Only Children of Bodom Thread.

[jdizzze1]

I haven't followed the first 150 pages of this thread lol, but being new to the forum, I'd like to say that I think many people just assume all thrash/screaming/death metal is all crap just because they literally can't make those musical connections in their head telling them that the song musically makes sense

I listened to trivium for my first time about 2 years ago with a great understanding of music, yet it sounded like crap at first
It sounded like screaming and random, unconnected 'dead' notes being played in quick succession with no unison or formality
I slowly built my way up from 'easy' metal like enter sandman to death metal
(actually it went pretty fast)

Now I look at metal music as the most musically talented music aside from some symphonic pieces made in the previous centuries on piano

My point is; if people really tried listening to COB and learned to process the notes and the rhythm in their head, tried to hum or whistle the tune for once, I bet metal would be the the most popular music in the world and COB as well as many other metal bands would be respected for their deep understanding of music

[nephi]

That's true. But it's not gonna happen. :)

[CodySG]

I like the USA Alexi, too, but I kinda want 2 pickups. Also, if the Edwards RV is better, then I'd rather get it (for the same price XD)

So... I guess it's like:

Jap ESP > Dean
Edwards > ESP
And LTD is pretty much there if you don't wanna import an Edwards or can't afford an ESP?

Opinion more than anything. Build quality though IMO would be around...

Jap. CS ESP > A lot of things
ESP > Edwards
Edwards > LTD

The Edwards is more or less the Jap. version of LTD.

Either way, earlier I went to try out some new guitars and low and behold...they had 'em all!

I got to try out a ton of stuff, more importantly though, a few nice Jackson's and ESP's.

The American ESP-AL, the LTD-AL, along with, an RR1, KV2, and an RR24.

Sadly, everything I've heard about the RR24 apear to be true :(

It just did NOT feel like a thousand dollar guitar should...sucks too because I think cosmetically it's the best looking.

The ESP and USA's where VERY close, but the ESP felt better in my hands. This is so close though that it's more opinion than anything else.

The LTD was heads above the RR24 :(

All in all, the ESP and USA's where more or less tied. The LTD was better than the RR24.

Another thing, no RR24 has MoP inlays. All toliet seat :(

I really wish the RR24 was made to USA quality, because I prefer the smaller bevels compared to the larger ESP ones. If it had the make of a USA, it would be in my hands...sadly, this is not the case :(

Maybe if it was cheaper, but the fact is, it's just not worth the price tag...unless you only care about looks, but if that's the case you might want to check why you're playing guitar...

[RevengeGoose]

I dunno, I actually like the keyboards. Guy's got chops...for a keyboardist. And to be honest CoB is one of the only band where the intro are actually good. Most metal bands (and I mean metal not metalcore/glamcore) start with tons of banging then launch good riffs.

[RevengeGoose]

Also I know this is kinda off topic, but has any1 played the Alexi 200 yet? I'm a budding guitarist and my only guitar is a little squier so I wanted to get something a bit better but not too expensive, nothing over 600. Any suggestions? I really like The alexi but im tight on munnies ya know

[rockergurl09]

You'd be better off going all out and getting a EMG's and floyd rose set up, like the alexi. However, they're a bit out of the range of 600. However, there is the ESP LTD MH-400. It's $659 with EMG's and a floyd rose licensed. It's awesome, up there with the alexi.

[[I Buy Peace]]

It might be opinionated because i tried out a the LTD alexi and it was good but no were near as good as the RR24 imo. So the only way you can know for sure witch is best for you, me and Cody have differant opinions on what makes a good guitar, and you probly will too.

Also I know this is kinda off topic, but has any1 played the Alexi 200 yet? I'm a budding guitarist and my only guitar is a little squier so I wanted to get something a bit better but not too expensive, nothing over 600. Any suggestions? I really like The alexi but im tight on munnies ya know

They seem cool to me but bear these things in mind;

1. Floyd rose trems are great but are high maintenence, especially the licenced ones
2. V shape guitars are a aquired tase, I personally prefer them stood up and sat down
3. The best thing you can do is reaserch guitars for a while before even thinking of buying one. Read reviews, look into differant companies alternatives, see how much more guitar you can get for a bit more money and try out guitars for yourslef.

Hope that is any use to you :)

[SynGates7X]

Also I know this is kinda off topic, but has any1 played the Alexi 200 yet? I'm a budding guitarist and my only guitar is a little squier so I wanted to get something a bit better but not too expensive, nothing over 600. Any suggestions? I really like The alexi but im tight on munnies ya know
1. If you are fairly new to guitar, don't get a locking trem.
2. You should be looking at Schecter and Ibanez if you are in that price range. I suggest going to $650 and getting a Hellraiser, or if you really absolutely can't go above it then something from the Blackjack series. I think they are like $550, and it's pretty high quality for the price.
3. The fact that the Alexi 200 exists saddens me.

[Waterboy799]

yea i don't see the point in having it around, for that kind of money you can get a much better guitar.

btw SynGates7X , your sig makes me laugh, did primusfan really make that bet?

[SynGates7X]

yea i don't see the point in having it around, for that kind of money you can get a much better guitar.

btw SynGates7X , your sig makes me laugh, did primusfan really make that bet?
Yep :D . I look forward to this season.

[Vittu0666]

I haven't followed the first 150 pages of this thread lol, but being new to the forum, I'd like to say that I think many people just assume all thrash/screaming/death metal is all crap just because they literally can't make those musical connections in their head telling them that the song musically makes sense

I listened to trivium for my first time about 2 years ago with a great understanding of music, yet it sounded like crap at first
It sounded like screaming and random, unconnected 'dead' notes being played in quick succession with no unison or formality
I slowly built my way up from 'easy' metal like enter sandman to death metal
(actually it went pretty fast)

Now I look at metal music as the most musically talented music aside from some symphonic pieces made in the previous centuries on piano

My point is; if people really tried listening to COB and learned to process the notes and the rhythm in their head, tried to hum or whistle the tune for once, I bet metal would be the the most popular music in the world and COB as well as many other metal bands would be respected for their deep understanding of music
According to all the magazines, America is the only place in the world where Rap is the majority. Everywhere else, it's melodic metal.

[VampireGoldfish]

According to all the magazines, America is the only place in the world where Rap is the majority. Everywhere else, it's melodic metal.

You are misinformed.

It might be bigger else where, but in no way the majority.

[hailthrashmetal]

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

YOU DISCUST ME! Alexi is god all on his own but you NEED Janne Warman for all the intense "beepy" melodies, the keyboard is what seperates COB from all the shit wannabe melodic metal bands. On another note, Children Of Bodom is the best band in the whole ****ing world! I saw them on the Unholy Alliance last year in Vancouver and I own all their CD's and their DVD. Two things I'm sick of is people saying the music's good but the singing sucks, the singing is great! It's the icing on the metal cake, and the other thing I'm sick of is people saying they have no musical skill, that they just play fast, who ever says that is a dumb ****! Bodom just plays their amazing melodies so fast that the untrained ear doesn't realize what it just heard. COB fans are a new breed, an ultimate breed, The HateBreed(er)! LONG LIVE THE HATE CREW, and death to people who don't like the keyboard like the fag I quoted.

[Waterboy799]

Yep :D . I look forward to this season.

:haha, that's funny

and rap has actualy begun to become famous in European countries. rock still holds as most popular but rap is beginning the take off

[CodySG]

YOU DISCUST ME! Alexi is god all on his own but you NEED Janne Warman for all the intense "beepy" melodies, the keyboard is what seperates COB from all the shit wannabe melodic metal bands. On another note, Children Of Bodom is the best band in the whole ****ing world! I saw them on the Unholy Alliance last year in Vancouver and I own all their CD's and their DVD. Two things I'm sick of is people saying the music's good but the singing sucks, the singing is great! It's the icing on the metal cake, and the other thing I'm sick of is people saying they have no musical skill, that they just play fast, who ever says that is a dumb ****! Bodom just plays their amazing melodies so fast that the untrained ear doesn't realize what it just heard. COB fans are a new breed, an ultimate breed, The HateBreed(er)! LONG LIVE THE HATE CREW, and death to people who don't like the keyboard like the fag I quoted.

:haha

Oh man...that made me chuckle.

Tone it down a bit. People like you give metalheads a bad name :)

[rockergurl09]

According to all the magazines, America is the only place in the world where Rap is the majority. Everywhere else, it's melodic metal.

which magazines? Which countries? I'm moving!!!! Sounds awesome! Looks like the majority of the world has more music sense if you're right! :D However, you aren't. :(

[SynGates7X]

YOU DISCUST ME! Alexi is god all on his own but you NEED Janne Warman for all the intense "beepy" melodies, the keyboard is what seperates COB from all the shit wannabe melodic metal bands. On another note, Children Of Bodom is the best band in the whole ****ing world! I saw them on the Unholy Alliance last year in Vancouver and I own all their CD's and their DVD. Two things I'm sick of is people saying the music's good but the singing sucks, the singing is great! It's the icing on the metal cake, and the other thing I'm sick of is people saying they have no musical skill, that they just play fast, who ever says that is a dumb ****! Bodom just plays their amazing melodies so fast that the untrained ear doesn't realize what it just heard. COB fans are a new breed, an ultimate breed, The HateBreed(er)! LONG LIVE THE HATE CREW, and death to people who don't like the keyboard like the fag I quoted.
Wanna calm the fuck down?

