Poll: Why the hate for Dragonforce?

[Metric Monkey]

You know that if you went to one of their gigs now it'd be full of scene kids who have only gone to see them play 'Through The Fire And Flames' because it's on Guitar Hero.

That's amazingly true. Although Guitar Hero is the cause of popular songs in 10-15 year olds (younger even?) One of my brothers actually surveyed a bunch of teens and found most people who know/like Metallica only know/like it because it was on Guitar Hero.

 

[mega48man]

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HELLO? DIO? AXEL RUDI PELL? JOURNEY? (wait, what?) IRON MAIDEN? HELLOWEEN? DREAM THEATER? REMEMBER THESE GUYS? come on people, they rocked! where did the golden years go? it is up to Dragonforce to reclaim those lost years, i wish they would do a much better fucking job about it though.
there are two lead guitarists because their solos are too complex to do alone, Sam and Herman Lee (asian dude with seriously long hair, wtf?), and they both can "shred"

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Emphasis mine.

I would argue that Iron Maiden still rocks. At least they did last summer when I went to a concert with them again. And it would be silly to claim that DF in any way are up to the standards of Dio and Maiden. And the golden years are called the 80's.
Iron Maiden also have a shit load of guitar players but I think they manage to take advantage of it and make memorable music.

Also: Journey?! For real?

i don't think you get where i'm coming from here.

of course dragonforce isn't up in Pantheon of Rock drinking liquor of the gods alongside the worlds greatest power metal bands, that's a complete load of bull. i'm not saying that you said i said that though, i'm just saying i didn't say that. plus, i also said dragonforce needs to do a much better fucking job at what they're doin.

what i was trying to get at is that god damn rap and hip-hop made people forget about good music (namely b/c their brains got blown out during a drive by shooting..... while they were filming the music video) that's why i listed those bands. yes, iron maiden still rocks, but i feel like no one arund me cares, wtf? they're awesome! kanye east or whatever the hell his name is can go suck a cock while two drumstick are inserted into his asshole!!! Journey's up there as a joke, and b/c of their songSeparate ways (worlds apart) it's got metal riffs and the rock opera of power metal, everything else is sterotypical 80's.

yeah, iron maiden's got like (1,2,3,4, ) 5 guitarists, and they don't all play the same riff every song either, lol.

but the more i've been complaining about rock's downfall, i'm actually starting to see an uprising, which i think started either when the GH franchise came out or when AC/DC's album Black Ice came out. i'm seeing more kids at school wearing rock t-shirts, GH is over the top popular with GHWT and Metalica expansion, better songs are on the radio, BRUTAL LEGEND BEST GAME EVER COMING IN ROCKTOBER, and i've been seeing less rap and hip-hop in general

 

[JBarracudaL]

The band may be satire, but that doesn't make them good.
Passionless songs, abnormally cheesy lyrics, (Even for Power Metal) repetitious/lack-luster instrumentals that rely on a gimmick which wears thin faster than Herman Li can jerk off his guitar.
They are to Power Metal as Busch Light is to beer.
Why would you ever drink it, when there is so much better?

 

[Bob_F_It]

Undeniably, they're talented, but the music they play just doesn't vary, and they have no charisma whatsoever. And they're self-rightous pricks, as evidenced from the music video for Through the Fire and Flames.