Herman Li (Chinese: 李康敏, Hanyu Pinyin: Lǐ Kāng Mǐn; born October 2, 1976) is the lead guitarist, backing vocalist and producer in the power metal band DragonForce.
Herman Li was born in Hong Kong. According to his profile on the DragonForce website, his interests other than music are computer technology and martial arts. He trains in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu five days a week. He also speaks three languages fluently.
Herman Li has played in several ban...
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Herman Li (Chinese: 李康敏, Hanyu Pinyin: Lǐ Kāng Mǐn; born October 2, 1976) is the lead guitarist, backing vocalist and producer in the power metal band DragonForce.
Herman Li was born in Hong Kong. According to his profile on the DragonForce website, his interests other than music are computer technology and martial arts. He trains in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu five days a week. He also speaks three languages fluently.
Herman Li has played in several bands, including the black metal band Demoniac, the predecessor of DragonForce.
Li draws influences from video game music and mimics sounds from popular retro games from the late 80s, early-90s arcade, and PC games. For example, Li has been known for making several Pac-Man-type noises in the song "Through the Fire and Flames" on Inhuman Rampage. His playing style consists of fast descending and ascending licks, extreme use of the whammy bar, quick sweep picking and tapping on the higher frets.
Herman Li uses an Ibanez E-gen guitar, which is his...
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