[TheUnholy]

which magazines? Which countries? I'm moving!!!! Sounds awesome! Looks like the majority of the world has more music sense if you're right! :D However, you aren't. :(

The bathos at the end of that post was hilarious. Nice comic timing (if such a thing exists online)

[Waterboy799]

Bodom just plays their amazing melodies so fast that the untrained ear doesn't realize what it just heard.

:haha

for some reason that made me laugh

[Defy]

Speaking of Alexi's sig guitars. Did any of you guys read the GuitarWorld interview where Alexi talks about them? Its pretty funny. Go check it out if you haven't already.

And yes, the thread's only (i think) all girls catholic school girl has remembered her password and come back. :peace:

[SynGates7X]

You know what....I feel kinda dumb, cuz I played an Alexi 200 yesterday, and it actually felt really nice. It sounded really good for being $400. I may look into getting an Alexi 600.

[mr kipling]

Speaking of Alexi's sig guitars. Did any of you guys read the GuitarWorld interview where Alexi talks about them? Its pretty funny. Go check it out if you haven't already.

And yes, the thread's only (i think) all girls catholic school girl has remembered her password and come back. :peace:
Link? Or, could you be so kind as to type it out? Please????? :)

[[I Buy Peace]]

And you guys said that the RR24 was trying to be a copy of the wildchild guitar lol (http://www.jacksonstars.com/rr07.html)

[mr kipling]

']And you guys said that the RR24 was trying to be a copy of the wildchild guitar lol (http://www.jacksonstars.com/rr07.html)
There's even one with EMG-HZ'S.

[Defy]

Link? Or, could you be so kind as to type it out? Please????? :)

I'll scan it for you when (if) my sister returns the magazine. She wanted the Academy Is... article.

[Waterboy799]

http://www.jacksonstars.com/image_rr/rrj2sp_yl07.jpg

http://alexilaihofanclub.tripod.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/jackson1.jpg

similar much???

[Shadowswithin]

any fellow keyboardist in here?

[GhostofSanity]

http://www.jacksonstars.com/image_rr/rrj2sp_yl07.jpg

http://alexilaihofanclub.tripod.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/jackson1.jpg

similar much???

What the 2nd image? All I get is "image hosted by tripod."

[hotlava9000]

guitar is great, him and roope, hes been playing for how long???

to me the keyboards are a bit essential, they seem to add more emphasis to some of the riffs, and when he starts soloing... well i just like it heh, not saying that i prefer it over the guitars though ;)

laiho's vocals in my opinion were best in angels dont kill, hands down...

[Vittu0666]

http://www.jacksonstars.com/image_rr/rrj2sp_yl07.jpg

http://alexilaihofanclub.tripod.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/jackson1.jpg

similar much???
...I think I'm in love.

[Waterboy799]

http://alexilaihofanclub.tripod.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/jackson1.jpg

that's the second image, they're almost exact

[SynGates7X]

Actually, they are exactly the same. Says tripod, and even has the colored circles in the same spot too.

[Waterboy799]

http://www.cobhc.com/gallery/USA2004no3/IMG_1282.JPG

:haha:haha:haha

[EpiphoneXII]

my favroite album is something wild best COB album in my opnion

[spoonylove90]

wth is two posts above me? im scared

[daytripper75]

i like them. they arent amazing, but they are a decent band.

[GhostofSanity]

http://www.cobhc.com/gallery/USA2004no3/IMG_1282.JPG

:haha:haha:haha

Well then, that's not disturbing as hell...

http://www.endlesswar.net/SOB/gfx/news/Alexi_Laiho_2006small.jpg

>_>

[Waterboy799]

oh yea?

http://www.cobhc.com/gallery/USA2004no3/IMG_1440.JPG


buttsecks?

[F-ing Hostile]

oh yea?

http://www.cobhc.com/gallery/USA2004no3/IMG_1440.JPG


buttsecks?


JESUS TITS!

[GhostofSanity]

oh yea?

http://www.cobhc.com/gallery/USA2004no3/IMG_1440.JPG


buttsecks?

http://img516.imageshack.us/img516/5004/emotfapperyow5.gif

[Defy]

Those pics are freakin' awesome!

:p: I love Alexi's jeans in the second picture. And the belt I guess. Not the lipstick so much.

[CodySG]

My...God...

You KNOW you're metal when you have a crossdressing leprechaun as a frontman.

...

I love him :(

[kneedeep999]

I beleive the keyboard is a good accomadation, but i dont like the setting they use. I feel in, for example, the intro for downfall kills the song, but it sounds good in the verse. Its hit or miss most of the time. The keyboard will sound really cool, or it will sound like it should be in a pop 80s song. Bodom still owns and Alexi Is God

[AppleQueso]

I just can't get into Follow the Reaper much. I perfer Hatebreeder.

[ibanezguitarguy]

Bodom Rules!!

[Davidian]

I beleive the keyboard is a good accomadation, but i dont like the setting they use. I feel in, for example, the intro for downfall kills the song, but it sounds good in the verse. Its hit or miss most of the time. The keyboard will sound really cool, or it will sound like it should be in a pop 80s song. Bodom still owns and Alexi Is God

LOOOOL, All of scandinavia was still in the 80's in the 90's.

[krazylobster]

I just can't get into Follow the Reaper much. I perfer Hatebreeder.

I totally agree. I can't see why ppl say FtR is their favourite album. Hatebreeder pwns

[pistols]

does anybody have good tabs for the sweeps in the nail?
they're on guitar pro or powertab or some shiz, and i don't have that...so if anyone has them, is it possible to copy and paste shiz from one of them to word and send it to me?

if not, is it short enough to write out?

but if it's too much trouble don't worry about it...not that you will anyway :D


anyways, i'm pretty angry...i brought 3 cd's, one of which being hatebreeder.
but i haven't had a chance to listen to it for something like 4 days...i have an order cd's have to go in for listening when they're new, and i haven't even been able to get all the way through the first one yet :(

i have high hopes though...downfall is the most amazing song i have ever heard

[Shinozoku]

My...God...

You KNOW you're metal when you have a crossdressing leprechaun as a frontman.

...

I love him :(

:haha! Sigged

[66something]

LOOOOL, All of scandinavia was still in the 80's in the 90's.i can only pray that by that you mean the scando's didn't pound out a crap load of band's that shunt metal into the 13-15 yr olds favorite band group...if you want pop stick to britteny(her head rocks) but dont defile metal with all ur U.S. metalcore n' Nu shit...god forbid that metal should become something that must progress to be popular lets all stagnate n' stew in the mutha****ing pot we came from. no twisting and merging with shit to sound up to date, if only the US metal scene had stuck in the 80's it would be that much better...hail children of bodom and megadeth!!..that said , i dont mean to diss the Us metal scene, lots of great bands too!...hail LOG, deicide,slayer, and nile!

[F-ing Hostile]

i can only pray that by that you mean the scando's didn't pound out a crap load of band's that shunt metal into the 13-15 yr olds favorite band group...if you want pop stick to britteny(her head rocks) but dont defile metal with all ur U.S. metalcore n' Nu shit...god forbid that metal should become something that must progress to be popular lets all stagnate n' stew in the mutha****ing pot we came from. no twisting and merging with shit to sound up to date, if only the US metal scene had stuck in the 80's it would be that much better...hail children of bodom and megadeth!!..that said , i dont mean to diss the Us metal scene, lots of great bands too!...hail LOG, deicide,slayer, and nile!


u diss on metalcore, and then say hail Lamb Of god, im not saying i dislike lamb of god, im just pointing out the irony

[Defy]

Guys, the Lamb of God singer is a good friend of Alexi's/a hate crew member so its all related to COB isn't it?

Oh and that reminds me. Did any of you guys read that interview as to how people are initiated into the hatecrew? Its pretty funny. You also learn that Alexi was a cutting, suicidal emo kid.

[Waterboy799]

^most great front men where

[Crushr_detroyer]

this thread has gone downhill since embodiment left......

[SynGates7X]

She said if she hasn't been permabanned she should be back on the 18th or so.

[spoonylove90]

u diss on metalcore, and then say hail Lamb Of god, im not saying i dislike lamb of god, im just pointing out the irony
finally some one who knows what irony is. just ask syngates. no one knows any more

[Defy]

whoo! Embodiment might come back!

>.> The definition of Irony has undergone some major changes recently

[[I Buy Peace]]

She said if she hasn't been permabanned she should be back on the 18th or so.

Yays, then my sigg will be more usefull


*boogies*

[Waterboy799]

hm maybe she'll come in time to see my sexay Laiho pics lol

[Shinozoku]

XD Dang... I miss Graveyard Slut. And I can't wait untill I can get my black Edwards RV ordered :D

[pistols]

does anybody have good tabs for the sweeps in the nail?
they're on guitar pro or powertab or some shiz, and i don't have that...so if anyone has them, is it possible to copy and paste shiz from one of them to word and send it to me?

if not, is it short enough to write out?

but if it's too much trouble don't worry about it...not that you will anyway :D


anybody?
:(

[krazylobster]

XD Dang... I miss Graveyard Slut. And I can't wait untill I can get my black Edwards RV ordered :D

Duuuude, please share some pics when you get that Edwards. I'll be getting one in the not too distant future. Who are you getting it through?

