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|Genre=[[Power metal]] |
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|Length=7:22 |
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|Label=[[Sanctuary Records|Sanctuary]]/[[Roadrunner Records|Roadrunner]] (UK)<br />[[Roadrunner Records|Roadrunner]]/[[Universal Records|Universal]] (US) |
|Label=[[Sanctuary Records|Sanctuary]]/[[Roadrunner Records|Roadrunner]] (UK)<br />[[Roadrunner Records|Roadrunner]]/[[Universal Records|Universal]] (US) |
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|Writer=[[Sam Totman]]<br/>[[ZP Theart]] |
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|Next single="[[Operation Ground and Pound]]"<br/>(2006) |
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"'''Through the Fire and Flames'''" is a song by English [[power metal]] band [[DragonForce]]. |
"'''Through the Fire and Flames'''" is a song by English [[power metal]] band [[DragonForce]]. 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, ''[[Inhuman Rampage]]'', and features rapid twin guitar solos by [[Herman Li]] and [[Sam Totman]].{{Citation needed|date=September 2009}} |
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The song peaked at #86 on the [[Billboard Hot 100]] and #61 on the [[Canadian Hot 100]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://acharts.us/song/31416 |title=DragonForce - Through The Fire And Flames - Music Charts |date=2008-02-13}}</ref> The song has appeared on two compilation albums. |
The song peaked at #86 on the [[Billboard Hot 100]] and #61 on the [[Canadian Hot 100]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://acharts.us/song/31416 |title=DragonForce - Through The Fire And Flames - Music Charts |date=2008-02-13}}</ref> The song has appeared on two compilation albums. |
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"Through the Fire and Flames" has also appeared in several video games. It is considered one of the most difficult songs to appear in the [[Guitar Hero series|''Guitar Hero'' rhythm game series]], first appearing as an unlockable bonus song in ''[[Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock]]'', then again with full band support in the main setlist of ''[[Guitar Hero: Smash Hits]]''. It is also one of the most popular songs used by ''[[Audiosurf]]'' players, is a playable song in Konami's band session arcade games, ''[[GuitarFreaks]]'' |
"Through the Fire and Flames" has also appeared in several video games. It is considered one of the most difficult songs to appear in the [[Guitar Hero series|''Guitar Hero'' rhythm game series]], first appearing as an unlockable bonus song in ''[[Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock]]'', then again with full band support in the main setlist of ''[[Guitar Hero: Smash Hits]]''. It is also one of the most popular songs used by ''[[Audiosurf]]'' players, is a playable song in Konami's band session arcade games, ''[[GuitarFreaks]]'' and ''[[DrumMania]] V6'', and part of the soundtrack for ''[[Brütal Legend]]''. |
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==Composing and recording== |
==Composing and recording== |
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===''Guitar Hero'' series=== |
===''Guitar Hero'' series=== |
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"Through the Fire and Flames" first appeared in the ''Guitar Hero'' series of [[rhythm game|rhythm video games]] as a playable bonus track in ''[[Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock]]''. 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 [[Guitar Hero (series)|''Guitar Hero'' series]],<ref name=gh3herman>{{cite video |people=Herman Li |date=2007-11-22 |title=Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock - with Herman Li |url=http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=eul8oprrjU0 |medium=[[YouTube]] video |accessdate=2008-01-22}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gamecritics.com/guitar-hero-iii-legends-of-rock-review |title=''Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock'' – Review |accessdate=2008-02-21 |last=Bracken |first=Mike |date=2008-01-22 |publisher=Gamecritics.com |quote=''Players with a genuine masochistic streak will have a great time trying to five star DragonForce's "Through the Fire and the Flames" on expert—and you thought "[[Free Bird]]" [the final encore in [[Guitar Hero II]]] was hard.''}}</ref> a title supported by [[Guinness World Records]].<ref>{{Cite book|title=Guinness World records 2008: Gamer's edition |year=2008 |publisher=Guinness World Records |location=London |isbn=9781904994213 |oclc=212382509 |pages= |chapter= |chapterurl= |quote=}}{{Page needed|date=September 2010}}</ref> The song was also listed as #4 on [[GameInformer]]'s "Top Ten Villains of '07" list.<ref>Game Informer Issue 177 - January 2007</ref> 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 [[Xbox Live#Gamerscore|achievement]],"<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.xbox360achievements.org/achievements.php?gameID=393 |title=Guitar Hero III Achievement List |accessdate=2008-04-08 |publisher=Xbox360Achievements.org}}</ref> a reference to the title of the DragonForce album |
