Steve Williams later went on to form power metal band Power Quest. Shortly after the demo was released keyboardist Steve Williams and bassist Steve Scott both left the band and were replaced with Ukrainian born Vadim Pruzhanov on keyboard and British born Diccon Harper on bass. The song was also a huge success on MP3.com where it charted at #1 for 2 weeks as the most downloaded song. A promotional video featuring live footage from their tour around Europe was released along with the song.

Their song 'Valley of the Damned' was released as their first single shortly after they changed their name permanently to DragonForce.

It was an independent release, however it was enough to make them one of the most popular independent power metal bands in the UK at that time. Steve later rejoined and left once again in December 2000, days head of the band's tour with Halford and Stratovarius.Д«assist Diccon Harper joined the band in November 2000 with keyboardist Vadim Pruzhanov joining in February 2001 to complete the lineup for recording their first album.Дiccon Harper left the band in 2002 but played on DragonForce's debut album Valley of the Damned as a session player.ДragonForce recorded their first demo in 2000. The band parted ways with Steve Scott in November 2000 and Steve Williams in early 2000. The band later found that another metal band with this same name already existed and renamed to DragonForce in 2002.Дrummer Matej Setinc left the band in December 1999 to continue his studies in Slovenia, he was replaced by Didier Almouzni. Initially the band called themselves 'DragonHeart', released a demo, toured with Halford, Stratovarius and headline their own shows under that name. Sam Totman and Herman Li had former experience in the band, Demoniac. The two later found singer ZP Theart through an advert, drummer Matej Setinc, bassist Steve Scott and keyboardist Steve Williams.

They are known for fast guitar solos, fantasy-based lyrics, and electronic sounds in their music to add to their retro video game-influenced sound.ДragonForce (formerly known as DragonHeart) was formed in 1999 by guitarists Herman Li and Sam Totman. Limited Edition (250) Box Set ( 2 Bonus DVD)(2010)ДRAGONFORCE are an English power metal band from London, formed in 1999. Dragonforce - Valley Of The Damned Sonic Firestorm (Bonus DVD)

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