On topic: Hatebreeder pwns, yet again.

[curdace]

children of bodom are my new favourite band...i used to hate them until i listened in detail to alexi play...he is god!!!

[krazylobster]

Alexi with his new pink axe...sexy!
http://img185.imageshack.us/img185/1955/alexipinksx3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Mistress_Ibanez]

Please tell me that's photoshopped. He gets more metrosexual by the day...

[ch715dallat]

the guitar is but the top isnt :confused:

[Shinozoku]

anybody?
:(
I've got that issue. I'll scan it tonight :)

Duuuude, please share some pics when you get that Edwards. I'll be getting one in the not too distant future. Who are you getting it through?

On topic: Hatebreeder pwns, yet again.

I intend to :D And I'll probably get it through Ishibashi. Everyone seems to like them more than eBay for imports, and they're like.. $12 cheaper lol! Not including shipping of course, which I can't seem to find on the site :(

[Jonny92]

i want 2 buy an album but which is the best? :)

[Shinozoku]

i want 2 buy an album but which is the best? :)

If you want something that sounds WAY pissed off, get Hate Crew Deathroll. If you want something more classically influenced, go with Follow the Reaper, and if you like Malmsteen clonage, get Something Wild :D

Of course, you could also buy one based on your favorite color :p:

Green: Hatebreeder
Red: Something Wild and Hate Crew Deathroll
Blue: Follow The Reaper
Gray: Trashed Lost and Strungout (it's an EP, so only 4 songs, 2 of which are covers)
Yellow/White/Brown: Are You Dead Yet?

[krazylobster]

I've got that issue. I'll scan it tonight :)



I intend to :D And I'll probably get it through Ishibashi. Everyone seems to like them more than eBay for imports, and they're like.. $12 cheaper lol! Not including shipping of course, which I can't seem to find on the site :(

I think you can get a quote on shipping, etc via email on the english site: http://www.ishibashi-music.com/

Pretty much the best guitar dealer in Australia is trying to stock Edwards in the near future, so fingers crossed for me.

Also man fix up your last post, you've got Hatebreeder and Something Wild's colours mixed up :no:

[[I Buy Peace]]

Green: Hatebreeder
Red: Something Wild


Fixed :p:

[TheUnholy]

Do you know ANYONE with grey as their favourite colour? Come to that, do you know anyone who hasn't grown out of the idea of a favourite colour (apart from goths, and maybe the odd nu-hippy)

[Leonheart]

i can only pray that by that you mean the scando's didn't pound out a crap load of band's that shunt metal into the 13-15 yr olds favorite band group...if you want pop stick to britteny(her head rocks) but dont defile metal with all ur U.S. metalcore n' Nu shit...god forbid that metal should become something that must progress to be popular lets all stagnate n' stew in the mutha****ing pot we came from. no twisting and merging with shit to sound up to date, if only the US metal scene had stuck in the 80's it would be that much better...hail children of bodom and megadeth!!..that said , i dont mean to diss the Us metal scene, lots of great bands too!...hail LOG, deicide,slayer, and nile!

:haha

Ahh...idiots.

[CodySG]

I just have a simple question...

Why do people think Alexi Laiho is God???

Really...I mean...why? I just get so tired of hearing that over and over again with SOOOO many guitarist. I mean, it's one thing to say favorite/most influential/hot/sexy/leprechaun but I mean...come on!

[[I Buy Peace]]

I just have a simple question...

Why do people think Alexi Laiho is God???

Really...I mean...why? I just get so tired of hearing that over and over again with SOOOO many guitarist. I mean, it's one thing to say favorite/most influential/hot/sexy/leprechaun but I mean...come on!


Because he is the person alot of people on this forum would most like to be trapped on a desert island with. He could teach you guitar and you could have relations with him.


Not that I'd do that


<_<



>_>

[Shinozoku]

XD Crap... I don't know how I got those mixed up... prolly cuz I don't own them yet lol.


My bad.

[Waterboy799]

I just have a simple question...

Why do people think Alexi Laiho is God???

Really...I mean...why? I just get so tired of hearing that over and over again with SOOOO many guitarist. I mean, it's one thing to say favorite/most influential/hot/sexy/leprechaun but I mean...come on!

well being favorite/most influential/hot/sexy/leprechaun does kind of put you near the status of God so.... :p:

he's a good guitarist, but they're defiantly are better. it's like when people say Slash is god, they just do it because they like him.

[Defy]

I just have a simple question...

Why do people think Alexi Laiho is God???

Really...I mean...why? I just get so tired of hearing that over and over again with SOOOO many guitarist. I mean, it's one thing to say favorite/most influential/hot/sexy/leprechaun but I mean...come on!

I'm guessing most likely because he can play really fast, isn't ridiculously popular yet, does entertaining things like breaking bones consistantly, and many girls find him extremely attractive for no evident reason.

[Shinozoku]

and many girls find him extremely attractive for no evident reason.

And guys XD

[Defy]

And guys XD

Guys too. :)


Wow, Alexi's got it good. I guess he just has an aura of attractiveness. :haha

[Defy]

Okay... Who wanted the pink guitar GuitarWorld interview/article thing? Here it is... And FYI you owe me. That was a bitch to type. XD

Guitar ace Alexi Laiho from Finland's Children of Bodom is one of the newest players in ESP's artist roster. He's at the vanguard of young guitarists who have reinvigorated interest in virtuoso shredding. "Guys like Alexi are bringing back the kind of playing that took a back seat for a while," says Masciandaro. "For example, Steph Carpenter [of the Deftones] has been one of our big endorsees for 11 or 12 years, and he doesn't solo. That's just his thing, But now its coming back around. It's refreshing to see guys like Alexi out there doing what they do, Alexi and Children of Bodom gained popularity in Japan and Europe before the U.S., so in 2003 he developed a relationship with the folks at ESP Japan, where the band was touring a lot at the time."

Actually, ESP's Japanese wing came to Laiho's rescue at a time of dire need. His only two guitars, a pair of Jackson Flying Vs, got stolen right at the time when Jackson was changing hands, making it difficult for the guitarist to obtain suitable replacements in time to meet Children of Bodom's concert commitments.

"I had all these tours and gigs coming up, but I didn't have no goddamn guitars!" Laiho recalls. "ESP stepped in and said they could make new guitars for me, I gotta tell you, dude, I was very prejudiced against any other brand than Jackosn. But ESP proved me wrong and I’m glad they did."

First introduced in Japan, the ESP Alexi Laiho Signature Model is a classic metal-style asymmetrical Flying V. The guitar's initial color scheme- white with a geometric black pinstripe- was very much inspired by Randy Rhoads. Alexi's V is equipped with a Floyd Rose and a single, bridge-mounted EMG HZ H-4. He's definitely a one-pickup kind of guy. "I just like that 'mean' sound," he says, "that high-end thing. For metal, that's the perfect sound. When you're doing fast picking, I like that you can really hear that edge when the pick hits the string."

The EMG used in Laiho signature model is one of the company's few passive pickups, but the guitar also has a built-in gain boost designed by a music shop in Finland that Laiho works with. "It's a gain boost like Dave Mustaine and the guys in Anthrax had," Laiho explains. "They used to have that killer guitar tone. I sussed that out and wanted to have it."

As for the guitar's neck, Laiho says, "I like it kind of thick, but super flat. I don't really like some of the Jackson and Ibanez necks that I've played before, I prefer eth thickness of a Les Paul neck, for example."

On close inspection, the guitar's triangular "shark fin" fret markers turn out to have saw teeth, giving them an alarming resemblance to guillotine blades. "I remember that one of the Ibanez guitars- maybe it was the JEM- had one sawn edge in the fret markers," Laiho says. "But I figured, why just have one? So I told the guys at ESP maybe we could have sawed-off edges on the entire slanted surface. It was okay with them, and I think it looks cooler."

After the Alexi Laiho signature model had been doing well on the Japanese market for a few years, ESP U.S. decided that the time was right to introduce the guitar in the States. "IN 2005, Alexi won a Guitar World readers' poll," says Masciandaro. "We took that as an important sign. We have a pretty good grip on what's going on here in the States. WE watch the industry; we have contacts with the record labels. We had a good feel for what was going to happen with Alexi and his band, and now we're working very closely with him."

Next up will be a new color scheme for the guitar- a black body with a bold pink pinstripe. Alexi is pretty excited about it and was very specific about the shade of pink he wanted. "He picked out a Maybellene lip color called Fruit Punch #409," says Masciandaro. "We're also going to airbrush the band logo, COBHC, on the back of the body in that color, Right now we're working on matching inlay material, You can paint a guitar any color, but you're kind of limited as to what you can make inlays out of, They don't offer inlay material in any shade of pink you want."

"WE went through a bunch of shades and colors," Laiho adds. "I just wanted to have that Eighties, Miami Vice pink. OI think black and pink go really well together, I got the idea from Twisted Sister, They had a black and pink thing going on, WE were actually looking up colors on the internet, The guy who runs a guitar shop in Finland that I work with- his wife found a website that was all different shades of lipstick. We were just looking through, and I said, 'yeah, that's the one,' When you go for something that's pink, you better make sure it's cool."