"Through the Fire and Flames" first appeared in the ''Guitar Hero'' series of [[rhythm game|rhythm video games]] as a playable bonus track in ''[[Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock]]''. 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 [[Guitar Hero (series)|''Guitar Hero'' series]],<ref name=gh3herman>{{cite video |people=Herman Li |date=2007-11-22 |title=Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock - with Herman Li |url=http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=eul8oprrjU0 |medium=[[YouTube]] video |accessdate=2008-01-22}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gamecritics.com/guitar-hero-iii-legends-of-rock-review |title=''Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock'' – Review |accessdate=2008-02-21 |last=Bracken |first=Mike |date=2008-01-22 |publisher=Gamecritics.com |quote=''Players with a genuine masochistic streak will have a great time trying to five star DragonForce's "Through the Fire and the Flames" on expert—and you thought "[[Free Bird]]" [the final encore in [[Guitar Hero II]]] was hard.''}}</ref> a title supported by [[Guinness World Records]].<ref>{{Cite book|title=Guinness World records 2008: Gamer's edition |year=2008 |publisher=Guinness World Records |location=London |isbn=9781904994213 |oclc=212382509 |pages= |chapter= |chapterurl= |quote=}}{{Page needed|date=September 2010}}</ref> The song was also listed as #4 on [[GameInformer]]'s "Top Ten Villains of '07" list.<ref>Game Informer Issue 177 - January 2007</ref> 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 [[Xbox Live#Gamerscore|achievement]],"<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.xbox360achievements.org/achievements.php?gameID=393 |title=Guitar Hero III Achievement List |accessdate=2008-04-08 |publisher=Xbox360Achievements.org}}</ref> a reference to the title of the DragonForce album. |
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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%.<ref>{{Cite news|first=Dominic |last=Wells |title=Games that rock |url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article3000338.ece |work=The Times |date=2007-12-08 |accessdate=2008-02-25}}</ref> Digital sales of the song, recorded by [[Nielsen SoundScan]], 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.<ref name=aerosmith-guitar-hero-popularity>{{Cite web|url=http://www.aeroforceone.com/index.cfm/pk/view/cd/NAA/cdid/993147/pid/302766 |title=Aerosmith plugs into ‘''Guitar Hero''’ popularity |date=2008-02-12 |accessdate=2008-02-19 |first=Mike |last=Snider |quote=''Downloads of relative newcomer DragonForce's Through the Fire and Flames, selling fewer than 2,000 weekly, rose to more than 10,000 after GH III's release and approached 40,000 the week ending Dec. 30''}}</ref> |
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%.<ref>{{Cite news|first=Dominic |last=Wells |title=Games that rock |url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article3000338.ece |work=The Times |date=2007-12-08 |accessdate=2008-02-25}}</ref> Digital sales of the song, recorded by [[Nielsen SoundScan]], 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.<ref name=aerosmith-guitar-hero-popularity>{{Cite web|url=http://www.aeroforceone.com/index.cfm/pk/view/cd/NAA/cdid/993147/pid/302766 |title=Aerosmith plugs into ‘''Guitar Hero''’ popularity |date=2008-02-12 |accessdate=2008-02-19 |first=Mike |last=Snider |quote=''Downloads of relative newcomer DragonForce's Through the Fire and Flames, selling fewer than 2,000 weekly, rose to more than 10,000 after GH III's release and approached 40,000 the week ending Dec. 30''}}</ref> |
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"Through the Fire and Flames" is a song by English power metal band DragonForce. 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, Inhuman Rampage, and features rapid twin guitar solos by Herman Li and Sam Totman.[citation needed]
The song peaked at #86 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #61 on the Canadian Hot 100.[1] The song has appeared on two compilation albums.
"Through the Fire and Flames" has also appeared in several video games. It is considered one of the most difficult songs to appear in the Guitar Hero rhythm game series, first appearing as an unlockable bonus song in Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, then again with full band support in the main setlist of Guitar Hero: Smash Hits. It is also one of the most popular songs used by Audiosurf players, is a playable song in Konami's band session arcade games, GuitarFreaks and DrumMania V6, and part of the soundtrack for Brütal Legend.
Composing and recording
During the recording of the song, guitarist Herman Li broke one of his guitar strings.[2] Despite this, the band decided to keep this recording and left it on the final album version.[2]
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 just over five minutes.
During the guitar solos, the camera focuses on Herman Li and Sam Totman, 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 Pac-Man sound is played by Herman, after which the whammy bar that was used to make this sound is thrown in the air.
