Near the end of the music video, five shots of each band member are shown, each one from a different angle.
At the start of the solo, a "Pac-Man Sound" is played by Herman, after which the whammy bar that was used to perform this sound is thrown in the air. During Herman Li's solos, Totman stands to Herman's left drinking. For the video, a shortened version of the song was used, lasting just over five minutes.ĭuring the guitar solos, the camera focuses on Herman Li and Sam Totman, with an inset shot of whoever is currently playing. Through the Fire and Flames was used in the very first music video by DragonForce. Despite this, DragonForce decided to keep this recording and left it on the final album version. It has been covered by the String Tribute Players in their tribute album, Dragonforce string tribute, as well as the Piano Tribute Players in their tribute album, Piano Tribute to Dragonforce, being the opening track of both tribute albums.ĭuring the recording of the song, guitarist Herman Li broke one of his guitar strings.
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On March 29, 2011, it was also added as DLC for Rock Band 3, with full pro-mode support, allowing players to play the actual notes of the songs in the game. 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 & DrumMania V6, and part of the soundtrack for Brütal Legend, which is played when escaping a collapsing fortress, and unlocked upoon completion. The song is considered the most difficult song 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 has also appeared in several video games. The song has appeared on two compilation albums. Through the Fire and Flames peaked at #86 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #61 on the Canadian Hot 100. Many fans of DragonForce and Guitar Hero criticize the game in such ways as, "It's called Guitar Hero, not Keyboard Hero!" It also features an opening solo by Vadim Pruzhanov, which in Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, they put Vadim's solo part of the notes, even though Vadim is the keyboardist. The song is acclaimed as the most successful song by DragonForce. It's lyrics were written by Sam Totman and ZP Theart and the music of the song was written by Sam Totman. It a single as well as the opening track of their fourth released album, Inhuman Rampage. It is featured as an unlockable song in the 2007 video game Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock. Through the Fire and Flames, often abbreviated as TTFAF is a song by DragonForce that was first performed in 2006.