Only Children of Bodom Thread.

[Bilzzard_of_Ozz]

I think they're Melodic Death Metal, I think the vocals make it more Death, but I don't know about the keyboards, they kind of point more to Black.

No no NO! Black metal does NOT have keyboards used like that!

[kirkisking]

No no NO! Black metal does NOT have keyboards used like that!


QFT

[shadowofbodom]

i told you all already what they are. melo-thrash. dare you jest?

[DUP3R]

I saw them at the House of Blues a couple of hours ago, they were opening for Lamb of God (who I didn't bother to see). They put on a pretty good show, I thought it was entertaining when Alexi started playing the keyboard with the keyboardist.

[Inahrima]

I just listened to follow the reaper in its entirety and :eek:

:headbang:

[46_2]

I like them alot and people shouldnt diss them cuz they are signed have sold lots of records and can play the **** outta their instruments and they havent said a damn thing about any of you people who say they suck

[<><]

they havent said a damn thing about any of you people who say they suckActually, there is ONE exception...They called you a stupid ass-kissing twat.

[We_Wont_Die]

No no NO! Black metal does NOT have keyboards used like that!
I apologize... I don't know what I was thinking... :sad:
You know me and my Black Metal lovingness, that was clearly a mistake...
COB have more "DEN DEN DEN DEN DEN DE-DE-DEN!" keyboards... whereas Black Metal can sample an orchestrial piece. But also, Black Metal is mainly focused on religion, and uses more musical styles to represent that.

Please don't yell at me again... I love you...

i told you all already what they are. melo-thrash. dare you jest?
I CHALLENGE THY WITH A JEST! They are Melodic Death, because the vocals point more towards Death Metal than to Thrash Metal.

[kelz101]

Did anyone see them play in the unholly aliance tour yet? just wondering if it was good/bad....i wish i could go but they arent playing anywher remotely near to me...:(

[Corrosive]

Yea, I did, they were amazing. Their set was short, but the songs they played, they did the hell outta them. I know they played In your Face and Are you Dead Yet? Which aren't my favorites, but they played Angels don't Kill, Downfall, Needled 24/7, and a couple others. Great show. It was their newer guitarists birthday so Randy (lamb of god) had everyone wish him a happy birthday in his own way.

[UpsideDownCross]

i saw them play last year with Amon Armoth and Trivium, they played for almost 2 hours. I will see them again July 21st. Can't Wait

[Mudvayne_4_Life]

Well, I've only heard 3 songs by them.
-Silent Night, Bodom Night
-Needling 24/7
-and some other song that my dad had recorded on a tape from a couple years ago.

I liked all three songs, and was wondering what albums/songs are recommended to listen to.

-Thanx :peace:

[ToolBass_dude]

^Angels don't kill, Living dead beat, and Are you dead yet are my current favs, along with needled, silent night, and bed of razors.

[Corrosive]

Warheart is a great song with a very cool solo in it.

[Inahrima]

My 1st ablum was follow the reaper, and it seems great overall. try that? :cheers:

[kelz101]

i love the song Angels don't Kill, uhhh...i wish i didnt live in such a hick town.......grr......the closes show is about a 6-7 hour drive from my house...which sucks ass....oh well...their planning on doing the show every summer...which should be cool...i'll catch it next year hopefully

[spike101]

Everytime I Die, Hate Me, most of the stuff from follow the reaper actually

[aPIRATEwithADD]

I have Follow the Reaper and whatever the hell sixpounder is on

Hate Me! and Children of Decadence are my favorites

[Schecter86]

Alexi is an amazing guitarist, better than i will ever be, lol, and i think my favs are follow the reaper, and hatebreeder, i dont care for Hate Crew, i bought it and listened to it once, but there new cd isnt so bad, were not gonna fall is pretty damn cool, anyways, i really like the keyboards, i saw some people on here dont like that, thats what i like best about them, cause at the time, they were the first band with them, and they didnt sound like techno, so i was pretty excited. . .

[Schecter86]

i think out of all of them, that follow the reaper is the best made, i think there sound finally came together, like at the peak, and then Hate Crew. . .lol

[slayer_player]

metalcore, black metal, speed metal, fantasy metal, nu metal, who gives a ****, it's all just metal to me.

[<><]

metalcore, black metal, speed metal, fantasy metal, nu metal, who gives a ****, it's all just metal to me....Ugh. I'm not even going to bother arguing.

*bludgeons slayer_player to death with a cricket bat*

[madbasslover]

i'm gonna see bodom at the unholy alliance tour this summer. ohhh yeah!

[axe_grinder247]

i'm gonna see bodom at the unholy alliance tour this summer. ohhh yeah!

:cheers:
i'll just say that, after seeing them on that tour, they were hands down the best act next to slayer...get a beer or something when mastodon plays, they demolished the whole show, and not in a good way either

[steady666]

i wanna see them live so bad. i have heaps of their live stuff. i own tokyo warhearts and that is just sooooo awesome but i also have heard and seen stuff from live in ilosaarirock, live in valencia, and live in Seoul. Alexander is really boring live, he just stands there. I havent seen/heard Roope live yet.

has anyone heard the inearthed demos? pretty cool. i am the biggest CoB fan boy hahaha. I have follow the reaper on vinyl.

[XBodomX]

This sucks.... I'm sick and puking, and I leave to Montreal tomorrow at 8 in the morning and it's like a 10 hour drive. Plus I work today and no one can take my shift and my boss doesn't care if I'm sick or not so it's not like it'll help me get any better for tomorrows drive to see Bodom.....

[Jimothy]

I've always thought of CoB as a band somewhat opposite to Dragonforce... I dunno why.... Still kick arse and I can't wait to see them at Wacken + Unholy Alliance in Manchester XD

[steady666]

can't wait for that dvd to come out

[We_Wont_Die]

can't wait for that dvd to come out
I think it's gonna be really boring... I have the video clips (live) for Hate Me!, If You Want Peace... Prepare For War and Hate Crew Deathroll, and they basically do nothing... They just stand there... The music is great though, but the entertainment part is missing.. My opinion, anyway.

