Only Children of Bodom Thread.

[spike_8bkp]

Alright, I couldn't leave this place without a bit of shock :p:

As you know, we've had problems with CoB on UG before, but we're going to give this another shot.

This is the Only Children of Bodom thread - NOT for flaming, not for insults, none of that shit. I don't care if you don't like them - this is for the people that do.

Keep it halfway mature and somewhat on topic, and we won't have problems, okay?

Have fun.

[reed]

Good job! Now, lets give Spike a goodbye present and not **** this up, ok team?

good talk

[VomitalXX]

This is the third try, right?

[trollblod]

Im going to see them on the 3th febuary, so how are they live?

[fwibble]

Hope it's third time lucky

[Angus Malmsteen]

I happen to like CoB. I've liked them for quite a while now, Alexi has some of the sickest chops I've seen, especially him being so young. And they're keyboard player is great.

[jewishosama]

they would a lot better if they got rid of their keyboard player, imo. and never replaced him.

[The Oceanborn]

I like Follow The Reaper a lot (that is when I'm in good mood), but I was quite disappointed with Are You Dead Yet?...

has anyone seen the video to In Your Face? terrible...

[tushmeister]

i like all of their songs
i dont know why people feel the need to hate them so much
(well locally they often do)
and to be honest
i like the keyboard parts in most songs
although it does sometimes sound awkward
like theres two sources of music out of time..

Tushy

[erling]

I hate the ugly synth but I enjoy the guitarplay

[xxgenocide98xx]

Im going to see them on the 3th febuary, so how are they live?

I didn't particularly like them live. I thought they were horrible, it shouldn't have been the venue because its renound locally for its awesome sound system, but who knows. I didn't really like the mix at all (maybe their sound guy isnt so hot) and they got alittle wankish. Especially the keys, they were terribly wankish and.. just... meh overall. And he had the keys at some funky angle pointed towards the crowd and stuff. it was weird.

I ended up walking out after 20 minutes, despite the urge to watch alexi play.

[davie_gravy]

Ahh... Children of Bodom. Prob one of my favorite bands! Laiho is fantastic guitar player. I love his classical influence. Something Wild is by far my favorite, while Hatebreeder comes in 2nd. The new album didn't turn me on so much, few songs were cool, but overall no. I hope to see em live someday!

[totenkopf]

I think they're alright. Hatebreeder and Follow the Reaper was good........

Hate Crew Deathroll was pure garbage, IMO. I haven't heard the new CD yet.....hopefully it's not as bad as the last one.

[matt85210]

Right, all I want to say is that, whatever people feel for CoB, Alexi Laiho is an awesome guitarist.

[XBodomX]

Alright, I couldn't leave this place without a bit of shock :p:

As you know, we've had problems with CoB on UG before, but we're going to give this another shot.

This is the Only Children of Bodom thread - NOT for flaming, not for insults, none of that shit. I don't care if you don't like them - this is for the people that do.

Keep it halfway mature and somewhat on topic, and we won't have problems, okay?

Have fun.

YAY! I've been waiting for this..... hope it doesn't go to crap.
Unfortunatly i've seemed to like Bodom abit less then early this summer when all the threads were going on :p:

Are You Dead Yet? was abit of a dissapointment. Some songs like We're not going to Fall and Trashed Lost and Strungout are probably my favorite on it.

[SuicideNation]

I should be seeing them March 24th. Unfortuanately they are there with Chimaira who im not so crazy about butits the third time they've come here in a span of about 4-5 months and i have to go this time or else i kill someone.

[DaddyTwoFoot]

Alexi is a decent guitarist, but gets a bit wankish for my taste.

[SorrowIsMe]

I like a lot of their stuff really cant say i dislike them 1 bit.


But sometimes the keyboards get a little annoying,thats all.

[Wild.child]

I wonder how alexis style of music changed... first he was almost like malmsteen... but he's the better guitarist ^^ (well, at least cleaner)

[mydadisjewish]

most their songs sound alike. laiho's voice gets very annoying in a short amount of time.

however, i can never get sick of silent night bodom night or bed of razors

[pentagram_man63]

Alright, I couldn't leave this place without a bit of shock :p:

As you know, we've had problems with CoB on UG before, but we're going to give this another shot.

This is the Only Children of Bodom thread - NOT for flaming, not for insults, none of that shit. I don't care if you don't like them - this is for the people that do.

Keep it halfway mature and somewhat on topic, and we won't have problems, okay?

Have fun.

Hey! You failed to mention it was ME who made you do this!!!!!!

But on the topic: anyone going to see them on the 16th in the Astoria? I was gonna go but everyones broke.

[SickMetal]

They aren't bad, Follow the Reaper was pretty cool.

[IgnoreThis]

Follow The Reaper is one of my favourite metal albums. My next COB album will probably be Hatebreeder.

Which album out of their newer stuff is the best? Hate Crew?

[Metalology]

Some songs are alright but, I find Alexi's voice annoying after a short time and their synth sounds cheesy as hell.

[frozen-dirt]

I love the keyboard licks they put in the songs (like that one in Trashed, Lost & Strung Out). Anyone else think that Alexi would probably sound better if he was screaming different lyrics?

[Sn^ke]

Their new album is great. It's the vocals and titles that make em seem ****. Musically they're still on par. 'In Your Face' just sounds like a rap name to me...

[somepunkkid]

you guys know that some retarded noob is just gna mess this up

[dead_shall_rise]

Im not that much of a fan of the keyborads and Alexis voice but he is a killer guitar player heres a vid of him playing Vivaldis four seasons I think its summer

http://www.youtube.com/w/Passage-To-The-Reaper?v=ejd1wAoL0eg&search=alexi%20laiho

[LedZeppelin]

Thank God For This Thread

[MetalToTheEnd]

Are you dead yet, I found, is just the same old shit with harder guitar parts.

I like Hatebreeder and Follow The Reaper. I just wished Alexi would mellow out on the shred a little bit though. Frankly, their stuff is getting quite old and boring.

I still love Alexi nontheless though.

[THE KORNMAN]

hmmm...i have all of COB's albums and love em all....i wonder why there's a bunch of people who hate them....i know that the lyrics suck anus for the most part....but the guitar playing is impeccable....:headbang:

[Sun King]

i like them allot.. i like roopes style too...ive just started getting into them..

edit: oh and what do you guys think of the lake bodom thing.. the murders im talking about.

[Sn^ke]

you guys know that some retarded noob is just gna mess this up

Yeah. Slipknot and Korn fags always ruin whatever good metal that becomes slightly popular.

[Night_Lights]

spike youre leaving us? :wtf:






bed of razors :headbang:

[chemicalsolutio]

Finally. That **** didn't belong in the thrash thread!

And I'm not really a CoB fan.

[Chips-]

When the hell did they get famous around the world? Damn, a few years ago they were just another lame band..

Never been a fan but I've heard some of their stuff. Britney Spears cover made me laugh :D

[guitarman1]

i like CoB alot, i just bought "Are You Dead Yet?" but i relized that all of they're chorus's have them same four chords in them. but other than that Alexi is SICK!!! and i enjoy the keyboarding it adds flovor to the songs thats somthing that others dont have.

[masterofmuppets]

Their first album is sooo overlooked, I don't think I've ever seen it mentioned in a COB thread.

[Riryoku]

Some songs sound kick ass...with the first listen. I find that they follow the same formula for most of their songs.

-Intro
-Playing Really Fast
-YAOW YAOW
-More fast playing
-YAOW YAOW
-Keyboard/Guitar Solo
-Keyboard Guitar Solo pt. 2
-YAOW YAOW YAOW YAOW
-Outro

Still, it soudns OK.

