It’s funny you said “he’s killing everyone in Guitar Hero”… this band took off when this was featured on Guitar Hero 3… it’s become a classic because of that
Fun Fact: The pacman noise was made by dragging a stick across the strings of the guitar. I forget what it was made of so it could very well be a straw or something but yeah, they do bonkers stuff with guitars
Herman has his CZcams channel and he talks about the young guitar player who passed away that he was in awe of I forgot his name certainly the comment community will help
If your talking about Jason Becker he is still alive as far as I know. He was definitely one of the best all timers, has ALS and can no longer talk, play or even breath on his own. Herman Lee does Twitch streams to raise money for Jason's medical bills. They are currently auctioning some of Jason's guitars and taking donations to help.
There is some old footage on CZcams of Jason playing with a yoyo while doing a solo on the guitar, he was pretty amazing before ALS got him. Also check the film, Jason Becker: Not Dead Yet it's his story from youth to his battle with ALS.
Dragonforce has been around for decades. I imagine they are not well known to a lot of folks because of their fantasy metal style. Personally I use them as a workout mix a lot since they pump it up so much.
Here is the thing : when it comes to guitar, there is no such thing as the best. Among the most impressive guitarist out there; they all bing their unique sound or techniques, best becomes subjective .
i have to divide them up into subgroups just to choose. you have the shredders like Slash, Eddie Van Halen, etc. then the technicians like John Petrucci, Herman Li, etc. then "feels" guitarists that you can truly feel the emotions. such as Carlos Santana, Joe Satriani, SRV, etc. and even divided up I can never get past a top 5 for me
and is not only subjective but when they do the top 10/20 is only ther comercial bands, theres hundreds of guitar players that are fenomenal and they are not even in a band sometimes...
Having seen Dragonforce live in concert about 5 times, I can tell u that video games, guitars & beer are the fuel for the band 😂The guitarists are Herman Li & Sam Totman... they are the main members.
That Pac-Man video game sound is made by muting the strings at the start of the fretboard and strumming down with a pick, and yes Herman Li absolutely plays it every time they play the song live. Great reaction much love from Canada 🇨🇦
It was actually done with the floyd rose tremolo bar. He unscrewed it from the guitar and ran it across the strings muted. It makes the notes more defined and clean than a pick would. I would assume that he does it with a pick live because it would be impossible to unscrew it during the solo.
That lifting-trick was him using the 'whammy bar'. It's s special thing some electric guitars have that changes the tension on the strings, changing the entire sound the guitar makes on the fly. A skilled electric guitarist can make his instrument sound like four or five different instruments. Herman Li got the strings going to make the notes, then changed the notes without touching the strings by playing with the Whammy. Dude is definitely a master at his craft.
Being able to use the whammy bar appropriately takes skill. Combining that whammy bar movement while using it to physically lift the guitar up is an entirely different level of muscle memory.
Ah, Power Metal... the most skill demanding metal genre when it comes to instruments. And the most epic one IMO. Do any other song by them. There are so many good ones I will not even try to recommend any particular one. Also, I kinda wish u reacted to the original version not the official one. It’s 2 minutes longer.
I think it's got to be the speed/power combo that's hardest - when it's that fast, if they're not absolutely 100% tight it just sounds like sonic mud. No room for normal human error.
😂 I totally recommended this... Nah you won't be disappointed... You're welcome for the suggestion 😂 first verse in and the air guitar is out, and yes that head was banging a lil bit
Ive listened to dragon force since this song first came out because i played guitar and love the instrument. The guitar in this song rightfully gets alot of love. But as i grow up i find myself giving props to the drummer. Alot of blast beats(power metal in a nutshell) but that kick is something else
When he lifts the guitar at the begining, he uses the strum handle (pretty sure it's not called that), and it's basically the vebrato on an electric guitar. It's basically the same as those little half wheels on piano keyboards you can move up and down. It's purpose is so that you can get some widdley-wee by only holding one note.
oh they've been around for quite a while. this song was featured on the original guitar hero game way back in the day. that video game sound did in fact come from the guitar. you make that sound by running up and down the frets really fast without strumming or plucking a string.
In college I used to go to Wal-Mart at night and play this on Guitar Hero at night because I couldn't afford a game system. I never was good at it, but it was fun and killed time.
