The Strange History of Dragonforce (”the Guitar Hero band”)
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- Опубликовано: 1 июн 2024
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The strange history of Dragonforce! From the early years of Dragonforce to Guitar Hero, "Through The Fire And Flames," Herman Li's Twitch and more.
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0:00 Intro
2:41 Early years
5:11 Guitar Hero & breakthrough
10:29 ZP Theart's departure
12:56 "Reaching Into Infinity" & legacy 
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yeaH THEY got a new record out last month march 2024, and Marc Hudson released a solo CD in the past 5-6 months
Is it that each band has a strange history, or do you not understand the world too much?
Fun fact: power metal is somewhat popular in Latin America. Bands like Hammerfall, Rhapsody, Helloween and Sonata Arctica have even played in my city (Cali, Colombia) which rarely gets international shows.
in latin america, Angra, Turisas and tons of other power metal band have been ther esince early 1990s so yeah we know : you even have the BET singer of power metal, the singer of HiBRiA and now he is also in ETERNITY'S END
I suppose because power metal bands sing about historical type things, and Latin is a historical language
A history of Helloween would be dope
@@chrisnorman1902 latin is very melodic, goes well with power metlal, no wonder some of europe's biggest bands are latin, like Mago de Oz.. the Rhapsody songs in italian are genius
one of the reasons is Angra and ofc latin people love metal and are full of energy
Herman Li is the true face of Dragonforce, I didn't even know at the time that they changed vocalists
It was all because of guitar hero I knew this band. It was till the release of the album Ultra Beatdown when I started to really listen to Dragonforce.
I cried during their cover of that Titanic song, I was high and dealing with a passing of a parent, it was cathartic
sorry for your loss
Getting high to cope with loss is a trap I've fallen into way too often. I hope you're in a better place mentally now. I'm also sorry for your loss.
Just for clarity, the song is ÉMy heart will go on" by Céline Dion. it may help going back to it if you want to.
I'm seeing them twice this week. Discovering Dragonforce through Guitar Hero had a big impact on my taste in music.
Same with Korn and Rise Against
i do not envy your ears, but i'm glad you've got something you enjoy.
I will also say this, they are super nice dudes. I have known Herman for years (although it has been a while now as he is living in the US). I met him at a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu class a looong time ago, I was already a big DF fan and tried not to nerd out on him too much. He couldn't have been nicer, ended up getting me into their shows, going to other bands shows, hanging out at clubs and using me as a dummy for a martial piece in Metal Hammer. Literally 0 ego with them, which clearly shows in all aspects of the band.
I remember going to see them live in about 2005/6
The place was full of plastic swords and shields, no one took it seriously, it was FANTASTIC
Yeah I remember those gigs, the atmosphere was awesome, especially in London
Alexi Laiho and Children of Bodom!
I would enjoy a video on them.
Yes absolutely. I can't believe it hasn't been done yet. That guy is a legend
Absolutely agree! One of my all time favorite bands!
I second this.
Yeah 👍🏽 definitely a children of bodom video PLEASE
RIP Alexi😢
Wild I'm getting misty eyed thinking about dragonforce for the first time in years. My friends and I listened to them and Sonata Arctica as freshman in HS religiously, even performed Black Fire at the talent show one year!
Herman Li is a huge part of what makes this band what it is and his youtube/twitch streams id wager bring in a lot of new fans. hes just a great guy to listen to.
Can't believe Herman wasn't given more credit in this video. He did most of the song writing, and his meme-worthy character is what lifted this band to its current level. Respect where it's due.
THAT'S A HAMMER
that and when people think of Dragonforce, people think of Herman Li and no one else!
@@Ron322 Sam is actually the main writer, he comes out with the bare bones of the song and herman fills the rest in.
Sam wrote the bulk of the songs. But fred basically wrote an entire record for them.
Herman Li, the memelord himself.
Best things they did was when Herman and Sam were "creating other bands songs in 10 minutes." That whole series is absolute gold and really amplifies how much they treat their own music and genre as an out of hand joke.
The best part is that it's a very high-effort joke. They pour passion into their music even though they know what they're making is absurd.
I absolutely love them. Sam shows how good of a musician he is even when piss drunk.
EXACTLY it’s phenomenal, those streams were some of the best ones of 2021 or 2020 or whenever that was.
