DragonForce interview at Brixton Academy
DragonForce have enjoyed increasing popularity over the years, publishing three albums and touring extensively while supporting Helloween, W.A.S.P. and Iron Maiden. Their 2005 tour in support of the Sonic Firestorm album included support from Angra and Mendeed during their passage through the UK. On October 28, 2005 bassist Adrian Lambert announced his departure from the band in order to focus more time on raising his young son(Lambert later revealed in an interview that he had left due to musical differences with Herman Li and Sam Totman. Less than a month after Lambert's departure, on November 23, 2005, DragonForce were signed to Roadrunner Records in the United Kingdom, France, Australia and New Zealand, who released their most recent effort, Inhuman Rampage on January 9, 2006. Lambert was replaced in 2006 by Frédéric Leclercq, who was made an official member after a performance on tour.
A master track of the song "Through the Fire and Flames" is featured in the video game Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock and is considered one of the most challenging tracks in the Guitar Hero series. The developers used the song to demonstrate the game at E3.
According to the January, 2008 issue of Revolver Magazine, DragonForce have started to record new tracks for an upcoming album.