Through the Fire and Flames
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| Through the Fire and Flames | |
| As Performed By | DragonForce |
| Year | 2006 |
| Appears in | Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, Guitar Hero: Smash Hits |
| Tier | Bonus (Guitar Hero III), Quebec City (Guitar Hero Smash Hits) |
| ★★★★ (Expert) | 404,670 Expert; 296,676 Hard; 203,132 Medium; 123,504 Easy |
| ★★★★★ (Expert) | 566,538 Expert; 415,347 Hard; 284,385 Medium; 172,906 Easy |
Through the Fire and Flames , also known as TTFAF for short, is a song written and recorded by DragonForce, appearing as the first track (and single) on their third studio album, Inhuman Rampage (2006). It is widely considered to be among the hardest Guitar Hero songs in the series.
Because of its inclusion in the game, DragonForce's sales greatly increased following its announcement in the game.[1]
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[edit] Walkthrough
This is a very hard song. Most people can't even do it on normal. The intro is well almost untouchable. If you miss one note you have a significant chance of failing. Then the next parts aren't instant fail, but they can wipe you out. Then the solos between verses are also very difficult. The first 4 parts are the same as the verses as in difficulty. Then the solos are the following, Sam, Herman, Sam, Twin. The song even includes What the...!? as described in practice mode. Go here to see toughness.
[edit] Hint
During the real song it is played on the clavichord. Simply hold down the green button and ignore it, focusing on the melody played on the red, yellow, blue and orange buttons and remember to release them to "pull off" to the green note. Many people prefer to tap this section. A trick is to put a rubber band around the green note for the intro. This is not considered "cheating" but more of a cheap trick (no pun intended) used to propel farther. As well, a player could hold the green note down with his left big toe, should he be able to play like that. He could also have a friend hold down green.
Technically, the intro is actually full of pull-offs, since in the game and real electric guitar, the ability to pull off makes the green note automatically play and is what propels players through this intro. Had the first note been green, and then the second red, rather than the reverse, then the whole intro could be termed hammer-ons due to the notes approaching from left to right. This would also make the intro very slightly easier due to the ability to hammer on the first note then pull off to green.
[edit] Appears In
Guitar Hero III (Bonus Tracks)
| This song appears as a Master Track. |
Guitar Hero: Smash Hits (Quebec City)
[edit] A Full Combo
On June 3rd, 2008, Chris Chike (Known as Iamchris4life) posted a video of his first full combo run of the song. It was the first recorded full combo of the song. On October 1st, 2008. Baseballkid7 scored the third full combo, which also was the last song he had to full combo. JPrez44 has also FC'D it.
GuitarHeroPhenom, Danny Johnson, has now FCed this song 7 times and is now currently in 1st place. He did the Guinness record on February 26th, 2009, breaking Iamchris4life's 8-month streak of holding the title.
[edit] Trivia
- Herman Li, the lead guitarist for DragonForce, failed the song on Hard with 2% completion and has stated that it is impossible. Since then a few players have FCed it and Danny Johnson has done so seven times.
- This is one of only three bonus songs that does not have to be purchased in order to be played. (Along with King and Queens and Joe Perry Guitar Battle)
- This is also the final encore song, which is playable in the end credits. When played in the credits, this song cannot be failed. There is also no star power or rock meter in the credits. This also happens in Kings & Queens in Guitar Hero: Aerosmith and Pull me Under in Guitar Hero: World Tour.
- On the 360 version of the game, if the song is completed on Expert, the player achieves the "Inhuman" achievement. This is a reference to the DragonForce's album Inhuman Rampage, in which the song is on.
- When you start up this song on Expert (PS2/Wii versions only), the loading screen will always say "Good Luck."
- This song was FCed on Expert difficulty before it was FCed on Hard.
- This is the only song contained on the original disc that the "Now That's Impressive" Achievement can be obtained on.
- In Expert and Hard, the note difference is 999 notes. This is possibly a reference of Studio 999, which is a reference of Neversoft.
- This song has 32 different sections, more than any other song in this game.
[edit] Song Stats (Expert)
Notes: 3,722
Star Power Paths: 25
Average NPS throughout the song: 8.34
[edit] References
- ↑ Snider, Mike usatoday.com, 2008 http://www.usatoday.com/tech/gaming/2008-02-14-guitar-hero-effect_N.htm
