How to Write a Pop Metal Song in 10mins like Amaranthe!

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  • @themichaelconnor42
    @themichaelconnor42 4 роки тому +830

    "For someone who plays in Dragonforce, you're way too picky about lyrics..."
    - Herman Li, 2020

    • @yeahuri4724
      @yeahuri4724 4 роки тому +29

      "Far Away, Far Beyond"

    • @themichaelconnor42
      @themichaelconnor42 4 роки тому +12

      @@yeahuri4724
      "Through the fire and the flames"
      "Through the fire, through the rain"

    • @DrRichardzz
      @DrRichardzz 4 роки тому +20

      @@themichaelconnor42 they used the word “fire” a total of 52 times across the entire duration of Valley of the Damned

    • @themichaelconnor42
      @themichaelconnor42 4 роки тому +2

      @@DrRichardzz That's interesting. Do you know how many times they use it in their first three albums combined?

    • @DrRichardzz
      @DrRichardzz 4 роки тому +1

      @@themichaelconnor42 sadly I do not. XD
      I was typing the lyrics out into Word back in high school and I did a word search for “fire” once I’d finished Valley of the Damned. I think it is used a little more sparingly from that album onwards.

  • @weltraumbummler2780
    @weltraumbummler2780 4 роки тому +514

    You definatly have to write a Dragon Force Song in 10 minutes.

    • @Phlack
      @Phlack 4 роки тому +32

      Just listen to their albums mate hahaha

    • @I_am_Jordan_K
      @I_am_Jordan_K 4 роки тому +19

      @@Phlack but we want a parody version...and we want to watch the process

    • @weltraumbummler2780
      @weltraumbummler2780 4 роки тому

      @@Phlack Common. We both know that we both want this song.

    • @zasherr
      @zasherr 4 роки тому +4

      @@I_am_Jordan_K Highway to Oblivion and other songs were wrote while live on twitch taking suggestions from viewers, so maybe that technically counts?

    • @kodoqbesar4301
      @kodoqbesar4301 4 роки тому +9

      Recipe for a Dragonforce song : Fire, far away, blast beats in power metal, vocals that's high asf, guitar solo, more guitar solo, more MORE guitar solo, synth solo, guitar solo, ending chorus which is higher than the previous chorus, break a string.

  • @michalberanek2783
    @michalberanek2783 4 роки тому +456

    We *need* an EP with all those tracks.

    • @jedicouncil66
      @jedicouncil66 4 роки тому +43

      Agreed 100%. Through the parodies and beers

    • @Saga667
      @Saga667 4 роки тому +7

      But the songs are not covers. They are originals in diferents styles.

    • @sauerkraut2491
      @sauerkraut2491 4 роки тому +2

      shut up and take my money :D

    • @michalberanek2783
      @michalberanek2783 4 роки тому +13

      @@Saga667 a huge collab between Samaton, Samaranthe, Night-Li-sh, AleSam and many others.

    • @raymanlegend8563
      @raymanlegend8563 4 роки тому +15

      @@michalberanek2783 dont forget Sammstein ft. German Li

  • @jedicouncil66
    @jedicouncil66 4 роки тому +146

    Herman is a Pandoras Box of improvisation, while Sam is an encyclopedia of riffs!

  • @ARMERZ
    @ARMERZ 4 роки тому +179

    Man I suddenly want to see them make a Sonata Arctica song.

    • @franciscozarzosogil9075
      @franciscozarzosogil9075 4 роки тому +10

      But like the older ones, please. Their recent albums are garbage.

    • @elkutuplay
      @elkutuplay 4 роки тому

      Dude, this has to be an amazing idea!

    • @shiningsilence13
      @shiningsilence13 4 роки тому +3

      @@franciscozarzosogil9075 their new album is actually pretty good. sounds more like the old stuff.

    • @MrTONDINI
      @MrTONDINI 4 роки тому +2

      So you want a slow dragonforce??

    • @larsjrandyreng1234
      @larsjrandyreng1234 4 роки тому

      What he said!