[XBodomX]

I find it's their newer albums (HCDR and AYDY) that repeat alot. And you can tell that he's playing in the same general area in the new one. I really got into Hatebreeder, love the whole album, Something Wild is just decent to me, Follow the reaper is great. I'd love to see them live. If they're touring in the US or Canada in the summer, then i'll see them.

[Has Many Issues]

I find it's their newer albums (HCDR and AYDY) that repeat alot. And you can tell that he's playing in the same general area in the new one. I really got into Hatebreeder, love the whole album, Something Wild is just decent to me, Follow the reaper is great. I'd love to see them live. If they're touring in the US or Canada in the summer, then i'll see them.

Me too...they're coming to the US, but unfortunately not by me :(

[Sun King]

i missed them when they came last time, and im mad that i wasnt listening to them by then.and they arent coming this time either.

[gimme_fuel_89]

Their first album is sooo overlooked, I don't think I've ever seen it mentioned in a COB thread.

No way man, SW sucks balls. HB, FTR and HCDR are THE ****. AYDY was decent, but I didn't think it was as consistent as previous efforts. The only outstanding songs off it are LDB, AYDY and TLSO. The rest are either just good or meh.

And I feel like saying that the ETID solo is simply orgasmic.

[bass_newb37]

No way man, SW sucks balls. HB, FTR and HCDR are THE ****. AYDY was decent, but I didn't think it was as consistent as previous efforts. The only outstanding songs off it are LDB, AYDY and TLSO. The rest are either just good or meh.

And I feel like saying that the ETID solo is simply orgasmic.


enough with all of the abbreiviations! F-U-C-K Y-O-U!!!

children of bodom are amazing. i havent been into them for a while yet, but i cant wait to see em live.needled 24/7=greatness.

[satan_rules!!!!]

COB is a kickass band, one of my favs. I liked HCDR more than AYDY but AYDY is still a good album eitherway, I would like to see them live but they probably will never come near here.



Russ

[shadows666]

most their songs sound alike. laiho's voice gets very annoying in a short amount of time.

however, i can never get sick of silent night bodom night or bed of razors

Those two songs own!!

[Kirkomelette]

at ****ing last!
seems to me im the only one who likes the new albums better.. :P anyways they are purely awesome live. best gig ive ever been to

[Wild.child]

New metal is no trve metal! ^^
Just look at In Flames, each album gets worse...
Well, CoB at least keep their solos, but they have become something similar to Thrash Metal (AYDY)... Hatebreeder ****ing kicks ass!

[Cone 21]

at ****ing last!
seems to me im the only one who likes the new albums better.. :P anyways they are purely awesome live. best gig ive ever been to

speaking of live shows, anyone goin to the CoB concert at Toads Place in CT? thank god i live only 30 minutes away from New Haven!

[TheAmaranth]

'Are You Dead Yet?' seems to have a strong industrial feel to it, with synth layered over the guitars. It seems to be less creative than their previous albums. Follow the Reaper and Hatebreeder were much better albums (their best imo), and Alexi Laiho is pretty overrated.

Also I don't mind the keyboards, even if Janne Warman is a bit of a wank, he's a virtuoso on keys.

All in all CoB has great melodies, harmonies, and riffs, but the lyrics tend to suck hard, and Alexi's thrashish/black/death vocals get irritating after awhile.

[fps_doug]

Im going to see them on the 3th febuary, so how are they live?


yeah, im seeing opeth on the 28rd of February.

[Erc]

I liked Follow the Reaper, good stuff and I thought HCDR was okay.


Alexi is disgustingly overrated but thats okay I guess =\

[GraveSs]

Follow The Reaper is the best album.

[xxgenocide98xx]

I'm just thinking again:

Jesus christ they were horrible live. It was just.. ugh. Extended solos, extra wankage, annoying keys.. Seriously guys, think about what you're getting into before you go! Not only do you have to listen to Alexi's tired vocals and guitaring, but for extended amounts of time! At impossibly loud levels..

[mrbounce]

they're pretty cool for a listen every now and then. some of their songs kick complete and total ass. also, from what i've heard and seen in videos alexi is insane.

[shadows666]

they're pretty cool for a listen every now and then. some of their songs kick complete and total ass. also, from what i've heard and seen in videos alexi is insane.
What's metal without a little insanity everynow and then? :D

[nomadic_sinner]

i liked are u dead yet? a-lot mainly because it was all around heavier

[Sn^ke]

I used to be a big Alexi fanboy, and I hate to admit it but he's overrated. I know from personal experience. But I still see the awesomeness of CoB!

[Night_Lights]

are you dead yet is a ****ing terrible album. i regret spending 5 hours downloading it.

[frozen-dirt]

^I didn't like what I heard from it on their myspace.

[totenkopf]

^I didn't like what I heard from it on their myspace.

Would you mind if you gave me a link to that?

[Metallicazx]

I haven't really heard CoB because my mom is a bitch and won't lemme get a cd, but there certainly great. Anyone have any suggestions on songs I should download?

[maxisit]

I like them alot. Alexi Liaho is a great guitarist and will soon prove to be one of the best of this generation. The only problem I have is there keyboardists, keyboards arent metal im sorry. Especially since he turns it down so hes playing it like a guitar and headbanging, its just dumb. There awesome though.

[frozen-dirt]

totenkopf: http://myspace.com/childrenofbodom

[Night_Lights]

are you dead yet sounds like a pop album.












but i cant deny teh awesomeness of Bed of Razors, **** that song made me go holy ****!

[totenkopf]

totenkopf: http://myspace.com/childrenofbodom

That sounded pretty cool actually. A huge improvement, IMO, from HCDR.

[LedZeppelin]

So they got rid of the super-cheesy keyboards parts and replaced them with chugachugachug. Not any better really.

[totenkopf]

:(

Well, maybe. But I like it.

[Night_Lights]

ha, Are you dead yet is full of keyboard wankery.





the only good song is bastards of bodom imo.

[Liberation]

Im not too sure why people dislike CoB, I think they are a very talented band and coming from someone who doesnt like most growling vocals, thats really saying something. Follow The Reaper is my favorite album and song by them.

[gimme_fuel_89]

IYWPPFW is a gay song, there are far better songs on that album imo. Trashed, Lost and Strungout is definetely one of their best, they should've posted that on their myspace.

[Night_Lights]

^WTF is IYWPPFW



:haha




ok the first 2 or 3 albums were quite good but repeated listening makes them boring

[kirkisking]

Hatebreeder was pretty alright.

[reapist16]

Contrary to what most of you say, I think keyboards add some "uniqueness" on metal.. It sounds good with the lead guitar parts. ALEXI ROCKS!!! can't wait to buy his guitar...

[gimme_fuel_89]

^lol, song title's too long to spell out, look on their myspace if you wanna find out.

I'd say the middle 3 albums are CoB in their peak, but really, repeated listening with most bands gets boring. That's why you listen to bands in small to medium sized doses.

[Sun King]

i actually, really like the keyboards.. angels dont kill is awesome.

[trollblod]

wtf? It would'nt be Cob without the keyboards. I like 'em

[Wild.child]

It's great how Janne plays his keyboard!!! Never seen a keyboarder playing stuff like that!

[The Oceanborn]

^most (skilled) power metal keyboard players sound similar to Jannes playing, personally I don't mind it. What pisses me off is the chuggachugga sound as LedZep mentioned, also the keyboards sound a bit more industrial than power metal on the new album, not to mention the vocals :S. Hope they will get better again.

