DRAGONFORCE guitarist Herman Li has confirmed that there are tentative plans for him and his bandmates to have fun the Twentieth anniversary of their third and most commercially profitable album, “Inhuman Rampage”, by performing the LP in its entirety on a 2026 tour.
Throughout a March 18 livestream on YouTube, Li stated concerning the prospect of taking part in “Inhuman Rampage” “from starting to the top (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “Why is it good? Nicely, first we have gotta play ‘By means of The Fireplace And Flames’ not final. That might be an incredible change. And I do like these songs. I feel they’re nice songs. I would like to play a few of them once more. In fact, we performed ‘Revolution Deathsquad’ not too long ago. We have been taking part in… Oh, shit. That is proper. ‘Cry For Eternity’ might be on it. Is ‘Cry For Eternity’ on that album? Sure. Nicely, that is the unhealthy factor. I’ve gotta be taught that track lastly — I’ve gotta shut up and be taught it. However ‘Operation Floor And Pound’, we performed that track, we performed ‘Physique Breakdown’, we performed all these songs earlier than. So it should not be too arduous to be taught primarily, and it might be type of cool.”
Li additionally revealed that he would welcome the return of the “Inhuman Rampage” touring lineup for a 2026 tour celebrating the LP’s Twentieth anniversary. Herman stated: “I am going to ask the those that have been a part of that tour lineup to see if they might do it too. So we are going to see what end result I am going to get. However I’ve began asking folks to see in the event that they wanna be a part of it.”
He defined: “Life has modified for lots of people that was as soon as on that tour lineup. So, we’ll see what occurs. However I am telling you, I’ll ask them, I’ll speak to them. If this does not occur with them, it is not my fault. I’ve requested them. So, that is the plan.”
Li added: “So we’re nonetheless within the early stage of planning. We’ll see if we are able to get a tour for that too.”
Herman then requested the folks viewing his livestream if they might reasonably get a brand new DRAGONFORCE album in 2026 or in the event that they would favor to see the “Inhuman Rampage” Twentieth-anniversary tour. After glancing over the outcomes of his “non-technical survey”, Li stated: “That is fascinating. I am placing this in my thoughts. I am calculating what this all means.” He added: “Nicely, from what it appears from the chat proper now in my thoughts is you guys do not give a fuck about us making any extra new songs. That is proper. I am simply kidding. I am simply kidding. However it looks like lots of people wanna see ‘Inhuman Rampage’ being performed from starting to the top.”
Relating to the potential for “Inhuman Rampage” vocalist ZP “Zippy” Theart participating within the Twentieth-anniversary tour, Herman stated: “We are going to ask Zippy to see if he needs to be a part of it. That is all I can say. What is the chance of him being on that tour, that he want to do it? Mm, I do not know. We’ll discover out. Like I stated, folks’s lives change — one minute they wanna do it, one minute they do not wanna do it. I do not know. Possibly they wanna do it once more. Possibly subsequent they do not wanna do it. However we’ll see. If not, we have gotta discover a method to do it.”
Again in July 2017, “Inhuman Rampage”, which got here out in 2006 through Roadrunner, was formally licensed gold by the RIAA (Recording Trade Affiliation of America) for gross sales in extra of half 1,000,000 copies.
“Inhuman Rampage” bought virtually 10,000 copies in its first week of launch to land at place No. 103 on the Billboard 200 chart. A track from the LP, the aforementioned “By means of The Fireplace And Flames”, obtained rock radio and Fuse TV airplay and was featured as a playable monitor (together with “Heroes Of Our Time”) on the videogame “Guitar Hero III: Legends Of Rock”. The platinum-selling single introduced the Grammy-nominated excessive energy steel group worldwide acclaim.
In March 2019, the “By means of The Fireplace And Flames” music video reached a brand new milestone: it surpassed 100 million views on YouTube — DRAGONFORCE‘s first music video to take action.
Earlier this month, “By means of The Fireplace And Flames” was launched as a Jam Observe within the online game Fortnite, accessible to gamers collaborating within the recreation’s new “Spring Raid” occasion.
“Inhuman Rampage” was the second to final album to function Theart, who exited the band in 2010 and was changed by Marc Hudson.
Solely Li and fellow DRAGONFORCE guitarist Sam Totman stay from the “Inhuman Rampage” recording lineup. They’re joined in group’s present formation by Hudson, drummer Gee Anzalone and bassist Alicia Vigil.
DRAGONFORCE‘s newest album, “Warp Pace Warriors”, was launched in March 2024 through Napalm Information.
“Warp Pace Warriors” was produced, combined and mastered by Damien Rainaud at Combine Limitless in Los Angeles, California with Totman and Li.
Upcoming DRAGONFORCE reveals:
Apr. 10 – CN, Shanghai – Bandai Namco Shanghai Base Dream Corridor
Apr. 12 – CN, Jinan – YOMA Spring World Pageant
Jun. 6 – SE, Sölvesborg – Sweden Rock Pageant
Jun. 8 – DE, Dortmund – FZW
Jun. 10 – FR, Toulouse – Zenith*
Jun. 11 – FR, Lyon – Halle Tony Garnier*
Jun. 13 – SK, Presov – Dobry Pageant
Jun. 14 – AT, Nickelsdorf – Nova Rock Pageant
Jun. 16 – FR, Meisenthal – La Boite Noire
Jun. 17 – FR, Lille – Zenith*
Jun. 18 – DE, Bremen – Modernes
Jun. 20 – DE, Rostock – Stadthalle*
Jun. 21 – BE, Dessel – Graspop Metallic Assembly
Jun. 22 – SE, Huskvarna – Folkets Park *^
Jun. 24 – SE, Uppsala – Fyrishov *^
Jun. 27 – FI, Helsinki – Tuska Pageant
Jun. 30 – PL, Lodz – Atlas Area *~
Jul. 2 – HR, Zagreb – Tvornica
Jul. 3 – HU, Dunaujvaros – Rockmaraton
Jul. 5 – DE, Ballenstedt – Rockharz Pageant
Jul. 6 – NL, Utrecht – Tivoli Ronda
Jul. 9 – DE, Nurnberg – Hirsch
Jul. 10 – CZ, Vizovice – Masters of Rock Pageant
Jul. 11 – DE, Balingen – RV Bang Pageant
Sep. 19 – USA, Louisville, KY – Louder Than Life Pageant
Oct. 4 – USA, Sacramento, CA – Aftershock Pageant
* With POWERWOLF
^ With AMARANTHE
~ With EPICA
