Sam Totman

Sam Totman
Sam Totman performing live with Dragonforce at the 2013 Rock Harz.
Background information
Born	(1979-04-26) 26 April 1979
Genres	Power metal, black metal, speed metal
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instruments	Guitar, bass, keyboards, vocals
Years active	1992–present
Labels	Sanctuary, Noise, Roadrunner
Associated acts	DragonForce, Babymetal, Power Quest, Demoniac, Shadow Warriors
Website	DragonForce.com
Notable instruments
Ibanez STM1WH Ibanez STM2SPB Ibanez Iceman IC400 Ibanez VBT700 Jackson Rhoads

Ian Samuel "Sam" Totman (born 26 April 1979 in London, England) is a guitarist and the main songwriter for the power metal band DragonForce. Totman was born in England, but moved to New Zealand at an early age.^[1] He came back at around the age of 20 mainly because he missed England's numerous shows to attend every week, a possibility he didn't have in New Zealand.^[1] He began playing classical guitar at the age of nine, receiving formal training for many years.^[2]

He was part of the blackened power metal band Demoniac, which also featured his future DragonForce bandmate Herman Li. During his time with Demoniac, Sam was referred to as Heimdall (the Norse God of vigilance). Demoniac struggled to achieve any real fame, despite releasing 3 albums and re-locating from Wellington, New Zealand to London, UK. Due to this, Demoniac split sometime in late 1999, shortly after the album The Fire and the Wind was released. Most of the members went on to form power metal band DragonHeart, which later became known as DragonForce. Keyboardist Steve Williams and bassist Steve Scott left DragonHeart to form Power Quest with whom Sam recorded on their demo and first album, Wings of Forever. Sam also provided guest instrumentation on the band's following album, Neverworld.

Totman is one of two lead guitarists and is the primary songwriter of DragonForce, writing both music and lyrics for a majority of their discography.

References

1 2 Ramanand, Elizabeth. "Interview: Sam Totman of DragonForce". CHARGED.fm. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
↑ "Sam Totman – DragonForce". Retrieved 2010-06-25.

External links

DragonForce

Marc Hudson Herman Li Sam Totman Frédéric Leclercq Vadim Pruzhanov Gee Anzalone ZP Theart Steve Scott Diccon Harper Adrian Lambert Steve Williams Matej Setinc Didier Almouzni Dave Mackintosh

Studio albums	Valley of the Damned Sonic Firestorm Inhuman Rampage Ultra Beatdown The Power Within Maximum Overload

Live albums	Twilight Dementia In The Line Of Fire... Larger Than Live

Singles	"Valley of the Damned" "Fury of the Storm" "Through the Fire and Flames" "Revolution Deathsquad" "Operation Ground and Pound" "Heroes of Our Time" "The Last Journey Home" "Reasons to Live" "Fallen World" "Cry Thunder" "Seasons" "Defenders" "The Game" "Ring of Fire" "Three Hammers"

Related articles	Discography Demoniac I Am I Power Quest "Road of Resistance"

Power Quest

Ashley Edison Steve Williams Dan Owen Gavin Owen Rich Smith Paul Finnie Chitral Somapala Colin Callanan Andy Midgley Alessio Garavello Andrea Martongelli Steve Scott Francesco Tresca Oliver Holzwarth Adam Bickers Sam Totman Andre Bargmann Gavin Ward Bill Hudson Pete Morton Ben Randall

Albums	Wings of Forever Neverworld Magic Never Dies Master of Illusion Blood Alliance

Related	DragonForce Shadowkeep Arthemis Civilization One Red Circuit Threshold Liquid Sky

Authority control	MusicBrainz: d38955a8-ef1a-4040-a787-c7392b7b9e4a

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