[[with teeth]]

Has anybody seen the new sig Alexi guitars? Esp and Ltd models available. I'll have to see what the price is but I've always liked Alexi's guitars so I might invest in one.

[frozen-dirt]

^that looks cool, but I don't like how it just has one pick-up.

[XBodomX]

I find his new ones don't look as nice as his older ones. His other ones have more of a sharper/slick look to it, and these ones don't look as good. In my opinion, if they took out the thick stripe and just put pin stripes it would look cooler. I like how the bottom wing is.

[Sun King]

i'd much rather buy a jackson rhoads.

[shadowofbodom]

wow... so far, all ive read is how much alexi's vocals suck, how overrated he is, and how annoying the keyboards get. honestly, id like to hear opeth try and play a better solo then alexi (their leads suck imo, still a good band though). anyhoo, my friend got drunk with COB on their tour bus here in florida, and then alexi called my other friend (while he was drunk) and talked to her for a few minuets. im just pissed i didnt go with my friend and get drunk with them :( . seriously that would have ended my life from its badassness.

[xxgenocide98xx]

wow... so far, all ive read is how much alexi's vocals suck, how overrated he is, and how annoying the keyboards get. honestly, id like to hear opeth try and play a better solo then alexi (their leads suck imo, still a good band though). anyhoo, my friend got drunk with COB on their tour bus here in florida, and then alexi called my other friend (while he was drunk) and talked to her for a few minuets. im just pissed i didnt go with my friend and get drunk with them :( . seriously that would have ended my life from its badassness.

Well firstly, weither you know it or not, Mikael and Peter can shred. I have seen it with my own eyes. Secondly, their solos are better. Why? They mesh with the music better. The song isnt some basic format where all you do is wait for an annoying wankage of a guitar solo. So far from what I have gathered, listening to bodom for around 4 or 5 years, is that the only thing the band is noted for, or even listened to, is because either A: People are wannabe metalheads. or B: People want to listen to the wank. Personally, listening to alexi rip off other artists' chops for a good minute and a half is annoying.

I don't know where the shot at Opeth came from, but that wasnt a very bright idea, considering I know many people who would say that Opeth are much more brilliant as a whole and as solo artists than bodom will ever be. They can write actual music, not just a wankery guitar solo, AND they can incorperate many different genres into one particular piece. They might not want to play a certain sweep pattern for a minute like Alexi, but they also want to write MUSIC, not wank off material *cough*

Like I was saying, most bodom fans listen to it for the wankery or for the status, but yeah, bodom is neither high in many true metalhead's eyes NOR very talented, so I guess people are just idiots.

[LedZeppelin]

^ Exactly my thoughts on them.

[GoodCharloteSux]

I think Opeth are decent but them and bodom are very different. I like Bodom Solo's a lot better then Opeth's but Opeth has some killer chorus'

[LedZeppelin]

Opeth don't tend to shred on the albums. They do it live, but on the albums, the jazz/blues solos fit the mood much better. Plus, some of their riffs are wicked hard, even if they don't sound like it.

[GoodCharloteSux]

In my opinion Opeth do too much of that expiremental acoustic stuff. Im not a huge fan but from the songs I have heard and the mixed CD I have. Now dont get me wrong some of the acoustic stuff goes very well with the music but some of it sounds forced.

Bodom on the other hand mission is too shred everyones ass off which at first is cool but by the 10th song I am so not in the mood for bodom anymore

[xxgenocide98xx]

Bodom are alright in small doses. I dont exactly hate them, but I can't stand to listen to them for very long.

Opeth actually have more heavy stuff than acoustic, you oughta check one of their full albums out and give it a listen.

[gimme_fuel_89]

You can't compare Opeth and CoB.

[tushmeister]

i think the person who mentioned Opeth and how COB were better may have risked opening up attacks on COB
so this may be pointless. but can we keep this friendly?
this is a Bodom thread, so dont talk about other bands too much.

save it for somewhere else :P

Tushy

[FlyPaper]

h mmm, wondering why people are comapring Opeth and CoB.. little weird but ok.

Angels dont Kill... probably my favorite song. Black Widow is rad too.

[shadows666]

My fav Bodom song(s) is probably Everytime I Die, Repent(wh*re),Lake Bodom, and Bed of Razors.

[pentagram_man63]

Well firstly, weither you know it or not, Mikael and Peter can shred. I have seen it with my own eyes. Secondly, their solos are better. Why? They mesh with the music better. The song isnt some basic format where all you do is wait for an annoying wankage of a guitar solo. So far from what I have gathered, listening to bodom for around 4 or 5 years, is that the only thing the band is noted for, or even listened to, is because either A: People are wannabe metalheads. or B: People want to listen to the wank. Personally, listening to alexi rip off other artists' chops for a good minute and a half is annoying.

I don't know where the shot at Opeth came from, but that wasnt a very bright idea, considering I know many people who would say that Opeth are much more brilliant as a whole and as solo artists than bodom will ever be. They can write actual music, not just a wankery guitar solo, AND they can incorperate many different genres into one particular piece. They might not want to play a certain sweep pattern for a minute like Alexi, but they also want to write MUSIC, not wank off material *cough*

Like I was saying, most bodom fans listen to it for the wankery or for the status, but yeah, bodom is neither high in many true metalhead's eyes NOR very talented, so I guess people are just idiots.

My thoughts too, I prefer melodic to shred.

I still think COB are a very well balanced band, and I think the keyboard forms an integral part of their sound. Anyone know why its angled in such a wierd way towards the crowd?

And I think Alexis solos are amazing, really fit songs and theyre not just PURE wankery.

Anyone seeing them on the 26th? I was gonna go but no one has any ****ing money!!!!!! :(

[frozen-dirt]

^I agree about the soloes. They do fit the songs well IMO (from what I've heard of them atleast).

Do you guys like the keyboard or guitar soloes better? I've always been a sucker for an awsome key banger, so I'll have to go with whats-his-face on this one.

[Scourge441]

Comparing Children of Bodom to Opeth is like comparing apples to nuclear weapons. They have nothing in common.

My opinion on CoB-a lot of their stuff sounds exactly the same, and the keyboards do get kind of cheesy. I still like these guys a lot, though. They were one of the first metal bands I ever got into, and they got me into melodic death (back when they were accepted as melodic death and not thrash).

[davie_gravy]

I love COB! I think they do a very good job of applying the classical feel to metal applications. I can listen to Bodom for hours and hours on end. Everytime I seem to find something new in the songs that I can relate to my guitar playing or technique. My favorite song is Children of Bodom, the breakdown keyboard riff in that song sends chills down my back. I also really like Bed of Razors, Silent Night Bodom Night, Black Widow, and Fear The Reaper.

[Liberation]

My favorite CoB song is Follow The Reaper, it was the first I ever heard from them, but...that cover of Oops I Did It Again kicks some serious ass.

[xxgenocide98xx]

To the guys saying Aleix's solos fit:

Well duh, he has about 3 different song formats so he can use the same chops over.. and over... and over again. for like 10 albums. No wonder why they fit.

He is like the kirk hammet of (insert genre here) basically he is a one trick pony. And yes, I love kirk hammet before we get into that, its just the stuff all sounds the same basically, Sure, there is a difference, but its all relatively close.

He IS good at guitar though. not great, just good.

Has anyone heard the song "Hate Me" ? Am I the only one on earth who thinks its quite possibly the most annoying intro/gheyest concept ever? I was just thinking about it, I really hate that song. I know alexi doesnt give a **** if I hate him, but he sure gave me a funny look when I was shouting insults his way. I think I hurt his feelings =x

[Sun King]

To the guys saying Aleix's solos fit:

Well duh, he has about 3 different song formats so he can use the same chops over.. and over... and over again. for like 10 albums. No wonder why they fit.

