of festival activities, including playing the newest video games, perusing vendors, attending autograph signing sessions and a slew of other interactive activities that will add to the festival experience.
ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK will be sampling their products and providing great surprises for attendees. Additional sponsors include Jägermeister, HOT TOPIC and The DiNGSTORE.com (Device Personalization Company).
FUSE Television and Revolver Magazine (who will produce the Official Tour Program) have signed on as official Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival media partners. Additional sponsors will be announced soon.
“This festival will be our marquee music presentation for years to come,” says Rockstar Energy Drink Marketing Director Mike Kelso. “We at Rockstar are excited to team up with our partners from Rockstar Taste of Chaos to launch an all-out summer tour that will blow you away!”
Adds JÄGERMEISTER Director of Strategic Marketing Rick Zeiler, “Jägermeister has long been looking for a tour like Mayhem. We have this beautiful new million-dollar Jägermeister Mobile Stage and see no better place to roll it out than Mayhem with some of the biggest rock and metal bands in the world. This tour has integrity, value and most importantly...loyalty! Working with Kevin Lyman and John Reese has been great.”
Specific dates, cities and the tour’s Internet pre-sale will be announced in the coming weeks. Fans can go to www.mayhemfest.com to keep up with details as they are released.
SLIPKNOT
Uncompromising. Intense. Chaotic. Unforgiving. Cathartic. Destructive. Dominant. These words barely scratch the surface in describing the multi-platinum, Grammy-Award winning hard rock enigma known as Slipknot. This groundbreaking nine-piece, born out of the desolate landscape of Des Moines, IA, have sold in excess of 10 million albums worldwide over the course of 3 studio albums. Their last studio album Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses) was released in May 2004, debuting at #2 on the Billboard Top 200 Chart and has sold over 1.5 million copies in the U.S. to date. The album broke new ground for the band, spawning a string of hit singles including “Duality,” “Vermilion” and “Before I Forget.” December 2006 saw the release of the DVD Voliminal: Inside the 9. Certified double-platinum, it’s a vivid, brutally honest glimpse of the world inside the ‘Knot. Slipknot, along with their maggots, has forged their own path on their own terms.
This isn’t a band. This is a way of life.
DISTURBED
Known for their punishingly powerful music and socially conscious lyrics, Disturbed has sold a collective 9 million copies worldwide of their three albums — 2000’s RIAA-certified triple-platinum The Sickness, 2002’s Billboard album chart-topper Believe, and in 2005 their second consecutive number one debut on the Billboard charts, Ten Thousand Fists — since forming in Chicago in 1996. The band, which is singer David Draiman, guitarist Dan Donegan, drummer Mike Wengren and bassist John Moyer, will release their self-produced forthcoming album titled Indestructible on Reprise Records in May. Get ready for what the band calls "a little bit darker, really complex and furiously paced record."
DRAGONFORCE
DragonForce are the next generation of guitar heroes. The lead single, “Through The Fire And Flames,” is the massively popular breakout track from Guitar Hero III. Thanks to the superhuman guitar wizardry and soaring vocals on their most recent album, the jaw-dropping Inhuman Rampage, the DragonForce buzz has erupted from the underground and has escalated to a deafening roar. Headline tours always sell out. Heads are consistently turned. New fans are immediately made. Radio reacts. Sales continue to go up. The appetite for DragonForce is insatiable, and so is the band’s desire to dominate the US tour market. Guitar virtuoso Herman Li says, “It’s great for us to be back after a 16 month absence from touring the U.S. The demand from fans for DragonForce to return has been overwhelming, so we’re very excited to be part of the biggest tour of the summer. Get ready for some serious Mayhem on and off stage. Don’t blink or you’ll miss something!” It’s time to experience all that DragonForce have to offer!