Pickups may be the next frontier. "I met with Alexi at NAMM recently," says Masciandaro, "and for the first time since we've been working with him, he said he wants to try different pickups. He wants to do something different with the electronics. I suggested moving to an active EMG, That might be a good starting point."

In the end, Masciandaro says his goal is to accommodate Laiho as fully as he does any other artist with whom he deals. "If a guy can play like Alexi, you gotta respect anything he asks for, You can't go to a guy like that and say, 'I think you're being a little too picky here. Why does the neck shape matter that much?' With the kind of ability Alexi has, he's feeling things and he's got ears that most of us don't have."

Laiho, for his part, is happy with not only EMG's indulgence on his behalf but also the causal connection he has with Masciandaro and others at the company share, "So far, I have a good relationship with both the Japanese and American companies, The dude from the American company, we just hang out and we don't necessarily talk guitars, We can toss back a couple of drinks and talk bullshit, It's that kind of relationship; it's not all official, And I think that's the way it should be."

Certainly, one of Laiho and Masciandaro's most recent conversations had nothing to do with guitars.

"Alexi called the other day and said, 'You're not gonna believe what happened.' He went bowling," Masciandaro recounts. "He got a strike and was so happy, he jumped up in the air, When he landed, he slipped and injured his shoulder, Now he can't play guitar for the next month." Masciandaro's concern for the guitarist gives some sense of the kind of paternal worries that beset the chief of a company whose whole business plan is based around close artist relations.

"I remember when I first met Alexi, one of his arms was in a cast, How he's got issues with his right arm and shoulder, He's young and he's having a good time, I guess, He's the guitar god of the moment, Alexi has quite a future…as long as he quits breaking bones."

[CodySG]

I would have laughed if the server went busy when you tried to enter that.

Good 'view though.

[Waterboy799]

you typed all that?!?!?! O_O

wow man, that's some dedication to this thread

that was a good article though, it's nice to know that Alexi went through shades of lipstick to find his new guitar's color :haha

[6Brutal6Doom6]

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!


I agree, their older stuff was much more impressive but, I like their new stuff too. Not so much with "Are You Dead Yet?" But "Hate Crew Death Roll" always seemed like an album I could bang my head to. Anyway... I always liked the sort of classical atmosphere with a side of melodic thrash...And for those of you who have not heard of Sinergy (Although I doubt thats possible if you know anything about Alexi) Check this site out www.myspace.com/1sinergy They don't have an official myspace so I made one in hopes of connecting Sinergy fans and expanding on their fan base...So far its been a pretty decent success I'd have to say.

[Defy]

I would have laughed if the server went busy when you tried to enter that.

Good 'view though.

That's why I typed it in Word Processor first and saved it several times to make sure. :D

you typed all that?!?!?! O_O

wow man, that's some dedication to this thread

that was a good article though, it's nice to know that Alexi went through shades of lipstick to find his new guitar's color

Dedication? I dunno... :p: jk Well somebody asked for it a while back and I felt bad because I hadn't gotten it over yet...and my scanner broke.

The lipstick thing was hilarious. :haha But hey, you know, whatever floats your boat.

[66something]

u diss on metalcore, and then say hail Lamb Of god, im not saying i dislike lamb of god, im just pointing out the ironylol..yeah you got a point...but Log has more balls than most :liplick:

[66something]

Guys, the Lamb of God singer is a good friend of Alexi's/a hate crew member so its all related to COB isn't it?

Oh and that reminds me. Did any of you guys read that interview as to how people are initiated into the hatecrew? Its pretty funny. You also learn that Alexi was a cutting, suicidal emo kid.yeah i figured that much from bed of razors..could you post the link to that interveiw? thanks.

[Shreddin 4 Life]

well, Alexi may have been suicidal or "emo" if u prefer, but it's not like he was cutting himself fer the sake of cutting himself. He actually had some bad shit going on in his life at the time. And also, he actually attempted a true suicide altogether by overdosing himself, not cutting...

[Shreddin 4 Life]

lol..yeah you got a point...but Log has more balls than most :liplick:

honestly I dunno why ppl have labelled them metalcore. They seem more like some kinda neo-thrash to me? :confused:


(sry fer the double post btw)

[Defy]

well, Alexi may have been suicidal or "emo" if u prefer, but it's not like he was cutting himself fer the sake of cutting himself. He actually had some bad shit going on in his life at the time. And also, he actually attempted a true suicide altogether by overdosing himself, not cutting...

I can't believe you think I speak so seriously! :D Well sure, he may have been slightly suicidal but I'm sure there were reasons to justify his shitty mood. Suicidal runs in my family so we get used to it after a while. :haha

[AppleQueso]

honestly I dunno why ppl have labelled them metalcore. They seem more like some kinda neo-thrash to me? :confused:


(sry fer the double post btw)
I believe the term is "Post Thrash".

And as for why it's not allowed in the "Metal" forum, I'm pretty positive it's to avoid flamewars arising over whether or not they are "Metal" enough for the metal forum.

As for COB, I wonder what ever happened to those stolen Jacksons. Did he ever get them back?

[[I Buy Peace]]

Hehe, I love the fact that Alexi got the colour (yes there is a 'U'! i'm English!) from a some lipstick! I wonder if it was the lipstick shade that he was wearing in a pic earlier in this thread :P

Great article dude, his new sig looks pretty cool

[Defy]

']Hehe, I love the fact that Alexi got the colour (yes there is a 'U'! i'm English!) from a some lipstick! I wonder if it was the lipstick shade that he was wearing in a pic earlier in this thread :P

Great article dude, his new sig looks pretty cool

Yeah, that is pretty awesome. My friends have dared me to go out, by the lipstick, dye my hair blonde, and run around insisting I'm Alexi. :p:

[Shinozoku]

Yeah, that is pretty awesome. My friends have dared me to go out, by the lipstick, dye my hair blonde, and run around insisting I'm Alexi. :p:

Do you meet the (lack of) height requirements?

[Defy]

Do you meet the (lack of) height requirements?

*growl* I'm shorter than he is...and take all the short jokes from this thread...XD :peace:

But seriously, I'm considering this. :haha Oh and my friend brought up some new requirements. I am to wear camo pants, a black tank top, hefty doses of eyeliner, and only answers to "Guitar God".

[Waterboy799]

*growl* I'm shorter than he is...and take all the short jokes from this thread...XD :peace:

But seriously, I'm considering this. :haha Oh and my friend brought up some new requirements. I am to wear camo pants, a black tank top, hefty doses of eyeliner, and only answers to "Guitar God".

if you do go around as Alexi, don't forget the most important part to his character.



YAO YAO!!!

:p:

[Defy]

if you do go around as Alexi, don't forget the most important part to his character.



YAO YAO!!!

:p:

=D I'll take pics for you guys... Dammit I have to find someone to be my Janne. XD

[Waterboy799]

:haha

i have a friend who plays bass and looks almost exactly like Janne. do you live in New York?

[Shinozoku]

=D I'll take pics for you guys... Dammit I have to find someone to be my Janne. XD

Ahh.. the "YAO! YAO!"

You oughta walk into a store or something, and get the clerk's attention by doing that. Make sure there's a bell there that you COULD ring if you weren't Alexi :p:

If I take my glasses off, I can look a little bit like Henkka. So if you found a Roope and Jaska, we could pose as the entire Hate Crew :P

[mr kipling]

That's why I typed it in Word Processor first and saved it several times to make sure. :D



Dedication? I dunno... :p: jk Well somebody asked for it a while back and I felt bad because I hadn't gotten it over yet...and my scanner broke.

The lipstick thing was hilarious. :haha But hey, you know, whatever floats your boat.
Thanks for typing it out, dude. Want cake?

[whalepudding]

Yeah, that is pretty awesome. My friends have dared me to go out, by the lipstick, dye my hair blonde, and run around insisting I'm Alexi..:p:
:haha Do it!

[[I Buy Peace]]

Nooooooooooooes!!!!1!!11



He can't do it because I'm Alexi















:(

[Defy]

:haha

i have a friend who plays bass and looks almost exactly like Janne. do you live in New York?

Nah, I'm relatively near by but its not worth the drive. :p:

Wait...he really looks like Janne? Hmm perhaps I'll ask him out. :haha

Ahh.. the "YAO! YAO!"

You oughta walk into a store or something, and get the clerk's attention by doing that. Make sure there's a bell there that you COULD ring if you weren't Alexi

If I take my glasses off, I can look a little bit like Henkka. So if you found a Roope and Jaska, we could pose as the entire Hate Crew :P


Honestly though, I don't look like Alexi at all. :haha Which is part of the point. But hell, my Mom used to be a makeup artist, we'll see what she can do. (She made this one girl look like Billie Joe for halloween last year).

Thanks for typing it out, dude. Want cake?

Sure. That sounds good.

:haha Do it!

I think I might. I'm aiming for halloween or some other logical occasion so I don't get grounded. :peace:



EDIT: Wait...guys should I do blonde Alexi or brunette Alexi?

