Rock Band 4 Dead Black (Heart of Ice) 100% FC Expert Guitar [First Ever!]

Dead Black (Heart of Ice)- Soul Remnants
Holy shit, these strum lanes suck. And the guitar solo in the middle is pretty wonky too, with random strums everywhere. This is probably the hardest song in the game on guitar. I haven't FC'd Dream Genie yet, but it's basically the same notes over and over again, and really easy to fuck up. First documented FC.
3/65

[@jerrywhitmirejr.9958]

The intro to this song is dope 🔥🔥

[@TerminusOmega13]

Took about Mood Whiplash. The song changes rhythm and style so much. Just as you get used to one, boom.

[@darthvader421]

I wish there was an instrumental version of this song

[@holdencummings1251]

Darth Vader That's disgraceful, the vocalist is godly.

[@holdencummings1251]

Lol, you have no idea how hard it is to do vocals like that. Harsh vocals are just as hard as singing.

[@darthvader421]

Holden Cummings doesn't make it sound any better

[@joedoe3007]

Darth Vader king of the homosexuals

[@swinelias]

@James LaBrie lol, I don't think you're gonna survive by telling Darth Vader to f*ck off lol.

[@teh_supar_hackr]

the guy's face at 0:00 amuses me

[@-curtiscamp]

Haha

[@osheagresham4762]

wow i only wish. you did a great job towards the middle or the end of the song or which ever part it was and you did a great job overall

[@tylerneumann3460]

This song wants to be every rock band with the riff inspirations in it and I love that fact

[@HLMouse]

The lead in this song is amazing. Nice job btw

[@staticx1440]

this song is amazing to play

[@groovychickens7062]

The first 2 minutes I was like...ok After that: @-@

[@NihilisticSnake]

I get some serious One vibes from the intro

[@larrylongway974]

Rock band legend

[@Fyx5010]

is it just me, or are the notes on rockband (especially hammer ons) during solos A LOT harder to fret and strum than Guitar Hero songs? I feel like rockband requires a Hella lot more precision

[@Reshiram543]

Yeah, I think it is just a bit more precision based. I've often lost a combo because the HOPOs are just a bunch of BS. I end up strumming the bastards

[@ArcticSounds]

Yeah, I’d been playing a lot of Clone Hero recently and decided to hop back on RB4 and I was missing a lot

[@sigurdrobertsson2231]

This is a true power rock ballad.

[@zeeloville8267]

Can anyone else not find a Tab for this song?

[@alfarjamie]

as soon as i heard this song, i thought "awesome guitar" then the guy starts singing. "Wow".. well, i don't relate to this world anymore lol.

[@triplejay57]

Yeah that's what happened to my friend haha

[@groovychickens7062]

+Alfarjamie Have you played visions in rock band 2? It makes this sound like taylor swift

[@stonertheespeon2975]

@@groovychickens7062 the problems with Visions was that it was way to repetitive.

[@-curtiscamp]

Visions was absolute crap. It was so messy and random, the drums were weird, and the vocals were just yelling and shit in a deep voice and gosh I just hate that song. Dead Black Heart Of Ice, however, has an actual structure and badass guitar, nothing sounds cluttered, and the screaming vocals actually fit with the song. And most importantly, the song has an actual melody, unlike Visions. The guitar melody at the beginning of the song sounds epic, and it gets even better when the choir comes in. The whole song is so legendary and totally sounds like "final song on the setlist" material, other than Metropolis which is clearly the hardest song for guitar on RB4.

[@davidestevane490]

You speed demon

[@tylerrowland4306]

beginning sounded like green grass and high tides

[@Felldohswrath]

I love this song, band is pretty cool too. Gives slight Opeth vibes

[@yankeerosa9035]

What is this on 4:23 ? I just have never played Rock Band before, do you have to strum fast or what ?

[@Sceptric]

+GH Fan They are called strum lanes. You basically get to strum faster than the notes really are if you want, but in actuality it only makes the strumming harder.

[@yankeerosa9035]

+aether Thanks !

[@_cjdl_]

I fc’d this on sightread (slight flex) and had to come watch wtf I just did 😭😭

[@michaelgunnels9694]

MOve over visions you got some competition in the hard as heck department to strum

[@groovychickens7062]

+Michael Gunnels Oh yea...I hate visions so much basically the only song I cant play on hard ;(

[@michaelgunnels9694]

Groovy Chickens Same its even tricky on medium i've gotten 5 stars probably once or twice hard saw the intro and said i quit

[@Barrie96]

Visions is the hardest rock band song out of all 4 rock bands. Not including any songs you purchase off the games itself

[@michaelgunnels9694]

Nick Barrie on medium and higher no seriously at least its shorter than this song

[@KieranDurand]

@@Barrie96 green grass and high tides would like to introduce itself

[@hello.kitty.kat1779]

Wow I would mess this up for real. XD

[@TheCurtisDesigns]

Mannnn I was trying this all day. I hate the lanes lol. got about 4 99%

[@soceur1977]

wow!!!

[@DudeWheresMyTom]

Love how they've put a Soul Remnants song on the game, but I searched for Rock band hardest song, is this really it? :/ that's not me trying to be a dick, but the difficulty spectrum seems to have really changed from when I used to play these games :/

[@thewizardofodd13]

no, this is not the hardest song, its just the most fun impossible ranked disc song to play (in most peoples opinion).

[@DudeWheresMyTom]

thewizardofodd13 Ahh ok gotcha, thanks man!

