艺人:Dragonforce
语种:英语
唱片公司:Sanctuary
发行时间:2006年01月10日
专辑类别:个人专辑
专辑风格:Heavy Metal, Neo-Classical Metal, Power Metal

以上视频就是李康敏华丽丽的SOLO~

Dragonforce是这支乐队的英文名称,是典型的力量金属乐队。由香港籍英国吉他手李康敏(Herman Li)与吉他手(Sam Totman)在1999年成立,成立之初,乐队命名为Dragonheart,后因了解到另外一支力量金属乐队重名,所以改为Dragonforce,号称“The World’s Fastest Melodic Speed Power Metal”(意思为:世界上最快的力量金属),其中乐队创始成员兼团长,主音吉它手李敏康(Herman Li)来自中国香港,号称中国第一吉它手,享有“华裔吉他英雄”的美誉。乐队初始成员共有5人,分别来香港、英国、南非、法国、乌克兰,名副其实的多国部队。
  
成立之初,乐队命名为Dragonheart,主唱ZP theart是通过广告加入的乐队。随后不久,鼓手Matej Setinc,贝斯手Steve Scott 和 键盘手Steve Williams加入了乐队。其中Totman和Li曾参与过Demoniac乐队,所以有过乐队排练的经验。一段时间后,Dragonforce以Dragonheart之命发行了一张Demo,并与Halford,Stratovarius 还有 headlined一起巡演。
  
鼓手Matej Setinc在1999年离开了乐队去Slovenia上学,Didier Almouzni加入顶替了鼓手的位置。贝斯手Steve Scott与键盘手Steve Williams于2000年分别离开了乐队。Steve Williams之后帮助与Halford和Stratovarius巡演又再加入过乐队一次,并在2000年底离开。Steve Scott则加入了Shadowkeep,随后加入了Power Quest。
  
2000年11月,贝斯手Diccon Harper加入乐队。在2001年2月键盘手Vadim Pruzhanov加入乐队后,Dragonforce聚齐了所需成员开始录制第一张专辑。贝斯手Diccon Harper在完成了第一张专辑Valley of the Damned后,因为需要手术,在2002年离开了乐队。

他们最初于域名为MP3的网站发行的歌曲 Black Winter Night于短短数个月,便有超过50万次下载次数,稳据该网的重金属排名榜2年之长,兼且在头5名内维持了2年时间。

Here we are, far beyond the distant sky
Seen all the world and how the story will be over
Through the snow and tainted mountains we have climbed
Now we have found the light that guides us over
Through the falling rain we travelled far and wide
And through the blackest darkness, stars above shining bright

Through the sun and winter rain will fall
All our lives we all were waiting for a sign to call
We're walking hand in hand in dreams of endless time
How do we know when we will leave this life behind?

Stare at life through eyes of mine
The hate, the fear and the pain
There's a feeling held deep inside
When life you live is in vain

Fly away down the lonely roads of yesterday
We close our eyes to see the light of latter days
And all alone we'll be where time can never heal
With the trail of broken hearts flying free

Once again we walk this lonely road
There are times that we were wading through the rain and cold
We're lost in memories of what we left behind
Relive the dreams, the endless screams of pain inside

Lives are filled with emptiness
The fear returns once again
Searching endlessly, now we will see
Drown your mind in the pain

Fly away down the lonely roads of yesterday
We close our eyes to see the light of latter days
And all alone we'll be where time can never heal
With the trail of broken hearts flying free

The last temptation will be all that's left for me
When I see those tears you cried
When I hear those lies you lied
When I feel all creation now falling down on me
Is this the reason to be?

Fly away down the lonely roads of yesterday
We close our eyes to see the light of brighter days
And all alone we'll be where time can never heal
With the trail of broken hearts flying free