When was through the fire and flames written

Holy shit. I'm gonna downvote every single other one and upvote yours. Fucking kids in this thread, damn. Nesano on January 08, General Comment The Song is about World War II and the Americans vs the japanese- On a cold winter morning In the time before the light In flames of death's eternal reign We ride towards the fight- WWII for the Americans began in the winter and launched dozens of surprise attacks on japan in the following weeks.

When the darkness is falling down And the times are tough or right The sand of evil laughter Falls around the world tonight- World War II included the whole world so evil laughter falls around it. Back then times were not like today's and the darkness is the journey to fight Fightin' hard, fightin' on for the steel Through the wastelands evermore The scattered souls will feel the hell Bodies wasted on the shores- Finally they made it to the shores and the fighting begins with the singer fighting in this battle and shots are flying all around.

It's a wasteland of scattered and dead bodies in the hands of steel Guns and Cannons and swords were made from iron not steel On the blackest wings in hell's terrain We watch the lands become In fire and flame, now once again we know- Americans in the battle thought japan was hell because they kept coming with everything they got including black wings airplanes and hell's terrain japan and surrounding islands So now we're flying, we're free We're free before the thunderstorm Hunt towards the wilderness Our quest carries on Far beyond the sun down, far beyond the moonlight Deep inside our hearts and all our souls- On their way to the battle they are free one last time before they must give up their lives for their nation.

The thunderstorm Sound of guns, bombs, etc is the battle they're heading to. The wilderness are all the mountain ranges and grasslands on the island before japan such as midway. They battle all day and all night with all they got.

So far away we wait for the day For the lives all so wasted and gone We feel the pain of a lifetime lost in a thousand days Through the fire and the flames we carry on- So far away means on the other side of the world in Japan. The pain of killing and people being slaughtered around you would not experience in a thousand day as you have in one night. And through the fire and the flames they keep fighting. PeptoBismolMan on February 19, GermanNSB65 I think it shows life meanings no matter how hard things are or how evil things seems to be if we fight we will win and become victorious in our life's battle with our problems.

FuryRose on September 24, You definitely explained it well though, and that's what I love about music: you can take multiple different stories from it. Song Meaning Like most DragonForce lyrics, these are straightforward, yet with a much deeper meaning.

The basic idea is to suggest living on through a great battle. The sound of the guitar and very long interlude imply that the fight is long and shows great intensity.

MWA on September 06, Link. It has also appeared in several video games. The song is considered the most difficult song to appear in the Guitar Hero rhythm game series, first appearing as an unlockable bonus song in Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, then again with full band support in the main setlist of Guitar Hero: Smash Hits.

On March 29, , it was also added as DLC for Rock Band 3, with full pro-mode support, allowing players to play the actual notes of the songs in the game. It has been covered by the String Tribute Players in their tribute album, Dragonforce string tribute , as well as the Piano Tribute Players in their tribute album, Piano Tribute to Dragonforce , being the opening track of both tribute albums. During the recording of the song, guitarist Herman Li broke one of his guitar strings.

Despite this, DragonForce decided to keep this recording and left it on the final album version. Through the Fire and Flames was used in the very first music video by DragonForce. For the video, a shortened version of the song was used, lasting just over five minutes.

During the guitar solos, the camera focuses on Herman Li and Sam Totman , with an inset shot of whoever is currently playing. During Herman Li's solos, Totman stands to Herman's left drinking. At the start of the solo, a "Pac-Man Sound" is played by Herman, after which the whammy bar that was used to perform this sound is thrown in the air. Near the end of the music video, five shots of each band member are shown, each one from a different angle.

At the very end, the camera zooms away from the band, the same way it zooms into them at the beginning. It is widely considered to be the hardest Guitar Hero song in the series. Known as the fastest band in the world, Grammy-nominated extreme power metal band DragonForce is based in London, England. Their platinum-selling record, Through the Fire and Flames, brought them international acclaim and was featured as the most-challenging song on Guitar Hero III.

It can also be used half-time at BPM. The track runs7 minutes and 21 secondslong with akey and aminormode. It hashigh energyand isnot very danceablewith a time signature of 4 beats per bar. John Petrucci — Damage Control. Steve Vai — Juice. Eddie Van Halen — Eruption. Through the Fire and Flames is considered one of the toughest songs on Guitar Hero 3: Legends of Rock to complete without making a single mistake. Later that year, Theart left the band due to "insurmountable differences of musical opinion".

DragonForce The song saw massive popularity, entering various music charts around the world and selling more than one million copies. Not only that, but the song showed up in the then-popular Guitar Hero video game series, further boosting its popularity. Fleshgod Apocalypse - 'The Violation' Anthrax - 'Got the Time' Meshuggah - 'War'