[steady666]

well from what i saw only alexander stood around... alexi was headbanging like crazy, henkka was jumping around and every so often alexi would run up to janne for the solos.
i guess they arent as fun to watch as Iron Maiden but i wouldnt say boring

[Corrosive]

i wanna see them live so bad. i have heaps of their live stuff. i own tokyo warhearts and that is just sooooo awesome but i also have heard and seen stuff from live in ilosaarirock, live in valencia, and live in Seoul. Alexander is really boring live, he just stands there. I havent seen/heard Roope live yet.

has anyone heard the inearthed demos? pretty cool. i am the biggest CoB fan boy hahaha. I have follow the reaper on vinyl.

You can get all of that on the internet, so it doesn't make you that hardcore of a fan..

[We_Wont_Die]

I'm guessing you didn't see the "hahaha" bit...

[Corrosive]

I'm guessing you didn't see the "hahaha" bit...


Apparently I'm not a radar for subtle sarcasm.. :sad:

[Magero]

I believe the words of Comic Book Guy are appropriate here.
"Oh, a sarcasm detector, thats a REAL useful invention" *sarcasm detector explodes*

[shadowofbodom]

i think CoB need to stop referring to themselves as "CoB" and just make it CB or something. i mean, cob? as in corn on the cob? ****en **** thats ****en embarrassing. ****.

[steady666]

Cob is a cool name. I wish i was called cob. How could you not like cob?

[<><]

http://www.theartofair.com/usrimage/corn%20on%20cob%201.jpg

:heart:




Happy? :p:

[Cobain_Is_King]

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

Are you on 56k dial up or something?

Anyway, Bodom kick ass, hoping to see them at Unholy Alliance Tour this year :headbang:

[steady666]

i hate trivium. didn't they get beaten up or something when they opened for bodom?

[Kirkomelette]

i hate trivium. didn't they get beaten up or something when they opened for bodom?

By who? Bodom?

[twentyextysixx]

Are you on 56k dial up or something?

Anyway, Bodom kick ass, hoping to see them at Unholy Alliance Tour this year :headbang:

I hope you know your opinion is null and void here.

Your user name is "Cobain is king" - yeah, ass king
You have a Trivium *shudders* avatar.

[Cobain_Is_King]

Since when did this become an argument over bands? If you don't like Nirvana or Trivium, no need to bitch about it. All I was saying is 5 hours is quite a long time to download 14 songs or something, and that I hope to see Bodom this year.
My username or avatar has nothing to do with this, so no need to start an argument out of nothing.

[steady666]

By who? Bodom?
After this, the band headed back to the United States and Canada for a main support tour with Children of Bodom and Amon Amarth. On this event Trivium experienced a less-than-friendly welcome by Children of Bodom fans, which was widely critisized by Trivium's ever-growing fan base. <<<< wikipedia entry for Trivium

I would be less-than-friendly too if i had to watch Trivium

[kelz101]

This sucks.... I'm sick and puking, and I leave to Montreal tomorrow at 8 in the morning and it's like a 10 hour drive. Plus I work today and no one can take my shift and my boss doesn't care if I'm sick or not so it's not like it'll help me get any better for tomorrows drive to see Bodom.....

I was ganno go see that show...but all the floor tickets were sold out & the rest were like WAY back....and i would have likely gotten lost & missed the show anyway...
its like a 10hr drive for me too

[XBodomX]

Ya, I just saw the show, was amazing. I was sick during the show, and still am but I managed to get second row :D Sadly they had a small set and they weren't selling any merchandise which was weird.

[kelz101]

i'll catch them next time they come back to canada...hopefully they come into the maritimes....but they likely wont because PEI isnt good enough to ever have anyone come here...seriously we had 50 cent, sum41, and alexisonfire....thats it...my whole life...thats all that ever played :sad:

[eastern_riffs]

Do they have any other song thats more or less like 'Everytime I die'??

I really like that song,so is there any other one like it?

[BedOfRazors509]

they would a lot better if they got rid of their keyboard player, imo. and never replaced him.
Personaly I like Janne Warman's keyboard he's extremely skilled at it. It's cool when Alexi and Janne have a "duel". :headbang:

[Forlorn Hope]

I love the keyboards. They bring a great aspect to their overall sound, and just wouldn't be the same without them. It's also a nice change from most bands, which don't have keyboardists. Key word most.

I'm new to these forums btw.

[<><]

I love the keyboards. They bring a great aspect to their overall sound, and just wouldn't be the same without them. It's also a nice change from most bands, which don't have keyboardists. Key word most.

I'm new to these forums btw.Welcome. :cheers:

[whalepudding]

Do they have any other song thats more or less like 'Everytime I die'??

I really like that song,so is there any other one like it?

Um...
Maybe Bed Of Razors, Downfall, or Children Of Decadence?

[SPFan]

Children Of Bodom is from same country as me :)! im damn proud of them

[Forlorn Hope]

Children Of Bodom is from same country as me :)! im damn proud of them
That's awesome. I'd like to visit Finland one day...

[axe_grinder247]

it seems that all these Finnish bands live in Helsinki...i read that they live right next door to the bassist (or some other member, can't recall at the moment) of HIM

[Rakoro]

it seems that all these Finnish bands live in Helsinki...i read that they live right next door to the bassist (or some other member, can't recall at the moment) of HIM
Perhaps that is why Are You Dead Yet? is like it is.

[Forlorn Hope]

Perhaps that is why Are You Dead Yet? is like it is.
Not sure exactly what you mean by that.
I like AYDY personally. Not as much as their older stuff, but I still enjoy it.
But I prefer Kissing The Shadows, Downfall, Everytime I Die, Bed Of Razors, Towards Dead End, Deadnight Warrior, Lake Bodom etc :)

[axe_grinder247]

Perhaps that is why Are You Dead Yet? is like it is.

:confused:

[Rakoro]

Haha, It was a lame attempt at a joke, saying the proximity to cheesy bands like HIM affected the latest album negatively.

I like some of it, with Next in Line probably being my favorite off that one, its ok, but doesn't compare to Follow the reaper or Hatecrew Deathroll.

