If there's one thing DragonForce is good at, it's turning the idea of guitar solos on their head — morphing speed and melody and total fucking shred into a completely different beast that few guitarists can match. Their main axeman Herman Li is so confident in his solo abilities, he took things a step further on this year's Full Metal Cruise VII by performing a guitar solo while snorkeling underwater.
On September 6th, the band took part in the Full Metal Cruise VII, and performed a set on the main deck of the ship. As a treat for fans, Li attached several floats to his guitar, which allowed him to enter the pool to play the finale of their 2003 power-metal workout, "Valley of the Damned."
As the band kicks into the song, Li comes out, clad in a snorkel, and makes his way to the pool, where there's a circle pit breaking out. Li steps to the edge of the pool, rips out a solo, and then hops down into the water with his floating guitar. Soon, he dips his head under with his hands above, tearing apart a solo to a justifiably amazed audience. He ended the show in equally dramatic fashion, by emerging from the pool, and then promptly doing a flip back into the water.