

The song was listed as the fourth top Video Game Villain of 2007 by Game Informer. It is considered to be one of the most difficult songs in the Guitar Hero Games series (and by many to be the most difficult). The song is unlocked after the player finishes the game at any difficulty level.

The song gained an increase in popularity after it appeared as a bonus track in the Guitar Hero game: Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock in October of 2007. A video version of the song, slightly shorter than the original, was uploaded to YouTube on December 26, 2006, and has since gained nearly 70 million views. The single of "Through the Fire and Flames" was released on August 3rd, 2006.

"I'm extraordinarily impressed by his rake strumming skills," one user writes, "but some of the noodly parts in the latter half only look possible thanks to Clone Hero's forgiving engine."Through the Fire and Flames" was recorded by DragonForce in 2005 and was released on January 9th of following year by Roadrunner Records as part of the album Inhuman Rampage. Some Reddit fans wondered how much CarynJared's accomplishment relied on the difference between "Clone Hero" and the official "Guitar Hero" games. However, there may have been more to this victory than CarnyJared's impressive technique. Some others have completed "tech FCs," meaning they completed in parts rather than as a whole, but he was the first to FC it in one go.Įurogamer noted CarnyJared use of ghosting, which allows users to fret notes that aren't required, to keep up with otherwise unreachable patterns. In the middle of streaming his " most serious runs" at the track, he became the first recorded player to full combo the song, hitting 100% of the correct notes.

A decade later, one Twitch streamer flawlessly strummed the impossible song.ĬarnyJared's Twitch chat exploded into cheering chaos as the "Guitar Hero" streamer celebrated his accomplishment. "Soulless 4" and "5" didn't exist at the time, but they didn't achieve as much notoriety as their shorter sister track even after release. Guitar Hero players tried to full combo the song for years.
