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Herman Li revolutionizes the PRS template with the Chleo – a signature model 4 years in the making
By Phil Weller published
A new body shape with radical contours, custom Fishman pickups, 13 tonal voices, and a floating trem stabilizer headline the Chleo, which ushers in a new era for PRS guitars

“Paul said he’d do anything to make it happen”: Herman Li on his switch to PRS
By Amit Sharma published
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
By Andrew Daly published
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
By Phil Weller published
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
By Charlie Griffiths published
Melodically OTT, technically on point even when on the trampoline or underwater, Li is one of shred guitar’s greatest showmen

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
By Jonathan Horsley published
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

Herman Li explains why more rock musicians should be getting into online content creation
By Matt Owen published
The DragonForce maestro, who is active on Twitch and YouTube, says having a social media side hustle provides more than just a secondary income

Watch Herman Li and Paul Reed Smith trade licks at a DragonForce show
By Matt Owen published
The pair shared the stage with Li's bandmate Sam Totman and Master Sword's Kojo Kamya for a bluegrass arrangement of Flatt & Scruggs' Randy Lynn Rag
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