[ToolBass_dude]

there are 3 tracks i like primarily off AYDY?, and those are living dead beat, Are you dead yet, and Next in line.

[Shreddin 4 Life]

Man, I had no idea that there were THIS many COB fans out there.
I gotta say that Bodom is one of the greatest bands to ever grace the metal world. I honestly love everything that they've done so far-even the new album. But my favourite has to be "Follow The Reaper" so far, as well well the 2 albums that came before it...
Just the same though, I know what most of you mean when you say that, "oh the new Bodom stuff sucks" But for me, it's not that they suck now, they're just different. If you think about, they simply dropped some of the neo-classical elements for a heavier sound, and for metal, that's always a good thing...
But anyways, Bodom forever!!!

[<><]

they simply dropped some of the neo-classical elements for a heavier sound, and for metal, that's always a good thing...I beg to differ.

[Rakoro]

The neo-classical element was what helped set them apart from other bands.

[ToolBass_dude]

yeah. there are many bands out there who tune down to C/D and blast away, the neo-classical was what really set them apart.

[Forlorn Hope]

I liked the neo-classical elements of their older music. Downfall is my current favorite by them. I love the keyboard sound during the intro.

[steady666]

is there any news on a new album?

[Mr.Loomis_shred]

CoB r one of the best bands and the guy that said "they simply dropped some of the neo-classical elements for a heavier sound, and for metal, that's always a good thing..." is an idiot that is not the case, as its been said above those neo-classical classical element are wot made them 1 of the best, personally i dont lik " are you dead yet" because they changed their style but there are a few ok songs on the album like we're not gonna fall and such. I think they changed because of the introduction of guitarist roope who was lead guitarist along with alexi in sinergy. i think roopes style made an influnence in the albums outcome. I think cob can still produce another fantastic album maybe not as good as hatebreeder but fukin class anyways. Alexi is still a god to me on guitar and him being soooo young i know he can produce something magical again.

[hethamulburton]

Idk, I love some of the solos on there more than anyother before, like when he was younger, and less experienced.... I think IMO- IMO!!!- that some songs began to sound way too much the same for me, but now he's exploring a lil' into what I like to refer to as badass ****ing **** bitch!!!
Plus, idk, I really like how he has dropped his seemingly artificial death metal voice, and gone for his more I guess natural voice, idk how to describe it really I just like it better.

... PS- no flaming on the others- just saying

[Downfall929]

Bodom kicks ass. I saw them live with slayer, lamb of god and mastodon. They were pretty good but I would've taken out Living Dead Beat and Angels Don't Kill from their set and replaced them with Bed of Razors and Lake Bodom. My favorite album is definetly hatebreeder, then follow the reaper, something wild, hate crew deathroll, and finally are you dead yet, which is definetly their worst album. Its got a few good songs: are you dead yet, if you want peace prepare for war, and trashed lost and strungout but the rest of it is ****. My favorite bodom songs are Bed of Razors, Lake Bodom, and children of decadence. hopefully bodoms next album will sound more like hatebreeder and less like bull****.

[DrBlowThingsUp]

i think their ideas and riffs are absolutley incredible (mask of sanity!!!) but the singer... iv really no comment. remove that element and i would love them.

[Spynal]

i think their ideas and riffs are absolutley incredible

Of course they are, Yngwie wrote them.

[Mr.Loomis_shred]

Of course they are, Yngwie wrote them.


I dont know what u mean by this!!!

[Changerat]

I dont know what u mean by this!!!

He means nothing. Alexi maybe nicked 2-3 riffs off yngwie, and thats it.

[Shreddin 4 Life]

Well come on,

If u guys all seriously think that COB could ride the neo-classical elements of their songs forever, than ur all ****ing stupid. The only part of the music that ever sounded neo-classical were the riffs that were taken out of the Baroque era of classical music (as in directly from Bach & Vivaldi). As in "Red Light In My Eyes (parts 1 & 2), "Black Widow" and "Downfall" respectively. That's why this was said:

Of course they are, Yngwie wrote them.

Besides, Alexi Laiho said it himself in an interview that I read a while back that they (Children Of Bodom) knew they couldn't ride the neo-classical stuff forever. In fact, to keep it fresh, they did pretty much all u can do in terms of a neo-classical sound and riffage...

Furthemore, I never meant that the new Bodom sound is better when I said "dropping the neo-classical is a good thing"...
oh yeah,
By the way, I never said it was a good thing! What I WAS saying is that at least they're still ****in' heavy, and didn't start playing Linkin Park-style or something...
Just the same, their solos are still kick-ass, so there's no selling out completely. I just mean that in terms of music on its own, it's still great, but obviously when compared to vintage Bodom, it'll never come close...

On a lighter note, my favourite album by them (as I mentioned b4) is "Follow The Reaper", and as far as I'm concerned, "Something Wild", "Hatebreeder" & "Follow The Reaper" are some of the best albums of any genre of music to ever be released!!!

Children Of Bodom 4ever!

[subzero3009]

Children of Bodom is one of the most amazing bands i have ever heard on gutiar. They definitely have something about them that absolutely nobody else has. Alexi really can rip that ESP up bad.

[Shreddin 4 Life]

Children of Bodom is one of the most amazing bands i have ever heard on gutiar. They definitely have something about them that absolutely nobody else has. Alexi really can rip that ESP up bad.

Amen to that!
COB Forever!

[flyingjew34]

I really like Children of Bodom. Let me get that straight. I think they are a very creative band, not worried about conforming to the latest styles. But is it just me, or does CoB suck live?
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7470367119694546688&q=kissing+the+shadows
I don't know, they just aren't very good performers. I still love and respect them.

BTW, is this also just me? But I find it very hard to find their CDs. Matter of fact, I have failed to find any of their CDs at stores. Hmm....

[hethamulburton]

I really like Children of Bodom. Let me get that straight. I think they are a very creative band, not worried about conforming to the latest styles. But is it just me, or does CoB suck live?
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7470367119694546688&q=kissing+the+shadows
I don't know, they just aren't very good performers. I still love and respect them.

BTW, is this also just me? But I find it very hard to find their CDs. Matter of fact, I have failed to find any of their CDs at stores. Hmm....

