The String Quartet Tribute to Through the Fire and Flames

[JaxonianFoxx890]

Play this in the background. /watch?v=Zk6KVR08KmY

bricks of epic proportions will be shat...

[Dornogol]

@JaxonianFoxx890 man...man...man, I got it...you can't describe the awseomeness...It's like in this Vid, Awesome Reach or so, Halo reach parody in style of legend of awesome...freaking out...epic..i got a hard on that touches the moon...*Eyes shimmering with happy tears*...you best bro, thanks for that tip :D

[JudgeKage]

Simply stunning.

[bunnisawr17]

Holy snaps I'm like tollay Enchanted by this it feels as if I'm being lured into a trap where threads consume as I dance like that of a puppet... Oh my gosh I can't describe how I feel about this song but it was defentily caputer me with music

[HarukiOphelia]

Dear god. I, I think my brain just melted.

[jorgez2691]

Just too freakin' sexy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Jeffeezy23]

DAMN BRO YOU WIN AT LIFE

[vadim7978]

awesome .... )

[rafael1801maragogi]

How's that even possible?

[USful]

If i tried to do this iwth the violin i think i would have to buy a mechanical arm....

[nihil1]

They say Paganini could play that SOLO.

[DecemberAnimeRose]

OMG!!!! I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR THIS FO RLIKE, FOEVER! NO I'VE FINALLY IDENTIFIED THE SONG AND FOUND THE VERSION i WAS LOOKING FOR!!!

*does the happy dance*

[fliberdjibit]

violin hero! :P

[USful]

@fliberdjibit PLaying like no other.... VSQ

[MischiefGlowworm]

@leri084, I was not knocking their playing, it was more Dragonforces playing I was talking about, it is all about speed with no real over lying flow, I was trying to say playing Toccata would be more of a challenge due to how fast it is and how technically hard it would be to play.

[XIIISyns]

@MischiefGlowworm Uh, have you seen Herman's solo? Or the dual solo?

[AkiaInTheRain]

OMFG!! this is perfect ... sounds great!

[Leri084]

And to further bolster my below comment, can you please send a link of the version of that song you think is so much faster? Because I looked up multiple videos and while very impressive none of the renditions I have heard of that come even close to most of the speed metal I have heard, including Dragonforce.

[MrPrivateTiger]

This is amazing!! Such an epic cover!!

[ZerberusKnight]

This has to have been done on a computer! There is no-way the strings could take the sheer torment of this fast paced, power metal ballad! My fingers and GH Guitar barely survived playing this track!

[Leri084]

@ZerberusKnight DragonForce accomplished it and this group of EXTREMELY talented group of musicians covered it perfectly. And yes, I am just as baffled as you are that they did this without breaking bows or strings.

[farce101]

Dude!...Epic.

[7ustice]

I feel sorry for their teeth when they brush in morning lol, fantastic cover

[UberGrimm]

I STILL CAN'T FIND ALL OF THE PIECES TO MY SKULL AFTER LISTENING TO THIS.

[KernalCheddar]

can someone help me figure this out? ive been seeing videos on youtube that say some songs are by "the string quartet" and some are by "Vitamin string quartet". are these the same group or different groups?

[Darabi]

@KernalCheddar they are separate groups, but they all work under the Vitamin Records label.

[AwaKe921]

Better then Dragonforce x^9000

[OfficialFirewaveBand]

y so many dragonforce haters?! just please keep your hands off of the mouse and keyboard until the song is OVER.

[TheShadowBomb]

for all of those who can play this on expert on gh3. play it on violin. its 200 times harder.

[100ThomasFletcher]

Dragon force sucks ass but this was awesome!!

[SIlence036]

That was so win that I just broke my arm wacking off to this... - awkward pause -

Ok maybe not but it was still epic win

[bladestormviking]

children children.... calm down and just enjoy the song. sheesh.

[quickshots11]

these guys are amazing...too bad theyre dicks and dont ever give music to ppl

[Evildeadzebra]

@quickshots11 Its on Itunes you dickface.

[jeevsrocks]

really cool, but dragonforce sucks.

comparitively these guys are better than dragonforce

[heyhellosalutation]

The people that dislike this are obviously fans of Dragonforce.

[unboxeddrummer]

12 people tried and failed at playing this song and the violin caught on fire.

[PatGleeson]

sounds better than draginforce tbh

[theolevy]

12 people sawed their violins in half trying to play this...

[mole4food]

goose bumps;)

3.08 is one of the best parts i think;)

classic meets rock \m/

[MRCOWBOYFROMHELL666]

@mole4food so u get classic rock

[lord13loss]

i can smell the strings burning through the video \m/

[defenceman20]

Take my F5, ad!