[66something]

Ahh.. the "YAO! YAO!"

You oughta walk into a store or something, and get the clerk's attention by doing that. Make sure there's a bell there that you COULD ring if you weren't Alexi :p:

If I take my glasses off, I can look a little bit like Henkka. So if you found a Roope and Jaska, we could pose as the entire Hate Crew :P
may i be Mr. Grim?...i have experience with a scythe (had to mow our lawn with one for a while) and i look best with a large dark hood on... ..odd question..who here thinks wearing eyeliner and/or nail polish is queer?

[66something]

honestly I dunno why ppl have labelled them metalcore. They seem more like some kinda neo-thrash to me? :confused:


(sry fer the double post btw)neo thrash?..hmm no..more like, post byzantine unblackened melodic garage ridden neo ubercore thrash...neo thrash is waaay to broad a term for a metal band you know....

[TheUnholy]

neo thrash?..hmm no..more like, post byzantine unblackened melodic garage ridden neo ubercore thrash...neo thrash is waaay to broad a term for a metal band you know....

:haha

More or less, but they're definitely leaning towards the pre-viking temporary nu-croissant side of that genre.

[Defy]

may i be Mr. Grim?...i have experience with a scythe (had to mow our lawn with one for a while) and i look best with a large dark hood on... ..odd question..who here thinks wearing eyeliner and/or nail polish is queer?

Nope. Most of the bands I know have at least one male member who does that.
And I think the reaper's name is Roy.

[Vanquish]

EDIT: Wait...guys should I do blonde Alexi or brunette Alexi?

How old are you?

[Waterboy799]

Nah, I'm relatively near by but its not worth the drive. :p:

Wait...he really looks like Janne? Hmm perhaps I'll ask him out. :haha

EDIT: Wait...guys should I do blonde Alexi or brunette Alexi?

:haha:haha:haha


go as blonde Alexi, he's hotter :p:

[Defy]

:haha:haha:haha


go as blonde Alexi, he's hotter :p:

Yeah, much hotter. ;) Eh, *weights options* But then I'll have to bleach my eyebrows... XD :haha W/e, but this had better be worth it.

How old are you?

...Read that over a couple more times and rate it on a sketchiness scale of 1-10.

[Shreddin 4 Life]

neo thrash?..hmm no..more like, post byzantine unblackened melodic garage ridden neo ubercore thrash...neo thrash is waaay to broad a term for a metal band you know....

well whatever lol U pretty much knew what I meant :p:

[[I Buy Peace]]

COB is waaay too good for a genre

[Shreddin 4 Life]

']COB is waaay too good for a genre

I know whatcha mean but that's not the best way to say it lol

[SorrowIsMe]

They're melodic death metal, just like Dark Tranquillity, just like Skyfire, just like Kalmah.

[pistols]

I've got that issue. I'll scan it tonight :)

thanks man!

[the1]

..odd question..who here thinks wearing eyeliner and/or nail polish is queer?
I wear eyeliner now and then (not much though, just smudge it on the eyelids) And I sure as hell ain't gay, so not really no. Its all personal preference

[Waterboy799]

Yeah, much hotter. ;) Eh, *weights options* But then I'll have to bleach my eyebrows... XD :haha W/e, but this had better be worth it.


:haha:haha:haha

be sure to take pics :p:

[mr kipling]

Nah, I'm relatively near by but its not worth the drive. :p:

Wait...he really looks like Janne? Hmm perhaps I'll ask him out. :haha




Honestly though, I don't look like Alexi at all. :haha Which is part of the point. But hell, my Mom used to be a makeup artist, we'll see what she can do. (She made this one girl look like Billie Joe for halloween last year).



Sure. That sounds good.




I think I might. I'm aiming for halloween or some other logical occasion so I don't get grounded. :peace:



EDIT: Wait...guys should I do blonde Alexi or brunette Alexi?
http://www.mrkipling.co.uk/
Go blonde Alexi.

[Defy]

:haha:haha:haha

be sure to take pics :p:


Oh I will. :D

[Shinozoku]

thanks man!

Actually, I decided not to, since Defy already typed it out a page or 2 back :)

[pistols]

^you must have misread my post...i was asking if someone had tabs for their song 'the nail' (particularly the sweeps at the end of it), and if they could send it to me in a format other than guitar pro or powertab

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pehhwVQID3U

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKG-10dkhTg


^those ones

no matter though...

[krazylobster]

^you must have misread my post...i was asking if someone had tabs for their song 'the nail' (particularly the sweeps at the end of it), and if they could send it to me in a format other than guitar pro or powertab

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pehhwVQID3U

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKG-10dkhTg


^those ones

no matter though...


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[pistols]

^thanks heaps man!

[eviledge87]

speaking of "the nail"...

the quote that is in the beginning of that song "your eyes are filled with hate number 41, that is good, hate keeps a man alive"

i watched the movie it's from in my history class, it's called Ben Herr (i think, and i know i spelled the title wrong) it's about a gladiator dude.

Also the short reading in the beginning of Follow The Reaper comes from a poem called "Death Be Not Proud" by John Dunn, it's a pretty good poem too.

anyone know any of the sources for the other quotes they use in the beginning of songs?

[Kepulix]

i watched the movie it's from in my history class, it's called Ben Herr (i think, and i know i spelled the title wrong) it's about a gladiator dude.

Ben-Hur ;)

[Shinozoku]

Yeah, I'd like to know where the beginning of "Taste of My Scythe" is from, in case my mom ever takes a listen to my CD :haha

Seriously ><

[Shinozoku]

:D Guess who just ordered Hatebreeder off of Amazon!

[Waterboy799]

:D Guess who just ordered Hatebreeder off of Amazon!

congrats, it's a pretty good album, but if you've never heard any of Bodom's old music, you're gonna have to get used to Alexi's vocals, they're kind of different, but good none the less. :)

[GhostofSanity]

:D Guess who just ordered Hatebreeder off of Amazon!

It's one of their best, along with Follow the Reaper. Enjoy!

oh, and I can find all 5 of their LPs at FYE. Woot for me! :p:

[Waterboy799]

i found all of their albums including all of their cover songs and 2 live concerts online........


i'm a bad person :sad:

[Shinozoku]

congrats, it's a pretty good album, but if you've never heard any of Bodom's old music, you're gonna have to get used to Alexi's vocals, they're kind of different, but good none the less. :)

Naww, I'm fine with them. I've got FTR already, and I checked out the vid to Downfall on Youtube. It's actually the lower-gain guitars and older-sounding keyboard patches I'm gonna have to get used to :p:

BTW, not sure if anyone's seen this or not, but I also found it on Youtube:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=4FEexRDj3Ww&mode=related&search=

[pistols]

Yeah, I'd like to know where the beginning of "Taste of My Scythe" is from, in case my mom ever takes a listen to my CD :haha

Seriously ><


exorcist 3

i remember that one, but the rest (or most of them) you can find on their wikipedia page, towards the bottom

[Waterboy799]

Naww, I'm fine with them. I've got FTR already, and I checked out the vid to Downfall on Youtube. It's actually the lower-gain guitars and older-sounding keyboard patches I'm gonna have to get used to :p:

BTW, not sure if anyone's seen this or not, but I also found it on Youtube:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=4FEexRDj3Ww&mode=related&search=

i posted a whole bunch of those a few pages back, they indeed are hilarious

[Shreddin 4 Life]

what's funny is sometimes when I listen to the songs as they are, I think of the words that some of these interpretation videos put in...

[Waterboy799]

"Shawanky now" is forever imprinted in my mind as what Alexi says in Deadnight Warrior because of that video lol

[Shreddin 4 Life]

:haha
that's what I'm talking about!

[[I Buy Peace]]

I've just learnt needled 24 7 all the way through. It may be one of the easiest bodom song to play but I feel a sence of acomplishment (sp?) :D

[Vittu0666]

']I've just learnt needled 24 7 all the way through. It may be one of the easiest bodom song to play but I feel a sence of acomplishment (sp?) :D
Everytime I Die and Bed of Razors are pretty easy too.

[Waterboy799]

Sixpounder and Hate Me! are pretty easy i think

[CodySG]

Most all of Bodoms songs are simplistic in nature. The speed and certain parts of solos are what make a few difficult.

[Shinozoku]

I just finished learning Choklehold XD Another fairly easy Bodom song, although that main riff is hard to pick individually. So I hammeron :D
----7-8-----8-7-----7-------7-5-------5-7--------
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[Defy]

I'm having trouble finding a song that still sounds really heavy without a rhythm guitar.

[F-ing Hostile]

so, has any1 heard the trashed lost and strungout single, its got the TLASO on it, and it has a alice cooper bed of nails cover which is really awesome, and a cover of the song she is beautiful by andrew wk

[TheUsedSound]

Hey there,

sometime ago I heard about this band, and I've been wanting to check them out. Are they really good? What's the band's genre? I've heard it more black metal... (which I'm definetely not into, being a religious person). Songs I should get out...?

[GhostofSanity]

Hey there,

sometime ago I heard about this band, and I've been wanting to check them out. Are they really good? What's the band's genre? I've heard it more black metal... (which I'm definetely not into, being a religious person). Songs I should get out...?