He is like the kirk hammet of (insert genre here) basically he is a one trick pony. And yes, I love kirk hammet before we get into that, its just the stuff all sounds the same basically, Sure, there is a difference, but its all relatively close.

He IS good at guitar though. not great, just good.

Has anyone heard the song "Hate Me" ? Am I the only one on earth who thinks its quite possibly the most annoying intro/gheyest concept ever? I was just thinking about it, I really hate that song. I know alexi doesnt give a **** if I hate him, but he sure gave me a funny look when I was shouting insults his way. I think I hurt his feelings =x

your stupid.. were not asking too much when we ask to keep this thread friendly.. damnit.. i like alexi and everything he does, so **** that dude.i think he is great at guitar.. and what band doesn't have a relatively close sound anyways?
almost every band i listen to, if i didnt know the song, i could spot out the band only hearing the instruments.

[Riryoku]

your stupid.. were not asking too much when we ask to keep this thread friendly.. damnit.. i like alexi and everything he does, so **** that dude.i think he is great at guitar.. and what band doesn't have a relatively close sound anyways?
almost every band i listen to, if i didnt know the song, i could spot out the band only hearing the instruments.

"UR ST00PID!!! UR NOT AGREEING WID ME, SO UR NOT BEIN FRIENDLY! FUCK YOU, LOLZ!! ALEXI IS TEH BESTEST GUITAR PLAYAR EVAR!!"

lol.

I personally think that a lot of CoB solos are a bucket of wank. That's my opinion, though.

[xxgenocide98xx]

your stupid.. were not asking too much when we ask to keep this thread friendly.. damnit.. i like alexi and everything he does, so **** that dude.i think he is great at guitar.. and what band doesn't have a relatively close sound anyways?
almost every band i listen to, if i didnt know the song, i could spot out the band only hearing the instruments.

Uh, I am being friendly. You're the one going nuts.

Bodom sound like bodom, yes. I also think bodom sound like garbage. I could pick them apart 50 different ways but I'm keeping it friendly so I wont.

I was talking about the things that I find moderately acceptable about bodom, I'm trying to understand why people like this band, and I want the thread to stay open, so I'm keeping it mostly to myself.

You on the other hand should just stop posting, you're the reason threads like this get closed.

[gimme_fuel_89]

your stupid.. were not asking too much when we ask to keep this thread friendly.. damnit.. i like alexi and everything he does, so **** that dude.i think he is great at guitar.. and what band doesn't have a relatively close sound anyways?
almost every band i listen to, if i didnt know the song, i could spot out the band only hearing the instruments.

Please don't, for the love of god. At least if you're going to, don't make yourself sound like an idiot. Avoiding 'Your stupid' is a start.

I can understand why people think Bodom solos are wankery, in fact, I think that's true to an extent. But there are also many solos out there that I find REALLY fit the songs well. Wankery isn't even always necessarily a bad thing, I mean, how much respect does Petrucci have around here?

[xxgenocide98xx]

^ None from me :D

Does anyone remember the alternate set of lyrics someone posted from that bodom song "Children of Bodom" ?? I could post em here if you wanted, I dont remember the author, though!

[Rox0r713]

I personally really, really like the band, and think the keyboard is what gives them their flare. If they didn't have those sick keyboard solos and intros, they wouldn't be Children of Bodom. They'd be like a hybrid of Chimaira and Trivium, or something. Still good, but not as good.

My favorite songs: If you want peace, prepare for war!, Are You Dead Yet?, Livind Dead Beat, Trashed, Lost and Strungout, and who can forget: Needled 24/7 (my #1). The keyboards in Trashed, Lost and Strungout aswell as Needled 24/7 are furious. Guitar riffs kick ass, too.

These guys really tear it up!

[ChimyChonga Man]

Children Of Bodom is a cool band, but a better Finnish band is Stratovarius. Singer, Drummer, Guitarist, Basist and Keyboardist, their Keyboardist is awesome and their singer is reminiscent of Bruce Dickinson in a way. Check em out ;)

[mangablade]

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-652523355882396979&q=children+of+bodom

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7638214241718311132&q=children+of+bodom

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-635212793555174206&q=children+of+bodom

random vids you might enjoy.

[xxgenocide98xx]

For you bodom fanboys, the author is to remain uncredited, but oh god he was good; whoever knows who wrote these up give them a high-five and a shout out so we know who they are. I had em saved in a chat log, spent about 5 minutes looking for it. Here we go: the alternate set of lyrics to the song "Children of Bodom"


posted this a while ago... What Alexi 'sings' in the song Children of Bodom (seriously, listen and follow along. It's uncanny!): YA YOW!

In the sauce of jongers
Well ah, into bad shows of the bow we yow now
The Wallflower walkmen dont like no jewish pies
OH MY MAIN SHIN
They're gonna sass up me arse
Yack my mow yow
It tries to yar my ****ing rarrrrr

The props to **** up my cops saw
wel catsup ye ming, i said yarrrr
This a mority, mow yow this a kicked up yarrrr
Just billy up your jimmy yow wow wrrrorrrrororr
yow wow, when i say yow, i say yarrrrrrr

GO!

HE Wants a big A plus
where With a bone out yow white why
where a yar a soul that psycho down

YOW yow YOW yow

Chorus:
Children of Bodom wants a young hair now
Wants a sass with a right now here yowww
Flower to the boss, bring us all down yow
Want a big ass? so yowwwwwwwwwwww

Yow we ow in a big arse do now
what art do nowww
ya thats a warrior in a, in a big ass king waorrrrr
Just feel me up like jimmy joe now wowarrrrrrr
well give me yarrr like a yarrrr, yo in a yar, yo doe yarrrrrrrrrrrr

THIS IS A DIME
FINAL VEGISv WE HAVE COVERED
DINOSAURS TO
REINCURSE THE MIGHTY SLOTH DAYAHHH
LEMME TELL ME
YOU'RE A YOUNG NARSEE
DO WE ARRRRRRRRRSSSSEEEE?

HUWAH
CHORUS plus an extra YOWWWWWWWWW 1


Discuss.

[xander9]

omg i dont believe it silent night bodom night and bed of razors r my fav's

[gimme_fuel_89]

LOL pretty fucking funny man, I'm not gonna deny it.

But it doesn't change my opinion of Bodom.

EDIT: to genocide

[xander9]

what muther ****ers ill show ya the right way to play bed of razors

[xander9]

bodom is the sickest
listen to it non-stop youll get addicted to the sick riffs

[xander9]

heres the deal .. some one ****ing tell me how to post my own songs on this site
i need to know..... i need to be known

i tried to do it but they denied it :peace: muther ****ers

makes me want to blaze up

[Rock-god]

wahay!! *only just realised this thread*

Meh loves Cob, any news on the next album? *if there is gunna be one*

[The Oceanborn]

^They have just released one, I suppose they won't release yet another in the next two weeks.
On those lyrics: yeah they are kind of funny, even if you like CoB, but...meh. :rolleyes:

[FlyPaper]

hahah those lyrics.

[shadowofbodom]

yeah, ok, so maybe i was being a bit cynical of opeth.. they are a completely different band (and kick ass might i add). i just really dont see why everyone's calling alexi's solo's pure wankery... why not call all fast solo's pure wankery? is it just me, or do 90% of metal songs have faster than ball sack solo's? i dunno, maybe someone could explain it to me.

and on topic, i dont really think alexi's that good of a guitar player, as far as details go. he is fast, but he seems to mess up a lot.

