Thursday, 28 June 2007

Dragonforce Speaks!

Dragonforce may well be the “next big thing” in the heavy metal world but, truth is, these British battering rams are no overnight sensations. They’ve been headbanging away at the back door of success for nigh unto a decade now, demanding a hearing with blistering assaults on yer eardrums like 2006’s Inhuman Rampage album. This brief Metal Hammer magazine interview with Dragonforce guitarists Sam Totman and Herman Li does little to dispel the image of rock musicians as dunderheads with cheese for brains. The nonsensical questions asked of the pair include gems like “what would your superhero name be” or “how are your man skills?” Li is the more articulate of the two, pontificating at greater lengths at every query, but what stands out the most is the playful banter between the two expert shredders. BTW, Li’s superhero name? “The Annoying Bastard.” It figures….

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