"Heroes of Our Time" is a song by English power metal

Power metal

Power metal is a style of heavy metal combining characteristics of traditional metal with speed metal, often within symphonic context. The term refers to two different but related styles: the first pioneered and largely practiced in North America with a harder sound similar to speed metal, and a...

 band DragonForce

DragonForce

DragonForce are an English power metal band from London. Formed in 1999, the group is known for its long and fast guitar solos, fantasy-based lyrics, and electronic sounds in their music to add to their retro video game-influenced sound. Guitarists Herman Li and Sam Totman are the only two...

. The song was released as the first single from their fourth album Ultra Beatdown

Ultra Beatdown

Ultra Beatdown is the fourth studio album by English power metal band DragonForce, released on 20 August 2008 in Japan through JVC and on 26 August 2008 worldwide through Roadrunner Records and Universal Music. Ultra Beatdown is the last studio album to feature ZP Theart on vocals...

. It was first released via web streaming on their official MySpace

MySpace

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 profile on 4 July 2008. On 8 July 2008 the music video was released for on-line viewing with the shortened time of 4:57. On 15 July 2008 the single was released for download on iTunes

ITunes

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. On 21 August 2008 it was made available as a download to play on Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock

Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock

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alongside "Revolution Deathsquad" and "Operation Ground and Pound

Operation Ground and Pound

"Operation Ground and Pound" is the fourth track of power metal band DragonForce's third album, Inhuman Rampage. The track was the second music video to be released by the band, although as with their previous single, Through the Fire and Flames, the song is edited to reduce the running time to...

". On December 3, 2008, "Heroes of Our Time" was officially announced as a nominee for the Grammy Award

Grammy Award

A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...

 for "Best Metal Performance

Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance

The Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance was an award presented at the Grammy Awards to recording artists for works containing quality performances in the heavy metal music genre...

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The song is also featured on the Official NHL 10

NHL 10

NHL 10 is a video game in the NHL series developed and released by EA Canada and published by EA Sports, and is the 19th game in the series. The game debuted at Hockey Fest '09, a three-day interactive festival celebrating the sport of hockey and the Los Angeles Kings, which took place in downtown...

 Soundtrack.

A short version of the song is featured on Skate 2

Skate 2

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while playing the game.