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Revision as of 22:01, 14 October 2007
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Herman Li (born in March 12, 1976 in Hong Kong) is the lead and rhythm guitarist and a backing vocalist in the power metal band DragonForce.
Early career
Herman Li began playing guitar in November 1992 at the age of 16.[1] After having played in a number of underground metal/rock bands in London, he decided to form a band of his own. After some planning and searching, he found several musicians to form the power metal band Dragonheart, which later changed its name to DragonForce. Herman used to hold part-time job at a UNIX help desk whilst recording and touring with the band[2].
Gear
Herman's main gear consists primarily of Ibanez S; in the past use the S470, and recently moved to the S-Prestige S2170. On occasion, he has been known to use Ibanez RG series. Furthermore, he was also shown to have tried out a custom-made 24-fret S.
All these are fed to Peavey amplifier heads, though he also used numerous other effects.
Playing Influences
Li draws influences from video game music and mimics sounds from popular retro games from late 80's, early 90's arcade and PC Engine games. For example, Li has been known for making several Pac-Man type noises in the song "Through the Fire and Flames" on Inhuman Rampage. In "Black Fire", the middle of the solo plays the first part of the Double Dragon theme.
He is also noted as being able to mimic other noises such as motorcycles and a neighing horse (pinch harmonic with the use of a whammy bar).
Herman Li says in an interview in guitar magazine Total Guitar that he was influenced by Megadeth and still has their tab book
Achievements
DragonForce's 2004 album Sonic Firestorm earned Li the Dimebag Darrell Young Guitarist Award for best Shredder at the 2005 Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards. DragonForce were also nominated for best UK band. Together with Sam Totman, Herman recently won four categories in Guitar World's Readers Poll 2007 for 'Best New Talent' (winning by 70%), 'Best Metal', 'Best Riff' and 'Best Shredders'. They also won 'Best Guitar Solo' with "Through the Fire and Flames" in Total Guitar's readers poll this year.
Performances
Li is known for his signature guitar solos, wherein he frets notes with his left hand over the top of the fretboard instead of from beneath it, though he is not the only guitarist to perform such a trick: Eddie Van Halen is known for popularizing this technique in the 1970s. His other signature moves include "drum riser spin bounce" and the "whammy bar lift guitar slam." He also uses a Digitech Whammy II and a Digitech XP-100 Whammy-Wah to create some of his signature guitar sounds. Li often performs technical, harmonized solo passages with co-guitarist Sam Totman, as heard in "Through the Fire and Flames", "Operation Ground and Pound" and "Storming the Burning Fields".
In 2006, Li and DragonForce took the main stage at Ozzfest and Download Festival.
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(further notes) Herman Li is so awesome! Best guitarist ever METAL POWER!
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