Online.... or F.Y.E. or Best Buy..... unless you live in Europe, then it should be at coffee shops, bakeries... etc. lol.

[steady666]

they dont suck live

[Mr.Loomis_shred]

What is flyingjew34 talking about that cob suck live i think that was a class live show on the link, he must have seen some really good **** to say that cob suck live.

[Shreddin 4 Life]

Man, what the hell are u talking about?!?!
That's a killer performance of 'Kissing The Shadows'! Alexi's voice may not be up to par but it's all there. However, maybe the quality of the footage makes u feel otherwise?
I know that a lot of the footage on sites like "youtube" are extremely poor bootlegs but that's no excuse to say Bodom sucks live.

Just listen to "Tokyo Warhearts LIVE". That's an insanely great album from the "Hatebreeder" tour.

COB 4ever!

[Gman400]

CoB's neo-classical riffs weren't all stolen from actual composers...obviously they're influenced by them but there's a difference. For example the end of Towards Dead End. That's no ripoff.I really don't like their new style but at least I have 3 albums of some of the best **** ever. Hatebreeder ftw.

[Shreddin 4 Life]

Yes, I do acknowledge the fact that not ALL of the neo-classical stuff that Bodom's done is taken from composers.

However, u can't deny that the songs I mentioned are taken directly from pieces such as Bach's "Two-Part Invention No.13" (Red Light In My Eyes part 1) or Mozart's "Symphony No.25" (Red Light... part 2).
I never said so to complain, I was just sayin' is all.
COB Arranging that stuff for electric guitar in a time where soloing or playing guitar really well was practically frowned upon is comendable enough. And above all, it sounds amazing the way they did it.

COB 4ever!

[<><]

That's the third time you've ended a post with some variation on 'CoB forever'! Seriously...enough already.

[Shreddin 4 Life]

Well excuse me for being a straight up Bodom fan...
They happen to be my favourite band.
And besides, it's obvious that ur just lookin' to piss me off anyways. Just because I'm more knowledgable of music than u doesn't give u a reason to find something to complain about every single one of my posts in the forums.

[Inahrima]

Why is everyone so bloody mean here? Do you just have to add some sort of umm mean comment to everything they say? It doesnt make you looks smart. It makes you look dumb. And like an ass. So fuck off dumbass.



/irony

[<><]

Just because I'm more knowledgable of music than u doesn't give u a reason to find something to complain about every single one of my posts in the forums.:haha :haha :haha

Quick Google searches do not make you 'more knowledgeable'.




And I'm not trying to 'piss you off'. I'm just pointing out that writing 'COB 4EVR' after every post does not make you look any cooler.

[Inahrima]

More like he's found out about wikipedia :haha

[<><]

lololol...

Pwned.
:cheers:

[Shreddin 4 Life]

Actually, it's acquired knowledge from a plethora of websites, as well as a general love for music.
Just back off and let's all talk about how great Children Of Bodom is...

[Gman400]

dude, i know more about music than ALL. I am the music MASTA!!! cob4lyf bitc* up the bodoms!

[Shreddin 4 Life]

OK, if u say so...

Anyways, back to the purpose of this forum:Bodom.

I was wondering, which album, or preferably, which SONG do u guys think is the best work that Bodom's put out so far?

Mine would have to be a close running between "Follow The Reaper" & "Hatebreeder"
My favourite tune's "Kissing The Shadows"

[-Alek-]

^Taste of my Scythe is my favourite

But I'm not a big fan, and therefore can't say if it's the best they've put out.

[Shreddin 4 Life]

cool

how 'bout all u neo-classical-style COB lovers out there?
Its what made Bodom the masters of metal in the first place...

[Shreddin 4 Life]

well, it is a great song of theirs, how much Bodom have u heard?

[<><]

Stop double-posting.

[call_of_puppetz]

im gonna have to say their first 3 albums are my favorite: something wild, hatebreeder and follow the reaper, more so hatebreed and FTR. but all their cds are excellent. i still have an unsanitary addiction to Northern Comfort off of FTR...

[Shreddin 4 Life]

whatta u mean?

[RR=bestevrplaya]

kissing the shadows is their best song, and everytime i die is really good too, howevr i hav yet to hear something from them i don like, and i've heard a lot, if not everything they've done, truly an incredible band that should be more respected. btw google vid, children of bodom, watch the 50 minute concert in seoul korea, has all their best songs in my opinion, (including kissing the shadows and everytime i die) k

REAL NON MAINSTREAM HEAVY FAST SCARE UR PARENTS KICK *** METAL 4 EVER
(that covers everything from maiden to COB and beyond)

[Bilzzard_of_Ozz]

REAL NON MAINSTREAM HEAVY FAST SCARE UR PARENTS KICK *** METAL 4 EVER
(that covers everything from maiden to COB and beyond)

:haha :haha :haha :haha :haha :haha :haha :haha :haha

[HedBanger24/7]

I have no idea where else to put this but it has to do with Alexi Laiho so...

I was looking on eBay and stumbled upon an Alexi Laiho Young Guitar Istructional DVD and im thinking about getting it. But does anybody know if its good? It sais Alexi talks about Picking, Legato Technique, Sweep Arpeggios, Accuracy, and How he comes up with solos. So, has anybody owned or seen the dvd and is it worth 24.99 (plus shipping)?

Thanks.

[Gman400]

Well, judging by the instructional on "soloing" on on demand he doesn't seem like a great teacher. That could be mostly just cause he speaks poor english though...lmao he says "you know" like every 2 seconds you know? I would probably get it personally though, since it's his own instructional and probably not some sit-down with some dude askin him dumb questions. If you really like Alexi a lot I'd say go for it. I'd like to see what goes on in his head.

[Rakoro]

Oddly enough that actually did help me.

[HedBanger24/7]

Oddly enough that actually did help me.

The Instructional DVD? Im thinking of either getting this or John Petrucci's Rock Discipline. I know Petrucci's will deffinately help me but i actually like Alexi's playing a bit more. Mainly the only thing im doing to practice technique is learning hard solos from my favorite bands so right now im thinking one of the DVDs will help me out.

