14-year-old Danny Johnson from Grapevine, Texas, set a world record on February 4, 2009 after recording a score of 973,954 on Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock's "Through the Fire and Flames" by Dragonforce on expert difficulty. Often considered the most difficult song in the game, Johnson beat the previous record of 899,703 at a planned media event at the midtown Manhattan Best Buy store.
Danny Johnson News and Blogs
The New York Times: Leaving a Broken Record (and Guitars) in His Wake (February 4, 2009)
MTV.com: 'Guitar Hero' Wunderkind Takes Back Guinness World Record (February 5, 2009)
MLive.com: Danny Johnson, 14, sets Guitar Hero world record on DragonForce (February 5, 2009)
EW.com: 'Guitar Hero': 14-year-old Texan sets new world record (February 5, 2009)
MSNBC: Texas Teen Shows NYC Who the Real Guitar Hero Is (February 5, 2009)
YouTube Video: Danny Johnson Breaks Guitar Hero World Record (Time: 7:16)
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Legends of Rock's "Through the Fire and Flames" by Dragonforce on expert difficultyThe New York Times: Leaving a Broken Record (and Guitars) in His Wake
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Johnson missed 100% note streak after blue button on guitar broke during record setting performanceThe New York Times: Leaving a Broken Record (and Guitars) in His Wake
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