  • @mattdehner7056
    @mattdehner7056 4 роки тому +160

    Finally, science has found it - Dragoranthe

    • @miniHAWKTTV
      @miniHAWKTTV 4 роки тому

      How is this not the top comment?

    • @iamtheone1883
      @iamtheone1883 4 роки тому +5

      Rather "Dragoned Sevenfold". Amaranthe without triple vocal isn't Amaranthe.

    • @hj-pd3tl
      @hj-pd3tl 4 роки тому

      Dagorath.

    • @blackcitadel37
      @blackcitadel37 4 роки тому +2

      DragonRyd

  • @coolcobracommand
    @coolcobracommand 4 роки тому +101

    I was never a Dragonforce fan and never thought much of Herman until he started his channel. I enjoy the dudes energy. Still dont care much for Dragonforce but I'm a huge Herman Li fan so I'll support whatever he does

    • @albreal
      @albreal 4 роки тому +2

      Herman has become my favorite guitarist

    • @yeahimatrollandiluvit8704
      @yeahimatrollandiluvit8704 3 роки тому +1

      Idiotic comment

    • @coolcobracommand
      @coolcobracommand 3 роки тому +1

      @@yeahimatrollandiluvit8704 if you want this baby boys soul you gotta pay the troll toll to get in.

  • @ThomFoolery1
    @ThomFoolery1 4 роки тому +1

    Oh man, this is outstanding! How you guys can fuck around and make it still sound amazing is mind blowing. :)

  • @123MetalManiac123
    @123MetalManiac123 4 роки тому +49

    100 years from now, people will say the names Totman and Li in the same breath as Mozart and Bach

    • @Auriflamme
      @Auriflamme 9 місяців тому

      That's a damn long breath...

  • @AshManzarek
    @AshManzarek 4 роки тому +95

    the most fun band on the planet

  • @4KFoodsASMR
    @4KFoodsASMR 4 роки тому +6

    This song is actually awesome and it's been stuck in my head. I heard it yesterday and came back to listen to it today. The chorus is amazing and the talent you guys have is legitimately infuriating.

  • @robertculen2949
    @robertculen2949 4 роки тому +27

    "I'm so pretty and all those guys out there are all in love with me"
    So so very true.

  • @GuillermoSmyser
    @GuillermoSmyser 4 роки тому +4

    6:48 Hey! I made it into the edit! But not into the final lyrics of the song. Happy to help and happy to be included!

  • @DomainObject
    @DomainObject 4 роки тому +20

    I love Sam. He’s always drinking beer, always seems drunk. Yet he plays amazingly well and writes the majority of the DragonForce songs. I still, to this day, don’t know how he does it.

    • @MetalCharlo
      @MetalCharlo 4 роки тому +2

      Some people are amazing creators while intoxicated

    • @mistahcahawking
      @mistahcahawking 4 роки тому +8

      A drummer friend of mine will play a show perfectly, but when the show's over it's far from guaranteed that he'll be capable of standing up (he has a few bottles of wine behind the drumset)

    • @DomainObject
      @DomainObject 4 роки тому +1

      @@mistahcahawking LOL. Super human.

    • @mistahcahawking
      @mistahcahawking 4 роки тому

      @@DomainObject True Rocker

    • @elonmust7470
      @elonmust7470 4 роки тому

      Everything he plays Sounds the same

  • @vethwynwetfeather
    @vethwynwetfeather 4 роки тому +6

    I love these vids. Sam is a genius. 🤘

  • @ggpower1231
    @ggpower1231 4 роки тому +171

    powerwulf would also be a great suggestion

    • @ch33sepants28
      @ch33sepants28 4 роки тому +29

      Could be difficult to parody when they already have Resurrection by Erection.

    • @ggpower1231
      @ggpower1231 4 роки тому +2

      @@ch33sepants28 yeah that is true but i think it still wil be great

    • @metalvisionsongcontest7055
      @metalvisionsongcontest7055 4 роки тому

      Jeroen Van Dijk Indeed, I suggested that a while ago, and I even provided a Powerwolf lyrics generator along with it! 😁 I thought DragonForce might need it, since we all know they use SteveTerreberry's Power Metal lyrics generator to write their own songs...

