The guitarists in Dragonforce kindof strike me as being like those kids you always see in guitar shops that are into metal. You see them shredding and the like, and then when they try and playing anything bluesy or soulful it just sounds like a metal guitarists' idea of what blues is like, and think by playing it faster that they're actually better than people like Stevie Ray Vaughan or Howlin' Wolf.
Their repertoire has no basis in rock or blues rock, it's just speed playing - impressive nonetheless, but only for it's technical qualities. A great guitarist rock or metal guitarist has both good technical ability and a deep understanding of the music being played and how to put feel into what's being played. When I'm researching for Shredaholic.com I tend to see people shredding in that way a LOT, and it's just fast guitar - not fast music. You can tell they're like this just by viewing their faces and expressions; most of the time they're looking away with a solemn look on their face, staring at the ceiling etc, not really enjoying what they're playing because it's good music.
