Activision
When ‘Guitar Hero Live’ was revealed, no one looked at the redesigned controller without thinking “well, this just got harder.” Apparently, that overhaul was not hard enough for Activision and FreeStyleGames because they decided it was time for Dragon Force’s epic “Through the Fire and the Flames” to make its return to the Guitar Hero franchise – you know, because that song needed something to make it more challenging. However, if you want to play it, don’t expect your fingers to get a break. That is because it is currently debuting in a brand new GHTV event dubbed the “Shred-A-Thon,” which began yesterday, February 3.
The “Guitar Hero Live Shred-A-Thon,” which will run on a separate third GHTV channel, is a five-day special marathon event featuring only the most difficult “Guitar Hero” hits. This includes the highly anticipated return of “Through the Fire and the Flames” alongside Alter Bridge’s “Cry of Achilles,” Megadeath’s “Hangar 18,” Lamb of God’s “Ghost Walking,” and Trivium’s “Strife.” These five songs will be on repeat until the marathon ends, after which “Through the Fire and the Flames” will be added to the game’s regular catalogue.
“The Guitar Hero community is the lifeblood of the game, so we knew we had to do something huge to bring back one of the most beloved songs of all time,”
said Jamie Jackson, Creative Director and Co-Head of FreeStyleGames. “Everyone at the studio has fond memories with ‘Through the Fire and Flames,’ so we decided to take it up a notch and combine it with the toughest songs in the game hand-picked by us to create the ultimate challenge: a five-day shredder marathon. It is time to crank it up to expert difficulty and show us what you got!”
Every song in the playlist is also Rival Challenge-enabled, meaning players have the option of competing head-to-head against matchmade players during each song. Once you top those leaderboards, you can tweet a screenshot of your high scores to the @GuitarHero Twitter for a chance to win in-game prizes, including an exclusive Player Card and song play tokens, as well as some real-world prizes, such as “Guitar Hero Live” controllers, “Guitar Hero Live” t-shirts, and more.
Since the game’s launch in October 2015, the catalog has seen vast expansion with the likes of Def Leppard, Fall Out Boy, The Strokes, Weezer, The Dead Weather, and so many more. The “Shred-A-Thon” ends February 8, at 9:00 AM CST and the catalog expansion will then include the most iconic “Guitar Hero” track of all time.