Can someone share where that can be found? Sounds cool
@@maxhalley4373 if you search "dragonforce 10 minutes" the playlist of all the videos come up. They did Rammstein, Amaranth, Amon-Amarth, Nightwish, Alestorm, Sabaton, pop-punk amongst others. They're genuinely brilliant. Sam Totman just gets more and more drunk as they go along and the songs are always brilliant. It's basically Sam doing all the work and Herman placing a one-take guitar solo in the middle of an instrumental bit
Power Metal is HUGE in Japan, ain’t it ?
Yes
Absolutely insanely so
These guys singlehandedly defined the public perception of power metal. Everyone equates power metal with long, technical, fast shredding songs specifically because of these guys, when most power metal hasn't been like that since near its inception
Nightfall in Middle Earth and Keepers part 1 and 2 are masterpieces of unfathomable height. Also, an important note: most power metal bands were self-aware of their goofiness, to the point of parody, since the 80s. Take a look at Rise and Fall from Helloween or Blind Guardian's covers for Surfin' USA and Mister Sandman.
Exactly. I was doing my West-German army duty in 1987 and had a lot of people in my squad who were very deep into Helloween. This band never really took themselves very seriously (compared to many German indie or thrash bands at that time). Dr. Stein and its video are a great example. Their whole tongue-in-cheek attitude was later only matched by Rammstein…
@@Hobbiiihorsah And I almost forgot entirely Edguy with the likes of "Lavatory Love Machine", which (for the love of god) is already 20 years old. Now that I come to think of it, there isn't a single genre in metal with such levels of self-awareness as to how ridiculous and AWESOME its music is.
I love dragonforce. My kids are getting into metal (they are 8 and 10) and when something like power of the triforce came out that really pushed them over the edge into the fun world of powermetal. Another powermetal band I really like, from Canada of all places, is Unleash the Archers.
I saw Dragonforce open for Killswitch Engage before the whole guitar hero thing and im pretty sure I was one of the only people that was there to them and not Killswitch. Jaw dropping to see them play that shit live
Same here, saw them opening for Machine Head, right between Arch Enemy and Trivium (whoever put that tour together must have been drunk af 😅)... it was hilarious. Although I'd say they did deserve their reputation for putting fun first & precision second in those days, I'll never forget the keyboarder falling over with his keyboards mid song.
Had a similar moment of this with megadeth when they did Gigantour. It was right after Hanger18 was on GH2. The crowd went from almost capacity to 1/3 of what it was after that song… my drunk ass screaming obnoxiously about all the posers😅😅 cheers to 8 years sober cause😅😅
So you can attest to the false rumor that their music is all sped up and they can't actually play that shit. It's pretty crazy for sure!
@AvB.83 I love when bands just have fun. Alestorm was jealous of Gloryhammer having epic battles and sorcery, so they decided to "try out a new bit" where one of the techs came out with a watering can strapped to his head and poured "rum" into the mouths of the players while playing the song "sadly i cant remember the song they played. Hopefuly Rum). Whether it was actually rum or just water, it was so damn funny 😂 they ended the song and claimed that their instruments were all sticky and they would not be doing that bit again.
I've been watching Herman's RUclips content for years now just because of him. He seems like a pretty cool, open-minded dude and you don't get a lot of that in metal. I'm not big on Dragon Force but they ARE undeniably talented. Anyhoo, this was unexpected! ...but I like it. 😎👊
Herman seems to be a really nice dude, the guy you want to grab some beer with.
You should definitely interview Herman Li. I remember him doing a cool interview with Anthony Fantano several years ago that went into some of the business/marketing side, so it would totally be within your wheelhouse.
Those first 4 albums have a special place in my heart. I honestly couldn't get into them when they changed vocalists, but I'm glad they're doing well.
Their latest album absolutely sucks tho
ZP is the best. His replacement has been killing it though.
Galneryus had the same thing. Prefer Yama B era, but Ono kills every song hes on.
@@michaelvdbgd not at all. Got great reviews everywhere
16:53 does Herman have a fan set up in his living room for blowing his hair while soloing?!
Man, i love that guy!
I cannot believe that you don't think other power metal bands have hooks. Power metal is probably the catchiest metal subgenre there is and all of the genre staples are filled with catchy guitar melodies and sing along choruses.
Nu metal and metalcore are waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay catchier my friend. I love all these genres but it is what it is.
