Kerrang! Podcast: DragonForce

[LetsSaveRock]

Why does it sound like they are doing construction in the back round?

[alonso6662]

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[snacker1989]

sam tiene cara de pajero!!!

[ExperienceJacob]

Sam Totman seriously needs a haircut. His hair makes him look like a mess.

[MrMauricio04]

I love ZP Theart =D =D =D =D =D

[TheGoDeus]

Dude, I realized one thing, I think Sam is shy o.O

[venpresath]

KRAYNNNN

[DemonMaldito1]

Sam Totman = Always Drunked KKKKKKKK'

[DemonMaldito1]

Two Gods Of Rock !

[TrapnestShinigami]

Why does Sam allways seem drunk?...............

[Haddockxyz300]

@TrapnestShinigami

Maybe because he is?

[SpectralUltra]

Herman Li is the Jackie Chan of heavy metal. Not that goog but trying to put out on beining a ninja. Sam is cool though.. :D

[Kapop1]

@SpectralUltra Dragonforce is power metal.

[DemonMaldito1]

@Kapop1 Dragonforce is not Power Metal, is Extreme Power Metal. Extreme Power Metal is the Thrash Metal + Heavy Metal!

[Kapop1]

@DemonMaldito1 Dragonforce dont really have m/any aspects of thrash metal in their playing. They are closer to speed metal then thrash. Power metal incorporates the fast tempo and complexity of speed metal (without the necessary deeper sound of thrash) and couples it with a symphonic background brought about by the extensive use of keyboards (and special effects). Sound familliar? Dragonforce is power metal.

[TheGoldenPS1]

@Kapop1 Dragonforce is the trademark of British power metal along with Power Quest. No other country play this style like DF and PQ do.

[mantisce]

@TheGoldenPS1 hear hear!

[DemonMaldito1]

@TheGoldenPS1 Is Extreme Power Metal, (The Band " Cellador" is Power Metal)! Dragonforce is E.P.M, your solos are fast and extremely extended! It's E.P.M, don't have caracteristics of Thrash Metal, but mixed at Heavy Metal as turned Extreme Power Metal! (Sorry, my English is NOT good, I am Brazilian, I have a VERY BAD English.)

[venpresath]

@TheGoldenPS1 but almost all the members are from different countries...

[Kapop1]

@TheGoldenPS1 I know, dont tell me, tell DemonMaldito1

[KurosunanoKazuo]

@SpectralUltra Sam wrote the majority of the lyrics for the band's songs. =D He rocks my socks.

[SirRob7]

2:19 this presenter is such a fuckin idiot, what kind of retarded question is that? he looks like he listens to fucking james blunt or something, kerrang get a better interviewer

[PrinceMarcusWilliam]

@SirRob7 Haha I agree! Stupid fuckin question. Its gotta be his first interview.... ever

[zaktan415]

sam looks like a giraffe for some reason.

[RaveME102]

That interviewer is a bit of a twat

[Ibik]

Kewwwang podcast lol there awesome!

[666ShadowDragon]

he's right the album does make you feel happy :)

[SevenfoldProject]

As much as i think Dragonforce rule.

Try the Dragonforce challenge.

It's when you get your friend to play some of thier songs and you've to guess what song it is.

I guarantee you wont get the name of the song unless it's "Through the fire and flames" lol. :D

[justnotthatwhite33]

@SevenfoldProject soilders of the wasteland is the best

[SevenfoldProject]

@justnotthatwhite33 yeah deffo my favourite aswell man. :D.

[tourental]

yay i like dragons they can spit fire

[PhantomBPR]

I'd like to think that Sam and Herman are best friends, but I have a suspicion that deep down they hate each other. XD

[slipknotthebest666]

I hate them. they fuckin sucks!!

SLAYER RULES

[Randyrhoads4lyfe]

Dragon!!!!!!!!!!!!

[CrimzonAE]

Reasons To Live fucking rules!

