Through the Fire and Flames - Herman Li and Sam Totman (DragonForce)

[matyviola]

5:12 nuff said

[KingMaddin94]

his guitar is out of tune ^^

[loofonme]

The best part about this video was the Rancid shirt.

[travisforencich]

sam has the shittiest tone ever

[bubywashere]

you should put up some tabs for figure seve the irish picking thing

[bubywashere]

sam dude lay off of the fukin palm mute some dude goddamn!!!

[lewisledesma123]

very cool pinch harmonic!!!

[anhpho]

Roflmao, the guy who looks asian obviously is Herman Li.

[Kosunde]

I cant say that they are bad guitarists, though i can say they are much less accurate when they are on a real concert.

[ChadAustinWilliams]

Herman and Sam are great guitarist. Why must people talk crap about them? They're known in more countries for their guitar playing then any of the people who talk shit are known in states.

[DragonforceFan73]

Wow they can really play their instruments not like 2006 Graspop!!!!

[supermariobros3636]

@DragonforceFan73 Yea. At '06 Graspop, they sucked balls. They were drunk as hell though.

[TheCloud615]

I want Sam's guitar.

[supermariobros3636]

@TheCloud615 Who doesn't? Haha.

[TheCloud615]

@supermariobros3636 What kind of shoes is Herman weraing?

[supermariobros3636]

@TheCloud615 I don't really know.

[clutch478]

Sam Totman is better than Herman Li. That's right, I said it.

[M3talCovers]

Just because they CAN play their solos up to speed doesn't mean they are very good at it

[supermariobros3636]

@M3talCovers I didn't say that they were very good at it, I just said that they could. Haha.

[Px9223jg2]

@supermariobros3636 they never played the solo at full speed...

[supermariobros3636]

@Px9223jg2 When? In the video? If so, yeah they did. If you mean in the song, you're wrong.

[Px9223jg2]

@supermariobros3636 in this video they plat way slower than on the song, i'm seriously trying to find a video where they play the solo like it sounds in the record, but i've seen like 20 videos and they can't...

[gh3rulz69]

herman holds his pick wierd

[supermariobros3636]

@gh3rulz69 Sam's picking is weirder. Sam uses Reverse Angle Picking

[lfcbenitez123]

" There you go , play it with your friends " - Sam Totman. Legend.

[DemonBird]

2:46 - 3:00 Derp =\ lol

[killer600700]

Although Herman is faster I think Sam Is the creative part.

[effrainm]

Why do people think their badass if they say dragonforce is lame or gay? Music is music. As long as it sounds cool then it is cool. Besides thats what its all about. so i dont see how this is gay in any way.

[fromdeceptionj]

any one else notice sams iceman doesnt have a neck pickup?

[ConorLaganTM]

@fromdeceptionyea that guitars pretty battered

[minato392]

Haha the irish pick part

[brando18guitarplyr]

5:42 DURRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR­RRRRRRRRRP

[EllisVavra]

Sam's Rancid shirt ftw

[SSmetalwarslut]

god damnit those are some talented musicians in a band that produces music that is completely fucking retarded

[magictoast5]

ok ... when sam and herman played alone, they sounded very strange, but together it was nice

herman li is in my opinion a good guitarist when it comes to speed

and totman... w/e :P

[nazhar89]

47 people cant handle their noise...what a geek!

[solidusreaper]

wow incredible speed!!!

[TheGoldeneye1995]

Why is there allways someone who's got to mention Justin Bieber

[gabrielusa911]

Herman li is actually decent but that's cuz he is asian

[charot19]

41 people suddenly pressed the dislike button...

[Kimman4132]

@charot19 Thats so strange?

[Kimman4132]

Okay, seriously even if someone hacked my acc i feel totally the same about this xD

Its actually not that skilled as everybody says. yeye go Nerdraging on me now guitarhero fans lol.

[Kimman4132]

@Kimman4132 Edit: Just because this shit is hard on a freaking plastic guitar game, doesnt mean thats its fucking super skilled on a real guitar. I bet if u pick up a guitar the first time u probably could get some of that picking stuff easy lol.

[icame2dance1]

@Kimman4132 You're right. Guitar Hero is much easier than a real guitar

[MrDeadbabys]

@Kimman4132 do u play guitar?

[Kimman4132]

@MrDeadbabys Yes, i do play guitar.