MASTODON
Hailing from Atlanta, Georgia, Mastodon have been critically acclaimed by almost every publication in the US and UK. “Late Night with Conan O'Brien” took note of this and put them on his show, which set a precedent and paved the way for more metal acts to be considered on NBC. Their Grammy nominated album, Blood Mountain, the group's third release, isn't just unconventional, it's surreal, progressive and unrepentantly heavy. Mastodon combined their favorite musical styles, including thrash, doom, prog and psychedelic metal to concoct something utterly original, undeniably devastating and irrefutably entrancing. The band might as well be from Texas as you don't want to mess with them!
MACHINEHEAD
With virtually no mainstream radio or video play whatsoever the San Francisco Bay Area's 2nd biggest metal band Machine Head have become one of the most credible and influential metal bands of all time, and their unique brand of bludgeoning metal has gone on to sell over 1.8 million records throughout the world. Recently nominated for a Grammy, Machine Head's latest album The Blackening was in the #1 or top 5 “Album of the Year” spot in nearly every single metal magazine throughout the world, and shocked the mainstream press at the 2007 Kerrang! Awards ceremonies, where The Blackening was named "Album Of The Year" over My Chemical Romance and Fall Out Boy.
SEVENDUST
Sevendust are set to release their seventh studio album, Chapter VII: Hope & Sorrow, April 1st, 2008. Hope & Sorrow was produced by Sean Groove, Morgan Rose & John Connolly in Atlanta, GA at Tree Sounds Studios. The release will be their second on the band’s wholly owned record label, 7Bros. Records through Warner Music Group's Independent Label Group. For the first time since Animosity (2001), the band has collaborated with outside artists. As the record gets finalized over the next few weeks, identities of the guest appearances will surface -Sevendust felt bringing in some outside friends added a healthy dynamic for the project. Additionally, the band has signed on new management and feels like is a fresh new beginning for 2008!
BLACK TIDE
Fresh off their now legendary Ozzfest stint, Avenged Sevenfold dates and a forthcoming tour with All That Remains, Black Tide are set to take the world by storm with their debut album Light From Above, produced by Johnny K (Disturbed, Staind). Revolver Magazine dubbed them the “Future of Metal” and Spin called them "a combination of Megadeth riffage, Metallica brutality, and Guns N' Roses melodicism." They not only embrace the charisma, character and unwavering attitude of those who shredded before them, but they do so in a manner that would make the virtuosos that inspired them proud. Black Tide is not only bringing music back from the dead, but they're returning the power to metal. The meltdown is long overdue.
WALLS OF JERICHO
Detroit's hardest, Walls Of Jericho, have been described as "Murderous Metal-core" by Alternative Press in their recent feature for the "Most Anticipated 2008" issue. With Candace Kucsulain, who is arguably the most energetic and courageous front-woman in all of metal and a twin guitar attack, Walls Of Jericho have won over audiences worldwide. WOJ have an EP due out Spring 2008 produced by and featuring Corey Taylor (Slipknot), and a new album due Summer 2008. Other recent touring credits include Ozzfest 2006, Family Values 2006 as well as Devil Driver, Stone Sour, Unearth, Bullet For My Valentine, and Mastodon.
36 CRAZYFISTS
After three critically acclaimed records, 36 Crazyfists switches labels to Ferret Music for their new album, The Tide and Its' Takers due out April 29th, 2008. Still the only hard rock band to build a career from Alaska, 36 Crazyfists has built an international following by doing extensive touring around the world from appearing on the mainstage of UK's Download Festival, to a sold-out European/UK and Australian tour with co-headliners Atreyu. 36 Crazyfists is poised to finally break the US market with the new album produced by guitarist Steve Holt and mixed by legendary hard rock mixer Andy Sneep.
FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH
Five Finger Death Punch has been pummeling audiences since the release of their critically acclaimed debut album, The Way of the Fist. With their hit single “The Bleeding” pulverizing the Active rock charts and MTV2’s Headbanger’s Ball, the album has been called a “Cowboys from Hell for this millennium (Outburn).” The band has already toured with the likes of Korn, Hellyeah, Flyleaf, Trivium, and Atreyu in the short time since their album debuted in the Billboard Top 200. Five Finger Death Punch features an all-star gang of musicians, including vocalist Ivan Moody (formerly of Motograter), Darrel Roberts (W.A.S.P.) and Zoltan Bathory (UPO). This summer audiences will see why Metal Edge calls Five Finger Death Punch “the sound of violent exhilaration, giving contemporary metal a belligerent shove in an exciting direction.”
