WHEN DRAGONFORCE UNVEILED their hypersonic, digitdamaging vision of power metal back in 2003, nobody could have predicted that they’d kickstart a generational shift in the genre as young fans discovered the joys of cheesy, bombastic tales of swords’n’sorcery. Nor could they have predicted that Dragonforce would become a household name thanks to the inclusion of Through The Fire And Flames on Guitar Hero. Two decades on, the Dragonforce legions have been summoned to battle once more on jubilant new album Warp Speed Warriors. We tracked down founding axe hero Herman Li to a studio in LA to answer your burning questions.
Should or shouldn’t one flex the thumb and forefinger while playing solo or lead?
“I’m not sure what that means! But if you want to pretend that you’re a good guitar player, or at least look confident, your fingers have to be nicely angled and bent into kind of