[bcrich27]

That first question was like a sly dig at Dragonforce..

[shamusrock]

listen if any of you guys dont like dragon force y watch the vids and listen to them they are great musicains if you guys think there not then just go listen t wot u listen to insted of waisting your time righting shit about wot other ppl like ps love dragonforce keep rocking guys

[rvsgamer]

DF just drink shit loads and fuck up alot but the crowd does not give a fuck so who cares.... Fuck all DF haters! They come from doing their 1st album a bedroom to this.....

[Jpprflrp]

Dragonforce is gay.

why i'm here?

i saw this link and i had to tell you guys this.

they make the music slowly, and speed it up

THEY SUCK.

[AJSOLO666]

I notice that Dragonforce haters are actually assholes in real life.

Get a life!

[Jpprflrp]

Yeah and of course you know me.

I just came here trough Metallica, a band whose members can actuallymace normal music w/o speeding it up in the studio.

[PhantomBPR]

Don't talk shit about DragonForce.

[Jpprflrp]

There's nothing else to talk about when mentioning dragonfuck..

[PhantomBPR]

Hey! You just did what I said NOT to do!

Don't talk shit about DragonForce! Their music is enjoyable. Having someone say shit about them really bothers a large group of people in a short amount of time.

[Jpprflrp]

Yeah, but why would i listen to you..

I find it enjoyable to say this, and read how ignorant you are.

[PhantomBPR]

Because you should strive to be a good person and not make other people feel bad by saying bad things about great things like DragonForce.

[Jpprflrp]

I enjoy you thinking this world is a good place.

Grow up.

[PhantomBPR]

That's why I like DragonForce. That's what their inspirational songs preach.

Of course I'm sure you wouldn't know. Individuals such as yourself don't take the time to analyze the beautiful alcohol induced lyrics these great men write.

[Jpprflrp]

I can recognize it, but only if it's there.

Like A7x, Metallica, Megadeth.

Dream Theater, etc etc.

[PhantomBPR]

Megadeth fucking rules

[lukaskaetano]

you fucking asshole, get a fucking life...

hater bitch

[Jpprflrp]

i have a life, I have an opinion, you're hating me, i ain't hating you, but the crappy crap they call music wich is'nt played in studio, well, only recorded note-tp-note, in a real slow way..

[pavloscorpion]

haha, you have any prove of that, the answer is a big NO!!, but i got prove of that they dont speed up, chekc the recording of ultra beatdown an you will see.

[Jpprflrp]

Yeah, and it sounds worse than it would do normally, omg!? Gulp?!

[evilass334]

failed insult.

[xXBCARLXx]

gtfo troll

[Armandess]

Herman seems hyper, it's cute ^^.

Either that or they are a little pissed - wouldn't be surprised XD.

[ugauga88]

is sam gay hes acting like gay...

?

[TheVoorhees13]

sam gay? no lo se es un misterio, yo tambien me he preguntado eso pero hay quienes aseguran que tiene novia de hace 9 años wow! aun asi eso no prueba nada. jeje!

[sebastal]

Es que parece que el y Vadim siempre estan bebiendo por eso actuan tan raro..y a veces la gente cree que son gays..yo los he visto dos veces en Londres y Sam siempre tiene algo de beber cerca

[Knighthawk192]

dragon force sucks

[Fwibbib19]

haha...does posting things like this make you feel big? or clever?

the truth is that all us dragonforce fans don't give a flying fuck about what you guys think and never will, so all you sad bastards that purposefully go onto df vids to write shit like that might as well just pack it in, grow up, and go do something meaningfull with your lifes

[METALLICAM4N]

Is the guy in the middle fucking gay?

Metal more like speed pop!

