10 Rock Bands People Love To Hate

10. Dragonforce

Dragonforce are living proof that no matter how good you are at something, you’ll always have other people saying that you need to be better. The pioneers of modern British power metal were formed in 1999 by Hong Kong-born lead guitarist Herman Li, and quickly began generating fan attention. By the time the band released their first album, ‘Valley of the Damned’, in 2003, they already enjoyed a solid fanbase. Dragonforce didn’t reach stardom until 2006 though thanks to their hit single ‘Through the Fire and Flames’, which famously featured on Guitar Hero III.

However, anti-fans for the group began to emerge from the woodwork, accusing Dragonforce of being sloppy live performers and suggesting that their guitar recordings were sped up in post-production. The band have always denied this though, and there is certainly no doubt of Li’s guitar skill.

From a poor family, Li was left-handed as a child but his parents couldn’t afford to buy him a left handed guitar. As a result, he taught himself to play with his less dominant right hand and is now one of rock’s few ambidextrous guitar players.

Dragonforce now have eight studio albums to their name, with the latest being 2019’s ‘Extreme Power Metal’.