[Evildeadzebra]

@defenceman20 kay

[Magus3]

my friend had this playing at his wedding...

[cayovsk]

veery good.



[Charchris]

How many times did their strings catch fire?

[ViviGoto]

@Charchris they didn'tcatch fire, they were the Fire. 

[astro22222]

FFFF

Awesome video is awesome.

[Existentialisht]

Jesus Christ, how do they not saw through their violins....or start fires or something?! All that friction! Actually I bet they can shoot fireballs from their violins...that's pretty epic.

[impagain]

@Existentialisht EXACTLY MY THOUGHTS!!

[jlozada24]

@Existentialisht hahah thats what the rosin is for :D

[ZerberusKnight]

@Existentialisht Now that is brutal!

[MischiefGlowworm]

@Existentialisht Listen to 5th Caprice form Paganini. That is fast String playing. This is nothing.

[Leri084]

@MischiefGlowworm Calling this "nothing" is a ridiculous understatement, no matter how much faster another musician can play. There is always something faster or better, but don't let it undermine the fact that the majority of violin players in the world could not play this and I doubt you could either. The true fact is that this is beautifully composed.

[WolfStorms44]

@Existentialisht lol they must have car radiators on em

[demonofflame]

@Existentialisht

That comment was pretty damn epic in its own right. You Sir. are my new hero for that comment. Also This is masterfully done! I hope they keep up their passion. Its a gift to the heart and soul if i ever saw one.

[PvtRichardCranium]

This heavily reminds me of Age of Empires...

[HappyPersonx7]

@PvtRichardCranium Oh my god, you're right! I could so see this song playing on Age of Empires!

[taleofrevenge]

fucking epic

[Bullyxx38]

Geile sache das is echt mal geil^^

[bl4ckb3rd24]

0:20-34 is wat he looks like wen hes fucking a chick

[crapermanpointbreak]

I agree, it is so much better! Though, Violin is easier to play than guitar when it comes to ridiculously fast riffs. This song should have been originally composed for strings!

[401Nero]

@crapermanpointbreak

You must be on acids my friend

[taleofrevenge]

@crapermanpointbreak violin is really fucking difficult compared to guitar, i am a skilled guitar player and also tried to learn violin with the mindset that it might be easy...i was horribly wrong, way more difficult than i was expecting, a completely different ball game

[NinesTempest]

@taleofrevenge I started on viola, have been for 10 years, and tried guitar thinking I'd get past learning chords in a damn year.

God I was wrong. It's really just.. a different monster. Goes both ways :P

[greendayx13]

@crapermanpointbreak pick up a violin and play this crazyass music and tell me its easy. i play both guitar and violin and from experience i can tell you something like this isnt easy on either, but overall violin is definitely harder to play.

[Diego0402]

EPICCCCC

[CramsieFilms]

pure talent. thumbs up if you agree

[crymsonstryker]

Wow. They can play it better on Violins than Herman Li can on Guitar, the instrument it was written for!!

[Padgeify]

this is amazing im glad they did it justice

[91svampebob]

this guy i knew once, knows the second cousin to the chinese dude, so that makes us praticly related! =D

[micahboywonder]

cool thing about these guys is unlike dragonforce they actually play the music and don't epically fail live like dragonforce

[stephaleena31]

Dragonforce is an amazing band.....but this trumps their original, I'm afraid. \m/

[Sykmos]

Texan string skills at it's best.

[ForeclosureOfDreams]

@Sykmos LOL

[dvd2003]

im impressed by the way they let their bows bounce

sounds awesome!!!!!!

[ITGOmegAlex]

download? =( want this..

[Diego0402]

@ITGOmegAlex aTube catcher

[3eneboy]

@womple4ever you'd know if it was midi cuz it'd sound rubish... this doesnt

[199114g9]

Just had an eargasm!!! Fucking EPIC!!!

[Zombsta]

@Jarhead910 California I think they are

[dragoona101]

2 words.... beast.....and epic

[drumskater337]

this cover probably takes more skill than the actual song

[usedtohatecellphones]

Holy crap! I have the highest rated comment on this video! I think 27 is a new record for me. HA!

This is me taking joy in the small things in my day.

[Shakira404]

Seriously where can I buy their sheet music!

[greyreynyn]

OMG awesome they win

[LateKnight100]

ahhhhh......thats fucking great

[HairyPeople]

OMFG this is sick

[Yuuki6Kuran]

when i first watched this

i was stunned. .

it shocked me,

personally i do not have a favourite.

i Love both, original and this ^_^

[nessy00rulz]

Whoa, this is fantastic! :O

[774CcC]

@DARKREGIS by that i mean they use a crapload of computers to sound good. so live they suck more then the Jonas Brothers.