    • @blackcitadel37
      @blackcitadel37 4 роки тому +1

      Through the demons and the girls

    • @thommysguitarcorner4687
      @thommysguitarcorner4687 4 роки тому

      @@blackcitadel37 Hallelujah!

  • @andrewpatterson3662
    @andrewpatterson3662 4 роки тому +60

    DragonForce writes an Unleash the Archers' song in 10 minutes

  • @mikegregory3293
    @mikegregory3293 4 роки тому +4

    Easily the best series on here, Sam is an absolute machine. There needs to be an album of this stuff.

  • @lioneljohnsononvacation2635
    @lioneljohnsononvacation2635 4 роки тому +94

    Are they gonna release an album made of those? That would be awesome.

    • @junafrim3837
      @junafrim3837 4 роки тому +9

      Herman said they will release it if they got at least 10 of it.

    • @lioneljohnsononvacation2635
      @lioneljohnsononvacation2635 4 роки тому +1

      @@junafrim3837 YES

    • @lioneljohnsononvacation2635
      @lioneljohnsononvacation2635 4 роки тому +2

      @@junafrim3837 we are more then halfway there!

    • @kodoqbesar4301
      @kodoqbesar4301 4 роки тому +5

      @@lioneljohnsononvacation2635
      We've got Nightwish, Sabaton, Alestorm, Five Fingers Death Punch, Rammstein, then Amaranthe. Next ones in my opinion should be Kamelot, Beast in Black, Gloryhammer, and Fleshgod Apocalypse. That's my opinion tho.

    • @lioneljohnsononvacation2635
      @lioneljohnsononvacation2635 4 роки тому +5

      @@kodoqbesar4301 Maybe powerwolf?

  • @Kampfkecks70
    @Kampfkecks70 4 роки тому +27

    Dragonforce accidentally writes an the offspring song in 10 minutes

  • @rsbluegoddess
    @rsbluegoddess 4 роки тому +2

    This is my favourite one yet! I always enjoy Sam’s reaction to the final version of his song and this one rocked. Moves like Jagger dude! ❤️😂🤘🏽🤘🏽

  • @peterbauer2345
    @peterbauer2345 4 роки тому +15

    Looking forward to it. Could you please do Powerwolf next?

  • @neto9217
    @neto9217 4 роки тому +1

    I love how Sam is just feeling himself the whole time that the song is playing. Great video and keep up the awesome content!!

  • @BruceWayne-bu9ql
    @BruceWayne-bu9ql 4 роки тому +144

    Next level of simping XD. This is gonna be great!

    • @metalheadmaniac8686
      @metalheadmaniac8686 4 роки тому +17

      I think they might be beyond simps XD
      remember razorblade meltdown

    • @BruceWayne-bu9ql
      @BruceWayne-bu9ql 4 роки тому +3

      @@metalheadmaniac8686 XD you're might be right. This is going to be crazy again!

    • @bryanfan3175
      @bryanfan3175 4 роки тому +15

      SIMPFORCE!!!!!!!!

    • @blackcitadel37
      @blackcitadel37 4 роки тому +2

      Dragonsimp, Cuckforce

    • @Bhalforii
      @Bhalforii 4 роки тому

      Simp has been overused so much ppl dont understand what it means anymore. Talking about how good you are to get with a girl means youre a fuccboi. Flattering her and offering to pay for stuff or defending her from people is simping...

  • @96akcent
    @96akcent 4 роки тому +7

    i really hope DragonForce will make new album like "10 minutes pandemic" or something, with all these songs made on streams

  • @lawlorie24
    @lawlorie24 4 роки тому

    These are just getting better and better, make an compilation and I will buy it

  • @some_other_guy
    @some_other_guy 4 роки тому

    These bits are so fucking great, can't get enough. Love you all, thanks for the great music over the years dudes (and now lady).

  • @bartekjamroz3360
    @bartekjamroz3360 4 роки тому +6

    the minute following 15:48 should be a video of its own, its hilarious

  • @Saiyukimot
    @Saiyukimot 4 роки тому +5

    Sam, we met you at the Amaranthe gig in Nottingham a few years back, and Elize was out the back in the beer garden too - she probably put it in your phone when you were drunk :P

  • @GlassBoxHero
    @GlassBoxHero 4 роки тому

    Best one you guys have done so far!