[jradmania24]

lol they suck

[jackotanify]

20 people to 66,666

[FrederikEngelmand]

the solo at 5:14 is just awesome composing i mean the natural harmony between solo and chords. its gives the chills. XD

[Jormav]

@supermariobros3636 You cant miss it.

[Gu1tari5t]

I cant believe these guys even have one album, but I guess thats the magic of melodyne and protools and autotune. Congrats you talentless, over produced, over paid music sluts

[guitars357]

@Gu1tari5t amen brotha! :P

[FrederikEngelmand]

@Gu1tari5t well arent u a happy fellar. if u dont like them then why bother watching these videos just so you can post your negative messages.

[Gu1tari5t]

@FrederikEngelmand I just love it

[as101345207]

to every single fucking hater: dont ruin youtube more than it already is, for fuck's sake. Just listen to your music. And why is the "retardness"? If you dudes hate a band while even going to youtube and search "DragonForce - Through the Fire and Flames" just to post hateful comments about a band you dont like?! Retards!!

Just go see your girlfriend instead, she's needs help on her homework.

Thank you very much

as101345207

[Jormav]

@as101345207 I was watching because i like a good laugh. They just look so stupid and they play so bad that its like a parody. That is why im whatching.

Why cant i write what i think about them, do you guys just want comments about how good they are?

You know theres different opinions about music and that is why their is reviews. My review on this is that its a really funny band with no skills, and that is why they´re funny.

[supermariobros3636]

@Jormav lol, ur cute

[FrederikEngelmand]

@Jormav then please show me a link so i can see YOUR awesome skillswich i doubt caompared to these guys is not near as good. please SHOW me your "SKILLS"

[Jormav]

@FrederikEngelmand I can play a thousand times better than they are doing in this video thats for sure. Im sure Herman is a better guitarplayer than me, but hes not good. I know skills when i see it. The other guy on the other hand cant compare with me even though im a drummer not a guitarplayer.

[TheXFireGuitar909]

@Jormav 2 thatas101345207 guy, if u dont like them just say im not a big fan and leave it there. u dont have 2 say, man they look so stupid and suck so much ass. just shut up and watch wat u like insted of bein a douche and watchin stuff u dont like just so u can make bad comments

[Kimman4132]

@TheXFireGuitar909 you´re absolutely right i don't have to, but i want to. So you better shut up, dont try to tell me what i can or cant do you stupid fuck.

I really do think they look like tards, i don't just say that. Is it really just me who can see that?

[TheXFireGuitar909]

@Kimman4132 if i were you id watch my mouth u little smart ass, i dont care who u are how big or tough u mite be but i would really love 4 u 2 give me a reson 2 find out who u are and beat ur ass out, fuck off

[NoahCrayola]

@Jormav if you dont like dragonforce dont watch it... keep your opinions to yourself and go back to masturbating to cartoons... also i bet you have never picked up a guitar in your life... so shut up prick... and no you cannot have an opinion... little girls arent allowed to have opinions

[supermariobros3636]

@NoahCrayola Haha.

[PeacefulTigerCreek]

@as101345207 I don't think fuck even has a sake, but AMEN BROTHA

[as101345207]

@PeacefulTigerCreek *Bows*

[PeacefulTigerCreek]

@as101345207 xD lol

[as101345207]

@PeacefulTigerCreek If you want me to be honest, that was the only real thing that got through my mind since I'm very sleepy... anyways, I ALWAYS like to read the comments, oh, and no, I didnt realy think Fuck has a sake, but I was pissed, so lol.

[AlTheKiller7]

I think the reason these guys "suck" is due to lack of practise, as opposed to lack of ability :)

Good guitarists

Just don't have the time to practise it all

[filsommer]

best guitarists of Our Time (L)

F*ck you guys that say these two can't play. YOU'RE JEALOUS

[ferociouspokemachine]

@filsommer Definitely not the best, but they're good.

[Progeeks1]

nubcomments lol

[RazorStormInc]

At Least They Got Chicken...

[Dsanta27]

hahaha, the guy who is not herman. yea they lack skills...

[6EELZE6U6666]

Herman Li is so damn sloppy at playing, his sweeps are awful

[jackotanify]

love 1.23 - 1.28

[rennex]

"after the fast section"..... hahahahha

[danielkiwoong]

This makes me soooooo happy everytime i see it. No matter how sad i am when i see the solo live it makes me smile at their skill

[Jormav]

im my god they are really retarded! And their skills is......well lets just say that they dont have any. Especially the guy who is not Herman.