[@thewizardofodd13]

+Tom Linton if you want to see the hardest disc songs, look up metropolis part 1, in my opinion its the most difficult. but there are a lot of challenging songs, so dont take my word for it.

[@DudeWheresMyTom]

thewizardofodd13 Ahhh Dream Theater nice!! Cheers

[@venescas593]

+Tom Linton Dream Genie is the only on-disc song that brutally kicked my ass. Take a look at that chart if you want hard guitar charts.

[@rem6741]

90% of the comment section: Omg ThIs iS sO eAsY I LikE iM NoT eVen GoOD at THiS gAmE anD I lIkE tOTaLlY sIGhT-ReaD iT lOOk At mE Im So GoOdD

[@crosisbh1451]

My highest is 336,376. Borderline gold stars.

[@ThatDrunkQuebecker]

Doesnt exist anymore on the game or am i crazy ?

[@ghostrider6882]

how can I get better at the really hard songs on rock band 4 on guitar hard or expert ?

[@jrod0125]

+Casey Stidham It's all about practice really. I know one thing that made things easier for me on expert was turning on breakneck speed.

[@Jordan23LBrn]

What helped me was playing bass on hard or expert to get use to it then just going from there

[@thewizardofodd13]

+Jordan23LBrn the breakneck speed helps a lot though. your reaction time increases so much, that when you go back to normal speed, the same song will feel slower and you will improve a lot

[@Barrie96]

The game doesn't have practice mode where you can play the hard parts at slow speed. Those really helped me in the past and the game really needs it. So many tough songs in this game

[@Barrie96]

+Nick Barrie now practice mode is here. Just keep practicing at slow speed and then gradually get better

[@jaca6614]

Nice job. You think this is the hardest guitar song on disc? Like, the hardest to FC? I find Metropolis, Halls of Valhalla, and Dream Genie to be much harder than this.

[@-curtiscamp]

Oh god Dream Genie. Don't remind me.

[@ryeistoasted8577]

fun fact, these guys are from Massachusetts

[@overlord9511]

I never realised how unrealistic the bands actually are performing while playing the songs

[@officerofanime4928]

I song this song and now I'm worried if the neighbors Will call the cops

[@KOBBLE98]

they actually put a blackgaze song in rb4 lol

[@JerzeyJimmy]

Your guitarist looks an AWFUL lot like Marcus Frettenshredder from GH:WT...

[@R4F43LVILL4L0B0S]

5 stars sooooo early wtf with this game

[@ilLucki]

Looks easy Edit: nevermind

[@johnvega3270]

what does FC even mean?

[@Aleuz]

+John Vega Full combo It's a 100% score without over strumming

[@johnvega3270]

Aleuznelav2 how's that possible don't you like need to strum?

[@Aleuz]

I meant you can strum but not be a note, and still get 100% of all the notes. If there are no notes at all and strum and lower your happiness bar, then you can't get a FC if you hit all the notes

[@autumnaxiom5910]

Fc= Full Combo

[@didituki4881]

this song is harder than through the fire and flames on drums

[@Barrie96]

This song is no where near that hard. It ain't even the hardest song in the game

[@thecommoncoldvirus642]

Brett Clough have you played the drums for this? You have to have calves of steel to get an fc without some ghetto-ass double bass pedal setup.

[@Haldirprince123]

you are actually tied with first cause there is another video not by you and was posted the same day.

[@Dyiing]

One of my favorites to play. I always lose it at 2:25 tho 🥲

[@kevinperri93]

Can someone explain strum lanes to me? I've been a hardcore guitar hero fan for a while and I'm trying to get into rock band

[@WallpeSH]

+kevinperri93 supposed to be a way to make strumming better in a sense but in all actuality it ruined it .

[@leoo7160]

This song is actually really easy. I got 95% right now and I had never heard the song nor played it before. The random strums that you mention make it easier for your fingers and hand to get small rests.

[@RobGHH]

method for lanes?

[@aWiseMoose]

+RobGHH I used every HOPO, and strummed as if the lanes weren't even there. And strummed the first hammer on of the little sequences outside of the lanes.

[@RobGHH]

OK, thank you

[@brawlpro]

What is HOPO?

[@aWiseMoose]

+brawlpro Hammer On, Pull Off, the notes you don't have to strum.

[@shxllalt]

The short notes right?

[@pandaisthenames5766]

Intro is so fucking nice but the singing part kills it

[@calvitron2]

I just beat rock band 1 hardest song on guitar and expert I died Nobody cares also

[@brawlpro]

Also what's up with no practice mode??

[@UrBloodOnMyFace]

Maybe they removed it because nobody used it

[@brawlpro]

okay but how are people expected to 100% songs?

[@brawlpro]

they also probably left out online for just that reason, but it is a part of the game and taking these core features away and simply leaving local gameplay is such a step backwards.

[@groovychickens7062]

+brawlpro I used preactice mode ;-;

[@WallpeSH]

+Groovy Chickens theyre being added in the december patch im pretty sure

[@bigbananadealer846]

i wish they got rid of the stupid strum lanes. ruins the fun for me

[@cadengroves]

Hard? Pshhhhhh

[@jugesters]

Both RB4 and guitar hero live are shit.... It just went down

[@machoflores9254]

then why rb4 sold so well then

[@stonertheespeon2975]

RB 4 is still 100x better than Guitar Hero Live. I love guitar hero but they should have just let it die.

[@kellentyler5158]

This gives me strong Metallica vibes