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[[File:df_77.jpg|frame|[[Memetic Mutation|The hardest metal known]] to man.]]
 
'''''If you were looking for the [[Video Game]], go [[Dragon Force (Video Game)|here]].'''''
 
{{quote|''Proud and so glorious''<br />
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{{quote|"PAIN! DRAGONS! RAMPAGING! FIRE! MORE DRAGONS! FLYING! SUFFERING! [[The Runt At the End|ONE MENTALLY HANDICAPPED DRAGON THAT WAS LEFT BEHIND!]]"|Rexisfed, on a ''[[Guitar Hero]]'' forum}}
 
''DragonForce'' ([[We Will Use Wiki Words in Thethe Future|sic]]) are a British band famed for their epic fantasy lyrics and energetic, over-the-top style of extreme power metal. On the other hand, they're also quite widely hated for having songs with similar structure and writing, [[No True Scotsman|and being perceived by some as stereotyping PowerMetal as nothing more than super fast guitars, double bass drums and high pitched vocals about dragons]], as well as various false accusations that they digitally speed up their playing and the occasional [[It's Popular, Now It Sucks]]. They're best known for [[That One Boss|their appearance]] in ''[[Guitar Hero]] 3''.
 
In March 2010, the group [[Creative Differences|parted ways]] with singer ZP Theart. The group announced an open audition via [[YouTube]] for his replacement, and after screening thousands of applicants, selected in March 2011 native Englishman Marc Hudson as his replacement. The group's first album with Hudson was released in early 2012.
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** Adrian Lambert, bassist, from England.
 
Not to be confused with the [[Sega Saturn]] game ''[[Dragon Force (Video Game)|Dragon Force]]'', although said game was the inspiration for their name - they're [[One of Us|self-confessed video game geeks]] (hence video game-like sound effects in their songs).
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== They provide examples of: ==
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* [[Arc Words]]: 'Fire', 'Sword' and '[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gA9lPZSkuDE So far away]' are popular enough to inspire [[Drinking Game|drinking games]].
* [[Audience Participation Song]]: The chorus of "Heart of a Dragon", as quoted above, is a sing-along. Also, ZP usually <s>has</s> had the crowd sing along to part of "Through the Fire and Flames".
* [[AutotuneAuto-Tune]]: A line or two in various songs, used for effect. Example: At 2:41-2:45 in [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEF-qFYDt6M&t=2m41s this video]
* [[Break Up Song]]: "Seasons", written by Frederic. It's about recovering in the aftermath of a particularly rough breakup.
* [[Breather Episode]]: Each of the group's albums features one [[Power Ballad]] as a counterpart to the rest of their music: "Starfire", "Dawn Over a New World", "Trail of Broken Hearts", and "A Flame For Freedom".
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** And "Strike of the Ninja" isn't even a DragonForce song. It's originally from Sam's joke band side project, Shadow Warriors.
** They've stepped away from this a bit for ''The Power Within'', averaging about 5 minutes per song and reset their record for shortest song with ''Fallen World'', which is only 4:07.
* [[Fun Withwith Foreign Languages]]: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_6BJ30Ztbs During a show in Finland.] the band had Marc read out a list of what were allegedly helpful and useful phrases in Finnish. They were actually swear words and things like "I'm gay", "I like men", or "[[Teeny Weenie|I have a small penis.]]"
** And in Montreal, Quebec they had him [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_SysskWzFc do the same in Québécois French.]
* [[Glory Seeker]]
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* [[Manly Tears]]: DragonForce's songs use the words 'tears' and 'cry' within their lyrics frequently, but this has more to do with the fantastical, over-the-top and epic settings and situations they sing about than trying to pull [[Tear Jerker|Tear Jerkers]] from their audience.
* [[Multinational Team]]: Every member of the band comes from a different country, though they identify themselves as "Dragonforce from London England".
* [[One of Us]]: [[Dragon Force]] is known for having put in video game sounds into their songs, notably [[PacmanPac-Man]] into Through The Fire And Flames. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYJQ8TzI4t0 Their music video for The Last Journey Home] is particularly blatant in clearly showing [[Video Games]] tropes just for the hell of it.
* [[Pachelbel's Canon Progression]]: The chorus and instrumental parts of [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlkVK0ZVkkw "Valley of the Damned"].
* [[Power Ballad]]: [[Once an Episode|One per album]] - "Trail of Broken Hearts", "Starfire", "Dawn over a New World", and "A Flame for Freedom". Subverted in their most recent album, wherein it doesn't have a full power ballad, but instead the first portions of "Wings of Liberty" and "Last Man Stands" are power ballads.
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* [[Rated "M" for Manly]]: Even Chuck Norris sheds a manly tear when ''Starfire'' plays, and their themes are about war and heroes and other hypermasculine pursuits.
** Oh crap, someone, catch it and bottle it up! We need the [[Chuck Norris Facts|cure of cancer]]!
* [[Retraux]]: The beginning half-minute or so of the bonus track on ''Ultra Beatdown'', [[Fun Withwith Acronyms|EPM]] ([[Fridge Logic|see the]] [[Power Metal]] [[Fridge Logic|entry above]]), is done in 8-Bit chiptune style.
** As is the synth in the first verse of "Through The Fire and Flames".
* [[Rousing Speech]]: "Heroes of Our Time": "Call on us! The power in all of us! Forever more, with us! We are victorious! [[Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night|And so aliiiiiiiive!]]"
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* [[Subdued Section]]: Quite frequently.
* [[Surprisingly Gentle Song]]: Subverted in ''Evening Star.''
* [[Three Chords and Thethe Truth]] - completely averted.
* [[Troperiffic]]
* [[Truck Driver's Gear Change]]: Done rather unashamedly in "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-bu1cV95e0#t=4m37s Heart of a Dragon]". Also, "Fury of the Storm".
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