Yeah, CoB is worth checking out. For genre, you're going to get either Melodic Death or Power Metal from people (their genre has been debated for ages), but they are not Black Metal. For songs: Bed of Razors, Bodom After Midnight, Children of Decadence, Northern Comfort, Silent Night, Bodom Night. and Red Light in my Eyes Part 1.

[Davidian]

Their power/trash imo.

[SynGates7X]

Seriously, I don't see how anyone could think of them as power metal. They are so un-power metal it's not even funny.

Hey there,

sometime ago I heard about this band, and I've been wanting to check them out. Are they really good? What's the band's genre? I've heard it more black metal... (which I'm definetely not into, being a religious person). Songs I should get out...?
They are melodic death, but your religion shouldn't get in the way since they aren't really satanic at all.

[Waterboy799]

they do have few songs that touch on the whole "satanic" thing, like Hate Me! for instance but believe me its not much at all.

and those cover songs are awesome, my favorite cover from them is Somebody Put Something In My Drink. they take punk and make it sound so good

[F-ing Hostile]

Seriously, I don't see how anyone could think of them as power metal. They are so un-power metal it's not even funny.


they have some pretty power metal sounding riffs, but not very much, i just call em genuine metal

[SynGates7X]

Maybe in a few songs, but really in the majority of their stuff there is not a single ounce of power metal.

[Shreddin 4 Life]

very true, their most power-metal-sounding stuff is on Follow the Reaper
Other than that power metal isn't much of a part of their sound...

[Shinozoku]

Okay, I'm gonna clear up this genre debate once and for all!

They're blackened melodic death-thrash with keyboards and man-love.



:p: Fools, trying to pen Bodom into one subgenre. When will they learn they are merely the perfect metal band?



See, I'm bored, so I'm acting stupid ><

[Waterboy799]

:haha

they're Polka dammit!!!!!!!

[Shreddin 4 Life]

:haha

[Shinozoku]

:haha

they're Polka dammit!!!!!!!

Correction

Blackened melodic death-polka with keyboards and substantial amounts of man-love.

[Shreddin 4 Life]

lmfao! that's just too good...

[wintee_madness]

Okay, I'm gonna clear up this genre debate once and for all!

They're blackened melodic death-thrash with keyboards and man-love.



:p: Fools, trying to pen Bodom into one subgenre. When will they learn they are merely the perfect metal band?



See, I'm bored, so I'm acting stupid ><

Blackened melodic neoclassic death thrash :p:

how bout just plain heavy Fu_king metal...

[SoLoPER]

i think alexi is great it takes a lot of skills to be vocal and lead guitar

[Shinozoku]

Blackened melodic neoclassic death thrash :p:

how bout just plain heavy Fu_king metal...

Exactly lol. That is what Alexi wishes, and so shall it be.

And if anybody calls them power metal, Alexi shall hunt them down and kill them with his pointy guitar. BUT! They shall be blessed with the most badass tombstone engraving ever:
"Killed with guitars,
by Children of Bodom"

[Rocking-Rob]

Exactly lol. That is what Alexi wishes, and so shall it be.

And if anybody calls them power metal, Alexi shall hunt them down and kill them with his pointy guitar. BUT! They shall be blessed with the most badass tombstone engraving ever:
"Killed with guitars,
by Children of Bodom"

lol who would meaninly call Children of Bodom power metal

and on the topic of alexi's guitar everyone seen his new pink one?

http://www.espguitars.com/images/guitars/alexi-600se.jpg

[TheUnholy]

I thought they were pretty Power-metally when I first heard them (Needled 24/7, Children of Decadence and the She Is Beautiful cover). I mean, I'm not someone who dives to deep into the world of subgenres, but I can see why you'd think they were power-metal. And I don't see why someone should take offence at that, it's just one more label among millions of others.

[Rocking-Rob]

I thought they were pretty Power-metally when I first heard them (Needled 24/7, Children of Decadence and the She Is Beautiful cover). I mean, I'm not someone who dives to deep into the world of subgenres, but I can see why you'd think they were power-metal. And I don't see why someone should take offence at that, it's just one more label among millions of others.

well it depends what you class as power metal

according to wiki (and in my own opinion the correct classification) power metal is

"Power metal leans toward the positive, happy side of life, seeking to empower the listener and inspire joy and courage. Power metal usually carries fantasy or science fiction themes."

thats somthign children of bodom (again in my opinion) is definatly not but each to their own

[TheUnholy]

Yeah, you're probably right (although remember She Is Beautiful, a very happy song, was part of my initial exposure to CoB). But with the shredding and the keyboard solos, I can see how someone (like me) who honestly doesn't know or care where the boundaries between neo-thrash, blackened Viking and melo-death lie, could call them that.

Meh, genres bore me.

[Larsixo]

Sorry, but CoB dosen't cut it for me. Alexi's tone is rather weak and dry with his keyboard, I guess I could say. Not to mention his riffs sound a tad uninspiring, concidering a few sound like direct ripoffs of Pantera, Carcass, and Manowar.

I'll stick with Norther.

[[I Buy Peace]]

lol who would meaninly call Children of Bodom power metal

and on the topic of alexi's guitar everyone seen his new pink one?

http://www.espguitars.com/images/guitars/alexi-600se.jpg

The question is how can anyone NOT see that thing. I think it looks pretty nice, great idea having the larger fret access. But that lower wing is still too long, his cstom shop one is much nicer, has better pinstripes too

[mike130]

Sorry, but CoB dosen't cut it for me. Alexi's tone is rather weak and dry with his keyboard, I guess I could say. Not to mention his riffs sound a tad uninspiring, concidering a few sound like direct ripoffs of Pantera, Carcass, and Manowar.

I'll stick with Norther.
Agreed. A friend lent me Hatebreeder, and I like the style, but honestly, the riffs sucks. Norther/Kalmah are much better IMO.

[Rocking-Rob]

']The question is how can anyone NOT see that thing. I think it looks pretty nice, great idea having the larger fret access. But that lower wing is still too long, his cstom shop one is much nicer, has better pinstripes too

Yeah I like it too, mainly because its different, would I buy it? I doubt it :P

[Defy]

Exactly lol. That is what Alexi wishes, and so shall it be.

And if anybody calls them power metal, Alexi shall hunt them down and kill them with his pointy guitar. BUT! They shall be blessed with the most badass tombstone engraving ever:
"Killed with guitars,
by Children of Bodom"
:haha :haha :haha
I plan to sig this when I can muster the initiative to hit the User CP button. :D

[Waterboy799]

Yeah, you're probably right (although remember She Is Beautiful, a very happy song, was part of my initial exposure to CoB). But with the shredding and the keyboard solos, I can see how someone (like me) who honestly doesn't know or care where the boundaries between neo-thrash, blackened Viking and melo-death lie, could call them that.

Meh, genres bore me.

She is beautiful was an Andrew Wk cover so technically it's not one of their songs ;)

[Shreddin 4 Life]

Sorry, but CoB dosen't cut it for me. Alexi's tone is rather weak and dry with his keyboard, I guess I could say. Not to mention his riffs sound a tad uninspiring, concidering a few sound like direct ripoffs of Pantera, Carcass, and Manowar.

I'll stick with Norther.

then why post in the CoB thread?

[schmyler_taly]

triple corpse hammerblow = one of my fav. cob songs. but i was wondering have they ever played this song live? if not, WHY NOT?

[Guitarplaya27]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=ao5wN-vPn-A&mode=related&search=

probably the best video i have seen of them live
on youtube...

[ZeM00finMan]

Yeah, Living Dead Beat is pretty awesome... RWARRRRRR

[Leonheart]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=ao5wN-vPn-A&mode=related&search=

probably the best video i have seen of them live
on youtube...

Then you should buy Chaos Ridden Years.

[ZeM00finMan]

^Word

:P

[[I Buy Peace]]

Angels Don't kill (http://youtube.com/watch?v=Ba19IPtpo2I)


That song is way better live, but the whole DVD is amazing. Everyone should own it, even the documentories kick ass

[wintee_madness]

HE ****s pretty much every solo up in it bar SN,BN, Hate Me and Angels dont kill but its still a good Watch. I liek Latvala's tone way mroe than alexi's

[CodySG]

Same.

I think Alexi has some freakish paraniod thought that if he doesn't turn his mids to ZoMg1eleven!11!11 he will get lost in the mix.

That's another reason why we can all pick up the **** ups too, more mids = less forgiving tone.

Funny thing is...his actual mids are only like at 3. Then he has the mid shift at like...4 spaces PAST the last marker....

[mr kipling]

Same.

I think Alexi has some freakish paraniod thought that if he doesn't turn his mids to ZoMg1eleven!11!11 he will get lost in the mix.

That's another reason why we can all pick up the **** ups too, more mids = less forgiving tone.

Funny thing is...his actual mids are only like at 3. Then he has the mid shift at like...4 spaces PAST the last marker....
Wow, I have my mids up high too. I never seem to hear a difference in my ****ups etc.

[CodySG]

Well, a lot of it depends on the amp too. The guitar, the pickups, the playing, the volume.

A lot of things.

Basically, Alexi is good no doubt. He has a decent gain amp, his guitar is alder, a gain boost, and extreme playing volume.