[QW3E4RT5]

I would like to see you play this song on a violin LIVE!

[774CcC]

@QW3E4RT5 Im talking about the real dragon force not the people that play this. And I play Sax not the violin.

[774CcC]

@DARKEGIS By that i mean that they use a crap load of computers to make the sound good. But live the suck worse then the Jonas Brothers.

[skatingequalsPoWeR]

holy shite, so damn awesome!!!! hellz yeah, rock on string quartet!!

[774CcC]

At least unlike the real drogonforce these people arnt fake

[DARKREGIS]

@774CcC What are you stupid? Dragonforce has never been fake O.o

[lajmahal]

orgasms...alot of them....they totally raped the orginal song...VSQ > anyone else!

[MrFreeOliveira]

String Quartet rules, they have heavy metal blood !

[Killlz4fun]

Dragonforce is shit when live! this is good keep rockin string quartet

[XxViolinmetalxX]

Mierda,,, me han dado orgasmos multiples al escuchar esto......Es lo Mejor!!!!!!!

[Padgilord]

@XxViolinmetalxX Okay.. I don't speak spanish.. byt getting orgasms from music? that's plain sick.

[NARUTOxFIGHT]

wow they are awesome.

[krourou2]

I can't believe they were crazy enough to try this, much less pull it off. That just goes to show that they have mad ninja skills.

[LmanAkaSilentHunter]

this is better than the original one by far!

[Snyarhedir]

Dragonforce and Within Temptation are more or less in my top tier of musical preference. You could argue the same for John Williams and the London Symphany Orchestra. Iron Maiden may potentially be the best all-around favorite. I place the Beatles and Frank Sinatra among other old classics above bands such as Disturbed, typically, simply because they are old classics. Nevermore goes under Disturbed, and Air and Tiny Tim are at the bottom. Primus is below these last two,

[knife0to0throat]

not to take either side as this isnt my favorite band nor do i dislike dragonforce, ive never been to any concert ever where the band played or sounded perfectly like on the studio recorded versions. never the less everyone is entitles to their own opinion so rather than troll about why dont we all agree that this sounds good.

[krourou2]

@knife0to0throat

Damn straight. There are several bands who only have one song I like. That doesn't mean they suck, it just means I have an opinion.

[Alsadius]

One of these days I'd love to take this song and play it for some classical music buff, just to see their reaction, and then to see the whiplash when they hear the original. It'll be funny.

[PuissantAlgernon]

@Alsadius. While this is quite nice as music goes, and while it takes quite a lot of technical skill to play the faster sections, it's actually fairly unadventurous, musically speaking. When compared with, say, Beethoven, Bach, Prokoviev, or Liszt, the compositional methods in Dragonforce are considerably less musically profound. And a real classical music buff (I'm barely one myself) would notice this as they listened to it.

Dragonforce lyrics aren't that well-written, either.

[Alsadius]

Dragonforce is much more about playing fast than playing well(although to be fair, it does require an impressive amount of skill), and much more about singing awesome lyrics than singing good ones. They're generally more amusing than anything. But if I'm pulling this trick on the sort of stereotypical snooty classical buff I'm thinking of, that'd just make it even funnier.

[PuissantAlgernon]

@Alsadius - fair enough :)

[winjinbin2]

More proof that metal is not noise an IS music. people don't understand the complexity or true compositions that many metal songs are. I'm willing to say that if you take just about any metal song that is melodic (has melody for anyone who may not know) played this way will be liked by all the biased long hairs. hip hoppers and such, not so sure though. met people who believe "If it aint black its crap" Listen to all music people and learn to appreciate all styles of the melody and rythm!

[krourou2]

@winjinbin2

Damn straight. When it comes to music, I'm more flexible than water. I love all kinds of music, even a little rap (though that is the one genre I'm a bit partial about).

[tribalsoldier07]

i mean, they wrote the song. so give StudioForce credit....but the only way they can play it right is if they have 1000 takes. The orchestrated version of this song is simply beautiful and a lot more powerful

[FoxPirate3]

Do people really find it necessary to insult Dragonforce while commenting positively on a song that they made originally?

Great version, by the way.

[Jamespm666]

i hate dragonforce and think they're fuckin horible, but wow this is incredible. this>the actual song

[Snyarhedir]

You must have bad hearing or bad speakers or something along those lines.

[wgarcia8505]

I think it just has A LOT more meaning and sensitivity now that its played by such beautiful band... This song (to be quite honest) sucked.... But now i have a lot more respect for VSQ for doing this amazingly....

