DragonForce has split with vocalist ZP "Zippy" Theart. The following message was posted on the band's website:

"It is with great regret that DragonForce announce a parting of the ways with singer ZP Theart. This is due to insurmountable differences of musical opinion but the rest of the band sincerely wish ZP great success with his future projects.

While the creative core members have begun writing the fifth album, they have also started a worldwide search for a new vocalist. "We are looking for a powerful melodic singer, to write a new chapter of DragonForce with us." said guitarist Herman Li.

Anyone wishing to audition for the vacant position should apply following the instructions at this web address."

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Source:	dragonforce.com
Band profile:	DragonForce

First two albums to be re-issued with bonus audio/DVD content on February the 22nd 2010 via Spinefarm Records UK.

Both titles will now be available with updated packaging and bonus audio/DVD content, some of it exclusive to these releases...

Formed in 1999, DragonForce issued their "Valley Of The Damned" debut in 2003 - an impressive nine-track showcase for their accomplished power metal forays. Containing a host of songs that still rank amongst the most popular of their output, the likes of "Black Fire", "Evening Star" and the title track itself, "VOTD" has now been Remixed and Remastered to allow every aspect of the recordings to make maximum impact...

"Fans who have heard the original mixes many times might find that the songs sound a bit different now," observes guitarist Herman Li, "but that's how we always wanted the original songs to sound. We just didn't have the time back then to make everything sound the way we wanted."

The studio track, "Where Dragons Rule", has now been added to the audio side, and there is a bonus DVD featuring never-before-seen live footage ('Valley Of The Damned', filmed in Japan), behind-the-scenes material (also from Japan), video commentaries, plus in-studio interviews and clips (shot in Denmark & the UK), all of it lovingly assembled by Li himself.

2004 saw the release of the follow-up album, "Sonic Firestorm", which gave the band the chance to hone their skills and push their fast-lane tales of fantasy to a whole new level. They were happy with "Sonic..." at the time and remain so to this day, which is why the mixing and the mastering have been left just as they are; however, the packaging has been upgraded, an extra track added ("Cry Of The Brave" - a song the group felt uncomfortable taking off first time around), and - as with "Valley..." - a bonus DVD added, this one featuring live footage from Japan ("Fury Of The Storm"), video commentaries plus freshly recorded interviews with the band members themselves.

As a way of celebrating the recordings that effectively launched DF's international career, both re-issued albums will be included in a limited edition box along with exclusive band merchandise and various exclusive collectable items (1 x T-Shirt / 1 x Plectrum / 1 x inflatable guitar).

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DragonForce are embarking on a mammoth, Hammer-sponsored UK trek this November/December with full production. Grab your tin helmet and prepare for the invasion, the mighty DragonForce will be bringing a full-scale production to a town near you for their military-themed "Hearts N' Minds" tour. This tour will be the final round of the Ultra Beatdown world touring.

Hitting a plethora of regional areas, the full dates are:

November 19 - Folkestone, UK - Leas Cliff Hall
November 20 - Reading, UK - Hexagon
November 21 - Southend, UK - Cliffs Pavilion
November 23 - Southampton, UK - Guildhall
November 24 - Truro, UK - Hall for Cornwall
November 25 - Bristol, UK - University
November 26 - Wolverhampton, UK - Wulfrun Hall
November 28 - Preston, UK - 53 Degrees
November 29 - Bradford, UK - St. Georges Hall
November 30 - Sheffield, UK - Academy
December 01 - Hanley, UK - Victoria Hall
December 03 - Glasgow, UK - Barrowlands
December 04 - Dundee, UK - Fat Sam's
December 05 - Inverness, UK - Ironworks
December 07 - Middlesborough, UK - Empire
December 08 - Cambridge, UK - Corn Exchange
December 10 - Lincoln, UK - Engine Shed
December 11 - Manchester, UK - Academy
December 12 - Liverpool, UK - Academy

Source:	dragonforce.com
Band profile:	DragonForce
Event:	DragonForce: Hearts N' Minds Tour

DragonForce will be back in the US and Canada for the final round of Ultra Beatdown this year. The band will be unleashing a new set list of new songs, old songs and ones they have never played on any other tours before. Special guests confirmed are Sonata Arctica and Taking Dawn.

