Dragonforce is good, I think they got a bad and good rep boost from Guitar Hero XD Some blasted them for just being fast complicated guitar with no soul while others commended them for their insane skill. I personally think they are very skillful musically, lyrically, and vocally. Really astounding band!
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Dragon Force is the best reason to own a Sega Saturn. DragonForce? Dunno about that.
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I think they're bad. Their songs are boring, the lyrics are meh, and having good technique doesn't make you a good musician.
I listened to Dawn Over A New World, like you suggested and the only thing I liked was the guitar solo, but even then the guitarist tried to show off and play some quick runs. Didn't fit the song/solo at all. Also, the guitar tone is awful, it just doesn't suit the song. And no offence, but why do you think this song is beautiful? The lyrics aren't beautiful, the guitar most definitely isn't beautiful and the vocals aren't amazing either.
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Hehee.... Everytime I see the Valley of the Damned mentioned, I think of the live show where the lead singer sang the line: "In the valley of the damned a warrior rides with cock in hand." instead of the original "In the valley of the damned a warrior rides with sword in hand."
Anyway, yea Dawn Over a New World is awesome! I need to get back into listening to Dragonforce. >:-|
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I like DF's studio stuff. I saw them about 4 or 5 years ago during Mayhem Fest... they weren't that great live.
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I try to be open to as many genres as possible but Power Metal is something I can't stand. I usually can't stand masturbatory metal though where they're clearly just trying to show off how talented they are, with Dragonforce and Dream Theater being the worst cases. Listening to metal for the talent and songwriting I'd much rather listen to Gorguts but most metalheads would run away from their music.
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Unfortunately, they suck live. I was bummed, but I imagine it's hard to replicate 40 layers without studio tech. Luckily, this was at a festival so I was roaring drunk.
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I think Rhapsody of Fire is better than DragonForce. I don't know why but I just never came around to liking DragonForce very much, they are good though that's for sure. Anyway here's some Rhapsody songs:
Trolls in the Dark
Dawn of Victory
Emerald Sword
Knightrider of Doom
etc...
Also worth mentioning is the band Stratovarius, I don't really like them anymore but this live performance will always have a special place in my heart: Holy Solos
Also, Liquid Tension Experiment is awesome, my favorite is Biaxident
Bonus: Focus - Hocus Pocus pay attention to the singer, he's hilarious :D
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So I've known about this band for quite a while, but I haven't really explored much of their discography until pretty recently. And what I found is that their songs aren't "the same thing everytime" despite what lots of people say, especially when you compare their album "The Power Within" to their previous albums. Now, granted, I listen to DF mainly for the vocals and lyrics, so of course every song is different for me. Maybe for people who listen for the guitar and such it isn't, though,.
For those of you who don't know who DragonForce is, they are a British Power Metal band who got a lot of their popularity from their song Through the Fire and Flames when it was featured in Guitar Hero III. While a good song, it isn't nearly their best work, which disappoints me that it's their most popular song by a large majority, which gives it quite a lot of overhype. If you want to hear something from DF that isn't TTFAF, here's what I recommend-
No Matter How Much you hate/are tired of DragonForce-
PLEASE listen to Dawn Over a New World if you haven't yet. it is extremely different from any of their other songs, and is definitely an extremely beautiful one, too.
As you can see, I love Sonic Firestorm. It's my favorite album of all time and is my Steam Avatar. :p
So what do you guys think of DragonForce? About any of their songs, whether or not they all sound the same, whether you think they're a good band or not, what you think about Marc Hudson's singing (The Power Within) versus ZP Theart's singing (Valley of the Damned, Sonic Firestorm, Inhuman Rampage, Ultra Beatdown), or anything else.
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