[madmonkeyrod]

dragonforce were always big they had shit loads of fans before guitar hero you just cant take it that there awsome

[Mullinsxyz]

they only got big from guitar hero

[joey1364]

no they only got big in north america and probably japan from guitar queero

[yoshi529]

no they were popular in Japan long before, as most power metal/shred artists enjoy a much bigger crowd in Japan than anywhere else. Plus, guitar hero is not popular at all in Japan (Guitar Freaks has existed long before)

[TheBarbarianSpartan]

look at 1:27 on heroes of our time. Now that is funny

[mangaka92]

actually they really aren't all that great.there songs aren't really all that technically difficult once you really know what they are playing.believe me.i have been playing for 7 years and i have already figured out most of their songs including through fire and the flames and can play them fine.they are definitely better than most bands out their.i have to give them that

[TheSwiftmeister]

i think those two are proper kool guys certainly have a laugh with them unlike slipknot

[x7ogforever]

everybody is crazy good in dragonforce, you know the keyboard guy hes amazin, and also herman li and sam

[ComputerWarrior]

dont forget drums. keep the beat at that speed for 6-8 minutes

[iskan001]

drummer is verry skilled and stamina:P

[Nonchiie]

rather for like some hour :P

[D4K44R1]

why is it that almost everyone who has commented is saying shit about DragonForce. they're better than you will ever be.

besides if you don't like them then DONT LISTEN TO THEM AND KEEP YOUR FUCKING OPINIONS TO YOURSELF!!!!

no one cares about what you think, besides what do you gain by insulting a very creative and entertaining band?

[metalween123]

pussis

[ShrapneLGameZ]

Is the white dude with the long hair from new zealand?

[allthesametakemeaway]

no, theyre both from england

[WenchesandMead]

sam was born in new zealand and lived there for a long time.

[Nonchiie]

actually its other way around, sam was born in england but moved to new zealand at an early age. if I dont got my crappy memory as usual

[SP1D3RMAN75]

No he's from Hong Kong in China

[mickandsambothrule]

he was born in england then he moved to new zealand

[ryan20ryan]

hi this is herman from dragonfawce lol, he a great guitar player though :D

[vallecaucano114]

hmm your right hes extremely good at computerizing gutar riffs to make them faster and faking obviously impossible solos....you know how i know he does this? because better players like adrian smith and steve vai couldnt play the things he plays

[TheBarbarianSpartan]

You idiot, both Herman and Sam CAN play everything in all of their songs, the only reason you cant get your insignificant squirrel brain around this fact is that you are too dumb and possibly retarded to realise how good they are when it is staring you in the face. Why dont you just go and wank off into a sock while watching granny porn ****head

[rekbru]

look, dragonforce its my favourite band, but we have to admit that they are very good, but most of the solos consist on very simple riffs, but mixed up, so that when you lisent to them you say "ooooh, fantaastic!". i love dragonforce, and i know that they play very well, but i also admit thath thing i said before.

[Sock1122]

their solo's are far from impossible, i'd bet my left bollock randy cooley, jeff loomis and chris storey could play any of their stuff. not saying their stuff is easy but far from impossible

[Drakodan]

You could start by spelling RUSTY Cooley's name correctly.

And no, a single guitarist cannot play all of their solos, because most of them are heavily harmonized. Most of the 'errors' live are bits that sound unharmonized, or generally out of sync. Listen to ONLY the Lead Guitar channel of TtFaF. It sounds totally different to the final version during the solos, but sounds exactly how a lot of it is played live.

[Kurt000000]

sam is the greatest!

[mickandsambothrule]

he really is =]

[hellyaeah]

just to confirm, sam isnt drunk in this interview. its who he is.

he's an entertainer :)

[bloodsaibot]

Sam has lunatic's face

[D4K44R1]

you have a lunatic's face

[66AnimeKid99]

its just sam... he gets absolutly shit faced and starts talking like a cockney and offering to get out his balls

[Skimmary]

they played gian 07? cool haha

[dragonlover0011]

i dont get why they have to be drunk all the time, i mean a lot of bands and people hardly ever drink but dragonforce i feel bad for because they embarras themselves live by bieng drunk

[thatasiankid118]

Hmm, Sam actually seems pretty sober in this interview

[therudster1]

"its like kick ur ass? ULTRA kick your ass" hahaha!