But it's popular in in filthy Europe and not in the US, so who cares about it. /s
Well, Finn is known for his attitude towards what would be considered a "real" metal of the 70s and 80s. So I would not be surprised if he never heard a chorus from any Blind Guardian song, yet he knows that those "funny European" bands have no hooks.
If anything, power metal has too many hooks
@@ibfreely8952 alot of power metal is a little too in love with its lore and it's imagery, and the music rarely feels contemporary in anyway, it is almost always in debted to the past musically and thematically
This video came at a great time. I have never been a fan of power metal, but I have enjoyed some DragonForce tracks in the past. I recently did a deep dive into their full discography, and I'm actually a bigger fan than I thought. Valley of the Damned, Heroes of Our Time, Black Fire, Defenders, Cry For Eternity, are all absolute bangers.
I was a huge power metal nerd in 2006-2012 about haha. I'm 39 now and my tastes have changed a lot over the years, but these gusy bring me back to very happy times in college and helped get me through rough times in my life including the death of my mother. Love bands like Kamelot, Sonata Arctica, Blind Guardian and Helloween still! Out of all these bands, I think Blind Guardian and Helloween have held up the best.
i've been saying it for 20 years. Sam Totman is a melodic genius. Underneath all the shred and sweep tapping are solid chords and solid melodies and that's why Dragonforce stands out
"ZP-Thirt" sounds like a Star Wars droid model.
The funniest part is Through the Fire and Flames isn't even part of the regular Guitar Hero Playlist. It's unlocked 🔓 once you've hit expert rank or the end of the game. 😅
Nah it was at the end of the game regardless of difficulty. Blew my mind when i beat the game on medium. I never fathomed using the orange button lol
It’s been absolute years since I played it but don’t you beat the devil playing “the devil went down to Georgia” and once you’ve beaten him it unlocks dragonforce? What a game.
I'd argue Herman Li's social media presence is the main reason they are still relevant today.
I have an older brother who plays guitar. Hes always been a metalhead but got into Prog Rock/ Power Metal when we’re in Highschool. We shared a wall growing up. NGL it was maddening hearing him trying to learn to these complex/technical riffs like the opening to Rhapsody’s -Emerald Sword. When GH dropped a year or so later it turned up to eleven.lol.
I remember being at a bar in London with friends and a few of the band were their drinking. This was before they really blew up. I had no idea who they were but they were really friendly and were quite happy to chat with people who knew who they were and have a drink.
I have seen this Dragonforce 5 times in the last 3 years. They are truly great and with tons of talent, and to see them embrace the camp and become even more successful has been amazing.
Been following for over ten years now, and while I hate that some of their discography with marc will go overlooked which I think is their best work (Information overload, reaching into infinite, etc., ) I take catharsis knowing they are having fun and making legitimately epic music.
I first discovered Dragonforce from the old RedvsBlue website on their forum section.
I was pretty active in the metal community there and one member who I chatted with frequently sent me the RUclips link and said “you are gonna love this”
And I did! I still listen to them regularly. One of my favorite bands of my late teenage years.
Mormon theatre kids at my high school introduced me to Dragonforce (prior to Guitar Hero)... I guess it was the only 'extreme' music they were allowed to listen to. No idea how they discovered them.
As an ex-Mormon, this sounds so typical yet heartwarming. 😇
I mean I’m a member of the church and I been jamming to Amon Amarth since March. Seeing them in two weeks.
I was at Dragonforce gig a few weeks ago in the uk. There were guys in their mid 30s, like me, older metal fans, kids were there, WOMEN! It's probably the most diverse metal crowd I've been in. They killed it.
They were my gateway to power metal and I fell in love with the genre
Saw them live with Between the Buried and Me. I was there for DragonForce, most of the crowd was there for BTBAM. it was a very strange mix of people. Fun show though! DragonForce was having a blast and you could feel their good vibes coming off the stage. Great live show!