...i just completely contradicted everything ive been saying. HOOAH!

[VomitalXX]

heres the deal .. some one ****ing tell me how to post my own songs on this site
i need to know..... i need to be known

i tried to do it but they denied it :peace: muther ****ers

makes me want to blaze up

It's not too hard. Open up your computer case, find that little heat sink on the mother board, remove it, open up that little case thing, and take out the box-shaped chip. Heat it to about 500 degrees and stick it right up your asshole. Done like dinner.

[Sn^ke]

Ahahahahaa I pissed myself laughing at those lyrics!!!

And I like CoB.

[mortiis999]

I personally really, really like the band, and think the keyboard is what gives them their flare. If they didn't have those sick keyboard solos and intros, they wouldn't be Children of Bodom. They'd be like a hybrid of Chimaira and Trivium, or something. Still good, but not as good.

My favorite songs: If you want peace, prepare for war!, Are You Dead Yet?, Livind Dead Beat, Trashed, Lost and Strungout, and who can forget: Needled 24/7 (my #1). The keyboards in Trashed, Lost and Strungout aswell as Needled 24/7 are furious. Guitar riffs kick ass, too.

These guys really tear it up!


No, the bands you named are bands who have ripped them off. LOL has anyone heard the first album chimaira did for roadrunner, that was awful. They are bareable nowadays, not "good" , but their earlier stuff was the epitome of numetal mindlessness. Oh yeah, and Trivium will never sound like Bodom, seeing as they are more emo than metal, Trivium are emo i mean.

[SuicideNation]

i dont think Chimaira or Trivium were trying to rip off Bodom. If anything, Trivium ripped off the gothenburg sound, like the rest of the metalcore genre did and CHimaira tryed to turn all metalcore i guess after being blatant nu-metal.

i cant believe CoB is touring with these jackoff bands

[jewishosama]

^why not? a 3-jackoff band tour, makes it easy for fans of **** to congregate.

[trollblod]

Saw CoB in gothenburg last night, Fvucking awsome they where!
When they played hatecrew deathroll the whole place just exploded.

[Unledded]

i like children of bodom and after all the comments made by xxgenocide98xx i feel like i'm not a true metalhead :sad: :( :sad:

[SuicideNation]

i find that for the most part, people are disliking CoB now only because they have become almost as popular as any band in the Metalcore genre. I think that is completely ridiculous but i know that some people acctually hated them from there first album. If you never liked them, thats just you, but it really bothers me how some people who have liked them in the past but dislike the new album and go on verbal rampages to prove there "metal superiority" and even deny ever liking them..
Id also like to add that the new album isnt that huge of a change for CoB, it could have been alot worse, people are too picky sometimes

[We_Wont_Die]

Alexi is a decent guitarist, but gets a bit wankish for my taste.

Decent? That's it? He's ****ing awesome. Favourite band at the moment, with Dimmu Borgir.

[Riryoku]

Decent? That's it? He's ****ing awesome. Favourite band at the moment, with Dimmu Borgir.

Worst statement to make in here...evar. :haha :haha

[greety]

Yaow

[shadowofbodom]

so, now your not a metalhead if you listen to dimmu borgir and CoB? next youll be saying sepultura is out of date...

[Cannibal Corpse]

I like most of their old stuff. Something Wild up to Hate Crew Deathroll. They kinda went **** after Alexander left the band & Alexi has changed loads. The new album sucks more **** than Elton John & Graham Norton put together. On the posistive side, Follow the Reaper, Hatebreeder, & Something Wild are all ****ing excellent albums.

& whoever said that if Bodom didn't have keyboard solos in their songs would sound like Trivium & Chimaira[sp?] is off their nut. They pwn ****e like Trivium & the like. Alexi produces great solos, [which are influenced Vivaldi I'll have you know.] much better than those that come from ****ium who bum Metallica to death & rip off all of their riffs & layer their music really stupidly.

[Rox0r713]

No, the bands you named are bands who have ripped them off. LOL has anyone heard the first album chimaira did for roadrunner, that was awful. They are bareable nowadays, not "good" , but their earlier stuff was the epitome of numetal mindlessness. Oh yeah, and Trivium will never sound like Bodom, seeing as they are more emo than metal, Trivium are emo i mean.

The point wasn't actually that they would be that much like those bands at all. My point wasn't what bands they would be similar to without the keys, it was that the keys are a big part of who they are and how great they sound. Without those keys, they would be like just any other random metal (or metalcore) band. It's what sets them apart, at least in my opinion. Though the rest of the band truly are good at what they do, a good keyboardist is extremely uncommon. Hell, the only other band I like that I can think of who use keys is Rammstein, and they're industrial... which is a common industrial characteristic from what I gather; yet CoB are more pushed towards Power Metal. So, the point I'm making is: They're unique.

Whatever, I like the band. They kick ass.

[Sun King]

Worst statement to make in here...evar. :haha :haha

i was thinking about saying the same thing.. i think hes really good, not just decent.. but people do seem hes wankerish, more than a few people so i guess its kind of right.

[ShredtoBed]

ok, anyone else notice how the same riff from northern comfort is used in next in line?
If you dont know what riff im talking about, you prolly havent heard both songs...

[greety]

I think that Alexi is honestly quite boring, a lot of his effort probably goes into writing those absurd synth lines. It doesn't take a genius to write there lyrics.. 'Yaow, mettalz, Yaow *cue guitar solo* YAAAAAAAOW! *cue synth solo* *cue synth solo* *end synth solo* YAAAOW'

The only album I can subject myself too is follow the reaper.

[XBodomX]

Saw CoB in gothenburg last night, Fvucking awsome they where!
When they played hatecrew deathroll the whole place just exploded.


I dispise you and your Gothenburg-ness....... I'm jealous :(

I heard CoB sucks live, yet i heard their amazing.... and from the videos I seen they seem pretty good live. Still I was never at one so i can't really say how good or bad they are live.

[GraveSs]

I think that Alexi is honestly quite boring, a lot of his effort probably goes into writing those absurd synth lines. It doesn't take a genius to write there lyrics.. 'Yaow, mettalz, Yaow *cue guitar solo* YAAAAAAAOW! *cue synth solo* *cue synth solo* *end synth solo* YAAAOW'

The only album I can subject myself too is follow the reaper.

dont be dissing the synth solos now.

[reed]

Elton John
Hey, lay off the elton John insults. I can say with 100% certainty I'd rather listen to Elton John than CoB any day of the week.

[We_Wont_Die]

Hey, lay off the elton John insults. I can say with 100% certainty I'd rather listen to Elton John than CoB any day of the week.

To that guy who quoted me, I said he was awesome, and I do agree that he's a wanker. And the guy I quoted, they are really different styles of music, since when did Elton John scream "I don't give a flying ****, mother****er!"? But he is good, but it's like comparing a vagina to breasts. They're both beautiful.

[Cannibal Corpse]

Hey, lay off the elton John insults. I can say with 100% certainty I'd rather listen to Elton John than CoB any day of the week.So why are you in this thread then?

[las7]

To that guy who quoted me, I said he was awesome, and I do agree that he's a wanker. And the guy I quoted, they are really different styles of music, since when did Elton John scream "I don't give a flying ****, mother****er!"? But he is good, but it's like comparing a vagina to breasts. They're both beautiful.
holy ****........

[ArtistOfRuin]

i thought Something Wild-Follow the Reaper were pure metal genious.

HateCrew was alright but i have to say it is not the best ive heard from them. I did enjoy a good bit though.