I mean... Dragonforce can't even play this damn song live.... They suck... But VSQ ... AMAZING....

[DarthTofu2]

Better'n Dragonforce.

[madmaxy09]

Yea it is mindblowing ... imagine trying to even play at half that speed, these guys are good

[snurf70]

this over the original

[KohakuIchigo]

Just imagine watching them play this....mind blowing.

[Tracezero]

Yeah, sure Dragonforce's sound mainly comes from studio effects, but they're one of the most unique bands I've come across thus far in my life. Go ahead and diss them. You're just incapable of appreciating valor and chivalry.

[JackETProductions]

I think its really just a bit wanky. From a musicians point of view I find the Vocals really cliche, the guitar work really emotionless and from what ive seen the shows where they dont stuff up are few and far between. With that said they are enjoyable sometimes, in the same way that i sing party in the usa with my friends whilst driving. :D

[Ryfasol]

Valor means "boldness or determination in facing great danger" and chivalry means, " the sum of the ideal qualifications of a knight, including courtesy, generosity, valor, and dexterity in arms." So.. other than incorrectly using words that make you feel smart, what are you talking about?

[Tracezero]

Did you seriously just ask me that? Listen to their lyrics you degenerate retard. God damn you're an idiot for even attempting to call me out on this. Do you actually know ANYTHING creditable about Dragonforce? OBVIOUSLY NOT! Seriously, stop crying to call out shit that you apparently know nothing about. Look up some of their lyrics. There's chivalry and valor in every single god damned one. I dare you to find a single song that doesnt. I DARE YOU!!!

[Ryfasol]

I picked a random song, Disciples of Babylon is pretty horrible, so that one. Anything to make you cry like a little bitch over your favorite band ever more, lmao, keep raging. It's awesome.

[Tracezero]

*sigh* You're just a troll apparently. Can't believe I let myself fall for your shit. Guess I just gotta accept that not everyone appreciates the same things I do. Just move on. Your work here is done.

[SamuraiExx]

Why do so many people hate on dragonforce? There perfectly fine musicians. Even if they cant perfectly play somethings they made they created the song and completed at least once and we wouldnt be able to witness good stuff like this

[iamgodmann1]

dragonforce is the gay

this is not

[mistertoffeetruck]

i dont really like dragonforce but this version is so amazing

[Macles007]

mp3 please?

[efase12]

Actually i do like this better than the real song too

[hitman2actual]

I think my head just exploded from the awesomeness of this.

[TheNoobyz]

@hitman2actual

That's hard thinking.

[FalsettoStudiosLTD]

This is amazing! The violinists are great and so talented. 5/5

[pichu4850]

so much better than the real song.

[lfcbenitez123]

Thats only a matter of opinion

[pichu4850]

that's why I said it.

[lfcbenitez123]

I know , and im just saying.

[FireFighter214]

@pichu4850 but you wouldn't get this version without the original, first.

[zoorroo4]

O M G! Is this computer made? It´z amazing.

[dwaynbob]

i wonder if they 5 starred it or fc

[PaintballMask]

i love you

[dwaynbob]

thanks :)

[HihiouZabimaru182]

awesome!!! nicely done!!! a 5 star performance

[nolsmtm]

they should have had an operatic girl singer singing it to complete it

[tremapar]

And no string break at the end!

[beerbellyboy45]

it's hilarious that the string player who plays the lead part has more talent in his finger nail than everyone in dragon force.

[Taurendruid1]

haha the real version of this is synched, lol i love how they got booed off the stage when they tried to play it live. but i like this allot. :)

[BigBrotherSnowman]

This is string excellence!

[FryScreamer666]

I hate dragonforce

they even looked gay on graspop (no offence to those who like em)

but I kinda like this

[o00thunderhawk00o]

if u like dragonforce try out hammerfall.

[BarbaricGoose]

Hammerfall and Dragonforce are nothing alike(And they both are terrible).

[Kierkeguardian]

Inclined to agree, but for some reason this song works better as quartet piece than its original form.

[NullPoint84]

i agree, i love this version

[Sableneko]

You're right that Hammerfall and Dragonforce are nothing alike. Hammerfall is actually good.

[Snyarhedir]

My brother thinks that Hammerfall sucks, but at least we both agree that it is better than Rhapsody. I do not think that Rhapsody sucks, exactly, but the only decent song that I have heard so far is Emerald Sword, and the singer(s) cannot even pronounce "emerald" correctly.

[Lina11]

mere words cannot describe the awesomeness and beautifulness of this piece ~

[themanstand]

THERE CAN ONLY BE ONE WORD!!!

EPIC!!!

[XxFallxIntoxFatexX]

dragonforce just got their heads shoved up their asses