I mean, you can hear his tone, it's like an ice pick. It picks up EVERY frequency almost, so if ANYTHING sounds wrong it amplifies it be 20 gajillion.

So like I said, it depends on a lot of things. Also, he really does have his mids up stupid high...like I said his actual "mids" are like at 3, but the mid shift is literally probably around 9-12 or 3-4 o'clock.

[Shreddin 4 Life]

yeah that is true, I find it's "harder" to play with that much of a boost on mid frequencies but hey, as long as he does't do it in the studio as much it's all good I suppose

[Shinozoku]

Lol! When my singer sat down behind the drums one day, he told me to play something. So I turned the mids on my amp all the way up and started playing Chokehold, but I couldn't handle the sound! I had to turn the volume down, and after that, it still irritated the **** outta me. My guitar is made of maple (laminate, ugh), so that made it even crazier to control feedback and stuff. I commend Alexi for being able to play as good as he does live without ****ing up, because it's frikkin hard not to!

He could still put his distaste for Dream Theater behind him and practice a couple more hours before going out on tour though, lol!

For those who aren't familiar, he said in a Guitar World interview that he didn't like the guys who are so super focused and don't **** up once live (like Dream Theater!). He believes that you SHOULD **** up live, because it shows you're really into it, rather than just standing there staring at your guitar (like Dream Theater, lol).

[Slaughtered]

For those who aren't familiar, he said in a Guitar World interview that he didn't like the guys who are so super focused and don't **** up once live (like Dream Theater!). He believes that you SHOULD **** up live, because it shows you're really into it, rather than just standing there staring at your guitar (like Dream Theater, lol).
He apologised for that though, he said he was hungover or something the next time he was feautred in GW. :o

[[I Buy Peace]]

Does anyone else here think that Roope is hilarious? I was watching the chaos ridden years documentary today (seen it tones of times before) and some of the things that he says makes me rool on the floor with laughter


Like the bit where there is sick on the floor and he put tape on the floor in the shape of a person and said "This is where it all happend" :haha


His voice is funny as hell, he'd be a great comidean

[Waterboy799]

Well, a lot of it depends on the amp too. The guitar, the pickups, the playing, the volume.

A lot of things.

Basically, Alexi is good no doubt. He has a decent gain amp, his guitar is alder, a gain boost, and extreme playing volume.

I mean, you can hear his tone, it's like an ice pick. It picks up EVERY frequency almost, so if ANYTHING sounds wrong it amplifies it be 20 gajillion.

So like I said, it depends on a lot of things. Also, he really does have his mids up stupid high...like I said his actual "mids" are like at 3, but the mid shift is literally probably around 9-12 or 3-4 o'clock.

i have the same kind of situation.

on my marshall, the mid are on 4, but after a volume boost and the gain boost i use, it sounds like the mids are alot higher than they really are. i can get a nice Alexi tone actually :D

[yoozum]

Roope really is hilarious in CRY. My favorite clips of him would be the ones where he's in the shower and drinking and also the one where he's being interviewed and he has a parrot on his shoulder.

[[I Buy Peace]]

lol,"indeed"

The interview with a parrot on his shoulder is great too

I don't know what it is about him but everything he does makes me giggle. He's a very underated guitar player too. Apparently he did 2 solo's on the are you dead yet album. Anyone know witch ones they are?

[TheUnholy]

i can get a nice Alexi tone actually :D

No such thing :p:

EDIT: To your post on the previous page regarding the Andrew WK cover, I know - if you look I think you'll see I already referred to it as a cover :)

[SynGates7X]

No such thing :p:
Ooooooohhhhh burn.

[Rocking-Rob]

']lol,"indeed"

The interview with a parrot on his shoulder is great too

I don't know what it is about him but everything he does makes me giggle. He's a very underated guitar player too. Apparently he did 2 solo's on the are you dead yet album. Anyone know witch ones they are?

unfortunatly msot rhythem gutiar players are, although i'm not sure what solos he did do :(

[Shreddin 4 Life]

Ooooooohhhhh burn.

I dunno his tones up until Hate Crew Deathroll are pretty awesome imo...

[Waterboy799]

No such thing :p:

EDIT: To your post on the previous page regarding the Andrew WK cover, I know - if you look I think you'll see I already referred to it as a cover :)

:sad:


:p:

ah ok i didn't catch that reference, my apologies :)

and i think his tone has remained awesome throughout his career, i guess that's because i play through a marshall and i naturally get those mid-ish tones alot :p:

[revoan]

Never actually heard them play but hoping to soon.

[[I Buy Peace]]

unfortunatly msot rhythem gutiar players are, although i'm not sure what solos he did do :(


Yea thats true, unless if their a lead singer aswell


But roope has actually being a lead player in most of the other bands he's being in

[TheUnholy]

:sad:


:p:

ah ok i didn't catch that reference, my apologies :)

and i think his tone has remained awesome throughout his career, i guess that's because i play through a marshall and i naturally get those mid-ish tones alot :p:

Oh well, if people like it, I guess he's doing something right. To mepersonally, CoB are really frustrating, because I just keep thinking that they write AMAZING songs, but the guitar tone and indifferent vocal ability stop them from doing the songs and their own ability full justice. Still a great band, obviously.

[[I Buy Peace]]

I actually like COB's guitar tone. I think th think is that Roopes amp is set up for lower mids because he does most of the rythm, and alexi's amp had a higher mid because he plays most of lead.


I think it works to be honest. Alexi's guitar sounds mindblowing on the second sixpounder solo

[Shreddin 4 Life]

']I actually like COB's guitar tone. I think th think is that Roopes amp is set up for lower mids because he does most of the rythm, and alexi's amp had a higher mid because he plays most of lead.


I think it works to be honest. Alexi's guitar sounds mindblowing on the second sixpounder solo

QFT

when I saw them in December I thought their sound was rly sharp - and that's including all the band members! But the guitars especially & the drums - perfect sound and Alexi's playing was goddamn clean too...

[Waterboy799]

Oh well, if people like it, I guess he's doing something right. To mepersonally, CoB are really frustrating, because I just keep thinking that they write AMAZING songs, but the guitar tone and indifferent vocal ability stop them from doing the songs and their own ability full justice. Still a great band, obviously.

i love his vocals and guitar tone :confused:

each to his own i guess :p:

[d-pad]

First of, Bodom = teh pwnzorz.
Second, this is kinda late, but I just joined today, so I was wondering: what "problems" did UG have with COB in the past??

[breakstuff]

^Id like to know as well.
I would also like to know the 10 best songs that I can listen to that show COB at their best.

So COB fans please recommend 10 songs that I should listen to, that really show what COB is all about.

[SynGates7X]

^Id like to know as well.
I would also like to know the 10 best songs that I can listen to that show COB at their best.

So COB fans please recommend 10 songs that I should listen to, that really show what COB is all about.
These list will vary quite a bit, but here is mine. And forgive me, but I had to do 15. 10 doesn't cut it.

Lake Bodom
The Nail
Touch Like an Angel of Death
Silent Night, Bodom Night
Bed of Razors
Follow The Reaper
Kissing the Shadows
Mask of Sanity
Northern Comfort
Bodom Beach Terror
Needled 24/7
Angels Don't Kill
Are You Dead Yet?
In Your Face
Trashed, Lost, and Strungout

Come back for more when you are done. A lot more..

[Defy]

Can any guitarist COB fans recommend a song that still sounds good when played on one guitar, and is not way way way way way out of a modest guitarist's league?


Oh and can anyone help me come up with some arguments that might bend my Mom into allowing me to run around in public dressed up like Alexi Laiho?

[Masochist_Lust]

He's hot?

[Waterboy799]

show her those pics of Alexi in womens clothing :)

why wouldn't she let you? it's only for fun lol

[Defy]

My mother seems to find the idea of me crossdressing unusually repulsive.
Ah well, I'll just win her over...bake her a cake or something...

[Guitar_Dan_666]

These list will vary quite a bit, but here is mine. And forgive me, but I had to do 15. 10 doesn't cut it.

Lake Bodom
The Nail
Touch Like an Angel of Death
Silent Night, Bodom Night
Bed of Razors
Follow The Reaper
Kissing the Shadows
Mask of Sanity
Northern Comfort
Bodom Beach Terror
Needled 24/7
Angels Don't Kill
Are You Dead Yet?
In Your Face
Trashed, Lost, and Strungout

Come back for more when you are done. A lot more..

You Missed Sixpounder :no:

[SynGates7X]

You Missed Sixpounder :no:
I was extremely limited. I tried doing 10 songs, couldn't do it. It still killed me to even broaden it to 15.

[Shreddin 4 Life]

hmmm...I'd have to say:

Lake Bodom
Red Light In My Eyes (Pt I & II) ;)
Touch Like An Angel of Death
Hatebreeder
Towards Dead End
Black Widow
Children of Decadence
Kissing the Shadows
Bodom Beach Terror
Lil Bloodred Ridin' Hood


damn that was a hard list to make lol --rly goddamn hard!!! :p:



on a side note: Get Hatebreeder & Follow The Reaper
as albums they're excellent in terms of what ur asking for imo

[wintee_madness]

']

Like the bit where there is sick on the floor and he put tape on the floor in the shape of a person and said "This is where it all happend" :haha


His voice is funny as hell, he'd be a great comidean

This is the only guitar pawn shops have took from me...