I’ve loved dragonforce for over a decade now, and I’m so so excited to finally have the chance to see them live! They’ve been a huge musical inspiration to me, and were one of my earliest motivators to learn to play guitar. Though I’ve loved their music, I didn’t really follow them as people, so it’s cool to see their history summed up here! Cool video
I love how Hermann was was part of one my favourite metal songs ever, Road of Resistance
But, lbr, DragonForce is just amazing
I still remember Herman's stint in UK grindcore band labrat best known for their hit "Clint Eastwood is very hard innit". Labrat back then played shows with million dead which featured Frank Turner, and where we are now 20 years later 😂
Crazy, just saw them open for Dethklok Sunday
My late roommate who was a fantastic guitar player went from playing some stupid complex stuff to one day practicing some Dragonforce riffs. I once called him out like 'what really, Dream Theater to Dragonforce?' and he was like "what about them?" I said "they're good but they're really cheesy" and he said "everything after 'but' doesn't matter, this is a challenge." Then he went and grabbed another Bud Ice 40oz cuz it was either that or water in our place.
I appreciate Taylor Swift now. She's good. Can't say anything else.
Being 63 years old, powermetal was what we called Iron Maiden and Metallica back in the 80's because it was different from Hair bands, like Motley Crue and Judas Priest.
I have vaugely heard of Dragonforce, but couldn't tell you who they were or what they did.
I think they are BabyMetal's touring band right now, as the West Kami Band. Listening to the stuff in this video reminds me a bit of BabyMetal, which I like, especially the early stuff with Mikio Fujiota. I guess I will go back and check some of this stuff out.
Great video dude. I needed this
Seeing them live in a few weeks, thanks for the history lesson 🤟🏽
Great content as always.
Maaan... I thought you wouldn't mention Brutal Legend, that part is simply amazing... what a game! ❤
Dude, you legit gotta stop acting like power metal is this super duper obscure metal subgenre that no one ever heard akin to deathcore, especially when you have AMERICANS like DIO planted the power metal seeds.
yeah, i mean, there's a really strong argument that Iron Maiden is a power metal band. and they're one of the biggest metal bands in history
@@StuartHetzler huh iron maiden is british. I agree with your point though
Power Metal was we know it is different than Maiden, but there could be an argument for Dio. To me Power Metal is sped up traditional metal with a happier sound as opposed to darker sounds. That's what separates Power Metal from say, iron maiden.
Also talking about power metal and not mentioning Sabaton once is wild. I guess it would shatter the narrative about a small niche genre full of people singing about wizards that nobody cares about.
@@SMJSmoK to be fair, Sabaton isn't really that big in the US. Power Metal is more European
Saw em live in 2021 for the first time and they hold a spot in my Mount Rushmore of live performances. Between Hermin Li dropping the solo for TtFatF then looking at the crowd then shrugging it off and the "Fuck Detroit" chant it was a good time. They where wholesome and great fun the entire night.
This band got me into metal. Sabaton, Epica and DragonForce are my holy trinity of metal.
I remember back in like 2004 I tried downloading Dragonforce but came across Dragon Heart with their album Throne of the Alliance. I loved playing that record while playing Golden Axe.
Or watch Conan the barbarian action scenes on mute while cranking that music in the background
My local radio station plays Through the Fire and Flames every so often.
Hearing "obscure genre power metal" made me cry
Glad Dragonforce is doing great to this day!
Valley of the damned is such a good album I remember my friend and I listening to that and sonic firestorm back in the day playing this weird online rpg called well of souls. When they got a track on guitar hero it blew our minds how popular the band became after that
Yes! Been waiting for a video I see them in a week!
These vids are so well done I’m surprised a network like MTV or VH1 haven’t tried contacting you to host these on their networks as an hour long show/series. Keep up the great content 🙌🏻
I'm guessing Finn has more pull than MTV in 2024.
Brutal Legend mentioned
such a great game
been listening to rock and metal since high school in the 90s but when I first heard Dragonforce on guitar hero it BLEW MY MIND. I bought the album immediately, then bought the rest of their albums. I love the genre and highly recommend Sonata Artica, Manowar, Helloween, Blind Guardian, Gloryhammer and Avantasia to anyone who likes rock or metal. Good for chilling, gaming, as a background for reading fantasy/manga or lifting. Its a fun upbeat change from our normal stuff.