To explain "how he do that?" when it comes to the noises at 1:52 and 4:40 Both Herman Li and Sam Totman have guitars equipped with something called a "Floyd Rose bridge." Without getting too tecnical, this bridge can pivot forward and backwards through use of an arm (you can see the thin piece of metal in Herman's hand during the 1:52 trick, you can also see Sam's pointing backwards at 1:49) and change the pitch of the notes being played. In fact, your "Air Guitar" has the same type of bridge system, it's the large black shape with a bent line coming off it furthist away from where you put your left hand (the neck). Heck, your air guitar seems to be designed to look like an Ibanez brand, the same brand Herman's using in the video.
its funny, you're one of the few people to recognize they were going for a video game noise at 6:53 Herman Li the guy with the white shirt and longest hair said it's an imitation of Pac-Man. Also it comes from the guitar lol
Most people know DragonForce because this song was in Gutar Hero. They really weren't well know before that. Side note you'd probably enjoy Anthrax and Public Enemy's Bring The Noise.
Once you're a hip hop head and metal head and realize the talent that it takes to make great music in both worlds the more you realize that mainstream radio and the music industry has an agenda behind it and that that music is DOGSHIT! Metal and REAL hip hop take massive skill, creativity and musicianship and it is all from the heart not some ghostwriters or cookie cutter formula. One in the same, different ends of the spectrum. Also, that pacman sound did come from the guitar!!! He scraped the strings lightly with his guitar pick.
You absolutely have to check out The Dooo. Hes an incredible guitar player and pretty funny. Hes also rocked on stream with Herman Li, the lead guitarist of Dragonforce
Guitar Hero introduced me to this song and band years ago. I'm sorry Charlie Daniels, the devil may have went down to Georgia, but DragonForce brought hell to my fingers..and I was pleased.
giving a like before it starts because i know this will be a good one. Someone about to be jealous of the guitar battle. Also there is a little teenage asian girl that does this drum cover named Junna you would be amazed.
Does anyone else hear the melody from “When the Thunder Rolls” in this song? I don’t think it’s my imagination? Of course this song came out first, I believe. Just curious
In Herman's own words : I knew who to call when I don't want to play this song anymore. (referring to Tina S cover from 2015) Since you are „exploring“ you might want to check it out. P. S. Same song, but drums cover by Junna. You have drummer you say...
Vadim Pruzhanov was the keyboard player at the time this video was made. He’s unbelievable and worth checking out online. He’s basically retired now, sadly. BTW that video game sound is done by running the pick across the strings on the guitar’s headstock and using a wah-wah pedal to enhance it.
Herman’s a guitar legend but Sam is GOATed for this too. He only had a few years of prior experience before this and still shredded during the solo ((the video version snips out about 2-3 minutes of pure guitar so I’d recommend listening to the album version (: Also, Soldiers Of The Wasteland by them is an absolute banger as well Much love Van & the rest of the LFR Fam
When doing DragonForce, avoid the music videos, even though they are entertaining. They are usually extremely edited versions, this one is missing about 3 minutes of the song.
I saw these guys 16 years ago in Singapore and met the two guitarists, both great guys and amazing players they sound just like this live. Herman Def Def that battle lol and I think Herman and Sam Trotman (the other guitarist) write most of the stuff. You gotta check out "heros of our time" and "fury of the storm" next
Some great guitarist to check out and enjoy: Buckethead, Paul Gilbert, Steve Vai, John Petrucci, Jason Richardson, Sarah Longfield, Tosin Abasi, Yvette Young, Yngwie Malmsteen, and the list can be endless.
Welcome to Speed Metal! Some put this as Power Metal, too. This is a great song, but overplayed. They have so many good songs, too: "Black Fire", "Prepare for War", "Fields of Despair", "Heart of the Dragon", "Starfire", "Fury of the Storm", "Soldiers of the Wasteland", "My Spirit Will Go On", "Once in a Lifetime", "Heart of the Storm", etc. As for the guy holding the guitar up, while making that sound, it was a whammy bar. XD
Saw them in concert once. One of the best parts was when the keyboard player busted out a keytar and did a music 'battle' with one of the guitar players to give the rest of the band a break.
Herman Li's an amazing guitarist and the rest of the band is excellent as well, gotta give props to the drummer that guy was basically doing a full sprint for the entire song. Legend says that much like Samson Herman Li's power comes from his hair and if he were to cut it he would lose his ability to play guitar.