[francesco149]

is sam totman always drunk?

[evoattack]

well during the tour in europe i took sam to the local pub, and he was wasted. ;O

[MoOsHw]

Well duh, pointing out the fuckin obvious!

[eenproductions]

i went to that tour when they were in paris with turisas, it was the first concert i have been to, and the best i probably would have gone to.

[liljada46]

I LOVE U DRAGON FORCE

[MoOsHw]

I know their power metal! Im saying that thrash metal is exactly th same as thrash, thrash is just short for thrash metal I wasnt saying dragonforce is thrash metal, learn to read idiots!

[MoOsHw]

I didn't say they were thrash u stooge I said its pronounced thrash metal, learn to read fuckhead!

[fallenangel493]

actually they're pronounced POWER metal

[MoOsHw]

U idiot, they are metal, just not heavy metal! Did u know there's a difference? Plus thrash is short for thrash metal. moron.

[darkster67]

DragonForce is not thrash metal. Dumbass.

[bassface17]

Power metal and thrash are types of heavy metal.

[EXnitroxxxxx]

Hello I am Herman Li from dragonforce, and hello I am Sam...from what? LOL? can't understand

[runeblade806]

Hello I am Herman Li from dragonforce, and hello I am Sam from also Dragonforce

[EXnitroxxxxx]

from wuzzel dragonfroce? lol

HELLO I AM HERMAN RI, SAY YOUR FRIENDS I'M COOL, OR I SHIT ON YOUR HEAD hahaahaha

[forneuspwnzyou]

hahahah

[todyziom]

so does your mum

[MoOsHw]

Dont fuck with Sam, hes funny, but i really hate anybody who would say that if its 'happy' than its not metal....wat a load of bullshit! The whole point of metal is to make a certain community of ppl happy!

[ax3ninja]

i dont think df are technically metal ... they're not heavy enough. i dont mean depressing like, i mean heavy. this stuff is alot more thrash than metal

[HaloC12]

I AGREE WITH AeonofOblivion BTW THEY CAN PLAY LIVE IT JUST SOUNDS DIFFERENT DUUH

[AeonofOblivion]

Location, Shit, Interviewer, Shit, DragonForce, Awesome! Man, They should be treated like royalty in my opinion. They're not doing anything wrong, So I don't see why people "hate them". It's alright not to like their music, But most people feel it necessary to throw abuse at them. Honestly...

[kirkblackheart]

You can't say happy or people won't think that's metal... lol

[BlackSabbathMark]

Sam dosent even try but he just a fucken pissa looking at, rofl

[dragonforce525]

He is the worst interviewer ever.

[z1ppy0]

Man, I gotta listen to 'Also DragonForce' at some point. Anyone know where I can find one of their albums?

[ctf117]

i tunes

[RMTroiano100]

...it was a joke...

[000danger000]

man sam is priceless

[xguitarshredx]

dis is herman ri from dragonforce! your watching krang! podcast lmao

[servinyallchickens]

not a perfect place to do an interview everything on the backround s to noisy

[darthdude224]

pause at 1:33 and look at sam's face

[Eastrider1006]

He's :B

[madmagician07]

Sam Totman is so gay. Great guitarist though, but hes a fag.

[SimmiTN]

wtf man?! sam is the coolest in dragonforce! and call him gay becous he has funny moves is the gayest thing in the history! he is NOT gay!!!!!

[Phrygian12]

...lmao

[Nonchiie]

he's also fun to talk to :P

[DougDoesIt]

Lol Herman Li sounds just like the Geico geko.

[JSodusta]

Can anybody give some fair credit for david Mackintosh, obviously one of the fastest drummers in the world?

