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Herman Li on how Guitar Hero helped make guitar solos cool again – and why grunge killing off the shred scene wasn’t a bad thing
Guitar cultures come and go, and though Li was instrumental in putting shred back on the menu, he says the grunge scene was “great” for this one reason
“Paul said he’d do anything to make it happen”: Herman Li on his switch to PRS
Paul Reed Smith wanted to do something but I had to explain it was my dream as a kid to have an Ibanez signature. Paul said he’d do anything to make it happen
“We’ve always played fast, and that hasn’t changed. But the big thing is finding new notes that instantly fit within that zone”: Herman Li on DragonForce’s new era of maximalist shred, AI in music and the fine art of string bending
These days, amid the fire and the flames of DragonForce’s extreme power metal, you’ll detect a little something extra in Herman Li’s playing: an emphasis on melody and dynamics
“Hi Swifties! Let us know what you think”: DragonForce drop outrageously shreddy Taylor Swift cover
Taken from forthcoming album, Warp Speed Warriors, the extreme power metal band have put their spin on Wildest Dreams, and – shock horror – Herman Li isn’t holding anything back
DragonForce’s Herman Li is one of power metal’s most outrageous shredders – put your playing through the fire and flames with this lesson in his videogame-inspired soloing style
Melodically OTT, technically on point even when on the trampoline or underwater, Li is one of shred guitar’s greatest showmen
Legend of Zelda-inspired fret-burner gallops and drunken bends: This week's essential guitar tracks
Usher in the weekend with must-hear cuts from Brittany Howard, Dead Poet Society, Kurt Vile, DragonForce, IDLES and more
“A moment for modern guitar playing” that reaches new technical heights and Spinal Tap’s antidote to the Barbie hype: this week’s essential guitar tracks
Hot new cuts courtesy of Unprocessed, Derek Smalls, Meet Me @ The Altar, Wargasm, While She Sleeps, Erja Lyytinen, Wilco, Big Thief and more
Watch DragonForce’s Herman Li shred underwater as he goes Through the Fire and the Flames – and a water slide – to end up in a hot-tub
The DragonForce shredder and bassist Alicia Vigil donned masks and snorkels and turned power metal into a water sport during their set at the 70000 Tons of Metal Cruise 2023