[supermariobros3636]

@Jormav Since you don't know his name, I'm guessing you don't know anything about DragonForce.

[Jormav]

@supermariobros3636

Keep guessing.

I dont want to know anything about them, after i listend to these retards i cant take them seriously. Even though i couldn´t before either.

[Jormav]

@supermariobros3636

Keep guessing.

I dont know anything about them and i dont want to know anything about them, because im a metal head and this band is not nearly a metal band. Its just retarded music.

[4everRock666]

@Jormav shut the fuck up and go away then, in every fucking metal related video, some stupid fuckhead has to be flaming the band and pissing off the fans.

[Jormav]

@4everRock666 Im sorry if i have hurt your sissy feelings you fucking gay!

[4everRock666]

@Jormav do you even fucking know me? people like you are the reason why theres so much hate in the metal community. "oh dragonforce, THATS SHIT" "Metallica fucking sucks now" "KIRK HAMMETT PWNS DAVE" "Metalcore is gay", all you fucking haters should shut the hell up and enjoy the bands you like, think a bit you moron.

[LetTheGoodTimesTroll]

@4everRock666 Metallica does suck now sorry but other than that i agree i love metal and dragonforce but dont mention metallica...they have really fallen

[4everRock666]

@LetTheGoodTimesTroll they dont suck, but they have gotten severely un-metal :(

[LetTheGoodTimesTroll]

@4everRock666 at least we can agree on that

[skatingequalsPoWeR]

@4everRock666 a-fucking-men.

[Lonerforlife1]

@Jormav Says the guy who cant even write good english

[anonymsomsjutton]

@Jormav "The guy who is not Herman"? Sir, can you read? If you can, I suggest you to watch the beginning of the video. There you will see two names. One is Herman Li, the other is "the guy who is not Herman". If not, just turn off you computer and stay away from sharp objects.

Furthermore, as you say Herman and Sam have no skills, I suppose you can play better. No? Well, then you have no right to criticize them by calling them bad guitarrists.

Thank you very much.

Oh, and learn to spell.

[supermariobros3636]

@anonymsomsjutton Don't bother trying to reply to him. I blocked him.

[SSmetalwarslut]

@anonymsomsjutton lmfao, that was great

[AFANARCHIST]

@anonymsomsjutton Well compared to others they aren't that great..

[anonymsomsjutton]

@AFANARCHIST Depends on who you compare them to.

[BCI9279]

@anonymsomsjutton Hear, hear. Well said.

[chong73186]

They are super super good. Upload ur videos up for those who think Herman and Sam suck and let see how good you guys are.

[Cranorangegrap7934]

if they didnt use so many goddamn effects, they'd be descent on stage, but they have to be flashy about everything. stage presence doesnt replace talent.

[6slip6knot6101]

These guys aren't gay their really good guitarist and if you don't like them that's your problem , why are you watching this if you don't like them fucking looserrs

[kickflipperland12]

this song sucks, but u did good, sam and herman suck ass

[hasib37]

who i never thought that rhytm guitar is so important for power metal.

but sam ddoes play some solos to right?

[Kisho7878]

@hasib37 Yeah dude they trade of solos

[bigj21able]

showing how they recored the record

[martinman300]

@guitargod1762 they think that they are really good just cos they can make pacman noises. They suck. They're music is cheesy and samey. If you want to see some "insane" guitarists check out john Mclaughlin, Steve Vai and John Petrucci.

And I may not be "insane", but judging by your videos, I am certainly better than you. Learn to tune your guitar.

[JAEZUZ15]

4:51

[jczerofour]

..is that a Mockingbird™ (Sam)??

[Toolleeow]

@jczerofour nope, Ibanez. They also made a signature model (think is called STM1)

[lucho133]

Qué par de payasos, compiten por quién es el que da más asco.

[martinman300]

Such a pair of faggots...

[guitargod1762]

@martinman300 wtf are you talking about their in sane ur probely not the tiniest bit as good as them

[didi1996]

here is where you can actually see that sam is better than herman.

[wedja]

5:14 its bealtifull!!!!

[Lelouchdebrittania5]

The broken string!

I like it!

[caristoki]

herman li and sam

son una riata con la guitarra :D

mis respetos para ellos

[morningstar448]

is that dragonforce song on 0:22 - 0:40??

[Dragonslaya197]

5:19 to 5:33 was just AWESOME!

