The band toured with many well-known metal bands such as W.A.S.P. The tour was longer than the band's previous tour for Valley of the Damned and featured many more headlining shows. When Mackintosh entered the band in 2004, they began referring to their style of music as 'extreme power metal' due to his fast blast beats and double bass rhythms. Sonic Firestorm and Inhuman Rampage (2004–2007) DragonForce's second studio album, Sonic Firestorm, proved to be even more successful than their previous album, with the help of the album's lead single, 'Fury of the Storm.' Sonic Firestorm was the first DragonForce album to feature new bassist Adrian Lambert and drummer Dave Mackintosh. The band's tour for Valley of the Damned lasted until 2004, with the tour ending in Tokyo, Japan. The title track, re-released in the promotion of the album, is one of the best-known DragonForce songs to date and is a staple of their live performances to this day. Harper performed the bass tracks for the album but left the band in 2002 because of a tendon problem that required surgery. In 2002, the band signed to Noise Records and began recording their debut album, Valley of the Damned. 1 for 2 weeks as the most downloaded song. The song was also a huge success on MP3.com where it charted at No. A promotional video featuring live footage from their tour around Europe was released along with the song. Their song 'Valley of the Damned' was released as their debut single shortly after they changed their name permanently to DragonForce in 2002 (after finding out another power metal band already had the name DragonHeart). Although it was an independent release, their demo was enough to make them one of the most popular independent power metal bands in the UK at the time. Bassist Diccon Harper joined the band in November that year, with keyboardist Vadim Pruzhanov joining in February 2001 to complete the line-up for recording their debut studio album. Williams took a small break then later rejoined the band as they recorded their first demo later that year, but left once again in December 2000, days ahead of the band's tour with Halford and Stratovarius to promote the demo, and formed his own band, Power Quest.

The band also parted ways with Scott, who left to join Shadowkeep, in 2000. Setinc left the band in December 1999 to continue his studies in Slovenia and was replaced by Didier Almouzni. The two later found vocalist ZP Theart through an advertisement, and soon acquired former Demoniac drummer Matej Setinc, bassist Steve Scott and keyboardist Steve Williams. Totman and Li had both experienced beings in a band previously, with both having come from the New Zealand heavy metal band Demoniac. DragonForce was founded in 1999 by guitarists Herman Li and Sam Totman, under the name of DragonHeart.

History - Early years and Valley of the Damned (1999–2003).

DragonForce has released seven studio albums, two live albums, one compilation album, one live DVD and one demo. Formed in 1999, the group is known for their long and fast guitar solos, fantasy-themed lyrics, and electronic sounds in their music to add to their retro video game-influenced sound. DragonForce is a British power metal band based in London, England.

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