SUICIDE SILENCE
Suicide Silence’s rise through the ranks of extreme metal saw them headline full-scale tours in both the US & UK in the Summer/Fall of 2006 while still an unsigned band. Upon finally finding a home with Century Media Records, the band’s debut full-length impacted the Billboard 200 at #94 cementing them as the highest selling debut artist in Century Media history. According to Revolver Magazine, “The Cleansing was well worth the wait” and as the band continues to shatter the boundaries of conventionality with a uniquely devastating live show & rigorous commitment to touring, it comes as no surprise that Suicide Silence has been cited by Alternative Press as one of the 100 bands you need to know about in 2008.
AIRBOURNE
“Stand Up For Rock n’ Roll.”
It is as clear a statement of intent as you’re ever likely to hear. One verse that says everything you need to know about Melbourne, AU four piece Airbourne and their debut album, Runnin’ Wild: forget your worries, get down to the front of the stage and lose your mind to some ear-bleeding, sweat-soaked rock n’roll. Or, as the song continues, “Drink your beer/Drink your wine/Let’s have a good time.” Stand up for rock n’ roll indeed. From the album’s fist-pumping title track to the anthemic “What’s Eatin’ You” and the self-explanatory rock explosions of “Too Much, Too Young, Too Fast” and “Diamond In The Rough,” Runnin’ Wild is an exercise in booze-and-sweat soaked rock n’ roll that isn’t looking to change the world by abolishing Free Trade, but simply provide the ultimate soundtrack to the biggest all-night rock party there is.
THE RED CHORD
The Red Chord have been crafting intriguing heavy music since their independent debut Fused Together in Revolving Doors in 2002. Combining elements of grindcore, death metal and hardcore, that release established them as one of the premier Massachusetts extreme metal acts. In 2005, Metal Blade released the follow-up Clients, a tortured concept album about mental patients, drug addicts, the homeless, the desperate and downtrodden. While they decimated crowds worldwide touring with the likes of Gwar, High On Fire, Unearth, Every Time I Die and Hatebreed, as well as stints on Ozzfest 2006 and Sounds of the Underground 2005, Clients established The Red Chord as innovators in the burgeoning underground metal scene. By staying away from the cliché trappings that crippled some of their contemporaries, 2007's Prey For Eyes hit Metal Maniacs’ "Critics Picks" Top 10 Albums of 2007, Revolver’s Top 20 Albums of 2007 and Decibel’s Top 40 Albums of 2007, further solidifying The Red Chord as a force at the top of their game.
DRAGONFORCE FIRE IS SPREADING
Posted Jul 19th, 2008 11:10
DragonForce fire is spreading!
Guitar geeks, video game addicts, metalheads and various combinations of the three have spoken! And word is they love the international phenomenon known as DragonForce. The ‘Force are quickly becoming a household name across message boards, blogs and schoolyards all over the country, thanks to fun ‘n furious guitar wizardry that is omnipresent on their latest Roadrunner effort, Inhuman Rampage, and the flurry of activity that is currently surrounding the band! DragonForce Mania is burning at a fever pitch and the fire refuses to be extinguished.
Inhuman Rampage was released in June 2006, and debuted at the plum #1 spot on The Billboard Heatseekers Chart. The album is experiencing a rocket-like surge in sales, due to the lead single, "Through The Fire And Flames,"
being the breakout track on the massively popular Guitar Hero III video game. Since the game's October 2007 release, the digital single of "Through The Fire And Flames" has sold a jawdropping 145,000 tracks, the most of any artist feature on the game, including heavyweights Metallica, Guns N' Roses, The Rolling Stones and AFI. Inhuman Rampage continues to fly off the shelves,with sales exceeding 200,000 units and counting.The track debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 chart at #86 this week, as well.
