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I used to be really into DF (they were the first metal band I got into) but as I discovered more metal bands, I lost interest in them. I heard a couple songs with the new singer (Cry Thunder, Seasons) and they sound really good. When I say "they", I mean the band, not just the singer. It sounds like they're moving away from 1,000,000 notes a second and are actually trying to make good songs. I might get their new album one day...

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As a 13yr old kid just discovering metal I thought Dragonforce were super impressive, all that shredding was pretty cool to me at the time. Then I started learning how to play the guitar and whilst I'll still say the shredding solos are technically impressive the lacklustre songwriting and lack of any real riffs make it impossible for me to enjoy the band anymore.

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Their 'Through the Fire and Flames' song, or whatever it's called, just passed 100 million plays on youtube.

That's seriously insane. It's also on the only Dragonforce album that I own. And which I never listen to.

This would be one of the most watched metal videos on youtube and it's by bloody Dragonforce. The mind boggles. 

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22 hours ago, Requiem said:

Their 'Through the Fire and Flames' song, or whatever it's called, just passed 100 million plays on youtube.

That's seriously insane. It's also on the only Dragonforce album that I own. And which I never listen to.

This would be one of the most watched metal videos on youtube and it's by bloody Dragonforce. The mind boggles. 

That's what happens when your song features in guitar hero videogames. Kids go wow this song is really hard they must be awesome. The song exists in a bubble. It's a shame because Valley of the Damned (the debut) showed that these guys can write some fun cheesy as shit power metal with catchy riffs.

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