[Rakoro]

he has an instructional dvd?

I was assuming Gman was talking about the April guitar world because of the y'knows, but i guess he does that everywhere lol.
The guitar world video helped me.

[whalepudding]

Best song? Probably Bed Of Razors, or Hate Me. One of them, I think...

[RR=bestevrplaya]

i think they hav some clips of the dvd on youtube but not full clips or full lessons

[shadowofbodom]

the only instructional dvd of his that i know of is the Young Guitar mag special he did. if that's what you're talking about, i highly recommend it, especially if you want to learn some bodom songs.

[Shreddin 4 Life]

One thing that seems helpful about his lessons (like most pro guitar lessons) is the speed difference: he does it fast, and then at a speed that still keeps it interesting (unlike Rusty Cooley).
Another thing is the angles. I've seen some of above referred videos on youtube & it seems worth your while. Go fer it!

[The 1]

there's the full young guitar vid on youtube/google/limewire and another one.

So just search around before buying.

[death Metal guy]

Children of Bodom kick ass :peace:

[Kapiszka]

the only instructional dvd of his that i know of is the Young Guitar mag special he did. if that's what you're talking about, i highly recommend it, especially if you want to learn some bodom songs.

it's called passage to the reaper

[Kapiszka]

i was supposed see them on monday but the gig place use there name to get more people. So many people were pissed, read more here http://cobhc.com/
anyways i like them alot

[ARMistice]

Man, everyone likes Bed of Razors! lol. There's one I really like, but don't know the name coz I can't understand the lyrics. I'll have to tab it out as best as my 2mo experiance can get me and will post it up

Children of Decadence is neat too

[sadist_squirrel]

can anyone think of an c.o.b. song that has no solo/easy solo-i learned "hatebreeder" and silent "night, bodom night", but not the solos, i was like: " OH MY GOD!!!". i'm a pretty good player, i can learn a whole tab in, like, 4 seconds, but i can't do hard solos. i can do hard verse or chorus or whatever riffs.

[sadist_squirrel]

warheart's my fav cob song.

[Shreddin 4 Life]

wow, that's first: a TRIPLE post!

seriously tho, don't do that-ever.

Anyways, unfortunately, there aren't many Bodom songs that don't have solos. And their least difficult ones aren't the easiest of solos either.

However, I'd suggest "Bed Of Razors" fer one, it's not that difficult at all.
Also, u might wanna try "Lil' Bloodred Ridin' Hood". It's got some excellent melody lines that will definitely help u get into more complicated playing such as string skipping!
:peace:

[whalepudding]

Everytime I Die sounds pretty easy. It might not be though, I don't know.

[Shreddin 4 Life]

well, without the wammy bar technique (floyd rose stuff), it loses a lot of it's vibe...

[whalepudding]

Okay, well maybe If You Want Peace (Prepare For War)?

[steady666]

can anyone think of an c.o.b. song that has no solo/easy solo-i learned "hatebreeder" and silent "night, bodom night", but not the solos, i was like: " OH MY GOD!!!". i'm a pretty good player, i can learn a whole tab in, like, 4 seconds, but i can't do hard solos. i can do hard verse or chorus or whatever riffs.

4 seconds!!! your my hero!!! <3<3<3<3

...seriously though, your a noob. learn to sweep pick and maybe then you can do laiho solos.

[Shreddin 4 Life]

4 seconds!!! your my hero!!! <3<3<3<3

...seriously though, your a noob. learn to sweep pick and maybe then you can do laiho solos.

:haha

Seriously tho, he's askin' fer some help & want's to learn. There's nuthin' wrong with that, but I do know what u mean...

In other words, state ur business and not the obvious if ur gonna ask fer suggestions in the future alright.
:peace:

[hethamulburton]

If he's looking for a song with no solos.... hahahaha, but I can help you out with Alexi's whole styling.

http://www.911tabs.com/link/?2563013

It's his Reap 'N' Roll Exercise, they aren't anything special, but he does a lot of his common sweeping patterns in it, so it'll be good to learn from.

[Kwarantine]

CoB rule. 'Nuff said. They got triple times as much talent as a bunch of 19 year olds playing 2 power chords and screaming their throat on the mic.

[steady666]

CoB rule. 'Nuff said. They got triple times as much talent as a bunch of 19 year olds playing 2 power chords and screaming their throat on the mic.

you wouldnt happen to be talking about trivium now?
hahaha
anyone has more talent than that. ive got more talent in my pants than they do as an entire band.

[whalepudding]

CoB rule. 'Nuff said. They got triple times as much talent as a bunch of 19 year olds playing 2 power chords and screaming their throat on the mic.
You mean they can play 6 powerchords?

[fwibble]

can anyone think of an c.o.b. song that has no solo/easy solo-i learned "hatebreeder" and silent "night, bodom night", but not the solos, i was like: " OH MY GOD!!!". i'm a pretty good player, i can learn a whole tab in, like, 4 seconds, but i can't do hard solos. i can do hard verse or chorus or whatever riffs.

Sixpounder

[Night_Lights]

I have no idea where else to put this but it has to do with Alexi Laiho so...

I was looking on eBay and stumbled upon an Alexi Laiho Young Guitar Istructional DVD and im thinking about getting it. But does anybody know if its good? It sais Alexi talks about Picking, Legato Technique, Sweep Arpeggios, Accuracy, and How he comes up with solos. So, has anybody owned or seen the dvd and is it worth 24.99 (plus shipping)?

Thanks.

basically he plays a solo, and you learn it. Get Petruccis instead unless you really like alexis style and watching that dvd will insipire to reach new heights in your playing (much like Yngwies dvds do for me)

[Davidian]

basically he plays a solo, and you learn it. Get Petruccis instead unless you really like alexis style and watching that dvd will insipire to reach new heights in your playing (much like Yngwies dvds do for me)
I thought the rock discipline movie was quite boring.

[sadist_squirrel]

wow, that's first: a TRIPLE post!

seriously tho, don't do that-ever.

Anyways, unfortunately, there aren't many Bodom songs that don't have solos. And their least difficult ones aren't the easiest of solos either.