[MrMetal93]

LOLOLOL Sam has a Michelin sticker on his guitar, he is a great guitarist, but do u think he uses that many tires ? :P

[BoerBenneeeh]

@MrMetal93

maybe a sponsor or something? XD

[platinummaster9]

nick jonas sucks eggs

[althegreat17]

haha your just kidding right??

[TheAmazingLiberalist]

go stick your head in an oven

[alexis26sk]

zOn una vergaa!

tocan la guitarra bn chingoon

[RUNESCAPEPKMEHARD]

Herman Li im your biggest fan EVER!!!!! you rocks on guitar!!!

[ShadowLancer128]

Satriani, Vai, and Petrucci, FTW.

[XtreamPunk666]

sam an herman rock!

[sukafookid]

Srew everyone who says anything bad about this band there way better than you will ever be

[chong73186]

@sukafookid I totally agree with you. This band is awesome. Their skills are beyond those who are talking shit about them.

[varulv234]

@sukafookid They're generic and boring.

[TheMrNecessary]

@varulv234 If they were generic, there would be 200 other bands who sound the same as them in aspects of guitar playing, so if you could show me any other band who plays like them, please inform me. Until then, try to know what the fuck you're talking about before you make dumb fucking comments like that.

[varulv234]

@TheMrNecessary Oh, i should have chosen my words more wisely. I meant to say: Haven't heard it before but sounds bland, uninteresting and not creative at all. Also repetetive.

[supermariobros3636]

@varulv234 I would say the same thing to you.

[jrezo757]

man just watching them play i improve on my speed play im getting real close to Herman li speed

[AstonLipton]

Not than the people you mentioned; than people give them credit; is what I mentioned.

Satch + Vai are immense, not heard Gilbert.

[secretosdelshred]

3:50 .... tune your guitar dude...

[jakewells75]

DUDE i effin love DF they've amazing sound and i know they will go farr

DRAGoNFoRCe for life

[afdonier]

you've never heard them live then

[siiderz123]

You havent seen their live videos from 2009 year then.

Gtfo.

[ckydch]

i agree they realy worked on there live playing. there 100 times better live then they were 2 years ago

[IbanezCode]

i still think they sound awesome live. that will come with any band. take billy idol for example, they can't do the laser sound in the solo live because they don't focus as much on the effects as in the studio.

[9Nick2]

hey you made me interested) what kinda laser sound? somehow, i cant find it on my own.

[IbanezCode]

sorry i forgot to mention the song name. search rebell yell and listen to the solo

[AstonLipton]

They're actually pretty decent; I saw them once at download.. EVERY band is off live; and Dragonforce do such an energetic performance its no wonder it doesn't sound identical.

[20108024]

Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Paul Gilbert... All these guys make the album sound not as good whenever they play live.

[AstonLipton]

Yeah but they don't run around on stage and do the stuff these guys do. They're much better guitarists too :p

[20108024]

Wait... did you just say Herman Li and Totman are better guitarists? HA!!!! That's really funny.

[DAWSONIAs1stFan]

psh they play even better live esp Paul cause most the time he randomly starts to improve :)

[cromespoons]

Its not Steve Vai, Paul ect who make them sound bad when live, its them selves. They need to bring half the studio to recreate the sounds from their album. i still like them though....

[douchebag789]

Paul Gilbert uses a lot of different cool effects, but when he plays live hes still clean about it. I was actually impressed when i heard his live life performances. Also Kirk Hammetts sound on albums are absolutely phenomenal...live...just as good.

[keithb1959]

I agree with you about paul. but personnally I think Kirk drowns his guitar in whaa effects making it sound rather horrible, he's an overated guitarist, but Metalica are still a good band!!

[Kent3003434]

3:35 yea haha i bet you guys were the first to do pick scrapes

[ThePARTYCRASHER100]

theyre faster htan Eddie Van Halen

[piginila1]

wow Sam you're right that makes the riff soooooo much more intresting -_-

[andrewbilby32]

are u kidding me randy rhoads is the best

[Lannyman]

These two are Fucking Beasts !!!!!!

[gregtehpeg]

stop saying these guys are shit, I bet none of you can play it as good as them.

[waterstone21]

Where's the piss take to this video?

[georgie4790]

is it just me or is totman missing a pickup lol

[nathanhyatt2009]

lol it looks like it don't it..lol

[Slashings]

how can he do that when he stands?

4:08

[Slashings]

lol le sticker michelin ^^