So if this was the case, it would be no homage at all: just passing off someone else's work as their own. Homages have credits in them. That's a bit strong; I don't imagine they think their album will shift more copies on the back of a small snippet of Last Ninja in one of the songs. If I was Ben, ...

I was listening to a new album from a UK band called DragonForce in the car this morning, and was bowled over to hear an excerpt from Last Ninja halfway through one of the songs! Certainly brought a big :D to my face on a cold morning! The album is called Valley of the Damned and I think the song is...