[fib3erotik]

finnally someone says it. Mackintosh is amazing

[joniiboy]

watch "Heroes of our time" exactly at 3:48 he does an awesome drum "solo" like thing, its awesome

[Isosyth]

lol Totman is just as good as Herman Li but come on, what about poor lil Fred?

[mbs6490]

I don't think Herman is that much better than Sam. I mean Sam can wail, and his solo's are sometimes better too. I gotta stick up for the rhythm guitarist.

[SystematicBreakdown4]

yes exacttly I play rhythm guitar and Sam is a hero to me

[6project6nightmare6]

same dude sam totman is my hero and i play lead i just find him inspriational

[linusgreen]

Oh god Li's accent...

Its like a weird Chinese one with a British one.

[Stanthekiller123]

you can here herman's asian accent comin thru his british one lol

[simrie]

love dragonforce, that interviewer was rubbish though

[plastkaka]

Dragonforce isnt good, seriously, listen to them live... i was so fucking disappointed

[Equilibrium1991]

There's reasons behind that. I'd assume you've seen the one where they play TTFAF? Well notice how a certain member is drinking alcohol while performing? Not to mention what we don't know.

They can play their stuff and they are great, but everyone band has it's problems.

Appreciate the music for what it is.

They're both excellent guitarists.

[plastkaka]

i know they are good, but drinking and speeding up sounds isnt good

[SonEsmonduu]

StudioForce win all.

[ZeroAxlXpwnage]

they dint speed up they can play live but if u know ANYTTHING about dragonforce u know they dont take the music as their jobs its 4 fun 4 them so wen they play they rnt beaing serious.plus....writing the music isnt talent 2 u?

[runeblade806]

yeah.

they r great live, but not on through fire and flames.

its becuz they wanted the best power-metal song ever, so they iverpimped it with efects!

Amen

[JohnrossBBE]

lol IF YOU LOOK CLOSLEY AT SAM'S t shirt he has give it an name 07 lol i bet he feels like an twat well he mostly is but he's amazing tho lol. also herman li :)

[EnglishPants]

god, sam is so funny. happy metal? hahaha, these guys rock.

[s0n0fsav]

"its pleasently slow. not duh duhduh duh duh catchy slow"

[zharkattack]

Lol, 'Heart-breaking slow, like nah'

[JacobTrue]

sam is so wonderfully camp. I love dragonforce.

[z4kkk]

sam is awesome

[firesofforever]

OMG HAPPY METAL. Sam Said it.

[6ixpoint5ive]

you can't say happy or else it won't be metal :P

[TrainWreckZombie]

i want to drink with these guys

Good Times

[replymycomments]

why does a chinese guy have a british acsent?

[Jimmy1720]

Born in Hong Kong, lives in UK. He picked up the accent as a kid, and speaks three languages fluently.

Herman Li 101 =)

[metalisalliknow]

haha but do u know when he was born and where

[Jimmy1720]

well...seeing as how my comment STARTED with "Born in Hong Kong" I think I would know:)

[metalisalliknow]

ok then when was he born and when did dragonforce start there band! hehe im so jealous u live in hong kong luvky bastard no offence just jealous!

[Rexter730]

because he moved to the UK

[badstormtroopa]

born in hong kong.

[mickmos]

Great interview. Funny guys

[sk8borntodie]

sam tiene pluma, pero no es gay... tiene novia

[Helghast]

Sam is right Inhuman Rampage did make me feel good about myself.

[Shun101010]

they said inhuman rampage was sad, and this one is TRIUMPHANT.

[ethanor]

promisses good^^

[HandOfDoom95]

I cannot wait till the album comes out and when i go to see it LIVE :)

[mhswimmer]

herman flipped out when the guy said there was no slow parts

[DARKREGIS]

yes great job dragonforce heard your first track and I feel it turned out exactly as you said it would fantasic job

[fmarules12]

The interviewer talk SO bad i can't even understand what he is saying XD

[KerrangPodcast]

Just a Geordie accent. Sorry.