Fans have eaten up the video for the song, which features guitar virtuosos Herman Li and Sam Totman effortlessly trading licks while Totman tosses back a beer. The video has enjoyed over 2 million YouTube impressions, and was voted as "Best Video" in the 2007 Revolver Reader's Poll.
DragonForce, who currently grace the cover of the 2008 music preview issue of Revolver, have made an indelible mark on US audiences in the past two years. The band spent much of 2006 and 2007 playing to rabid, sold-out crowds in the US. In 2006, they opened the Ozzfest 2006 main stage, enjoyed two completely sold-out headline runs and supported hard rock titans Killswitch Engage.
Radio is catching DragonForce heat, as well. Inhuman Rampage exploded at Metal Radio, camping out in the #1 slot on the trade charts for weeks on end, and now commercial radio is taking notice too, with KXTE/Las Vegas, KOMP/Las Vegas, KHTQ/Spokeane, WKLQ/Grand Rapids and Q101/Chicago spinning the single. The song has quickly become the #1 most requested song at Q101.
If you've not witnessed nor felt the power of DragonForce, don't worry. You will. This is one band that won't be stopped, and the DragonForce fire will rage on!
(Source: http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/news/story.aspx?newsitemID=18933)
Posted Jul 19th, 2008 11:10
DragonForce fire is spreading!
Guitar geeks, video game addicts, metalheads and various combinations of the three have spoken! And word is they love the international phenomenon known as DragonForce. The ‘Force are quickly becoming a household name across message boards, blogs and schoolyards all over the country, thanks to fun ‘n furious guitar wizardry that is omnipresent on their latest Roadrunner effort, Inhuman Rampage, and the flurry of activity that is currently surrounding the band! DragonForce Mania is burning at a fever pitch and the fire refuses to be extinguished.
Inhuman Rampage was released in June 2006, and debuted at the plum #1 spot on The Billboard Heatseekers Chart. The album is experiencing a rocket-like surge in sales, due to the lead single, "Through The Fire And Flames,"
being the breakout track on the massively popular Guitar Hero III video game. Since the game's October 2007 release, the digital single of "Through The Fire And Flames" has sold a jawdropping 145,000 tracks, the most of any artist feature on the game, including heavyweights Metallica, Guns N' Roses, The Rolling Stones and AFI. Inhuman Rampage continues to fly off the shelves,with sales exceeding 200,000 units and counting.The track debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 chart at #86 this week, as well.
Fans have eaten up the video for the song, which features guitar virtuosos Herman Li and Sam Totman effortlessly trading licks while Totman tosses back a beer. The video has enjoyed over 2 million YouTube impressions, and was voted as "Best Video" in the 2007 Revolver Reader's Poll.
DragonForce, who currently grace the cover of the 2008 music preview issue of Revolver, have made an indelible mark on US audiences in the past two years. The band spent much of 2006 and 2007 playing to rabid, sold-out crowds in the US. In 2006, they opened the Ozzfest 2006 main stage, enjoyed two completely sold-out headline runs and supported hard rock titans Killswitch Engage.
Radio is catching DragonForce heat, as well. Inhuman Rampage exploded at Metal Radio, camping out in the #1 slot on the trade charts for weeks on end, and now commercial radio is taking notice too, with KXTE/Las Vegas, KOMP/Las Vegas, KHTQ/Spokeane, WKLQ/Grand Rapids and Q101/Chicago spinning the single. The song has quickly become the #1 most requested song at Q101.
If you've not witnessed nor felt the power of DragonForce, don't worry. You will. This is one band that won't be stopped, and the DragonForce fire will rage on!
(Source: http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/news/story.aspx?newsitemID=18933)
GUITAR HERO 3 TRACKS ROCK ROADRUNNER SALES!
Posted Jul 19th, 2008 11:07
Following the October 28th release of Activision's Guitar Hero III many of the artists with tracks featured in the game saw impressive spikes in both album and single sales.