Besides that one song, I think Blind Guardian and Helloween are bigger bands
I've seen them live a few times and every single time they were great. The two guitarist would flip each other off or hump each other with their guitars while the other was going
As someone who doesn’t listen to Power Metal, I’m still really glad it exists, and it sounds like Dragonforce has a lot of heart. I really dig that
I showed my 8 and 5 year old guitar recently and showed them the hardest song on there legends of rock - through the fire and flames. My kids fell in love with the sound and now listen to dragonforce on spotify daily on shuffle. Its so weird to me but I think its because it sounds like video game music to them. They listen to it while playing roblox
Wow this was a great trip down memory lane! I have always been more into metalcore but my highschool metal posse was big into power metal (Europe indeed..), the likes of Hammerfall, Blind Guardian, Sonata Arctica and the likes. I did join them to Dragonforce just for the event and really, really liked the show! 2nd shows I went they had a new supporting act called Sabaton that I also didnt know till that day.. times have changed since!
The best live performances I've ever seen are power metal, like blind guardian, Helloween, and stratovarius
I loved them since i was a child, all of their music was a true inspiration for me to do anything, including starting to play guitar and becoming better at it.
I think you should give more credit to Sam, he is a musical genius when it comes to compose!
I think I discovered the song Through the Fires and Flames through a Guitar Hero-ish online game named Jam Guitar that can be played with a keyboard and a mouse. Love this song ever since
Power Metal for life! Kamelot got me in though.
This band is much different than many other metal bands when it comes to personality and attitude. They stay away from creating drama (hence we don't know and will never know why singer left), they don't gatekeep, they don't sue (they could sue to get royalties for Guitar Hero, right? 🤷), they share their music and love not only fans who listen to it but fans who play their songs (Herman Li reacts to musicians playing their covers, really cool). They understand modern media (games, RUclips, music streaming). Despite their genre is stuck in the past of power metal, the band itself evolves and knows how to present it to new fans. This is skill that many bands don't have. Last but not least - these guys have lots of distance to what they do and having fun doing it. It isn't my favourite band (I'm not much into power metal) but have lots of respect for what and how they do and many bands (especially those dramatic ones) could learn a lot from them.
I go to a lot of shows, and man did Dragonforce deliver last year when I saw them in NYC. Showmanship, crowd energy and pulling off all their technical playing live. Would see them again in a heartbeat. Just lean into the campiness and enjoy yourself. And loved the Intervals shoutout at the end. Just saw them last week; easily top 3 favorite bands for years, even if it's just Aaron writing.
Saw them last night at Dethklok! They are freaking awesome!
Great timing. Catching them tonight with deathklok
Dragonforce was THE band that introduced me to metal. I first heard TTFAF when I was 12 funnily enough from a game on roblox (back when dmca wasn't as bad). I was instantly hooked and became a huge fan, went out and bought a guitar and gh3 which then introduced me to One by Metallica which became the band that truly made me fall in love and fully dive into metal so DragonForce and Herman Li as a guitarist will always hold a special place in my heart.
I saw them with Between the Buried and Me in 2006, and I'm pretty sure it was the most guitar notes ever played at a two band show.
I do remember that at beginning of 2000 (no Spotify or RUclips around yet) I was starting searching music on internet... and a song called "Black Winter night" suddenly showed up and I got excited!... I was a heavy/power metal kid back then and I got surprised by their sound but was hard to get music from overseas back in the day.... years after that when the "Guitar Hero" was born it was easier to get music from this guys .... so cool they "made it" somehow :)
Hey! power metal is a big thing in Latinoamérica BTW
I remember listening to Dragonforce for the first time by looking for Stratovarius songs. I went to Windows Media player and found the Valley of the damn instantly hooked. 20 years later and still love listening to them
First of, loved the 2 ends of the spectrum you used between DragonForce and Dream Theatre. I can recognise the great musicianship of that band, but never ever fell in love with their music.
Had the opportunity to go to a live showof Dragonforce (edit . a month ago), and damn they are really really fun to see live, Marc Hudson is a great vocalist, and furthermore it was on an insanely small venue of 500 peeps, and a very very affordable ticket price.
If you have any opportunity to go watch them live, it really worth it. You will have a chance to moshpit on a Celine Dion or Taylor Swift cover 🤣
I was lucky enough to see them at their 1st North American appearance in Quebec. Was right after Sonic Firestorm came out which imo is still their best record. Excellent show.
There wasn't much outcry at a change of singer because DragonForce's main focus has always been the two guitar players, not the singer.
I remember absolutely loving Trough the Fire and the Flames back when I first heard it on Guitar Hero 3 and at the time I never got into the band because I was in either elementary school or middle school and it wasn’t “cool” but man that is something I regret. But I did see Dragonforce live on tour last year and it was awesome because when I saw that they where coming I didn’t know they where still a band.