I haven't even heard the new CD although I have heard it is their least techical album they've ever done as far as guitar playing. All I have heard from that CD is "IN Your Face" which I thought was fair but not breathtaking. Not as technical as their old stuff.

It is kind of understandable though since he broke his right arm and lost his chops for awhile.........I dont want to jump to saying they've lost it or they are selling out yet.

[Contraband]

Get rid of the vocals, and I might listen to CoB again. Key word here is MIGHT. The guitars and keyboards themselves are so cheesy, it's hard for myself to listen carefully like I used to.

[gimme_fuel_89]

I can see how easy it is for people to pay ou Alexi's vocals, but they never seem to notice the awesome stuff he does. For example, his scream at the start of Are you Dead yet?:headbang:

[Gopher636]

^ :headbang:

and right before the first chorus.

the intro to that song sounds fucking evil with just the single bass drum hits in the back.

:headbang:

[drive-the-devil]

I happen to like CoB. I've liked them for quite a while now, Alexi has some of the sickest chops I've seen, especially him being so young. And they're keyboard player is great.

haha **** ya man, did you see that guitar lessons thing by alexi? that intro solo he pulls that **** off like nothing, their keyboardist is awesome to...he plays really fast

[Rox0r713]

Love it.

[Jeffthecedar]

haha **** ya man, did you see that guitar lessons thing by alexi? that intro solo he pulls that **** off like nothing, their keyboardist is awesome to...he plays really fast
Do you have a url for that?

[Rox0r713]

Just go to video.google.com and search Children of Bodom or Alexi Laiho

[buckethead101]

I love their something wild and follow the reaper album. I just like Lake Bodom and Deadnight Warrior from Something Wild and of course Every Time I die. They're a hell of headbangers too. :headbang: :headbang:

[Rox0r713]

Yeah. I really like the on-beat syncronized headbanging. It's one thing for people to headbang randomly on stage, but when it's on beat, it's better, and in unison, better yet. It shows they care enough to practice having some stage presence.

[shadowofbodom]

what genre would you guys classify them as? im completely anti-genre, but im curious to see what people label them as. id say something along the lines of melodic thrash or sumpin.

[IgnoreThis]

^That sounds right, melodeath/thrash or something along those lines.

[gimme_fuel_89]

Melodic death with thrash and power metal touches.

[thrashedandlost]

um, where can i find the Reap and Roll dvd and book?

[Chips-]

To me the name Alexi sounds like some 13 year old poser.. His name is spelled Aleksi, and replacing the "ks" with an x looks stupid.

[trollblod]

^Yeah but it's prounonced(sp?) like that in finnish (swedish too), so just to get others to say it right he changed a letter.
Big deal.

And also
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7jG2PFZccU&search=alexi%20shred
this was before he broke his arm.

[GuitarDesperado]

Is it just me or do people over use the word "wank" a lot and the numerous forms of it? :p:

Anyhow.. CoB is an awesome band to me personally for their compositional skills. Personal favorites of this are Needled 24/7 and Angels Don't Kill.

Alexi's lyrics are a bit.. um.. off... but hey, you can't understand him half the time anyways.

But my favorite song out of any CoB album would have to be the fourth track from Hate Crew Deathroll. I can't remember the name right off the top of my head, but what gets me is when Alexi starts out that solo and goes into that monster of a run.. which, whether it be easy or hard to anyone.. is just awesome to me, and the intro drumming lines rock, too.

Lastly, to all the people that think Alexi is over rated, decent, etc, I do not think anyone here could pour such technique/skill into their music/soloing as Alexi does, else you all would be making money from it instead of posting about him. I say just use it as good inspirational tools to get better, and maybe when y'all are 26.. you'll be half as good as him. Which I think is amazing.. him being only 26 years of age and shredding like that and being so melodic about it.

That's just my two cents...

[Chips-]

^Yeah but it's prounonced(sp?) like that in finnish (swedish too), so just to get others to say it right he changed a letter.
Big deal.
Well would it be cool if Michael Jackson (bad example :D) changed his last name to Jaxon. 'Cause thats how it's pronounced, right?

It's no big deal, just something that I find not so cool

[trollblod]

Crap, I didn't see that you where from finland :p: no need for me to explain it to you then :bonk:

[shadowofbodom]

i think the coolest thing that cob could do on their next record is write a clean-guitared ballad of sorts. strictly instrumental; it'd be horrible to listen to aleKsi (thats the way im spelling it from now on :D ) try and actually sing. something almost doom metal-esque, like agalloch or sumpin. i think they could do some amazing clean melodic harmonies.

[frozen-dirt]

The solo in that vid is pretty cool.

[alexi-laiho17]

Anyone that thinks that CoB needs to get rid of Jane Warman is crazy and needs to actually give credit where credit is due. He is a great musician and when Alexi and Jane work their keyboard and guitar solos together, its amazing. So idk why anyone would think that Jane should be replaced.

[alexi-laiho17]

Does anyone like CoBs version of rebel yell? i think their version is a lot better

[9DDevil9]

dude i think something wild is there best album

its so melodical and asome and savage!

bodom RULES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Bodom_Shredder7]

the rebel yell is pretty awesome. the solo is really catchy

[Bodom_Shredder7]

i think the coolest thing that cob could do on their next record is write a clean-guitared ballad of sorts. strictly instrumental; it'd be horrible to listen to aleKsi (thats the way im spelling it from now on :D ) try and actually sing. something almost doom metal-esque, like agalloch or sumpin. i think they could do some amazing clean melodic harmonies.


dude, listen to sinergy. lots of good intrumentals and clean vox. im sure you know them though

[call_of_puppetz]

Their first album is sooo overlooked, I don't think I've ever seen it mentioned in a COB thread.


amen, something wild is my favorite album by them, hatebreeder close behind

[drive-the-devil]

what genre would you guys classify them as? im completely anti-genre, but im curious to see what people label them as. id say something along the lines of melodic thrash or sumpin.

id probly classify them as thrashy black metal

[XBodomX]

id probly classify them as thrashy black metal

um......... They don't sound like black metal at all.
Melodic death with thrash influences.

[SuicideNation]

^ and a bit of a Power Metal influence. Well we all know Alexi Laiho liked Hair/glam Metal so.. i dunno

[lll GeMiNi lll]

On itunes i have them down as Thrashy Melodic Death

[shadowofbodom]

^itunes classifies fear factory as death metal/black metal :rolleyes:

[Rock-god]

Itunes is stupid, they classed nirvana blues once.

[XBodomX]

iTunes screw up : Brutal Truth - Rock/Pop/Folk ...... :rolleyes:

[TasianSensation]

can somebody give me some of their songs? or a link to some? i've never heard them, but am interested in listening to them

[XBodomX]

Go to youtube.com and type them in and watch a video.

[We_Wont_Die]

On itunes i have them down as Thrashy Melodic Death
**** ratings, theres either good music or bad music.

Children of Bodom are good music.

[Rock-god]

can somebody give me some of their songs? or a link to some? i've never heard them, but am interested in listening to them

Things too try out:

Everytime i die
Hate me!
Silent night bodom night
Bed of razors
kissing the shadows
lake bodom
You're better off dead :peace:

[ShredtoBed]

^mask of sanity is another great by them

[Sn^ke]

I've never used iTunes before. Does it automatically classify your music or something?

[shadowofbodom]

they just group a whole bunch of "heavy" bands into one genre. i saw fall out boy in the heavy metal area once. i think they fixed, though... at least i hope.

[laffyjam]

They seem like they have gone downhill with their last 2 albums. I really like their older stuff, but the stuff on hatecrew deathroll and Are You Dead yet just seems sorta nu metalish. Alexi is a great guitarist though.