Following the October 28th release of Activision's Guitar Hero III many of the artists with tracks featured in the game saw impressive spikes in both album and single sales. British metallers DragonForce have claimed the #1 spot for digital single sales amongst other tracks included in Guitar Hero III for "Through the Fire and Flames," a track from their Roadrunner Records debut, Inhuman Rampage. The single saw an impressive 183% increase over the prior weeks single sales, beating out The Killers, The Rolling Stones, Metallica and Guns N' Roses among others. DragonForce also ranked #3 in album sales among other bands with tracks featured in the game. Labelmates Killswitch Engage emerged with #1 album sales when compared to artists included in the game, ranking ahead of Disturbed and Metallica. Guitar Hero III features the track "My Curse" from their current Roadrunner offering As Daylight Dies.
Activision's Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock is the third installment in the Guitar Hero gaming series and is currently available at North American retailers. Activision Inc. is headquartered in Santa Monica, California and is a leading worldwide developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and leisure products. Founded in 1979, Activision posted net revenues of $1.5 billion for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007. Activision maintains operations in the U.S., Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Sweden, Spain, the Netherlands, Australia, Japan and South Korea.
(Source: http://www.roadrun.com/news/story.aspx?newsitemID=18654)
Posted Jul 19th, 2008 11:07
Following the October 28th release of Activision's Guitar Hero III many of the artists with tracks featured in the game saw impressive spikes in both album and single sales.
Following the October 28th release of Activision's Guitar Hero III many of the artists with tracks featured in the game saw impressive spikes in both album and single sales. British metallers DragonForce have claimed the #1 spot for digital single sales amongst other tracks included in Guitar Hero III for "Through the Fire and Flames," a track from their Roadrunner Records debut, Inhuman Rampage. The single saw an impressive 183% increase over the prior weeks single sales, beating out The Killers, The Rolling Stones, Metallica and Guns N' Roses among others. DragonForce also ranked #3 in album sales among other bands with tracks featured in the game. Labelmates Killswitch Engage emerged with #1 album sales when compared to artists included in the game, ranking ahead of Disturbed and Metallica. Guitar Hero III features the track "My Curse" from their current Roadrunner offering As Daylight Dies.
Activision's Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock is the third installment in the Guitar Hero gaming series and is currently available at North American retailers. Activision Inc. is headquartered in Santa Monica, California and is a leading worldwide developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and leisure products. Founded in 1979, Activision posted net revenues of $1.5 billion for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007. Activision maintains operations in the U.S., Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Sweden, Spain, the Netherlands, Australia, Japan and South Korea.
(Source: http://www.roadrun.com/news/story.aspx?newsitemID=18654)
CALLING ALL DIE HARD DRAGONFORCE FANS IN THE USA
Posted Jul 19th, 2008 11:06
Join the DragonForce U.S. Road Crew and E-Team
Join the DragonForce U.S. Road Crew and E-Team
Road Crew
The Roadrunner Records Road Crew is looking for new, hardworking street team members to promote DRAGONFORCE and other Roadrunner Records artists throughout the United States. Do you think you have what it takes to be a part of the world-famous Road Crew? Click the following link and fill out an application http://www.roadrun.com/strteam/
E-Team
The Roadrunner Records E-Team is looking for new, hardworking members to promote DRAGONFORCE and other Roadrunner Records artists online on your favorite networking, video, music, and other web sites.Do you think you have what it takes to be a part of the E-Team? Send an email explaining why you should be on it to eteam@roadrunnerrecords.com. Please make sure to mention your level of experience online including HTML, graphic design, video sites, etc.
Posted Jul 19th, 2008 11:06
Join the DragonForce U.S. Road Crew and E-Team
Join the DragonForce U.S. Road Crew and E-Team
Road Crew
The Roadrunner Records Road Crew is looking for new, hardworking street team members to promote DRAGONFORCE and other Roadrunner Records artists throughout the United States. Do you think you have what it takes to be a part of the world-famous Road Crew? Click the following link and fill out an application http://www.roadrun.com/strteam/
E-Team
The Roadrunner Records E-Team is looking for new, hardworking members to promote DRAGONFORCE and other Roadrunner Records artists online on your favorite networking, video, music, and other web sites.Do you think you have what it takes to be a part of the E-Team? Send an email explaining why you should be on it to eteam@roadrunnerrecords.com. Please make sure to mention your level of experience online including HTML, graphic design, video sites, etc.