However, I'd suggest "Bed Of Razors" fer one, it's not that difficult at all.
Also, u might wanna try "Lil' Bloodred Ridin' Hood". It's got some excellent melody lines that will definitely help u get into more complicated playing such as string skipping!
:peace:
yeah, bed of razors isnt hard. i'm working on it right now (good thing it's on hatebreeder, thats the only cob cd i have---but i've heard lots of their other stuff)

[steady666]

unholy alliance coming to aus!
true or false???
and will it be all ages???

[guitarcaw]

unholy alliance coming to aus!
true or false???
and will it be all ages???
Just check their site
http://cobhc.com/
It has all the tour dates on it

[mcra7xra]

how can i learn to solo and stuff with alternate and sweep picking? i really wanna learn some cob stuff, but i'm not that good at reall fast solo stuff. i've tried a bunch of stuff, but i couldnt do the solos.

[Bilzzard_of_Ozz]

how can i learn to solo and stuff with alternate and sweep picking? i really wanna learn some cob stuff, but i'm not that good at reall fast solo stuff. i've tried a bunch of stuff, but i couldnt do the solos.

How about, you know, practice?

[mcra7xra]

How about, you know, practice?
how about, you know, i dont know how to do sweep picking?

[Bilzzard_of_Ozz]

how about, you know, i dont know how to do sweep picking?

And THUS you fucking practice sweep picking! Not that hard to understand. If you want to learn something then you PRACTICE it.

[ReBoRnBaND4]

anyone know any good sites to learn the sweep picking, maybe some sweep picking licks from COB???

[HyperOlaf]

Yay, CoB thread ftw

[Slaughtered]

anyone know any good sites to learn the sweep picking, maybe some sweep picking licks from COB???
http://www.insaneguitar.com/mc/sweeping.html
Its in my favorites :p:

[MikeLow]

one reason i like cob is because of their unique keyboard and awsome guitar, hey what is up with the bagpipes in fear of the dark? it sounded pretty cool which bagpipes don't tend to do to much

[SorrowIsMe]

Hey!


















































These guys still around?

[Shreddin 4 Life]

one reason i like cob is because of their unique keyboard and awsome guitar, hey what is up with the bagpipes in fear of the dark? it sounded pretty cool which bagpipes don't tend to do to much

CoB didn't cover Fear Of The Dark, Cradle Of Filth did...

[MikeLow]

interesting

[Shreddin 4 Life]

yeah I know

some people mislabel a lot of stuff on Limewire eh? ;)

[xblack_sabbathx]

children of bodom r awsome, alexi is a pretty sweet guitarist.
my fave song would have to be punch me i bleed
they cover aces high pretty well i reckon too

[Sun King]

^lol those are horrible choices of songs.. But Alexi is pretty sick on guitar.

edit: ^lmfao nice sig dude.

[DeathLegionaire]

^lol those are horrible choices of songs.. But Alexi is pretty sick on guitar.

edit: ^lmfao nice sig dude.


I agree.

The only good albums were the first three.

After that, they just got lazier and lazier, not to mention Alexander left the band.
Even though Roope can shred, even since Alexander left, CoB has had a bleak horizon...

[SGRocker0791]

After listening to all of their albums, I really like COB no matter what people say. :headbang:

[Aphotic Crysiss]

I dont really care what people say about bands. If its good to me, ill listen to em:)

NP. Kissing The Shadows.

[Shreddin 4 Life]

After listening to all of their albums, I really like COB no matter what people say. :headbang:

:cheers:

same here

(but the first 3 albums are the best tho)

[SGRocker0791]

:cheers:

same here

(but the first 3 albums are the best tho)

QFT. Even though, HCDT and AYDY are awesome also IMO.

[Ascendancy5]

I actually think that Hate Crew was their best, IMO. They are all amazing and blow me away though.

[SGRocker0791]

Best COB album is a very touchy topic since they put out many awesome records imo.

[whalepudding]

I think they go like this, in order of best to worst:

Follow The Reaper
Hate Crew Death Roll
Hatebreeder
Are You Dead Yet?
Something Wild

That's just me though, so yeah.

[benchiefjr]

After listening to all of their albums, I really like COB no matter what people say. :headbang:
yeah, but they're albums are very samey...still good though.

[Downfall929]

I think they go like this, in order of best to worst:

Follow The Reaper
Hate Crew Death Roll
Hatebreeder
Are You Dead Yet?
Something Wild

That's just me though, so yeah.

I know its your order, but i dont no how u can put something wild below aydy if u liked all the other albums more than aydy. the songs on something wild are more similiar to hcdr than aydy.

[Shreddin 4 Life]

my list goes:

Follow The Reaper
Hatebreeder (tied w/ FTR really)
Something Wild
Hatecrew Deathroll
Are You Dead Yet?

[xblack_sabbathx]

^lol those are horrible choices of songs.. But Alexi is pretty sick on guitar.

edit: ^lmfao nice sig dude.

what songs would u recommend then?

[TheDarkestNights]

Kissing The Shadows is one of my favourite songs ever...

[autumnskyguitar]

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

I saw them on June 30 in Cleveland, and believe me you won't be dissappointed. They're awesome live.

[SGRocker0791]

yeah, but they're albums are very samey...still good though.

Meh, if the sound is good with me, I don't mind.

[autumnskyguitar]

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.

At least Warman doesn't play a keytar like a lot of power metal keyboard players (just for the record I'm not categorizing Bodom as power metal, because they aren't, I'm just pointing out that some keyboard players in power metal play keytars)

[autumnskyguitar]

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

I'm on the exact same page as you man.

[autumnskyguitar]

Here's my best to worst album list: (though i love all the albums)

Hatecrew Deathroll
Something Wild
Follow The Reaper
Hatebreeder
Are You Dead Yet

[Sleepy_Hollow]

and whats wrong with a keytar? Its the same a keyboards haha. And COB is very power metal. Sure they have a few riffs that are influenced by a diff. genre, but they are basically power metal with harsh vocals. Anyways I don't think they are ever gonna release anything quality again. I liked everything to Hatecrew alot. But Are You Dead yet is just lame aside from a few cool parts here and there.

