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{{quote|"PAIN! DRAGONS! RAMPAGING! FIRE! MORE DRAGONS! FLYING! SUFFERING! [[The Runt At the End|ONE MENTALLY HANDICAPPED DRAGON THAT WAS LEFT BEHIND!]]" |
{{quote|"PAIN! DRAGONS! RAMPAGING! FIRE! MORE DRAGONS! FLYING! SUFFERING! [[The Runt At the End|ONE MENTALLY HANDICAPPED DRAGON THAT WAS LEFT BEHIND!]]" |
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|Rexisfed, on a ''[[Guitar Hero]]'' forum}} |
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[[DragonForce]] ([[We Will Use Wiki Words in the Future|sic]]) are a British band famed for their epic fantasy lyrics and energetic, over-the-top style of extreme power metal. On the other hand, they're also quite widely hated for having songs with similar structure and writing, [[No True Scotsman|and being perceived by some as stereotyping PowerMetal as nothing more than super fast guitars, double bass drums and high pitched vocals about dragons]], as well as various false accusations that they digitally speed up their playing and the occasional [[It's Popular, Now It Sucks]]. They're best known for [[That One Boss|their appearance]] in ''[[Guitar Hero]] 3''. |
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In March 2010, the group [[Creative Differences|parted ways]] with singer ZP Theart. The group announced an open audition via [[YouTube]] for his replacement, and after screening thousands of applicants, selected in March 2011 native Englishman Marc Hudson as his replacement. The group's first album with Hudson was released in early 2012. |
In March 2010, the group [[Creative Differences|parted ways]] with singer ZP Theart. The group announced an open audition via [[YouTube]] for his replacement, and after screening thousands of applicants, selected in March 2011 native Englishman Marc Hudson as his replacement. The group's first album with Hudson was released in early 2012. |
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* [[Captain Obvious]]: "Our swords are made of steel" from "Cry Of The Brave". Yeah, that's usually what swords are made of... |
* [[Captain Obvious]]: "Our swords are made of steel" from "Cry Of The Brave". Yeah, that's usually what swords are made of... |
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* [[Cluster Bleep Bomb]]: During one of the "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=xS-DfETmykA#t=347s Making of The Power Within]" videos, Frederic delivers a profanity-laden rant in French after repeatedly failing at one particular section of a song. |
* [[Cluster Bleep Bomb]]: During one of the "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=xS-DfETmykA#t=347s Making of The Power Within]" videos, Frederic delivers a profanity-laden rant in French after repeatedly failing at one particular section of a song. |
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* [[Cluster F-Bomb]]: The new live album ''Twilight Dementia'' has a surprising amount of cursing in between the songs; it's especially surprising since their actual songs never use any language harsher than "damn", "hell", and "whore". |
* [[Cluster F-Bomb]]: The new{{when}} live album ''Twilight Dementia'' has a surprising amount of cursing in between the songs; it's especially surprising since their actual songs never use any language harsher than "damn", "hell", and "whore". |
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* [[Creative Differences]]: The band stated that ZP leaving "is due to insurmountable differences of musical opinion". |
* [[Creative Differences]]: The band stated that ZP leaving "is due to insurmountable differences of musical opinion". |
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* [[Department of Redundancy Department]]: "Through the Fire and Flames", anyone? |
* [[Department of Redundancy Department]]: "Through the Fire and Flames", anyone? |
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