Simon Rushworth
Welcome to our new series looking at the world’s greatest guitar heroes!
Over the last few weeks we’ve caught up with the key players within the fret burning community.
And we’ve compiled exclusive interviews with the genre leaders – henceforth known as the RUSHONROCKRiffLords.
Today we feature Dragonforce star Herman Li!
Riff Lord: Herman Li
Age: 36
Band: Dragonforce
Current Album: The Power Within
Signature riff: Through The Fire And Flames
First song learnt: Nirvana’s Polly – it had the easiest chords!
Favourite song played: The Forgotten by Joe Satriani. I love it.
Favourite Dragonforce song: Valley Of The Damned. It’s one of the first songs we ever wrote and it’s always been a great song to play anywhere in the world.
Favourite rock song ever: It has to be The Final Countdown by Europe!
Favourite other instrument: I actually enjoy production. It’s a big part of what I do now as a musician.
Your Riff Lord: Predictable but it’s a tie between Satriani and Vai.