I don't like the band Dragonforce. I respect its members' abilities to perform ultra-high tempo, ultra-complicated music that makes old Megadeth and Slayer songs seem slow and simple, but that does not make Dragonforce's music any less corny.

Double-lead guitar, electronic sound effects and fantasy lyrics rarely sound good, no matter how technically accomplished. And keyboard has no place in metal.

So I never paid attention to Dragonforce.

But then GameSpot Associate Editor Alex Navarro wrote an editorial praising the rivalry between Guitar Hero III and Rock Band and ended it with a Guitar Hero III trailer of "Through the Fire and Flames" "as performed by Dragonforce."

Again, I am no Dragonforce fan, but I read the entire editorial, so it only made sense to watch the video.

Viewing someone "perform" that song with few mistakes was impressive. I needed to see it a second time.

And a third time.

And countless more times over the next few days.

By then, "Through the Fire and Flames" was stuck in my head and I needed to listen to the full version along with other Dragonforce songs on Rhapsody, RealNetworks' free and paid Internet music service, and view Dragonforce videos on URGE, MTV Networks' competitor with no free music (other than 30-second samples) but more free videos.

This experience is close to making me buy Dragonforce albums or using it as an excuse to sign up for an Internet music download subscription service such as URGE All Access To Go or Napster To Go. And again, I do not like Dragonforce.

So here I am, a week after first viewing the trailer, writing about the experience in an attempt to get this stupid, corny song out of my head.

And with this, I now understand why GameSpot hates Alex Navarro.