[Rianne]

i just got a video from alexi and roope its suppose to be like lessons

it really good and stuff but i wanted to know if they're playing just things or actual part of their songs

[liesofautumn]

So I just got Follow The Reaper to start listening to CoB and its taking a while for it to grow on me, cause Alexi's voice isnt incredibly appealing but I do like Bodom After Midnight, Everytime I Die, and Kissing The Shadows. Was this a good place to start and where should I go from here?

[SGRocker0791]

Follow the Reaper is a good start, but Hatebreeder would have been a better one IMO.

[liesofautumn]

so should i go to hatebreeder from follow the reaper then?

[Mr.Loomis_shred]

rianne-the song they are playing is called passage to the reaper, it is a sinergy song, a side-project that alexi was in with roope before roope joined cob(i think). It is a version of a song by vivaldi or some other classical composer. You can get tabs for it on this site under sinergy or bodom im not sure but check out some of sinergys other songs, you probaly wont be able to find one of their albums because they have split up but you can try and download some.

liesofautumn-personally i like the old stuff better- hatebreeder, something wild but hatebreeder imo being the best. After that i would go for hatecrew deathroll but beware of Are you dead yet? not many songs on it sound like bodom used to in follow the reaper period but its your choice.

[Rakoro]

the vivaldi song is the last movement of Summer, which is part of The Four Seasons.

If you like it you should definately check out the other parts of The four seasons, which are, spring, summer, fall, and (omg no wai!) winter. The particularly metal ones are summer and winter.

[Rianne]

thanx

i love it

:peace:

[trivium_rule_11]

okay peeps, in ur opinion wat would ur order of the CoB albums be from best to worst, i personally like hatebreeder and hate crew deathroll :D

[SGRocker0791]

okay peeps, in ur opinion wat would ur order of the CoB albums be from best to worst, i personally like hatebreeder and hate crew deathroll :D

Hatebreeder
Follow the Reaper
Hatecrew Deathroll
Something Wild
Are You Dead Yet?

My list.

[Icarus66]

From slightly less worse to worst:

Hatebreeder
Follow the Reaper
Hatecrew Deathroll
Something Wild
Are You Dead Yet?

[trivium_rule_11]

From slightly less worse to worst:

Hatebreeder
Follow the Reaper
Hatecrew Deathroll
Something Wild
Are You Dead Yet?


does that mean u dnt like any of them?>

[whalepudding]

Best song? Probably Bed Of Razors, or Hate Me. One of them, I think...
:cheers:

EDIT: Cocks.

[trivium_rule_11]

BEST CHILDREN OF BODOM SONGS (in no particular order)
black widow (the bodom scream sends chills down my kneck lol )
children of bodom
sixpounder
warhearts
silent night, bodom night
punch me i bleed

[King ofKumbucha]

Best to Worst:

Follow The Reaper
HateBreeder
Something Wild
Are You Dead Yet?
Hate Crew Death Roll

[Mr. President]

Hatebreeder
Follow the Reaper
Hate Crew Deathroll
Are You Dead Yet?
Something Wild

[SGRocker0791]

:cheers:

EDIT: Cocks.

:haha

My favorite COB song is either "Slient Night, Bodom Night" or "Sixpounder."

[into the moat]

omg have u guys looked at COBs lyrics. there as bad as dave mustaines

[SGRocker0791]

omg have u guys looked at COBs lyrics. there as bad as dave mustaines

Your spelling and grammar is worst. :peace:

[DeathLegionaire]

Best to Worst

Something Wild
Follow the Reaper
Hatebreeder
HateCrew Deathroll
AYDY

And CoB's lyrics got a bit better in the FtR period, but Alexi and the rest we're extremely depressed before that. I read somewhere he tried to commit sucide by ODing on some pills.

[metalthrashingm]

Hatebreeder was awesome, Follow The Reaper was ok, and everything after that was GARBAGE.... in my opinion.

[liesofautumn]

omg have u guys looked at COBs lyrics. there as bad as dave mustaines

I STRONGLY disagree my friend. And what the fu ck is wrong with Dave Mustaines lyrics?

[flyingjew34]

I STRONGLY disagree my friend. And what the fu ck is wrong with Dave Mustaines lyrics?
+1

Yea man, Children of Bodom use a lot of metaphors in their songs. And there is nothing I hate more than an ignorant person who can't comprehend a song, so he labels it as crap. Well! That is crap! Kissing the Shadows is actually about Alexi (or whoever) being too shy to communicate with a person he's attracted to (I think). And Dave Mustaine has a lot of meaning in his lyrics too. So yea, there's my little bit.

[Mr. President]

Kissing the Shadows is actually about Alexi (or whoever) being too shy to communicate with a person he's attracted to (I think).


couldn't help but lol at the thought of Alexi Laiho on the dating scene:haha

[Sun King]

couldn't help but lol at the thought of Alexi Laiho on the dating scene:haha


Haha, He dosen't seem like a very.. intimate person does he? Well everyone needs some real love sometime I guess. But if that is actually what the songs based on, what the hell? he plays the **** at concerts infront of hundreds, and can't talk to the girls?

[shadows666]

Haha, He dosen't seem like a very.. intimate person does he? Well everyone needs some real love sometime I guess. But if that is actually what the songs based on, what the hell? he plays the **** at concerts infront of hundreds, and can't talk to the girls?
Dude, talking to chicks is risky business :stickpoke

[Davidian]

Dude, talking to chicks is risky business :stickpoke

Yeah fear the pillowpants!

[shadows666]

^fear listerfiend as well!!

[flyingjew34]

couldn't help but lol at the thought of Alexi Laiho on the dating scene :haha
Well, that song fits him then, lol. It's about him not being able to talk to women. Every man wants a woman, so why can't he have one? ;)

[Mr. President]

^^because he looks like one :p:

[flyingjew34]

I know, lol!

[Magero]

Damn, Alexi is one fine looking dude though...

[SGRocker0791]

Damn, Alexi is one fine looking dude though...

:haha True, I guess.