DAVE MACKINTOSH DRUM CLINICS AT DRUMFEST
Posted Jul 19th, 2008 11:05
Dave Mackintosh drum clinic dates added to the tour schedule
Dave Mackintosh appearances at this year's Drumfest in the UK are now listed on the Tour Dates page. Check it out!
Posted Jul 19th, 2008 11:05
Dave Mackintosh drum clinic dates added to the tour schedule
Dave Mackintosh appearances at this year's Drumfest in the UK are now listed on the Tour Dates page. Check it out!
GERMAN SHOWS SPECIAL GUEST
Posted Jul 19th, 2008 11:03
DragonForce announces special guest for the German shows
DragonForce's upcoming shows in Germany will have Freedom Call as special guest.
Tue Apr. 17 - Germany, Frankfurt - Batschkapp
Wed Apr. 18 - Germany, Stuttgart - Die Röhre
Thu Apr. 19 - Germany, Essen - Zeche
Fru Apr. 20 - Germany, Berlin - Kato Club
Posted Jul 19th, 2008 11:03
DragonForce announces special guest for the German shows
DragonForce's upcoming shows in Germany will have Freedom Call as special guest.
Tue Apr. 17 - Germany, Frankfurt - Batschkapp
Wed Apr. 18 - Germany, Stuttgart - Die Röhre
Thu Apr. 19 - Germany, Essen - Zeche
Fru Apr. 20 - Germany, Berlin - Kato Club
TORONTO SHOW UPDATE
Posted Jul 19th, 2008 11:02
Toronto show update
The first Canadian show of the No Fear Music Tour has moved back to the originally announced venue:
Tue Feb. 27 - Toronto, ON - Kool Haus
Posted Jul 19th, 2008 11:02
Toronto show update
The first Canadian show of the No Fear Music Tour has moved back to the originally announced venue:
Tue Feb. 27 - Toronto, ON - Kool Haus
VADIM IN JAPAN KORG MAGAZINE
Posted Jul 19th, 2008 11:01
Vadim Pruzhanov is featured in Japanese Korg Magazine
Vadim Pruzhanov is featured in Japanese Korg Magazine 2006/2007 Vol.9. In this issue Vadim discussed in the interview his keyboards, what he used on the latest album Inhuman Rampage and live on tour. Click on the image below to check it out.
Posted Jul 19th, 2008 11:01
Vadim Pruzhanov is featured in Japanese Korg Magazine
Vadim Pruzhanov is featured in Japanese Korg Magazine 2006/2007 Vol.9. In this issue Vadim discussed in the interview his keyboards, what he used on the latest album Inhuman Rampage and live on tour. Click on the image below to check it out.
DRAGONFORCE IS STORMING THE MAGAZINES
Posted Jul 19th, 2008 10:42
DragonForce members are storming the magazines with gear endorsements
DragonForce members are storming guitar magazines around the world with their favourite music gear! Here are some of the adverts featuring the DragonForce axe-men. Click'em.
Posted Jul 19th, 2008 10:42
DragonForce members are storming the magazines with gear endorsements
DragonForce members are storming guitar magazines around the world with their favourite music gear! Here are some of the adverts featuring the DragonForce axe-men. Click'em.
DRAGONFORCE NAMM 2007 INFO
Posted Jul 19th, 2008 10:33
DragonForce NAMM show 2007 information
DragonForce's Herman Li, Sam Totman (guitars) and Frédéric Leclercq (bass) will be at NAMM 2007 in January at Anaheim, California USA. Herman and Sam will be there with Ibanez guitars and Fred with ESP guitars.