Thank you for bringing the OG intro back, Finn.
I remember that time: "Through The Fire And Flames" wasn't even playable in the "story"-mode of guitar hero III, but the first song of the outro (not before, but AFTER you beat the devil 😁). Herman Lee is an impressive guitar player!
"Nintendo-core" is a beautiful expression.
Oh, and I started playing guitar some years before and played guitar hero on the PC-keyboard.
Like everyone else I first heard of DragonForce thanks to guitar hero, but my introduction to power metal was Kamelot, who I still love and listen to today, as far as I'm concerned their "The Black Halo" album is the best power metal album ever
I first discovered DragonForce in 2007 on my friend Alex’s MySpace page. Fury of the Storm was playing on his page as his song and I always paused it. One day I couldn’t pause it and heard the whole thing and was like YOOOOOO they became my favorite band and I got every album after on my iPod.
As a long time fan of DragonForce and Power Metal, I did see one other thing back in the day that set them apart. Most power metal bands only toured with other power metal bands, and I understand why. DragonForce was on Ozzfest before Guitar Hero 3 even came out. They also toured with bands like Killswitch Engage, Chimaira, Trivium, Machine Head, and later would also play main stage at one of the first Mayhem Festival tours. If you watch videos from those tours some people in the audience were booing. DragonForce took a risk and went outside of their power metal comfort zone to earn new fans.
Herman Li has a pretty cool RUclips channel. Very talented guitarist
As you will always point out, they had hooks, but also they had infectious energy, grinningly corny but exhilaratingly triumphant, also they transcendened the trappings of power metal, Dragonforce were all about feel of an epic battle not the story of one, which is why they remain the only power metal band with universal appeal.
I could never beat this song.
Playing TTFAF in GH3 made me want to pick up the guitar and figure out how to play this. I even bought Herman Li's signature guitar model and had it signed by him after a show. I am still a huge DF 17 years later, although I never managed to play TTFAF hahah.
Dragonforce single handedly reinvigorated the US powermetal scene. Nearly 20 years after Guitar Hero III and we've now got several festivals dedicated to Power Metal.
I would love if you did a video about Sabaton! The second biggest swedish band right now, after Ghost. I believe there is a lot of interesting stuff to talk about in such a video.
Not enough emphasis on how Herman's twitch live streams brought in new fans. In 2015, Dragonforce was playing small clubs as an opener still (I saw them in the basement of Webster Hall that year, as an opener) and then after covid, they were headlining 1-2k capacity ballrooms (headlined Palladium Times Square in 2023). This was all well after in the fire and flames was popular.
I love Dragonforce. Great video.
Great video Finn. Dragonforce did a lot for power metal. By the way - they just released a new album (in mid march) - Warp Speed Warriors.
There's a handful of first listens that are baked into my brain.
Streetlight Manifesto "Everything Goes Numb"
Bad Religion "Modern Man"
Dragonforce "Through the Fire and Flames" is most definitely one.
Legendary stuff.
Great video ! You should do a video on the dwarf metal genre
I agree on the Dream Theater comment you made, It is a shame people don't like more guitar oriented music in general. I never play music at work for that same reason, have worked multiple jobs and all people want to hear is rap, I don't hate rap but it gets old fast, especially if you have ever seen behind the scenes of a digital audio workstation, takes the musical illusion of a lot of rap away. Dragonforce is just great, I think you are right that most people could vibe with it, power metal in general, similar to rap in the sense that there is a story to tell in the music, etc. I love both prog and power metal, great music for all occasions, kind of like a movie, video game, beyond, etc.
Fury Of The Storm is godly
I love DragonForce. Guitar Hero 3 was the reason why I became a fan! Unfortunately, I think they kind of got screwed over when the developers only put a few of their songs in their Guitar hero/Rock Band franchise and just left them at that. Strange, since there were quite a few songs out there that deserved to be in those franchise, like Cry For Eternity, Black Fire and Valley of the Damned.
Demoniac is a name I wasn’t expecting to hear today….my god that’s some oooold shit but it was definitely killer
Please do more Power Metal videos!!
Obscure? Maybe. It depends on who you ask and how you describe it. Sam Dunne defines the subgenre in his various documentaries and includes various well-known bands like Dio and Manowar, though maybe they're the predecessors of the modern genre.