To start with, we gotta admit we’re fans of Dragonforce. The band’s hybrid of death metal, power metal and ’80s pop is totally entertaining, and Herman Li and Sam Totman are pretty great guitarists. Also, as talented as they are, there’s some great humor value in watching the guys bounce on trampolines from one section of the stage to the next, and seeing them sprint from platform to platform like they’re navigating an obstacle course in the Special Olympics.
That being the case, we have to say Symphony X are probably the better band. Still, we thought a “Who Rocks Harder” contest between the two would be a tight battle. Not even close. Symphony X totally destroyed Dragonforce.
“I still like Dragonforce (for the record, Sonic Firestorm is their best album),” wrote Pickles. “But with Dragonforce, it’s easy to get lost in how much is going on all at once. With Symphony X, everything meshes together for a heavier and easier to listen to sound.”
Other voters were less kind. “Dragonforce are more electronic than Massive Attack,” offered F4RB3Y0NDM3T4L. “As far as musicianship, Dragonforce are obviously not as amazing as everyone assumes by listening to their albums. They cannot play live for s–t.”
Adds Richaod, “Symphony X actually play metal with a hard edge, especially on their latest album, and not all their songs sound the same. I’d wager that Michael Romeo’s a more talented guitarist than Herman and Sam put together.”
The people have spoken. To celebrate the downfall of Dragonforce and prove how f—in’ good a guitarist Michael Romeo is, here’s a 45 minute instructional video he did called “The Guitar Chapter. (Click “more” to view):
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i have to say hands down symphony x rocks harder and better than dragonforce
i can’t say faster but symphony x definitly have a heavier and more cohesive sound to them
Symphony X > Dragonforce for sure.
Extreme speed shredding is ftl.. I like composition in my music.
Sorry but I have to vote for DragonForce! I’ve seen them live several times and they were phenomal each time! Both bands are great but personally Symp just bores me!
Quote: “Symphony X actually play metal with a hard edge, especially on their latest album, and not all their songs sound the same. I’d wager that Michael Romeo’s a more talented guitarist than Herman and Sam put together.”
Michael Romeo is clearly a better guitarist than both of them put together (whatever that says). Just check out the video.
This is so stupid… Who writes most of Dragonforce’s material? Sam Totam. Who writes most of SX’s material? Michael Romeo.
This is a pretty bad comparision, but I think it says a lot. I’ve watched Michael’s “The Guitar Chapter” a lot of times, he’s just an amazing guitarist, his technique and his material.
Quote: “Dragonforce are more electronic than Massive Attack,” offered F4RB3Y0NDM3T4L. “As far as musicianship, Dragonforce are obviously not as amazing as everyone assumes by listening to their albums. They cannot play live for s–t.”
THEY CAN’T PLAY FOR ~??@ LIVE! I’ve seen like 10 videos on YouTube, I’ve watched ONE that wasn’t really bad, the other we’re just crap. Plus, watch Herman’s “shred-lesson” and compare to Michael’s.
This “battle” was over before it was even started, there is no comparision between those bands, SX is on such a higher level.
What exactly does DragonForce draw from death metal? Just curious.