Herman Li

Herman Li
Li with DragonForce in 2019
Li with DragonForce in 2019
Background information
Born (1976-10-03) 3 October 1976 (age 48)
British Hong Kong
GenresPower metal, speed metal, black metal (early)
Occupation(s)Musician, producer
InstrumentGuitar
Years active1993–present
Member of
Formerly of
Websitehermanli.com
Chinese name
Chinese李康敏
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLǐ Kāngmǐn
IPA[lì kʰáŋmìn]
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpinglei5 hong1 man5

Herman Li (Chinese: 李康敏; born 3 October 1976) is a Hong-Kong-born British musician who is one of two lead guitarists for the power metal band DragonForce. Li has played with the band based in England since it was formed in 1999 by Li along with Sam Totman, both of whom are also the remaining original members of the band. Before DragonForce he was in the black metal band Demoniac.