[CRUEFAN666]

cob r ****ing awesome. alexi has some sick riffs and solos.

[Mrs_J_Hetfield]

Recently got into COB and have ordered Follow the Reaper off play.com, which album should I get next?

[shadowofbodom]

despite some "biased" opinions, id go with hatecrew deathroll or hatebreeder. if you want a more euphoric sound, go with hatebreeder. hatecrew is more riff oriented, but still kick ass.

does anyone else think the keyboard tone on hatecrew is really obnoxious? at least as opposed to their other albums, including are you dead yet?

[LedZeppelin]

The keyboard tone on every CoB album is obnoxious.

[lll GeMiNi lll]

What instrument is making that idk, maybe timpani or steel drum i guess sound in pretty much most of their records if not all idk i haven't listened to their new stuff. I think you hear it alot on their 1st.

[NevermorePsalm]

They seem like they have gone downhill with their last 2 albums. I really like their older stuff, but the stuff on hatecrew deathroll and Are You Dead yet just seems sorta nu metalish. Alexi is a great guitarist though.

I thought the new album sucked, I liked hatecrew though

[Sun King]

I thought the new album sucked, I liked hatecrew though


i liked hatecrew. but i guess that is advice that my older friends gave me..i listend to the whole album with them, and i actually liked it so i listen to allot of the songs now.

[SuicideNation]

i thought the new album was a bit of an improvement. But i havent heard it in a while now.

anyways.. seeing 'em in Toronto March 24! :headbang:

[gimme_fuel_89]

New album was decent, but inconsistent.

Also, Alexi doesn't really growl anymore---it's more screaming.

[gimme_fuel_89]

The keyboard tone on every CoB album is obnoxious.

I think that, considering your strong dislike for CoB, it's highly unlikely you've heard every CoB album.

[xxgenocide98xx]

The keyboard tone on every CoB album is obnoxious.

I agree.

CoB are obnoxious in general but it doesn't help to have out of place keyboards mixed in.

[CRUEFAN666]

i think cob r awesome and alexis is insane!

[LedZeppelin]

I think that, considering your strong dislike for CoB, it's highly unlikely you've heard every CoB album.

WRONG, my girlfriend made me listen to all their albums when I was at her house one time. Hahaha. I can respect Alexi as a guitarist, but as a person I think he needs to be cuntpunted, and there are far more talented bands out there. But I can understand why some people love them.

[lll GeMiNi lll]

I like them, but not as much to be able to recognize what each song is called when i hear them without looking. I think I like them because they're guitar stuff is very melodic, and the growl is very "clean" compared to most scandinavian bands.

[Jeffthecedar]

I recently got into COB. I've got the new album, and I really like it. however, everyone is saying how it doesn't even compare to previous ones, so I figure that I'd probably like them even more. So my question, which one should I get? I really like riff oriented songs, but I also like melodic songs.

[Sun King]

The keyboard tone on every CoB album is obnoxious.


i think its cool.. i actually really like it.

[trollblod]

I recently got into COB. I've got the new album, and I really like it. however, everyone is saying how it doesn't even compare to previous ones, so I figure that I'd probably like them even more. So my question, which one should I get? I really like riff oriented songs, but I also like melodic songs.


Follow the reaper is the album that most (including me) think is the best album they have released.

[Stratwizard]

They seem like they have gone downhill with their last 2 albums. I really like their older stuff, but the stuff on hatecrew deathroll and Are You Dead yet just seems sorta nu metalish. Alexi is a great guitarist though.

I disagree. The songwriting has gotten a lot better through the years.

[XBodomX]

CoB has been going downhill with their newer release.

Kalmah on the other hand is getting better :cool:

[stillborn SDMF]

<333 Alexi Laiho

[Stratwizard]

I don't understand... What is wrong with the new release?

[shadowofbodom]

nothing. absolutely nothing. except those 2 songs that completely suck ass. other than that, nothing.

[nothing2gein]

I still think COB are a very well balanced band, and I think the keyboard forms an integral part of their sound. Anyone know why its angled in such a wierd way towards the crowd?



I read somewhere that he does it as a tribute to one of his influences.

[We_Wont_Die]

I read somewhere that he does it as a tribute to one of his influences.
Well, they covered hellion, done by W.A.S.P.

[nothing2gein]

Wikipedia says why he does it:


"His primary influence is the keyboard player Jens Johansson from Stratovarius (also played with guitar virtuoso Yngwie Malmsteen and Dio). He has adopted the oddity of tilting his keyboard slightly on-stage from his idol."

[pentagram_man63]

Ahh, solved then. Still quite wierd, no?

[Stratwizard]

^I tried playing my keyboard in that kind of angle. Actually, it was easier to play when I was standing. I think it's because you can keep your wrists straight, and don't have to angle them. At least it creates less tension, which is definately a good thing.

[SuicideNation]

CoB has been going downhill with their newer release.

Kalmah on the other hand is getting better :cool:


Yes!, i only heard a couple songs from The Black Waltz and they totally rock!

[pentagram_man63]

^I tried playing my keyboard in that kind of angle. Actually, it was easier to play when I was standing. I think it's because you can keep your wrists straight, and don't have to angle them. At least it creates less tension, which is definately a good thing.

I suppose, but I wouldnt want to change settings in that position lol.

As for Kalmah: just got some older stuff and its really god. Might get the new album.

As for Cob/Kalmah: I like them both to be honest Ive only heard a little Kalmah and their pretty even. Bodom have great instrumentalists and keyboards, and Laihos voice is just so badass and unique, you cant get that anywhere. Kalmahs voice is somewhat... crappy, but the instruments are really good and more traditional metal.

[XBodomX]

/\
If you haven't checked out The Black Waltz, you may prefer those vocals over the older stuff. He changed them alot.

[xxgenocide98xx]

Alot of people seem to love alexi's voice but I think its agonizingly sucky =x then again I think that about bodom in general.

A great vocalist? Mikael Akerfeldt, that guy is godlike. If you've heard The Grand Conjuration you KNOW he can't be human.

[WrittenInBlood]

I'm going to see Children of Bodom (one of my all time favorite bands) for the first time March 25th with God Forbid, and Through The Eyes of The Dead. For those of you that have seen COB live before, what kind of show can I expect?

[Stratwizard]

I've seen them live 2 times. The other time, they were amazing and the other they were quite sloppy. They always put a good show, eventhough the musicianship might suffer.

[lll GeMiNi lll]

Well, I'd expect that people into hardcore (not the genre) brutal deathmetal might not like CoB as much, but for the Deathmetal noob it would seem the like the best choice to start with. The vocals are very clean, and it's very melodic and catchy.

[Night_Lights]

im currently obsessed with alexi laiho and the hatebreeder album.

[Stratwizard]

Well, I'd expect that people into hardcore (not the genre) brutal deathmetal might not like CoB as much, but for the Deathmetal noob it would seem the like the best choice to start with. The vocals are very clean, and it's very melodic and catchy.

Yeah, I remember Laiho saying that they're too death metal for heavy metal fans, and too heavy metal for death metal fans.

[the_silent_man]

does anybody know where i can find a guitar tab for razor blade salvation by sinergy.