Here is the finalised signing sessions schedule:
FRIDAY 19TH JANUARY 2007
Ibanez Guitars - Herman Li & Sam Totman with Paul Gilbert (Racer X)
Booth: 4634. 2pm - 3pm
ESP Guitars - Frédéric Leclercq
Booth: 4368. 2:30pm - 4pm
Laney Amplifications - Herman Li & Sam Totman
Booth: 4350. 4pm
SATURDAY 20TH JANUARY 2007
Electro-voice Wireless - Herman Li, Sam Totman & Frédéric Leclercq
Booth: 6571. 12pm - 1pm
Rocktron - Herman Li
Booth: 4684. 1:30pm
Ibanez 20th Anniversary JEM, RG and SR Show - Herman Li (performing as guest)
Lineup - Steve Vai with guests, Paul Gilbert with guests, Between the Buried and Me
Los Angeles, CA - Key Club. 7pm
NAMM 2007: http://www.thenammshow.com
Posted Jul 19th, 2008 10:33
DragonForce NAMM show 2007 information
DragonForce's Herman Li, Sam Totman (guitars) and Frédéric Leclercq (bass) will be at NAMM 2007 in January at Anaheim, California USA. Herman and Sam will be there with Ibanez guitars and Fred with ESP guitars.
Here is the finalised signing sessions schedule:
FRIDAY 19TH JANUARY 2007
Ibanez Guitars - Herman Li & Sam Totman with Paul Gilbert (Racer X)
Booth: 4634. 2pm - 3pm
ESP Guitars - Frédéric Leclercq
Booth: 4368. 2:30pm - 4pm
Laney Amplifications - Herman Li & Sam Totman
Booth: 4350. 4pm
SATURDAY 20TH JANUARY 2007
Electro-voice Wireless - Herman Li, Sam Totman & Frédéric Leclercq
Booth: 6571. 12pm - 1pm
Rocktron - Herman Li
Booth: 4684. 1:30pm
Ibanez 20th Anniversary JEM, RG and SR Show - Herman Li (performing as guest)
Lineup - Steve Vai with guests, Paul Gilbert with guests, Between the Buried and Me
Los Angeles, CA - Key Club. 7pm
NAMM 2007: http://www.thenammshow.com
DRAGONFORCE ON BRUCE DICKENSON'S ROCK SHOW
Posted Jul 19th, 2008 10:17
DRAGONFORCE will be IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson's guests on Saturday, January 20 during Bruce's weekly BBC 6 Music radio show, aptly named "Rock Show".
DRAGONFORCE will be IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson's guests on Saturday, January 20 during Bruce's weekly BBC 6 Music radio show, aptly named "Rock Show".
Listen to the program live via the Internet between 9:00 p.m. and 12:00 a.m. (midnight) U.K. time (between 3:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. EST) at BBC.co.uk.
Bruce Dickinson Rock Show @ BBC.co.uk
http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/shows/bruce_dickinson/
Posted Jul 19th, 2008 10:17
DRAGONFORCE will be IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson's guests on Saturday, January 20 during Bruce's weekly BBC 6 Music radio show, aptly named "Rock Show".
DRAGONFORCE will be IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson's guests on Saturday, January 20 during Bruce's weekly BBC 6 Music radio show, aptly named "Rock Show".
Listen to the program live via the Internet between 9:00 p.m. and 12:00 a.m. (midnight) U.K. time (between 3:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. EST) at BBC.co.uk.
Bruce Dickinson Rock Show @ BBC.co.uk
http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/shows/bruce_dickinson/
BAND OF GOLD FOR HEAVY METAL COUPLE
Posted Jul 19th, 2008 10:14
HEAVY metal fan Richard Whyte left girlfriend Elaine Riddell speechless by jumping on to the stage at a gig to ask her to marry him.
HEAVY metal fan Richard Whyte left girlfriend Elaine Riddell speechless by jumping on to the stage at a gig to ask her to marry him.
He got down on one knee in front of a cheering crowd when DragonForce played at Barrowland in Glasgow. Richard, 21, planned the proposal after enlisting the help of band guitarist Sam Totman.
Richard said: "I have wanted to propose for a while but wanted to make it special.
"It was the perfect time to do it, though it was a little scary in front of thousands of people.