You make a good point....Dragonforce never seems to come up when they talk about greatest guitar player and as you can see they have 2 guys on guitar that should be in that conversation. The stuff they do, the sounds they produce I've never heard anywhere else. It's just something else and I forget about them all the time.
The answer to the question is actually Sam Toteman. Herman does all the fancy shit but during most of the song, Sam is doing raw thrash riffs. Just fast and heavy. I like some wank like everyone else but the shred is unstoppable
I looked forward to hearing this again. It is so intense that is blows my actual mind, and knowing that they play an entire show like this, you have to know how physically demanding that would be. There is just no way they would be able to do any substances and hit that hard. I would have messed up within the first 6 notes. Of course I do not know how to play any instrument, so I am always impressed with anyone that knows their craft. Glad you got to hear this!
the pacman noise is from the guitar lol they use another stick thing to rub across the guitar strings and it makes that noise. Edit: shoulda read the other comments before my own.
I'm reminded of the Guitar Mag interview with the guitarist from Psyopus. "Well... so I was sending demos of me playing all around and eventually I got a call back and the lady on the phone said that the boss wanted to see a video because he thought the audio was sped up. So I sent them a video and she called back to say "He was very impressed, but sadly we can't sponsor you if you're going to shake our guitars over your head while holding them by the whammy bar." So that relationship didn't really pan out, but I do get discounts from them now."
that is a Ibanez s guitar they are very light and he uses the bar to lift it up plus that Ibanez s was cut back to help him hit the high notes better so even lighter
He's pulling up on the tremolo bar aka the whammy bar and holding the guitar just by the bar that's how he's getting no sound out of it when he lifts it up
Speed and accuracy aren't the only things to be taken into account when you talk about the best guitar players. There are also things like intonation, sound quality, musicality, etc. With that being said, Herman Li and Sam Totman are certainly awesome guitar shredders, in the same realm as Michael Angelo Batio.
Dragonforce found their 5 min of fame from Guitar Hero, with this exact song.. They're usually seen as over the top and flamboyant just because they could... Still, this "one hit wonder because of Guitar Hero", has more meat on on their bones (and definitely more miles travelled, still to this day) than most 1HW these days... Herman Li streams on twitch from time to time, catch him while you can!
Herman Li is England's gift to the world :) Who won that guitar battle? Anybody who hears it :)
Gotcha watch Herman Li's Twitch channel is fire!
@@jayw6203 His reaction to, and collab with The Doo, was awesome! Love Herman.
@@thanossnap4170 Honestly it was so sick
he was born in Hong Kong moved to France then to England and joined a band called DragonForce
Don't forget iron maiden black sabbath bmth
It’s funny you said “he’s killing everyone in Guitar Hero”… this band took off when this was featured on Guitar Hero 3… it’s become a classic because of that
Best forearm work out is playing this song on guitar hero
Hate to burst your bubble but this song was top of the chart and a classic a decade before guitar hero ever came out.
@@stevend474 TTFAF released in December 2005...GH3 came out in October 2007. Almost 2 years
Hate to be that guy dragonforce was popular way before guitar hero this song was a classic long befor that game
Hate to burst your bubble guys but Herman Li said live on stream that GH put them back on the map again.
Fun Fact: The pacman noise was made by dragging a stick across the strings of the guitar. I forget what it was made of so it could very well be a straw or something but yeah, they do bonkers stuff with guitars
You can do the sound with just a pick too, the only requirement is to mute the strings right above the pickups.
Usually people do it with their tremolo bar, since the sound is that way because of being metal on metal!
Yeah tremolo bar dragged across the strings is what Herman Li said he used
Herman did it with his tongue 😛
u take the whammy bar and rqke with muted strings
Herman Li is a demon on the strings. Amazing player.
Herman has his CZcams channel and he talks about the young guitar player who passed away that he was in awe of I forgot his name certainly the comment community will help
If your talking about Jason Becker he is still alive as far as I know. He was definitely one of the best all timers, has ALS and can no longer talk, play or even breath on his own. Herman Lee does Twitch streams to raise money for Jason's medical bills. They are currently auctioning some of Jason's guitars and taking donations to help.
