Dragonforce's 'Through the Fire and Flames' debuts in Guitar Hero Live

3rd February, 2016 – Activision Publishing, Inc. and FreeStyleGames today announced the Guitar Hero Live SHRED-A-THON, a special 5-day marathon that includes the highly anticipated debut of Through the Fire and Flames by DragonForce. The Shred-a-Thon is live now on a special third channel in GHTV, and runs until Monday, 8th February at 3pm GMT.

“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’s time to crank it up to expert difficulty and show us what you got!”

The Shred-a-Thon playlist includes the following tracks on repeat:

· DragonForce – Through the Fire and Flames
· Alter Bridge – Cry of Achilles
· Megadeth – Hangar 18
· Lamb of God – Ghost Walking
· Trivium – Strife

Once the marathon concludes, Through the Fire and Flames will be added to the game’s regular song catalogue.

Every song in the Shred-a-Thon is also Rival Challenge-enabled*, which means players have the option of competing against matchmade players in a head-to-head battle during each song.

Since the launch of the game, lots of new music has been added to GHTV, including recent additions from Def Leppard, Fall Out Boy, The Strokes, Weezer, The Dead Weather and many more.

Guitar Hero Live is available on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3, Xbox One, Xbox 360, Wii U console as well as Apple TV, iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. For more information, please visit http://www.guitarhero.com , www.facebook.com/GuitarHero , www.youtube.com/guitarhero , or follow @guitarhero on Twitter and Instagram.