"I was a little worried she wasn't going to say 'yes' so I was delighted when she did. It was the best night of my life."
Elaine, 20, said: "I was shocked because I had no idea he was going to do it. It is a night I'll never forget"
The couple, both call centre workers from Dunfermline, Fife, went on to celebrate their engagement backstage with the band.
They hope to wed next year.
Source: The Daily Record
Posted Jul 19th, 2008 10:14
HEAVY metal fan Richard Whyte left girlfriend Elaine Riddell speechless by jumping on to the stage at a gig to ask her to marry him.
HEAVY metal fan Richard Whyte left girlfriend Elaine Riddell speechless by jumping on to the stage at a gig to ask her to marry him.
He got down on one knee in front of a cheering crowd when DragonForce played at Barrowland in Glasgow. Richard, 21, planned the proposal after enlisting the help of band guitarist Sam Totman.
Richard said: "I have wanted to propose for a while but wanted to make it special.
"It was the perfect time to do it, though it was a little scary in front of thousands of people.
"I was a little worried she wasn't going to say 'yes' so I was delighted when she did. It was the best night of my life."
Elaine, 20, said: "I was shocked because I had no idea he was going to do it. It is a night I'll never forget"
The couple, both call centre workers from Dunfermline, Fife, went on to celebrate their engagement backstage with the band.
They hope to wed next year.
Source: The Daily Record
HERMAN LI & GUS G TALK ABOUT UPCOMING UK TOUR
Posted Jul 19th, 2008 10:11
Herman Li and Firewind's Gus G talk about their upcoming UK tour
Head over to Firewind's FireTV on YouTube.com to see DragonForce's Herman Li and Firewind guitarist Gus G discuss the DragonForce UK Tour that's about to kick off!
Posted Jul 19th, 2008 10:11
Herman Li and Firewind's Gus G talk about their upcoming UK tour
Head over to Firewind's FireTV on YouTube.com to see DragonForce's Herman Li and Firewind guitarist Gus G discuss the DragonForce UK Tour that's about to kick off!
DRAGONFORCE ON COVER OF GUITAR WORLD
Posted Jul 19th, 2008 10:09
DragonForce makes the cover of Guitar World magazine
DragonForce guitarists Herman Li and Sam Totman are on the cover of this month's Guitar World along with the guitarists from Megadeth, Trivium and Lamb of God.
More info at: www.guitarworld.com
Posted Jul 19th, 2008 10:09
DragonForce makes the cover of Guitar World magazine
DragonForce guitarists Herman Li and Sam Totman are on the cover of this month's Guitar World along with the guitarists from Megadeth, Trivium and Lamb of God.
More info at: www.guitarworld.com
HERMAN & SAM WITH DIMARZIO
Posted Jul 19th, 2008 10:07
Herman Li and Sam Totman endorce DiMarzio pickups
Look out for DragonForce guitar duo Herman Li and Sam Totman in full page adverts by DiMarzio about the Evolution neck and bridge guitar pickups. The Evolution pickups has been Herman's favourite pickup for many years for use live and on all three DragonForce albums.
Herman and Sam are also on the front page of the DiMarzio website.
www.dimarzio.com
Posted Jul 19th, 2008 10:07
Herman Li and Sam Totman endorce DiMarzio pickups
Look out for DragonForce guitar duo Herman Li and Sam Totman in full page adverts by DiMarzio about the Evolution neck and bridge guitar pickups. The Evolution pickups has been Herman's favourite pickup for many years for use live and on all three DragonForce albums.
Herman and Sam are also on the front page of the DiMarzio website.
www.dimarzio.com
DRAGONFORCE ON COVER OF POLLSTAR
Posted Jul 19th, 2008 10:04
DragonForce featured on the front cover of Pollstar magazine
DragonForce was recently featured in the front cover of Pollstar magazine.
Read the article HERE.
Posted Jul 19th, 2008 10:04
DragonForce featured on the front cover of Pollstar magazine
DragonForce was recently featured in the front cover of Pollstar magazine.
Read the article HERE.