I Fight Dragons

I Fight Dragons
I Fight Dragons in a press photo from 2011. From left to right: Bill Prokopow, Hari Rao, Brian Mazzaferri, Packy Lundholm, Chad Van Dahm.
Background information
Also known as	IFD
Origin	Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Genres	Geek rock chiptune pop punk pop rock Nintendocore electronic rock alternative rock
Instruments	NES[1][2] SNES[1][2] NES Advantage[1][2] Power Pad[1][2] Power Glove[2] LSDJ[2] Guitar Hero controller[1][2] guitar[1] bass guitar[1] drums[1] vocals[1] keyboards synthesizers
Years active	2008–present (hiatus: 2023-present)
Labels	Photo Finish Atlantic
Members	Brian Mazzaferri Hari Rao Packy Lundholm Chad Van Dahm Bill Prokopow
Past members	Laura Green Mike Mentzer Dave Midell
Website	ifightdragons.com

I Fight Dragons is an American chiptune-based rock band from Chicago.^[3][4][5] Their music is a combination of rock with chiptune, featuring electronic sounds made using Nintendo Game Boys and Nintendo Entertainment Systems, a genre also known as Nintendocore. To date they have released four full-length albums: 2011's KABOOM!, which came out on Photo Finish / Atlantic Records, 2014's The Near Future, which they self-released after raising over $100,000 on Kickstarter through their "Project Atma" project,^[6] 2019's Canon Eyes, and 2021's Side Quests: B-Sides and Rarities. They have also released two EPs, 2009's Cool Is Just a Number and 2010's Welcome to the Breakdown.^[7] Their music has been featured on Nintendo Video^[8] as well as on the WWE, and they wrote and performed the theme song for ABC's The Goldbergs. They have toured the US with MC Chris and Whole Wheat Bread in 2009, 3OH!3, Cobra Starship, and Travie McCoy in 2010, The Protomen in 2011, and they were on the entire 2012 and 2014 Vans Warped Tours. They went on their first national headlining tour, "The War of Cyborg Liberation Tour", with openers MC Lars and Skyfox in 2012. From 2010 until 2012 they were signed to Photo Finish / Atlantic Records, but in fall 2012 they won their release from the label.^[9] Since 2014, they have toured sporadically as well as playing annual headlining shows at Chicago's Lincoln Hall. Frontman Brian Mazzaferri attended Glenbrook South High School with Fall Out Boy lead vocalist and guitarist Patrick Stump.^[10]