There is some old footage on CZcams of Jason playing with a yoyo while doing a solo on the guitar, he was pretty amazing before ALS got him. Also check the film, Jason Becker: Not Dead Yet it's his story from youth to his battle with ALS.
Dragonforce has been around for decades. I imagine they are not well known to a lot of folks because of their fantasy metal style. Personally I use them as a workout mix a lot since they pump it up so much.
Here is the thing : when it comes to guitar, there is no such thing as the best. Among the most impressive guitarist out there; they all bing their unique sound or techniques, best becomes subjective .
True, in that sense musicians are like athletes. There is no "best football player of all time", there´s a bunch of candidates.
Great way to look at it, it’s impossible to decide who’s truly “best”
i have to divide them up into subgroups just to choose. you have the shredders like Slash, Eddie Van Halen, etc. then the technicians like John Petrucci, Herman Li, etc. then "feels" guitarists that you can truly feel the emotions. such as Carlos Santana, Joe Satriani, SRV, etc. and even divided up I can never get past a top 5 for me
@@gabrielp9646 I agree with u but football is a bad sport to compare it with
and is not only subjective but when they do the top 10/20 is only ther comercial bands, theres hundreds of guitar players that are fenomenal and they are not even in a band sometimes...
Having seen Dragonforce live in concert about 5 times, I can tell u that video games, guitars & beer are the fuel for the band 😂The guitarists are Herman Li & Sam Totman... they are the main members.
That Pac-Man video game sound is made by muting the strings at the start of the fretboard and strumming down with a pick, and yes Herman Li absolutely plays it every time they play the song live. Great reaction much love from Canada 🇨🇦
It was actually done with the floyd rose tremolo bar. He unscrewed it from the guitar and ran it across the strings muted. It makes the notes more defined and clean than a pick would. I would assume that he does it with a pick live because it would be impossible to unscrew it during the solo.
You don’t even know what you’re talking about man
@@damianl680 well why don’t you check the man himself explain it then czcams.com/video/1a4QdjMfEA8/video.html
@@martinperron9164 Yeah but you said it was a pick, not the tremolo bar.
Love how dude had to immediately grab his emotional support air guitar for this one
I love Dragonforce because they take me back to the big hair band days my favorite genre
I love how upbeat their tempo is. It is hard to sit still when they play 😁
7:20 Actually Herman Li holds down all the strings on the fret board and picks with the whammy bar in order to make the Pac-Man sound effect.
That lifting-trick was him using the 'whammy bar'. It's s special thing some electric guitars have that changes the tension on the strings, changing the entire sound the guitar makes on the fly. A skilled electric guitarist can make his instrument sound like four or five different instruments. Herman Li got the strings going to make the notes, then changed the notes without touching the strings by playing with the Whammy.
Dude is definitely a master at his craft.
Being able to use the whammy bar appropriately takes skill. Combining that whammy bar movement while using it to physically lift the guitar up is an entirely different level of muscle memory.
Watch : Junna drum cover Through The Fire and Flames
2nd this !
YES!!!
Oh yeah
Do dragonforce - Heroes of our time. an all time favorite
*an all.
I definitely agree I was about to say the same thing
Can he handle it?
Cry Thunder.
"How in the hell did he do that?".... Herman Li gave the answer. The key is to have a fan blowing your hair.
Thanks Van, without you I still would not know what I did not know❗ ✌
LOL You’re welcome? 🖤🖤
I tried this on Guitar Hero(the first time I ever heard the song) needless to say I NEVER could beat it, lol..Awesome! Keep On Rockin`
If you did beat it, you’re a BAD mamma jamma!!! 🤣🖤
It is too this day the only song I have not completed on expert. I'd had the rest of the expert songs done before I got it done on hard
Ah, Power Metal... the most skill demanding metal genre when it comes to instruments. And the most epic one IMO. Do any other song by them. There are so many good ones I will not even try to recommend any particular one.
Also, I kinda wish u reacted to the original version not the official one. It’s 2 minutes longer.
*Progressive Metal has entered the chat*
I think it's got to be the speed/power combo that's hardest - when it's that fast, if they're not absolutely 100% tight it just sounds like sonic mud. No room for normal human error.
Death Metal, Black Metal, Prog Metal...all are on par with or are more demanding than Power Metal.
