'Through the Fire and Flames' by from the album Released 3 August 2006 Format Recorded 2005, Length 7: 22 (Album version) 5:00 (Video edit) / (UK) / (US) and Sam Totman, singles chronology ' (2005) ' Through the Fire and Flames' (2006) ' (2006) ' (2005) ' Through the Fire and Flames' (2006) ' (2006) ' Through the Fire and Flames' is a song by English band. The song is acclaimed as the most successful song by the band. The song is a single as well as the opening track from DragonForce's third album, and features rapid twin guitar solos by and. The song peaked at #86 on the and #61 on the in 2008. It also enjoyed briefly renewed popularity in March 2015 when a uploaded to went, sending the song to number 13 on the chart.
It has sold 1.1 million copies in the United States alone and has been certified gold by the. 'Through the Fire and Flames' has also appeared in several video games. It is often considered the most difficult song to appear in the, first appearing as an unlockable bonus song in, then again with full band support in the main setlist of. It is a playable song in Konami's band session arcade games and V6, and part of the soundtrack for.
It is also one of the most popular songs used by players. The song was also made available for download for on 29 March 2011 for both Basic rhythm, and PRO mode which can utilize real musical instruments. Contents. Composing and recording This song is written in the key of (but in standard E tuning), and just like most other DragonForce songs it is written in a fast tempo of 200 beats per minute with a common time signature (170bpm in the first half of the guitar solo). During the recording of the song, guitarist broke one of his guitar strings. Despite this, the band decided to keep this recording and left it on the final album version. Music video The track was used in the first music video by DragonForce.
For the video, a shortened version of the song was used, lasting only five minutes. During the guitar solos, the camera focuses on and, with an inset shot of whoever is currently playing. During Herman Li's solos, Totman stands to Herman's left drinking. At the start of the solo, a sound is played by Herman, after which the that was used to make this sound is thrown in the air. The music video circulated through and various music video channels, including, and was shown on monitor screens during the band's performances at 2006. Compilation appearances The song appears on two compilation albums: The short version of the song, misnamed as 'Through the Fire and the Flames', appears on MTV2 Headbanger's Ball: The Revenge, released on 11 April 2006.
The full version of the song appears on Salvation, Vol. 1, released on 23 October 2007. Appearances Guitar Hero series 'Through the Fire and Flames' first appeared in the Guitar Hero series of as a playable bonus track in. The song is unlocked and played automatically during the credits after the player finishes the game on any difficulty level.
Several reviews at the time of the game's release listed the song as the most difficult in the, a title supported. The song was also listed as #4 on 's 'Top Ten Villains of '07' list. When challenging the song on the Expert difficulty level (the highest level in the game), the loading screen for the Wii and PlayStation 2 versions of the game will display the message 'Good Luck', while completing the song on Expert difficulty on the Xbox 360 earns 'The Inhuman,' a reference to the title of the DragonForce album. Following the inclusion of 'Through the Fire and Flames' in Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, sales of DragonForce CDs increased in one week by 126%. Digital sales of the song, recorded by, increased from 2,000 per week to 10,000 per week almost immediately after the game's release, and almost reached 40,000 per week by the end of 2007. The song was also included in the main setlist of, which featured popular songs from previous games in the series, and updated them with support for the full band introduced by and the 'Expert+' introduced in.
The song was reintroduced in the revived version in February 2016. Other appearances 'Through the Fire and Flames' has also appeared in the following media:. and, where the song is a playable track., as the soundtrack to a key scene. Released as on 29 March 2011 for use in the and music gaming platform for both Basic rhythm and PRO mode which utilizes real guitar/bass guitar, and MIDI compatible electronic drum kits/keyboards in addition to vocals. Released as downloadable content for in 2017.
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