DRAGONFORCE IS BURNING UP EVERYWHERE

On the heels of the release of their new album Ultra Beatdown this week, DragonForce is popping up everywhere! Where are they today? Featured on imeem. Head on over to the DragonForce imeem page to see "Heroes of Our Time" leave some comments and make DragonForce friends.

15 QUESTIONS WITH DRAGONFORCE'S FRENCH ASSASSIN

The Rockstar Mayhem Festival YouTube channel posted an interview with our favourite frenchy, Dragonforce's Frederic Leclercq. Watch Fred answer 15 questions about some very random things such as what makes him cry (hahah, E.T.) and what Spice girl he would be.

DRAGONFORCE EXCLUSIVE TICKET PRESALE

Hey Dragonforce Fans!

We are psyched to be heading out on a new tour this November with our good friends - Turisas.  Because you have been such amazing fans, we wanted to offer you the chance to purchase presale tickets before the general public (and at low service fees).  Not only will you get the opportunity to grab presale tickets before everyone else, you’ll also get a chance to purchase a special VIP ticket that also comes with a Meet and Greet with DragonForce or Early Entry into the venue AND a one year membership in the official DragonForce fan club (when it launches in Fall 2008). 

The show is going to be amazing and the new fan club will give you access to a member's only website with exclusive content, private fan club only message board, contests and promotional opportunities throughout the year.  Now is your chance to get awesome tickets, either meet DragonForce or get into the venue early and snag a one year membership to the official fan club.  These tickets are bound to go quickly, so GO HERE to purchase your tickets now.  See you on the road!

PREPARE TO BE BLOWN AWAY THIS FALL

Need I say more?

Well okay then....

DRAGONFORCE IS HEADLINING THIS FALL FOR THE FIRST TOUR IN SUPPORT OF THE NEW ALBUM, ULTRA BEATDOWN!

Fresh off their massively successful stint on the main stage of this summer's inaugural Rockstar Energy Mayhem Fest, DragonForce aren't content to take a break. The band will hit the U.S. for a six-week headline tour that hits major markets, supporting their new album, Ultra Beatdown, which lands on retail shelves on August 26. DragonForce are a touring machine, but their last headline tour occured two years ago in September 2006. It was a sold-out spectacle that cemented the band's reputation as a live powerhouse, so it's time for the band to once again topline a bill! Turisas will serve as main support for the tour, which kicks off on November 1 and runs through December 19.

DragonForce have absolutely erupted since the release of 2006's Inhuman Rampage, which has sold over 300,000 copies and counting. They've captured the hearts and hands of Guitar Hero 3 fans with their masterful guitar wizardry and have graced the January 2008 cover of Revolver as well as the covers of Guitar World and Decibel. The accolades on Ultra Beatdown keep pouring in, with Alternative Press lauding the band as "poised to enter the relatively underoccupied pantheon of British metal."

DragonForce are an international "force" of nature, fusing virtuoso levels of guitar work with a fun-filled live aesthetic. Tour dates are as follows, with the pre-sale beginning today at 3 PM local time. Pre-sale tickets, along with newly launched fan club packages, will be available at https://tixx1.artistarena.com/dragonforce/. Fans can go to www.dragonforce.com for more ticket information, as well.

Nov. 1 - Pipeline Café - Honolulu, HI

Nov. 3 - The Showbox SoDo - Seattle, WA

Nov. 5 - The Warfield - San Francisco, CA

Nov. 7 - Hollywood Palladium - Los Angeles, CA

Nov. 8 - SOMA - San Diego, CA

Nov. 10 - Marquee - Phoenix, AZ

Nov. 11 - House of Blues - Las Vegas, NV

Nov. 13 - The Great Salt Air - Salt Lake City, UT

Nov. 14 - Ogden Theatre - Denver, CO

Nov. 15 - Sunshine Theatre - Albuquerque, NM

Nov. 17 - House of Blues - Dallas, TX

Nov. 18 - House of Blues - Houston, TX

Nov. 19 - Stubbs - Austin, TX

Nov. 21 - The Tabernacle - Atlanta, GA

Nov. 22 - House of Blues - Orlando, FL

Nov. 23 - House of Blues - Myrtle Beach, SC

Nov. 25 - Roseland Ballroom - New York, NY

Nov. 26 - Starland Ballroom - Sayreville, NJ

Nov. 28 - Rams Head Live - Baltimore, MD

Nov. 29 - The Palladium - Worcester, MA

Nov. 30 - Electric Factory - Philadelphia, PA

Dec. 2 - The Medley - Montreal, QC Canada

Dec. 3 - Imperial - Quebec City, QC Canada

Dec. 5 - Kool Haus - Toronto, ON Canada

Dec. 6 - Royal Oak Music Theater - Royal Oak, MI

Dec. 7 - Agora Ballroom - Cleveland, OH

Dec. 9 - The Rave - Milwaukee, WI

Dec. 10 - Congress Theater - Chicago, IL

Dec. 12 - MYTH - Minneapolis, MN

Dec. 13 - Burton Cummings Theatre - Winnipeg, MB Canada

Dec. 15 - Events Centre - Edmonton, AB Canada

Dec. 16 - MacEwan Hall - Calgary, AB Canada

Dec. 19 - Croation Cultural Centre - Vancouver, BC Canada

ATTENTION ILLINOIS DRAGONFORCE FANS

If you're in the Downers Grove, IL, area and you're itching to celebrate the release of DragonForce's new album Ultra Beatdown, head over to Best Buy (1432 Butterfield Rd, Downers Grove, IL) from 6-8PM!

They're throwing a kick ass album release party in the Musical Instrument Room!  You can win prizes including DragonForce posters, Xbox games, and even a DragonForce autographed guitar.

That's not all, if you're one of the first 50 people to buy Ultra Beatdown, you get a free autographed CD booklet!

DRAGONFORCE IS CAUSING MAYHEM EVERYWHERE!

Fun times were had on July 15th when the Rockstar Mayhem Festival stopped by the Cricket Ampitheatre in Chula Vista, California.

Dragonforce graced these Chula Vistans with such powerful super-fast crunchy riffs that most were left with their faces rocked clean off. Well maybe not literally but I think you get the idea.

The Gauntlet was there taking pictures of these power metallers in action. Check 'em out here or by clicking below.

SUNDAY ROADRUNNER BLOG ROUNDUP

Corey Bayless over at Citizen Image got deep in the pit at the opening day of the Mayhem festival. Read about Slipknot, Airbourne, and DragonForce. (UPDATE: Seems to have fixed some of his factual errors.)

Speaking of DragonForce, www.thetanooki.com reports on the band opening a set on the festival in California with a certain video game theme song. Find out that DragonForce opener and tell The Tanooki if the band's ever played their own songs on Guitar Hero.

PREPARE TO BE BLOWN AWAY BY SPEED

Dragonforce is putting out another amazing album this year and you can get a taste of it right now!

A video for "Heroes of Our Time", one of the metal speed anthems from the upcoming album Ultra Beatdown, just premiered on MySpace yesterday and is already being raved about by Myspacers all over the country! The video is featured on the music page and the band is also on the "Myspace Secret Shows" page as they brought their power metal thunder to a secret show at El Corazon in Seattle, WA last week.

Watch Heroes of Our Time now and get an Ultra Beatdown!

Heroes of Our Time