The guy drinking the beer bc of his swag
😂 I totally recommended this...
Nah you won't be disappointed...
You're welcome for the suggestion
😂 first verse in and the air guitar is out, and yes that head was banging a lil bit
Please do Unleash the Archers - Awakening! For the vocals, drums, and guitar!!
I 2nd that motion!
There's a CZcams video of Li showing how he does that pacman noise and others
They BOTH won. Actually, we ALL win the prize of hearing it
It was written by Sam Totman, the guitarist on the right during the solos (the other one being Herman Li).
Ive listened to dragon force since this song first came out because i played guitar and love the instrument. The guitar in this song rightfully gets alot of love. But as i grow up i find myself giving props to the drummer. Alot of blast beats(power metal in a nutshell) but that kick is something else
Welcome to the power metal world 🤘
🐉⚔🗡🛡
Herman Li always wins.
When he lifts the guitar at the begining, he uses the strum handle (pretty sure it's not called that), and it's basically the vebrato on an electric guitar. It's basically the same as those little half wheels on piano keyboards you can move up and down. It's purpose is so that you can get some widdley-wee by only holding one note.
Herman Li and Sam Totman (guy drinking the beer) are the guitarists. This song was written by Sam and the lead singer ZP. Who won? We did.
Here are Earth, Wind & Fire’s 10 biggest Billboard Hot 100 hits:
Rank, Title, Hot 100 Peak Position, Peak Date
1, “Let’s Groove,” No. 3, Dec. 19, 1981
2, “Shining Star,” No. 1, May 24, 1975
3, “After the Love Has Gone,” No. 3, Sept. 15, 1979
4, “Sing a Song,” No. 5, Feb. 7, 1976
5, “Boogie Wonderland” (with The Emotions), No. 6, July 14, 1979
6, “September,” No. 8, Feb. 10, 1979
7, “That’s the Way of the World,” No. 12, Sept. 20, 1975
8, “Getaway,” No. 12, Oct. 9, 1976
9, “Got To Get You Into My Life,” No. 9, Sept. 16, 1978
10, “Serpentine Fire,” No. 13, Feb. 11, 1978
oh they've been around for quite a while. this song was featured on the original guitar hero game way back in the day. that video game sound did in fact come from the guitar. you make that sound by running up and down the frets really fast without strumming or plucking a string.
In college I used to go to Wal-Mart at night and play this on Guitar Hero at night because I couldn't afford a game system. I never was good at it, but it was fun and killed time.
The "video game" sound was the guitar. It makes that sound when you rake the pick on the strings behind the bridge or in front of the nut.
Herman Li is an insane guitarist.
But buckethead is better
This is true.
@@doomguyfaz3recon797 Buckethead is good probably better than Herman Lee but he's much overrated
@@stompthatazz3967 he is not, have you heard his stuff? And he comes up with so many songs and is even more talented, buckethead is better
@@stompthatazz3967 did Herman Li come up with all of the dragonforce songs?
Their drummer is fit AF! Just imagine how exhausted he is after playing this! XD
To explain "how he do that?" when it comes to the noises at 1:52 and 4:40
Both Herman Li and Sam Totman have guitars equipped with something called a "Floyd Rose bridge." Without getting too tecnical, this bridge can pivot forward and backwards through use of an arm (you can see the thin piece of metal in Herman's hand during the 1:52 trick, you can also see Sam's pointing backwards at 1:49) and change the pitch of the notes being played.
In fact, your "Air Guitar" has the same type of bridge system, it's the large black shape with a bent line coming off it furthist away from where you put your left hand (the neck). Heck, your air guitar seems to be designed to look like an Ibanez brand, the same brand Herman's using in the video.
Watch Junna on drums covering this song. YOU WILL BE AMAZED!!!!!!!!!
its funny, you're one of the few people to recognize they were going for a video game noise at 6:53
Herman Li the guy with the white shirt and longest hair said it's an imitation of Pac-Man.
Also it comes from the guitar lol
Did you check out the guitarist taking a drink during the battle? He was totally chill. 🤘🏻🙏☘️
Great reaction. You have fun and it shows. Love it!
Yeah, he is lifting his guitar by the whammy bar. Whammy bar on his guitar is specially reinforced to be able to pull off that trick.