  • @kokorolockhartofdoa5312
    @kokorolockhartofdoa5312 3 роки тому +2

    17:43 ソングスタート (Song Start)

  • @DalgoFight
    @DalgoFight 4 роки тому +48

    We all need a cover album of all those songs played by the original imitated bands more than we need a covid-19 vaccine.

    • @cristiaolson7327
      @cristiaolson7327 4 роки тому +8

      Dude, that would be so awesome, it would probably be the *cure* for covid.
      Let's heal the world with metal.

  • @Ilovekunst
    @Ilovekunst 4 роки тому

    I love this format! Please put all the songs on an album eventually, properly recorded by the respective bands!

  • @Killawife
    @Killawife 4 роки тому +12

    wait, was that Skwissgarr Skwigelf from Dethklok?

  • @WarlandWriter
    @WarlandWriter 4 роки тому +5

    Nobody:
    Sam describing a guitar riff: NEENONEENONEENO

  • @lualuiz9337
    @lualuiz9337 4 роки тому +117

    How to write a Dream Theater song in 10 minutes ...

    • @th6n
      @th6n 4 роки тому +20

      Play random synth stuff, then make it 0.25 slower, after that play a Pink Floyd solo at speed of DragonForce. Here you go

    • @ArmandoPuenteJr
      @ArmandoPuenteJr 4 роки тому +46

      How to write a 25 minute song in 10 minutes

    • @metalvisionsongcontest7055
      @metalvisionsongcontest7055 4 роки тому

      Armando Puente Jr. That is technically possible, but it will involve a lot of copying and pasting 😉.

    • @NorgGrimm
      @NorgGrimm 4 роки тому

      @@metalvisionsongcontest7055 Not if you originally play it at 2.5x speed

    • @DC-ru5xz
      @DC-ru5xz 4 роки тому +1

      Aren’t dream theater songs 10 min long?

  • @areurdytoparty
    @areurdytoparty 4 роки тому +12

    Sigh I caught myself singing in my head "cuz im a barbie girl and i'm living in a cyber sausage world" at work. Sam's gone and done it

  • @sidharthamishra1134
    @sidharthamishra1134 4 роки тому +12

    People don't drink to focus on work but Sam drink to do work

  • @PantherActualOfficial
    @PantherActualOfficial 4 роки тому

    YESSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!! I ASKED FOR THIS DURING ONE OF YOUR STREAMS!!!!

  • @OleFromTheNorth
    @OleFromTheNorth 4 роки тому

    Thank you Dragonforce for these incredible videos. I love them. You could make 24 dragonforce albums per year in thst pace.

  • @alexvidakovic
    @alexvidakovic 4 роки тому

    It's really good, amazing work!

  • @sgw_
    @sgw_ 4 роки тому +15

    I'd love to see them make amon amarth or arch enemy song

  • @dragonforce627
    @dragonforce627 4 роки тому +6

    They seriously need to get Marc to appear on these streams also!

  • @overlordnerfer2
    @overlordnerfer2 4 роки тому +2

    God I want to see her reaction now!

  • @Marielegoth
    @Marielegoth 4 роки тому +52

    Elize is NOT pretty... She's freaking drop dead GORGEOUS!!! 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

  • @marthdaeglin
    @marthdaeglin 4 роки тому

    Props to the guy who plugged Wychwood brewery in chat. One of my favorite breweries.

  • @nickglaros5966
    @nickglaros5966 4 роки тому

    Phantastic stuff. Cheers!

  • @devcor
    @devcor 4 роки тому +26

    Next suggestions: Kamelot, Iron Maiden, Dream Theater.

  • @willdelum2340
    @willdelum2340 4 роки тому +3

    Thumbnail is perfection

  • @4sterp542
    @4sterp542 4 роки тому +17

    The chorus sounds like A7X's Welcome to the family

    • @Gorila_Animations
      @Gorila_Animations 4 роки тому

      TRUE¡¡¡

    • @iamtheone1883
      @iamtheone1883 4 роки тому

      Oh, so I'm not the only one who heard this😂. Closer to A7X than to Amaranthe.