Sep. 18 - House of Blues - Los Angeles, CA
Sep. 19 - Regency Center @ The Grand - San Francisco, CA
Sep. 20 - Roseland Theater - Portland, OR
Sep. 21 - Commodore Ballroom - Vancouver, BC
Sep. 23 - Edmonton Events Centre - Edmonton, AB
Sep. 24 - MacEwan Hall Ballroom - Calgary, AB
Sep. 25 - Odeon Events Centre - Saskatoon, SK
Sep. 26 - Burton Cummings - Winnipeg, MA
Sep. 28 - Beaumont - Kansas City, MO
Sep. 29 - The Cabooze - Minneapolis, MN
Sep. 30 - House of Blues - Chicago, IL
Oct. 02 - Sound Academy - Toronto, ON
Oct. 03 - Le Medley - Montreal, QC
Oct. 04 - Theatre Imperial - Quebec City, QC
Oct. 06 - The Fillmore @ Irving Plaza - New York City, NY
Oct. 07 - Ram's Head Live - Baltimore, MD
Oct. 09 - The Palladium - Worcester, MA
Oct. 10 - The Chance - Poughkeepsie, NY
Oct. 11 - Theatre of the Living Arts - Philadelphia, PA

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Source:	dragonforce.com
Band profile:	DragonForce
Event:	DragonForce: Ultra Beatdown N. American Tour

DragonForce will be back on U.S. shores this spring to support last year's "Ultra Beatdown". The band will embark on a month-long, headlining tour and hit a batch of markets they did not play on their successful tour last November. Reunited progressive rock/metal band Cynic and Atlanta-based metallers Dååth have been confirmed as the support acts.

The tour dates are as follows:

April 15 - House of Blues, Anaheim, CA
April 17 - Knitting Factory, Boise, IA
April 18 - Knitting Factory, Spokane, WA
April 19 - Wilma Theater, Missoula, MT
April 21 - The Venue at Playmakers, Fargo, ND
April 22 - Sokol Auditorium, Omaha, NE
April 24 - Pop's, Sauget, IL
April 25 - The Rave, Milwaukee, WI
April 26 - Bogarts, Cincinnati, OH
April 27 - Newport Music Hall, Columbus, OH
April 28 - The Orange Peel, Asheville, NC
April 30 - Mr. Smalls, Millvale, PA
May 01 - Town Ballroom, Buffalo, NY
May 02 - The Intersection, Grand Rapids, MI
May 04 - Lupos at the Strand, Providence, RI
May 05 - Toad's Place, New Haven, CT
May 07 - Higher Ground, So. Burlington, VT
May 08 - Northern Lights, Clifton Park, NY
May 09 - Crocodile Rock, Allentown, PA
May 10 - The Norva, Norfolk, VA

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Source:	dragonforce.com
Band profile:	DragonForce
Event:	DragonForce: USA Tour

Power metallers DragonForce have their upcoming album "Ultra Beatdown" available for streaming on their MySpace page.

The album is scheduled to be released on 26 August in North America and on 27 August for a worldwide release via Roadrunner Records.

Album tracklist:

01. Heroes Of Our Time
02. The Fire Still Burns
03. Reasons To Live
04. Scars Of Yesterday
05. Heartbreak Armageddon
06. The Last Journey Home
07. Inside The Winter Storm
08. The Warrior Inside

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Source:	myspace.com
Band profile:	DragonForce

Australia beckons for British Power Metallers Dragonforce. The sextuplet will be performing five shows across the country. Tickets will be available for purchase from the 11th July. The band will be touring in support of their soon to be released new album "Ultra Beatdown".

Here are the dates for each night:

22nd October - Metropolis Fremantle, Perth
24th October - HQ, Adelaide
25th October - The Forum Theatre, Melbourne
27th October - Tivoli Theatre, Brisbane (all ages)
28th October - The Metro, Sydney

Source:	dragonforce.com
Band profile:	DragonForce
Event:	DragonForce: Ultra Beatdown Australian Tour

You can hear the first single "Heroes Of Our Time" from the new DragonForce album "Ultra Beatdown" at the official DragonForce Myspace page.

"Ultra Beatdown" cover art] will be released worldwide on August 25 via Roadrunner Records, and on August 20 in Japan.

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Source:	blog.myspace.com
Band profile:	DragonForce

DragonForce will release their new album "Ultra Beatdown", on August 25 via Roadrunner Records. It will feature the following tracklist:

01. Heroes Of Our Time
02. The Fire Still Burns
03. Reasons To Live
04. Scars Of Yesterday
05. Heartbreak Armageddon
06. The Last Journey Home
07. Inside The Winter Storm
08. The Warrior Inside

Source:	dragonforce.com
Band profile:	DragonForce

DragonForce announced they'll re-release their debut album Valley of the Damned - Remixed & Remastered with a bonus DVD in October 2007. The remixed debut and their second album Sonic Firestorm will also be available for the first time on picture disc vinyl.
You can find an extensive statement from guitarist Herman Li regarding this re-release package at this location.

