imagine dragons

Four years ago , Imagine Dragons were just an indie band playing at Las Vegas casinos to pay the rent for their shared apartment .

四年前，梦龙还是拉斯维加斯的一支独立乐队，他们靠在赌场里表演来支付房租。

But four young rockers from Las Vegas , US - better known as Imagine Dragons - are changing the landscape of rock music with a breath of fresh air .

而来自美国拉斯维加斯的四人男子摇滚乐队——“梦龙”乐队却为摇滚界带来了一股清新空气，令摇滚乐界为之一振。

Holding in fourth place is Imagine Dragons with its four million-seller " Radioactive . "

稳居第四名宝座的是梦龙的四百万销量唱片《放射性》。

If you aren 't familiar with Imagine Dragons " music , you had better get on it fast , because Reynolds has promised a follow-up album for some time later this year .

如果你对“梦龙”乐队的音乐尚不了解，那就最好赶紧补上这一课，因为雷诺尔兹已许诺他们要在今年晚些时候推出新专辑。

Since exploding onto the music scene with their debut album Night Visions in September 2012 , Imagine Dragons have quickly become one of the biggest breakout bands of 2013 .

自2012年9月发行首张专辑《NightVisions》后，“梦龙”乐队迅速成为2013年全美乐队“当红炸子鸡”之一。

Besides typical elements of rock music , such as the heavy sound of guitar and drums and self-empowering lyrics , Imagine Dragons have successfully incorporated their folk influences from their indie music roots into their mainstream songs .

梦龙的音乐融入了摇滚乐的经典元素，除了吉他与鼓的重金属合音、励志歌词等摇滚乐标志性元素外，他们还成功将独立乐队时的民谣元素植根于现下的大众音乐作品中。

After taking over music charts , holding sold-out concerts and performing at important award shows , Imagine Dragons just won five major prizes at this year 's Billboard Music Awards on May 18 , including Top Rock Artist and Top Rock Album .

除了横扫各大音乐排行榜，演唱会场场爆满，献唱重量级颁奖典礼以外，今年5月18日，“梦龙”乐队还一举斩获了2014年美国公告牌音乐奖的五项大奖，其中包括年度最佳摇滚艺人以及年度最佳摇滚专辑。

The other thing , according to Reynolds , is luck . After independently releasing three EPs , Imagine Dragons were signed by Interscope Records , one of the major labels in the US that has many popular artists including Lady Gaga and Eminem .

雷诺尔兹口中的另一点就是运气了，在乐队独立发行三张EP之后，他们就顺利签约美国知名唱片公司环球唱片，该公司旗下拥有大批当红艺人，包括LadyGaga、说唱歌手埃米纳姆等。