With three metal albums of different styles under his sleeves before DragonForce, Sam is an experienced professional.or is he? Yes, but more from the drinking, partying side of metal!īorn in England but moved to New Zealand at an early age, Sam started playing the classical guitar at the age of 9 with formal musical training. Totman is also known for his energetic live performances, as he usually pulls off several "stunts". Totman is the primary songwriter of DragonForce, writing both music and lyrics for a majority of their discography. Totman also provided guest instrumentation on the band's following album, Neverworld. Keyboardist Steve Williams and bassist Steve Scott left DragonHeart to form Power Quest with whom Totman recorded on their demo and first album, Wings of Forever. Most of the members went on to form power metal band DragonHeart, which later became known as DragonForce. Due to this, Demoniac split sometime in late 1999, shortly after the album The Fire and the Wind was released. Demoniac struggled to make any real progress at all despite releasing three albums and re-locating to London. During his time with Demoniac, Sam was usually referred to as "Heimdall" (Norse God of vigilance). He was also in a band called Demoniac which featured his future DragonForce guitar partner Herman Li. Totman is the writer of many of the songs from DragonForce. He took part in three bands of very different styles before joining DragonForce. He began playing classical guitar at the age of nine, receiving formal training for many years. Totman was born in England, but moved to New Zealand at an early age.
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Ian Samuel Totman (born Apin London, UK), better known by his stage name Sam Totman, is a guitarist who plays lead and rhythm guitar for the power metal band DragonForce.
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Theart then asked, “Is this official than?” to which Bolan stated, “It’s official!”įollowing rumours that he would be replacing singer Tony Harnell, Theart debuted as Skid Row‘s singer at the group’s gig at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut, USA on February 13, 2016.Heimdall (used during his time in Demoniac)ĭragonForce, Demoniac, Shadow Warriors, Power Quest We’ve gotta get him to move to the States but that’s coming down the road.” Where is he? Oh, there you are. We’re going in the studio soon to make a new record. We love this guy.
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He’s been with us for a year, our new lead singer, ZP Theart. Skid Row bassist Rachel Bolan advised the audience at the Casino in Nova Scotia, Halifax, Canada on Januas follows (as transcribed by Sleaze Roxx and see video below): “First of all, I want to make this announcement finally formal. Skid Row formally confirm that ZP Theart is band’s new singerīad news for anyone who hoped for a Skid Row reunion with their former lead vocalist Sebastain Bach as Skid Row have now formally confirmed that former DragonForce frontman ZP Theart who has been serving as their “special guest vocalist” for the last year is now their lead vocalist.