Valley Of The Damned - REMIXED & REMASTERED
Disc 1 - CD
1. Invocation of the Apocalyptic Evil
2. Valley of the Damned
3. Black Fire
4. Black Winter Night
5. Starfire
6. Disciples of Babylon
7. Revelations
8. Evening Star
9. Heart of a Dragon

Disc 2 - DVD
- Interviews
Interviews with the band members and producer reflecting on the Valley of the Damned period and the remix
- Valley of the Damned Live
Previously unreleased professionally filmed live video recording from their first Japanese tour.
Commentary version from Herman and Vadim
Commentary version from ZP and Karl
- Backstage Footage
DragonForce Home videos. See through the eyes of Sam and ZP in Japan on the day of the show.
- Recording Valley of the Damned
Footage from the drum recording session in Denmark
Commentary version from Herman and Vadim
- Remixing Valley of the Damned
Get technical with Herman, Vadim and producer Karl Groom. See how they remixed the album.

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Source:	dragonforce.com
Band profile:	DragonForce

Iron Steel, the new project featuring Frederic Leclercq from DragonForce and vocalist Fran Strine, has posted a song called 'Attack' on the band's MySpace page. The track was recorded in one take April 7, 2007 at the House of Blues in Chicago, Illinois and features guest appearances by members of Chimaira, Killswitch Engage and DragonForce.

Commented recent Killswitch guitarist Patrick Lachman (ex-Damageplan, Halford), who guests on the song, "I have jammed with one of greatest vocalist of all time when I was in Halford, but when I heard the vocal power of Fran Strine I almost fainted, and the musical wizardness of Frederic Leclercq is spell-binding."

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Source:	metalhammer.co.uk
Band profile:	DragonForce

After embarking on their first Australian tour in 2006, Dragonforce have decided to return to Australian shores again in 2007. The following message was posted on their official website:

"Dragonforce will return to Australia in May 2007 as part of their Inhuman Rampage World Tour. This is will be Dragonforce's second time in Australia touring in support of their latest album. Tickets go on sale 16th Feb 2007 nationally in Australia."

The tour dates are as follows:

May 09 2007 - Australia, Sydney - The Forum (all ages)
May 10 2007 - Australia, Brisbane - The Arena (all ages)
May 12 2007 - Australia, Adelaide - Fowlers Live (all ages)
May 13 2007 - Australia, Perth - The Capitol (18+)
May 15 2007 - Australia, Melbourne - The Hi-Fi (18+)
May 16 2007 - Australia, Melbourne - The Hi-Fi (all ages)

Source:	dragonforce.com
Band profile:	DragonForce
Event:	DragonForce: Australian Tour

The Greek Power Metal band Firewind had already been confirmed for a support of Dragonforce on tour, but now they've been announced to open for Dragonforce in the UK. They will play thirteen dates at the end of this year. The tour will contain Dragonforce, Firewind and All That Remains.

Here are the confirmed dates:

Nov. 29 - UK, Folkestone - Leas Cliff Hall
Nov. 30 - UK, Southampton - Guildhall
Dec. 01 - UK, Leeds - University
Dec. 02 - UK, Nottingham - Rock City
Dec. 04 - UK, Cardiff - University Students Union
Dec. 05 - UK, Birmingham - Academy
Dec. 07 - UK, Sheffield - Octagon
Dec. 08 - UK, Manchester - Academy
Dec. 09 - UK, Glasgow - Barrowlands
Dec. 11 - UK, Norwich - UEA
Dec. 12 - UK, Bristol - Academy
Dec. 13 - UK, London - Astoria
Dec. 14 - UK, London - Astoria

Here is a comment by guitarist Gus G: "This will mark our 3rd and most deadly UK strike. We're really looking forward to our first full UK tour, supporting the mighty DragonForce! Hail to England!"

In other Firewind news, the band's newest album 'Allegiance' has made it to 10th position in their own country's (Greece) chart. It has been in the top 20 for six weeks now.

Here is Gus G's comments on that: "Thanks to all the crazy Greek metalheads for their never ending support. You guys put our album up there on the Top 10 showing the world that Heavy Metal will always be strong and present! At the same time we"re reaching a new peak in our career with this. A big Thank You to everyone @ Century Media Records and EMI Greece for doing a great job on our album, you guys rule!!".

Source:	firewind.gr
Band profile:	Firewind

On the 12th September at 11.00pm at the Scrape Records booth at the Croatian Cultural Centre in Vancouver, B.C., Canada, Power Metallers Dragonforce will be holding a signing session. The signing session will be straight after the band's concert in Canada. The Canadian show is part of Dragonforce's North American tour. The band will also be selling their latest cd 'Inhuman Rampage', as well as their previous two albums at special prices at the signing session.

Source:	blabbermouth.net
Band profile:	DragonForce

Power Metal band Dragonforce have posted the video for their new song 'Operation Ground and Pound' online. The song is taken from their latest album 'Inhuman Rampage' and the song is also their second single from the album. The video can be seen at Youtube right here.

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Source:	dragonforce.com
Band profile:	DragonForce