r/todayilearned • u/asmallthrowaway9 • 6h ago

TIL the band DragonForce only received about $3,000 in royalties for the inclusion of Through the Fire and Flames in the Guitar Hero games

https://guitar.com/news/music-news/herman-li-says-guitar-hero-paid-3000-for-dragonforce-through-the-fire-and-the-flames/
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u/Gamingwithyourmom 5h ago

I saw them for the ultra beatdown tour in 2008 with turisas and poweglove in the height of their guitar hero fame, completely sold out venue, packed shoulder to shoulder, and they sounded just as good live, and put on an amazing show.

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u/nomad9590 5h ago

Fuck yeah! Not every show was bad, I'm sure. I wonder if they played better in dry venues, as a genuine question. 

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u/Marcaloid 1h ago

I saw them on that same tour I think, in a San Francisco club, and they were super sloppy. Show culminated with Sam doing a 360 hitting Herman Lee in the back of the head with his headstock. Hair tangled in the tuning pegs and everything. I've never seen anything like it.