Most people know DragonForce because this song was in Gutar Hero. They really weren't well know before that. Side note you'd probably enjoy Anthrax and Public Enemy's Bring The Noise.
one of the funniest comments ever on this video : this should be a commercial for shampoo 🤣🤣
Saw it lmao!
Herman lee plays guitar in a pool, underwater, with a snorkel. God said "how can I make a guitar player even more unique?" And Herman Li was born.
Once you're a hip hop head and metal head and realize the talent that it takes to make great music in both worlds the more you realize that mainstream radio and the music industry has an agenda behind it and that that music is DOGSHIT! Metal and REAL hip hop take massive skill, creativity and musicianship and it is all from the heart not some ghostwriters or cookie cutter formula. One in the same, different ends of the spectrum. Also, that pacman sound did come from the guitar!!! He scraped the strings lightly with his guitar pick.
You absolutely have to check out The Dooo. Hes an incredible guitar player and pretty funny. Hes also rocked on stream with Herman Li, the lead guitarist of Dragonforce
Guitar Hero introduced me to this song and band years ago. I'm sorry Charlie Daniels, the devil may have went down to Georgia, but DragonForce brought hell to my fingers..and I was pleased.
giving a like before it starts because i know this will be a good one. Someone about to be jealous of the guitar battle. Also there is a little teenage asian girl that does this drum cover named Junna you would be amazed.
Does anyone else hear the melody from “When the Thunder Rolls” in this song? I don’t think it’s my imagination? Of course this song came out first, I believe. Just curious
... well I do now. 😆
In Herman's own words : I knew who to call when I don't want to play this song anymore. (referring to Tina S cover from 2015)
Since you are „exploring“ you might want to check it out.
P. S. Same song, but drums cover by Junna. You have drummer you say...
Vadim Pruzhanov was the keyboard player at the time this video was made. He’s unbelievable and worth checking out online. He’s basically retired now, sadly. BTW that video game sound is done by running the pick across the strings on the guitar’s headstock and using a wah-wah pedal to enhance it.
Herman’s a guitar legend but Sam is GOATed for this too. He only had a few years of prior experience before this and still shredded during the solo ((the video version snips out about 2-3 minutes of pure guitar so I’d recommend listening to the album version (:
Also, Soldiers Of The Wasteland by them is an absolute banger as well
Much love Van & the rest of the LFR Fam
Valley of the Damned is another amazing song by them.
When doing DragonForce, avoid the music videos, even though they are entertaining. They are usually extremely edited versions, this one is missing about 3 minutes of the song.
"Reasons to Live" was the first DragonForce song I heard and I been hooked since. 💖
Every body listening is the real winners. Amazing band
he lifted it by the whammy bar....
see: "Steve Vai - For the Love of God"
probly not the first, but the first I saw, and worth it all.
I saw these guys 16 years ago in Singapore and met the two guitarists, both great guys and amazing players they sound just like this live. Herman Def Def that battle lol and I think Herman and Sam Trotman (the other guitarist) write most of the stuff. You gotta check out "heros of our time" and "fury of the storm" next
The whammy bar. Such an amazing part to the electric guitar 🎸🙂
YOU won the battle! I've never, in my life, seen anyone use an 'air guitar' as a weapon before!!!! You took the cake on this one, lol!!!
Some great guitarist to check out and enjoy: Buckethead, Paul Gilbert, Steve Vai, John Petrucci, Jason Richardson, Sarah Longfield, Tosin Abasi, Yvette Young, Yngwie Malmsteen, and the list can be endless.
Welcome to Speed Metal! Some put this as Power Metal, too. This is a great song, but overplayed. They have so many good songs, too: "Black Fire", "Prepare for War", "Fields of Despair", "Heart of the Dragon", "Starfire", "Fury of the Storm", "Soldiers of the Wasteland", "My Spirit Will Go On", "Once in a Lifetime", "Heart of the Storm", etc.
As for the guy holding the guitar up, while making that sound, it was a whammy bar. XD
Where dragons rule???
Why doesn't anybody mention this song while talking about dragon force?
REVOLUTION DEATHSQUAD!!! That song shredds
Oh don't mind me just my annual "I wonder if dragonforce has new reactors" Spree
They are all extremely talented. Bada$$.