  • @animosiity
    @animosiity 4 роки тому +6

    De de no de no somthing like that?
    Herman li: exactly!

  • @jasonmorphy662
    @jasonmorphy662 4 роки тому

    Awesomely funny love it keep it up guys

  • @humansRpepul2
    @humansRpepul2 4 роки тому +11

    This is 1000% the funniest shit I've ever seen on UA-cam

    • @valkyries2077
      @valkyries2077 4 роки тому

      Yep i never get tired of watching those 2 mates doing a new kind of show everytime they do one ! Cheer

  • @TheLemonKiller
    @TheLemonKiller 4 роки тому +3

    They prove you're not supposed to take yourself or your music seriously all the fucking time.
    It's art and therefore you're supposed to have fun and enjoy yourself. 🙃

  • @Defectivania
    @Defectivania 4 роки тому

    this has gotta be one of my favorite videos ever 😂

  • @4KFoodsASMR
    @4KFoodsASMR 4 роки тому +9

    You know I just realized you guys aren't naming these songs. So the question is: "Bonerize" or "Cyber Sausage World"?

  • @heyoitskram5748
    @heyoitskram5748 4 роки тому

    These thumbnails are getting better each time. Love it

  • @zeroshift11
    @zeroshift11 4 роки тому

    Just finished watching the stream with Elize before I got to watch this, and damn Elize killed it as always! The song with her is amazing!

  • @DeathAndAllHisFriends1
    @DeathAndAllHisFriends1 4 роки тому +8

    I'm banging my head on the wall because of the fact that they haven't tried to write a Gloryhammer song yet, they're basically brother bands cmon

  • @whoawhoawhoa4091
    @whoawhoawhoa4091 4 роки тому

    Omg this is the funniest shit ive have ever watched im new to this channel and dragon force. These guys seem so down to earth. Its awesome to see a REAL band just hanging out with the fans

  • @99defense
    @99defense 4 роки тому +3

    That was incredibly entertaining.
    I see lots of recommendations for other bands to cover... dare I suggest Jinjer?

  • @Sammeep02
    @Sammeep02 4 роки тому

    Holy mother of vlado...You did amaranthe!! And nailed it!! Sam stylin with these songs YET AGAIN! MONSTER ENERGY!!!:D

  • @timoseppanen8340
    @timoseppanen8340 4 роки тому +9

    This is funniest shit i've ever proven. Your Nightwish version nailed it, but this video with whole process of making these masterpieces, was worth to watch🤘

  • @Darocfi
    @Darocfi 4 роки тому +2

    These are way more entertaining to me than I, as a boring and humourless person, would ever have expected.

  • @adahy1510
    @adahy1510 4 роки тому +14

    The impossible challenge:
    Write a Tool song in 10 minutes

  • @andrech6593
    @andrech6593 4 роки тому

    Best video I've seen so far

  • @LordFelix312
    @LordFelix312 4 роки тому +4

    Now I wanna see Amaranthe cover this 😂

  • @havocarius
    @havocarius 4 роки тому

    Two of my favorite bands acknowledging each other 😂💙

  • @GuillermoSmyser
    @GuillermoSmyser Рік тому

    I wish we could get a better look at that green Egen. Very cool. Better than orange imo.

  • @DK_Son
    @DK_Son 4 роки тому +5

    Samaranthe
    HermaSamthe
    SamHermanthe

  • @kamalinsofiya
    @kamalinsofiya 4 роки тому +4

    *Elize Ryd wants to know your location*

  • @donjohnson3dprints
    @donjohnson3dprints 4 роки тому

    lol i missed this live but this is great

  • @sylwia5595
    @sylwia5595 4 роки тому +2

    You guys are hilarious 😂😂

  • @WoodlandDan404
    @WoodlandDan404 4 роки тому +12

    17:44 -replay button. Vote up so everyone can see it!!