[FlightofIcarus]

I think they're great. Follow the Reaper is one of my favorite CD's that I own. I was pretty dissapointed w/Are you Dead Yet? though. I'm hoping I can get a chance to go see them live sometime soon :)

[Kride]

I really don't see what anyone would have against Bodom. Alexi Laiho is amazing, and so is Janne Warmen. I can't see how some of you can say the keyboard is **** or how it doesnt belong. Listen to it a few times over then go listen to Warmen, Jannes other band. The keyboard makes Bodom what it is. Listen to these other AMAZING bands: Dark Tranquillity, Norther, Ensiferum, Kalmah, Wintersun, Nightwish, Blind Guardian, Stratovarius, Scar Symmetry, Masterplan, In Flames ( Synth Overdubs, Sampling), Dream Theater, Finntrool, Kiuas, Imperanon, Sonata Arctica, Eternal Tears Of Sorrow, Virtuosity, Symphony X, Helloween, Demons and Wizards, Dragonforce, Kotipelto,Warmen e.t.c. All these bands have keyboards. If you havent heard of most of these I suggest you check them out. They keyboards play a MAJOR role in these bands, the main leads, intros, breaks, outros, harmonized leads, main riffs everything, just the same as guitar. It sounds amazing. I love bands without keyboard aswell ex. Necropagist, Shadows Fall, Pantera, Atheist, Thine Eyes Bleed, e.t.c. My point is without keyboard these bands wouldnt be where they are, they wouldnt sound half as good, and they would be empty, and not half as good. When Alexi is up there soloing ,sometiems, he has Janne playing the same thing and its just awesome, when hes playing main leads he has Janne playing them and backing chords to it making it sound more fuller and more melodic.

Back to Bodom. I Love every album FTR and Hatebreeder beeing my favorites. Alexi is definately one of the sickist guitarists I've ever heard.

[llama_guitarist]

kissing the shadows owns all

[Night_Lights]

I really don't see what anyone would have against Bodom. Alexi Laiho is amazing, and so is Janne Warmen. I can't see how some of you can say the keyboard is **** or how it doesnt belong. Listen to it a few times over then go listen to Warmen, Jannes other band. The keyboard makes Bodom what it is. Listen to these other AMAZING bands: Dark Tranquillity, Norther, Ensiferum, Kalmah, Wintersun, Nightwish, Blind Guardian, Stratovarius, Scar Symmetry, Masterplan, In Flames ( Synth Overdubs, Sampling), Dream Theater, Finntrool, Kiuas, Imperanon, Sonata Arctica, Eternal Tears Of Sorrow, Virtuosity, Symphony X, Helloween, Demons and Wizards, Dragonforce, Kotipelto,Warmen e.t.c. All these bands have keyboards. If you havent heard of most of these I suggest you check them out. They keyboards play a MAJOR role in these bands, the main leads, intros, breaks, outros, harmonized leads, main riffs everything, just the same as guitar. It sounds amazing. I love bands without keyboard aswell ex. Necropagist, Shadows Fall, Pantera, Atheist, Thine Eyes Bleed, e.t.c. My point is without keyboard these bands wouldnt be where they are, they wouldnt sound half as good, and they would be empty, and not half as good. When Alexi is up there soloing ,sometiems, he has Janne playing the same thing and its just awesome, when hes playing main leads he has Janne playing them and backing chords to it making it sound more fuller and more melodic.

Back to Bodom. I Love every album FTR and Hatebreeder beeing my favorites. Alexi is definately one of the sickist guitarists I've ever heard.



i dont mind keyboards, but the keyboards in recent CoB records are just wanking and stupid. they sound like a pop band on Are You Dead Yet.


see, bands like Dark Tranquility use TASTEFUL keyboard parts.





ah, hatebreeder. how i miss thee.

[lll GeMiNi lll]

CoB+Slayer touring together!!!!

[shadows666]

^should be a great tour!!!

[llama_guitarist]

i dont mind keyboards, but the keyboards in recent CoB records are just wanking and stupid. they sound like a pop band on Are You Dead Yet.


see, bands like Dark Tranquility use TASTEFUL keyboard parts.





ah, hatebreeder. how i miss thee.
exactly, recent records

[ArtistOfRuin]

I am going to go see Chidren of Bodom on the Unholy alliance tour.......hopefully.

[nothing2gein]

I think the keyboards are great.

AYDY was what got me into CoB but since I've listened to their older stuff it does seem like a letdown. But whatever, if they wanted to try something new that's their call. It's still a good album though.

[the_silent_man]

Bodom is one of those bands i have to see before i die, but i'm too poor to go right now. One day though, and i'll be right ****in drunk for the show to

[LedZeppelin]

Good, then you won't remember their shitty music.


Just had to interject. :p:

[kirkisking]

They went downhill after Follow the Reaper. Hate Crew Deathroll was shit imo and Are You Dead Yet? was just as worse. Old Bodom >>>>> New Bodom.

[gimme_fuel_89]

Dude, HCD is teh pwn. How can you go wrong with songs like Sixpounder, Bodom Beach Terror and Angels Don't Kill?

[kirkisking]

Dude, HCD is teh pwn. How can you go wrong with songs like Sixpounder, Bodom Beach Terror and Angels Don't Kill?

Ehh, I don't know. Guess I just can't get into it.

[Impaler]

HCD was alright. Are you dead yet? was a piece of crap. I liked Hatebreeder and Follow the reaper the best.

[Sn^ke]

Good, then you won't remember their shitty music.


Just had to interject. :p:

C'mon now, haven't you bashed CoB enough? Although I have to agree with what many people say about them live. Not great. But that's not always the case.

[Stratwizard]

Don't you have anything else to say than that "Children Of Bodom is going downhill with their recent records" ****?

Anyway, do you think Roope Latvala should get more solos and space in COB? I mean, he's as skilled as Alexi, maybe even better. Now, it seems like Alexi is stealing all the attention and solos.

[LedZeppelin]

Okay, even if I liked CoB, I would admit that Alexi is a total attention *****.

[lll GeMiNi lll]

I thought they were supposed to be good live? I was going to catch them w/ slayer in june.

[shadowofbodom]

depends. alexi kinda sucks scrotum when he tries to play the solos/sweeps in the songs. overall id say they're average. dont expect some crazy cannibal corpse-style headbanging/fecking brutal moshing. sometimes they're really good though...

[Night_Lights]

funniest CoB parady ever

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6991682898296934629&q=children+of+bodom


note the 'drummer'

[Bilzzard_of_Ozz]

funniest CoB parady ever

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6991682898296934629&q=children+of+bodom


note the 'drummer'

Those guys are everywhere. Getting old now.

[trollblod]

funniest CoB parady ever

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6991682898296934629&q=children+of+bodom


note the 'drummer'

I didn't find it funny at all :confused:

[Night_Lights]

oh... :sad: i liked the drummer going nuts in the background

[duncang]

Hi all, I'm pretty unfamiliar with CoB, and I just wanted to know what would be a recommended album to start with?

Cheers.

[Sn^ke]

Hatebreeder.

[Stratwizard]

funniest CoB parady ever

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6991682898296934629&q=children+of+bodom


note the 'drummer'

That's ****ing old, boring and not funny at all.

For the guy, who asked good COB albums... Hatebreeder, Follow The Reaper, maybe Hate Crew Deathroll as well. I also like the new one, but it's basically you-love-it-or-hate-it thing. So, a safe bet would FTR and Hatebreeder.

[Night_Lights]

something wild, hatebreeder

[We_Wont_Die]

Hi all, I'm pretty unfamiliar with CoB, and I just wanted to know what would be a recommended album to start with?

Cheers.
Hate Crew Deathroll, Follow the Reaper:headbang:

[YtseJams20]

for those who have heard but havn't seen, or even if you havn't heard them here's a short set from tuska 2003. Alexi is so amazing! (note how he can destroy you with his vocals and play quite tech lead parts at the same time! :headbang: )

http://youtube.com/watch?v=h7zI-OIwz8Q&search=children%20of%20bodom%20