Hes lifting the whammy bar. This was the end credit song they let you fail on guitar hero but they let you try anyway and play theough it lol
I saw this live many years ago. Amazing
The singer is on a whole other dimension wow
Those who are fans of Guitar Hero will recognize this song because during the credits after you win you play this song. It was impossible!
Right at the beginning of the guitar solo/battle the whammy bar goes flying off the guitar
Saw them in concert once. One of the best parts was when the keyboard player busted out a keytar and did a music 'battle' with one of the guitar players to give the rest of the band a break.
🤣🤣🤣 you got a blow up guitar lol. Awesome reaction!
Herman Li's an amazing guitarist and the rest of the band is excellent as well, gotta give props to the drummer that guy was basically doing a full sprint for the entire song. Legend says that much like Samson Herman Li's power comes from his hair and if he were to cut it he would lose his ability to play guitar.
Best Pantene commercial 😂😂🤘
Don't forget the craziness of the drummer
Love this song. Banger.
You make a good point....Dragonforce never seems to come up when they talk about greatest guitar player and as you can see they have 2 guys on guitar that should be in that conversation. The stuff they do, the sounds they produce I've never heard anywhere else. It's just something else and I forget about them all the time.
The answer to the question is actually Sam Toteman. Herman does all the fancy shit but during most of the song, Sam is doing raw thrash riffs. Just fast and heavy. I like some wank like everyone else but the shred is unstoppable
Herman Li's guitar needed a 3 week vacation after this song xD
Hollywood Undead "Whatever It Takes"
You'll love it!
Hermann li (the lead guitarist) is an absolute genius... Check out Land of the evening star
Dragonforce is dope
That video game sound, came from the guitar 🎸👍
I never knew Weird Al could sing like that.
you actually did the video version, which cuts out like 4 minutes lol the whole thing is 7 mins plus
Daaamnn, should've done the full version. They chopped a lot of parts off in the music video. Dope reaction regardless.
I looked forward to hearing this again. It is so intense that is blows my actual mind, and knowing that they play an entire show like this, you have to know how physically demanding that would be. There is just no way they would be able to do any substances and hit that hard. I would have messed up within the first 6 notes. Of course I do not know how to play any instrument, so I am always impressed with anyone that knows their craft. Glad you got to hear this!
the pacman noise is from the guitar lol they use another stick thing to rub across the guitar strings and it makes that noise.
Edit: shoulda read the other comments before my own.
DRAGONFORCE- Fury of the storm (Live in Japan)
Your reactions are just killin me! Love it. 🙏☘️
Bro... the guitarist was usin the whammy bar to hold the guitar... something u don't have on ur blow up guitar
Was just about to say the same thing.
I'm reminded of the Guitar Mag interview with the guitarist from Psyopus.
"Well... so I was sending demos of me playing all around and eventually I got a call back and the lady on the phone said that the boss wanted to see a video because he thought the audio was sped up. So I sent them a video and she called back to say "He was very impressed, but sadly we can't sponsor you if you're going to shake our guitars over your head while holding them by the whammy bar." So that relationship didn't really pan out, but I do get discounts from them now."
Herman (the guitarist) streams on twitch.
How many famous band members do you see interacting live with fans almost everyday?
This is Power Metal. Myth, Dragons, Lord of the Rings stuff. Other Bands Dream Theater, Wizards & Demons, Frost Hammer. Great Reachtionl
that is a Ibanez s guitar they are very light and he uses the bar to lift it up plus that Ibanez s was cut back to help him hit the high notes better so even lighter
Fact: It's harder to headbang while playing the piano.
I've never been a fan of them. But nobody can doubt their talent. They are seriously badass musicians.
He's pulling up on the tremolo bar aka the whammy bar and holding the guitar just by the bar that's how he's getting no sound out of it when he lifts it up
Speed and accuracy aren't the only things to be taken into account when you talk about the best guitar players. There are also things like intonation, sound quality, musicality, etc. With that being said, Herman Li and Sam Totman are certainly awesome guitar shredders, in the same realm as Michael Angelo Batio.
Dragonforce found their 5 min of fame from Guitar Hero, with this exact song.. They're usually seen as over the top and flamboyant just because they could... Still, this "one hit wonder because of Guitar Hero", has more meat on on their bones (and definitely more miles travelled, still to this day) than most 1HW these days... Herman Li streams on twitch from time to time, catch him while you can!