This is my new wife

[yoozum]

Mine would probably be

Deadnight Warrior (doesn't seem like many people like this song)
Needled 24/7
Kissing the Shadows
Lake Bodom
Bodom Beach Terror
Living Dead Beat
Trashed, Lost, and Strungout
Hate Crew Deathroll (mediocre for Bodom, but killer solo)
Downfall
Lil' Bloodred Ridin' Hood

[Shreddin 4 Life]

that's a decent list...missing a lotta stuff tho imo

[Waterboy799]

My mother seems to find the idea of me crossdressing unusually repulsive.
Ah well, I'll just win her over...bake her a cake or something...

:haha

make sure it has COBHC on it

my list:

are you dead yet
trashed lost and strungout
mask of sanity
hate me
kissing the shadows
needled 24/7
you're better off dead
hatecrew deathroll
children of bodom (the song)
deadnight warrior

those aren't all my favorites, that's only if i had to pick a few songs from every album.

wow that was hard :(

[Shreddin 4 Life]

it rly is, but asking fer songs is better than asking fer an album since everyone's got a different favourite album :p:

[Guitarplaya27]

Hate Crew Deathroll is my favorite album

i love how pissed off it is
like madly pissed off

they had so much energy back then

Needled is great!

and my list =
Needled 24/7
Hate Crew Deathroll
Are You Dead Yet?
Bastards of Bodom
Children Of Decadence
Living Dead Beat
Hate Me!
In Your Face
Lake Bodom
Follow the Reaper

yea watever

[The Evil Hat]

my list: (keep in mind i dont have all the songs, although i have most)

Are You Dead Yet?
Warheart
Next In Line
Mask of Sanity
In Your Face
Bastards of Bodom
Hate Me!
Touch Like an Angel of Death
Down Fall
Bed of Razors

[ashesofthewake]

id love to hear Bodom Beach Terror live...

[Waterboy799]

i'd love to hear you're better off dead live, there is a video of it somewhere bu it's really bad quality.

[Shreddin 4 Life]

id love to hear Bodom Beach Terror live...

I saw them do it on December 18th in Montréal - imo it was the highlight of the show!

[Guitarplaya27]

I dunno his tones up until Hate Crew Deathroll are pretty awesome imo...
I love his tone on Hate Crew Deathroll

it is great more metalish....
and The intor of Sixpounder sounds like a pnatera song to me

[wintee_madness]

my list: (keep in mind i dont have all the songs, although i have most)

Are You Dead Yet?
Warheart
Next In Line
Mask of Sanity
In Your Face
Bastards of Bodom
Hate Me!
Touch Like an Angel of Death
Down Fall
Bed of Razors

Its Downfall ----- one word, im bored and just thought id point that out lol

I'm thinking that seeing them play the Nail live would Kick ASSSSSS

:liplick:

[Defy]

Personally, I rather like downfall.

[The Evil Hat]

whatever, didnt feel liek checking on itunes.

and as i type that i am downloading the rest of the CoB songs :dance:

[Rocking-Rob]

Its Downfall ----- one word, im bored and just thought id point that out lol

I'm thinking that seeing them play the Nail live would Kick ASSSSSS

:liplick:

agreed, I have yet to see the nail played live in a video, its such a good song

[GhostofSanity]

My list:

Bed of Razors
Warheart
Children of Decadence
Northern Comfort
Red Light in My Eyes Part 1
In the Shadows
Bodom After Midnight
Silent Night, Bodom Night
You're Better off Dead
Deadnight Warrior

[The Evil Hat]

My list:

Bed of Razors
Warheart
Children of Decadence
Northern Comfort
Red Light in My Eyes Part 1
In the Shadows
Bodom After Midnight
Silent Night, Bodom Night
You're Better off Dead
Deadnight Warrior

i jsut realzied that i forgot silent night, bodom night :rolleyes:

[shadows666]

Silent Night, Bodom Night
Black Widow
Downfall
Follow The Reaper
Everytime I Die
Needled 24/7
Sixpounder
Angels Don't Kill
Red Light In My Eyes (pt. I and II)
Touch Like Angel of Death

[Shreddin 4 Life]

hehe
pretty soon we'll have named every sngle CoB song ever released :p:

[Waterboy799]

hey, they're all awesome songs :p:

[The Evil Hat]

hehe
pretty soon we'll have named every sngle CoB song ever released :p:
isnt that the goal?

[TimmerGuitarMan]

Hey guys, can someone direct me to that emo bands myspace who stole the song "downfall" ? Much appreciated!

[CodySG]

Hey guys, can someone direct me to that emo bands myspace who stole the song "downfall" ? Much appreciated!

Why...

So you can go through the trouble of adding them to mail/comment them saying how much they suck?

People steal peoples songs all the time, who cares???

Also, it's not like EXACTLY the same thing, it really COULD have been a fluke. The intro isn't really hard or that unique.

[Waterboy799]

guys, listen to the song Tunnel Vision by John Petrucci and then listen to In Your Facew by Bodom. the main riff is almost exact

i thought it was pretty ironic

[wintee_madness]

whatever, didnt feel liek checking on itunes.

and as i type that i am downloading the rest of the CoB songs :dance:

lol i was just saying. i was bored .... Hmmm i also like LBRRH ****ing 2 sweet solos

[CodySG]

lol i was just saying. i was bored .... Hmmm i also like LBRRH ****ing 2 sweet solos

God. Damn. You.

Freakin' 3:30 am and JOO!!!! make me spend seven minutes trying to figure out the stupid acronym. Can't think vhilst sleepingz0rz in my mind...need to be sleeping in real life, but the not-being-able-to-sleepingness thing is kicking my arsez right now.

[wintee_madness]

^ lol well since i corrected the other guy as to the song name spelling I forgot wat it was exactly called so yeah abbreviated it

[TimmerGuitarMan]

Why...

So you can go through the trouble of adding them to mail/comment them saying how much they suck?

People steal peoples songs all the time, who cares???

Also, it's not like EXACTLY the same thing, it really COULD have been a fluke. The intro isn't really hard or that unique.


Nah, tis for a friend to hear actually :)

[Shreddin 4 Life]

isnt that the goal?

:haha

touché

[~yardweasel~]

great band, i think "hate me" and "downfall" are 2 of their best songs.

[[I Buy Peace]]

Apparently Follow the reaper is Alexi's least favourite album. Kinda supprising since it is alot of peoples favourite

I can't devide on my favourite

[LakeboDom]

Hatebreeder, Follow the Reaper and Hatecrew DeathRoll
best albums. Are you dead yet? was ok.....

[Guitarplaya27]

Hate Crew Deathroll was best

[MetalDisease]

i think hatebreeder is their best album IMO, and are you dead yet is runner up

[Shreddin 4 Life]

I'm hard-pressed between Hatebreeder & Follow the Reaper

[Waterboy799]

I'm hard-pressed between Hatebreeder & Follow the Reaper

hatecrew deathroll......... :p:

i love all the albums equally, they all have songs i like to listen to one them.

[Shinozoku]

']Apparently Follow the reaper is Alexi's least favourite album. Kinda supprising since it is alot of peoples favourite

I can't devide on my favourite

I thought Something Wild was his least favorite, due to the extreme Yngwie cloning?

As for my fave, definately HCDR. I recently got Hatebreeder in the mail, and I love it, too, but HCDR trumps it for me.

By the way, I'm ordering the Edwards RV on the 15th :D

[GhostofSanity]

I'm hard-pressed between Hatebreeder & Follow the Reaper

Me too. Both albums have most of CoB's best songs in my opinion (Silent Night Bodom Night, Northern Comfort, Children of Decadence, Bed of Razors, etc).

[wintee_madness]

i like all their songs some aren't as good as others but i still enjoy all CoB songs...

[Shreddin 4 Life]

Me too. Both albums have most of CoB's best songs in my opinion (Silent Night Bodom Night, Northern Comfort, Children of Decadence, Bed of Razors, etc).

fer me it's not so much the songs as the overall sound & feel on the albums themselves as a whole

[Vittu0666]

I thought Something Wild was his least favorite, due to the extreme Yngwie cloning?
He did, but in an interview on Scythes-of-Bodom, he stated that his least favorite album is now Follow the Reaper. He also despises Kissing the Shadows because "the chorus is gay" and it "sounds like Rhapsody."

[[I Buy Peace]]

I thought Something Wild was his least favorite, due to the extreme Yngwie cloning?

Nah, he said he was proud of because he was only 17 at the time, and there are some songs on it that he enjoys. He says there are a few songs he likes on FTR but he still says it's his least favourite album. I forgot what he said was his favourite album, I think it was either Hate crew deathroll or are you dead yet.

And he not only doesn't like the needled 24 7 video, he doesn't like the are you dead yet video. He says there are too many closeups on him and not the rest of the band. And he didn't lik the story to the video either. His favourite vid is in your face.

interview (http://www.endlesswar.net/SOB/site.php?go=interviews&lang=en&int=interview06)

Thats a good interview, and good COB fansite, check it out if you haven't already.