  • @MongoLloyd74
    @MongoLloyd74 4 роки тому +5

    "Prepare to bonarize" ~Samaranthe 2020

  • @howdidigethere9514
    @howdidigethere9514 4 роки тому +9

    Lol nice! Do a Dragonforce song in 10min

  • @legendaryoutcast4440
    @legendaryoutcast4440 4 роки тому +3

    That thumbnail through

  • @Rose.Of.Hizaki
    @Rose.Of.Hizaki 4 роки тому +1

    all we need now is for Elize Ryd to do guest vocals.

    • @TheTenth666
      @TheTenth666 4 роки тому

      she did lots of guests with Kamelot, Timo Tolki Avalon, Takida, Falconer, Dragonland, ...

    • @fedepede04
      @fedepede04 4 роки тому

      she already have :D

  • @Pile_of_carbon
    @Pile_of_carbon 4 роки тому

    Holy crap I'm in tears laughing! These Write [X] Song in 10mins episodes are beyond genius.

  • @ranger77ify
    @ranger77ify 4 роки тому +1

    This two are nuts!!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @jcrosato
    @jcrosato 4 роки тому +4

    If you guys make like 10 of these "writing an ____ song in 10mins" during this Pandemic/down time, you should release it on Spotify as an album just because :)

  • @palmtoptwilight
    @palmtoptwilight 4 роки тому +1

    amaranthe is amazing, dragonforce is amazing, this creation puts amazing with amazing

  • @TheRockOffice
    @TheRockOffice 4 роки тому

    The Borderline in Soho is still there? Wow! I was there around new year 97/98! It was fantastic! :D

  • @michowdy6707
    @michowdy6707 4 роки тому +3

    2:15 - im just gonna do my favourite chords
    - what do you mean? I didint know you knew any other chords XDDDD

  • @Interessâncio
    @Interessâncio 4 роки тому

    Nice track to the next album =D

  • @Jovian999
    @Jovian999 4 роки тому +1

    In before Amaranthe opens with "Freshly Shampooed" at their next gig

  • @spritesarebetter
    @spritesarebetter 4 роки тому

    You guys are hilarious!

  • @astroaddy10
    @astroaddy10 4 роки тому +4

    What’s the instrumental song that’s played at the end? Sounds a lot like Heart Demolition

    • @BlintTheUndercommentor
      @BlintTheUndercommentor 4 роки тому +2

      I some other video Gee (or Herman) was saying that they can't use dragonforce songs for those videos or they get flaged. He told that Sam took few different dragonforce songs and mixed them together, so that it would sound different and that's what they're using for yt videos.

    • @astroaddy10
      @astroaddy10 4 роки тому

      @@BlintTheUndercommentor Oh wow I didn't know that. Thanks dude!

  • @ernesterz
    @ernesterz 4 роки тому +6

    SAMARANTHE

  • @damdamdamdumdidum
    @damdamdamdumdidum 4 роки тому +1

    What's the background song starting at 19:16?

  • @CatseyeRevival
    @CatseyeRevival 3 роки тому

    Incredibly awesome... 😳🤘

  • @mavielor7394
    @mavielor7394 4 роки тому +8

    How to write a Gloryhammer song in 10 minutes

  • @laurinh3768
    @laurinh3768 4 роки тому

    I would definitely hear a full song

  • @sorasamaelac9082
    @sorasamaelac9082 4 роки тому +1

    I’ve been waiting for dragonforce amaranthe and sabaton make a song together
    And the know each other
    My favorite bands since I was 10 at least

  • @zeregaa
    @zeregaa 4 роки тому +8

    17:43 restart button

  • @TotalxTroll25k
    @TotalxTroll25k 4 роки тому

    This is one of the greatest things ive ever heard

  • @drumset09
    @drumset09 4 роки тому

    Super excited to see what Elize thinks about those _cough_ dance moves.

  • @roybacanimusic
    @roybacanimusic 4 роки тому +1

    Hey Herman. Will you post the full song with Elize in it? 🤣

  • @JohnJTraston
    @JohnJTraston 4 роки тому

    Damn! This is EPIC!

  • @Arcturus367
    @Arcturus367 4 роки тому

    03:40 this is Bolt Thrower ;-)