Editing DragonForce (section)

===''Inhuman Rampage'' and ''Ultra Beatdown'' (2005–2009)===
[[File:DragonForce - VH45 (cropped).JPG|thumb|Herman Li, Frédéric Leclercq and Sam Totman performing in Melbourne in 2009]]
The band went mainstream with their third album, ''[[Inhuman Rampage]]'', which was released on 28 December 2005<ref>{{cite web |url=https://dragonforce.com/release/inhuman-rampage/ |title=Inhuman Rampage |website=DragonForce |date=20 February 2019 |access-date=4 January 2022}}</ref> after signing with [[Roadrunner Records]]. The first song on the album, "[[Through the Fire and Flames]]", is perhaps their most famous song to date and is featured on the [[video games]] ''[[Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock]]'', ''[[Guitar Hero: Smash Hits]]'' and ''[[Brütal Legend]]'', and as downloadable content for the [[Rock Band|''Rock Band'' franchise]]. Former Demoniac frontman [[Lindsay Dawson (musician)|Lindsay Dawson]] appeared as a backing vocalist for the album. In November 2005, before the album's release, Lambert left the band to raise his newborn son, and the band enlisted [[Frédéric Leclercq]] for the remainder of the ''Sonic Firestorm'' tour. Leclercq later became an official member of the band in January 2006 following the release of ''Inhuman Rampage'', and was also featured in the band's music video for their second single from the album, ''[[Operation Ground and Pound]]''. The "Through the Fire and Flames" single later reached gold status in the USA and Canada.

DragonForce toured with [[Disturbed (band)|Disturbed]] and [[Slipknot (band)|Slipknot]] during the inaugural [[Mayhem Festival]] in 2008; the band then returned in autumn with the release of their fourth studio album, ''[[Ultra Beatdown]]''. The album's lead single, "[[Heroes of Our Time]]", was nominated for a [[Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance]] on 3 December 2008, eventually losing out to [[Metallica]] with their song "[[My Apocalypse]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.grammy.com/grammy_awards/51st_show/list.aspx |title=The 51st Annual Grammy Awards Winner List |work=GRAMMY.com |publisher=The Recording Academy |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100102161757/http://www2.grammy.com/GRAMMY_Awards/51st_show/list.aspx |archive-date=2 January 2010 |access-date=24 January 2010 |url-status=dead  }}</ref> A short version of "Heroes Of Our Time" is also featured in the video game ''[[Skate 2]]'', and the full version in ''[[NHL 10]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.videogamer.com/news/skate_2_and_skate_it_soundtracks_revealed.html |title=Skate 2 and Skate It soundtracks revealed |first=James |last=Orry |date=23 October 2008 |work=VideoGamer.com |publisher=Pro-G Media Ltd. |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130205191843/http://www.videogamer.com/news/skate_2_and_skate_it_soundtracks_revealed.html |archive-date=5 February 2013 |access-date=24 January 2010 |url-status=dead  }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ea.com/music/the-official-nhl-10-soundtrack |title=The Official NHL 10 Soundtrack – EA Trax |work=EA.com |publisher=Electronic Arts Inc. |access-date=24 January 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100324103935/http://www.ea.com/music/the-official-nhl-10-soundtrack |archive-date=24 March 2010  }}</ref> On 22 January 2009, the music video for their song "The Last Journey Home" was released to the [[Xbox Live]] Community a week before it was released online.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dragonforce.com/df/news/dragonforce-video-world-premier-on-xbox-live |title=DragonForce Video World Premier on Xbox Live |website=DragonForce.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100109174601/http://dragonforce.com/df/news/dragonforce-video-world-premier-on-xbox-live |archive-date=9 January 2010 |access-date=24 January 2010 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>

The band carried out the ''Ultra Beatdown'' world tour in Europe, North America and South America. They were supposed to play in South America in May, but the tour was postponed due to the [[swine flu]] outbreak.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dragonforce.com/df/news/mexico-south-amercia-tour-dates-added |title=Mexico, South America Tour Dates Added |website=DragonForce.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090430042945/http://www.dragonforce.com/df/news/mexico-south-amercia-tour-dates-added |archive-date=30 April 2009 |access-date=24 January 2010 |url-status=dead  }}</ref><ref name="Tour dates">{{cite web|url=http://www.dragonforce.com/tour/list-view |title=DragonForce Tour Schedule |website=DragonForce.com|access-date=10 August 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090520054403/http://www.dragonforce.com/tour/list-view |archive-date=20 May 2009 }}</ref> They performed at the Two Days a Week Festival in Wiesen, Austria on 4 September, before performing in the United States and Canada from 15 September to 11 October, with special guests [[Sonata Arctica]] and [[Taking Dawn]]. The next leg of the tour was in Germany, from 16 to 30 October, followed by a single live performance in Luxembourg on 31 October. They then travelled to South America to perform in [[Curitiba]], [[Porto Alegre]], São Paulo, [[Mexico City]], [[Santiago, Chile|Santiago]], Buenos Aires and [[Bogotá]] from 6–14 November.<ref name="Tour dates"/> The final part of the tour was carried out entirely in the UK from 19 November to 12 December.