DragonForce formed in London in 1999[1] under the name of "DragonHeart", and released their first and only demo, Valley of the Damned, independently in 2000.

Their second studio album Sonic Firestorm in 2004 followed by their second single "Fury of the Storm" in 2005.

They then signed to Roadrunner Records and released their first charting album and single, Inhuman Rampage and "Through the Fire and Flames", released in 2005 and 2006 respectively, followed by "Operation Ground and Pound" later the same year.

Their remixed and remastered versions of Valley of the Damned and Sonic Firestorm were set for release in October 2007, but were postponed to 22 February 2010.

Their fourth studio album Ultra Beatdown and its preceding single, "Heroes of Our Time", were released on 25 August 2008 and 4 July 2008 respectively.