Near the end, five shots of each band member are shown, each one from a different angle. At the very end, the camera zooms away from the band, the same way it zooms into them at the beginning.
The music video circulated through YouTube and various music video channels, including MTV2, and was shown on monitor screens during the band's performances at Ozzfest 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 April 11, 2006.[3] The full version of the song appears on Salvation, Vol. 1, released on October 23, 2007.[4]
Video game appearances
"Through the Fire and Flames" has appeared in a number of video games.
Guitar Hero series
"Through the Fire and Flames" first appeared in the Guitar Hero series of rhythm video games as a playable bonus track in Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock. 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 Guitar Hero series,[5][6] a title supported by Guinness World Records.[7] The song was also listed as #4 on GameInformer's "Top Ten Villains of '07" list.[8] 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 achievement,"[9] 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%.[10] Digital sales of the song, recorded by Nielsen SoundScan, 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.[11]
The song was also included in the main setlist of Guitar Hero: Smash Hits, which featured popular songs from previous games in the series and updated them with support for the full band introduced by Guitar Hero World Tour and the "Expert+" introduced in Guitar Hero: Metallica.[12]
Other appearances
"Through the Fire and Flames" has also appeared in the following video games:
- Audiosurf, where the song is a playable track.[13][14]
- DrumMania V6 and GuitarFreaks V6, where the song is a playable track.[15][16]
- Brütal Legend, as the soundtrack to a key scene.[17][18]
References
- ^ "DragonForce - Through The Fire And Flames - Music Charts". 2008-02-13.
- ^ a b Herman Li. DragonForce! (Flash). Blender.com Online Video Channel. Event occurs at 2:45-3:02. Retrieved 2008-01-01.
...at the end of the song we actually break the string. I broke the string and in the album we left it there
- ^ "MTV2 Headbanger's Ball: The Revenge > Overview". Allmusic Guide. All Media Group. Retrieved 2008-04-07.
- ^ "Salvation, Vol. 1 > Overview". Allmusic Guide. All Media Group. Retrieved 2008-04-07.
- ^ Herman Li (2007-11-22). Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock - with Herman Li (YouTube video). Retrieved 2008-01-22.
- ^ Bracken, Mike (2008-01-22). "Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock – Review". Gamecritics.com. Retrieved 2008-02-21.
Players with a genuine masochistic streak will have a great time trying to five star DragonForce's "Through the Fire and the Flames" on expert—and you thought "Free Bird" [the final encore in Guitar Hero II] was hard.
- ^ Guinness World records 2008: Gamer's edition. London: Guinness World Records. 2008. ISBN 9781904994213. OCLC 212382509.
{{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|chapterurl=(help)[page needed] - ^ Game Informer Issue 177 - January 2007
- ^ "Guitar Hero III Achievement List". Xbox360Achievements.org. Retrieved 2008-04-08.
- ^ Wells, Dominic (2007-12-08). "Games that rock". The Times. Retrieved 2008-02-25.
- ^ Snider, Mike (2008-02-12). "Aerosmith plugs into Guitar Hero popularity". Retrieved 2008-02-19.
Downloads of relative newcomer DragonForce's Through the Fire and Flames, selling fewer than 2,000 weekly, rose to more than 10,000 after GH III's release and approached 40,000 the week ending Dec. 30
- ^ Brudvig, Erik (2008-03-04). "IGN: Guitar Hero Greatest Hits Revealed". Retrieved 2009-07-25.
- ^ "Most Played Songs - Audiosurf: Ride Your Music". Archived from the original on 2008-02-29. Retrieved 2008-02-29.
Most Played Songs
1 12 - still alive: jonathan coulton and glados
2 audiosurf overture: pedro macedo camacho
3 through the fire and flames: dragonforce - ^ Andrews, Stuart (2008-02-21). "Audiosurf - Music-adapting Puzzle Racer". Retrieved 2008-03-22.
- ^ "GuitarFreaksV6 & DrumManiaV6 official song list". Retrieved 2009-10-17.
- ^ "GuitarFreaksV6 & DrumManiaV6 official developer's blog comment on this song". Retrieved 2009-10-17.
- ^ "Full Brütal Legend soundtrack released by EA Denmark". 2009-08-09. Retrieved 2009-10-16.
- ^ Goad, Libe (2009-08-09). "GameDaily is the first to bring you the game's full setlist. These 100+ songs will make your head explode!". Game Daily. Retrieved 2009-08-09.