[benchiefjr]

Haha, He dosen't seem like a very.. intimate person does he? Well everyone needs some real love sometime I guess. But if that is actually what the songs based on, what the hell? he plays the **** at concerts infront of hundreds, and can't talk to the girls?
you can't f*** a concert...chicks on the other hand. :D

[distilledspirit]

Your spelling and grammar is worst. :peace:
Haha, you mean worse?

I like Bodom but not a big fan of Laiho's vocals.

[DeathLegionaire]

Haha, you mean worse?

I like Bodom but not a big fan of Laiho's vocals.
I liked the vocals on their older stuff better.

Something Wild-Best
Follow the Reaper-Great
Hatebreeder-Great
Hatecrew Deathroll-Good/Meh
AYDY?-ASS

[flyingjew34]

Haha, you mean worse?

I like Bodom but not a big fan of Laiho's vocals.
No, he meant worst. :p:

[Shreddin 4 Life]

No, he meant worst. :p:

:haha

[schecter1971]

So what are u guy's opinions on Alexi only using a bridge pickup. He says that he doesn't like the sound of neck pups so he doesn't play with one.

[Shreddin 4 Life]

well, it's a matter of taste really...

I personally don't use a neck pickup much, so having a guitar like his would be a good thing.
For others, they can't use anything other than a neck pickup, so they stick with what works fer them...

[flyingjew34]

I don't know how many of you have seen this, but it's a pretty good show.

Korea (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8019900614513956074&q=children+of+bodom+korea)

The more I look at Alexi, the more I think he's a man trapped in a child's body. lol
He really does look like a kid, and I almost feel sorry for him...

[Shreddin 4 Life]

I dunno, he looks more like a chick than a kid to me...

[ch715dallat]

anyone got any similar EQ amp settings that Alexi uses? I just cant get the right tone, i was givin ones and they sound alright but not perfect and theyre clearly not the ones alexi uses as he said in an interview that he plays with mostly the mids boosted so that the guitar stands out over the drums and keyboard and bass, but the settings i have say the mids are like 3, so if you got better settings post them please?

[Davidian]

anyone got any similar EQ amp settings that Alexi uses? I just cant get the right tone, i was givin ones and they sound alright but not perfect and theyre clearly not the ones alexi uses as he said in an interview that he plays with mostly the mids boosted so that the guitar stands out over the drums and keyboard and bass, but the settings i have say the mids are like 3, so if you got better settings post them please?

Use allot of mid, then push the treble enough to let it cut tough enough and then work the bass up to your liking.


And use the r-rief channel.

[ch715dallat]

give me a rough setting in numbers please?

[Sun King]

I don't know how many of you have seen this, but it's a pretty good show.

Korea (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8019900614513956074&q=children+of+bodom+korea)

The more I look at Alexi, the more I think he's a man trapped in a child's body. lol
He really does look like a kid, and I almost feel sorry for him...


That's ****ing sweet. I just watched that whole show.

[flyingjew34]

^I can't believe it was only a 50 minute show. It appears that they don't play anymore after the vid stopped. Damn Koreans got ripped off, lol.

[iVenom]

^I can't believe it was only a 50 minute show. It appears that they don't play anymore after the vid stopped. Damn Koreans got ripped off, lol.

Well it looked like an amazing show nonetheless

[flyingjew34]

^Yes, it was pretty intense. But most bands play more than 9 songs during a concert...

[Leonheart]

Ha, he always plays with his shirt off.

[Davidian]

give me a rough setting in numbers please?

Bass : 3

Mid: 7 or 8

Treble : 7


That works for my cube.

[TheUnholy]

Hey guys, this is probably stupid, but are there any relatively easy CoB songs? I've looked at a few tabs, but every time one of Alexi's sweet-as-**** solos comes up and I break down in despair.

Are there any (ideally off the AYDY album, I only have a handful of other tracks) that don't have a solo, or have a relatively manageable one? I mean, I love listening to Alexi and Roop play so much, I just want to find something where I can play their stuff without having to stop at some point and go "okay, there's a kickass solo here, but I can't do it"

Cheers much, Hatecrew types ^_^

[DeathLegionaire]

Roope only played on AYDY? and I don't really think there are any CoB songs without any solos, but I might be wrong.

[ch715dallat]

Hey guys, this is probably stupid, but are there any relatively easy CoB songs? I've looked at a few tabs, but every time one of Alexi's sweet-as-**** solos comes up and I break down in despair.

Are there any (ideally off the AYDY album, I only have a handful of other tracks) that don't have a solo, or have a relatively manageable one? I mean, I love listening to Alexi and Roop play so much, I just want to find something where I can play their stuff without having to stop at some point and go "okay, there's a kickass solo here, but I can't do it"

Cheers much, Hatecrew types ^_^

all have solos but there are achievable one, im guessing you arent an unbelievable soloist so u'll want th easier ones, in order of the songs i have i would say, Are You Dead Yet? the solo seems pretty manageable only one quick run in it but you could alwasy improvise a little run to go in its place. The Every Time I Die, if you can manage the tiny 3 string sweeps at the start you can handle the solo i'd say, then Silent Night Bodom night, its a manageable solo, then if you can do the sweeps at the start of this solo (im having a bitof trouble) you can handle the rest, so givem a try

[TheUnholy]

Cheers much ^_^. I'll give AYDY a good play tomorrow, as sweeps aren't something I'm confident with yet (though I suspect I could cope with 3-string stuff if it's not lightning quick). Plus, AYDY has a kickass main riff.

[a guitar's life]

Hey guys, this is probably stupid, but are there any relatively easy CoB songs? I've looked at a few tabs, but every time one of Alexi's sweet-as-**** solos comes up and I break down in despair.

Are there any (ideally off the AYDY album, I only have a handful of other tracks) that don't have a solo, or have a relatively manageable one? I mean, I love listening to Alexi and Roop play so much, I just want to find something where I can play their stuff without having to stop at some point and go "okay, there's a kickass solo here, but I can't do it"

Cheers much, Hatecrew types ^_^


If you have Hatebreeder then "Bed of Razors" could be pretty simple as long as you don't play the keyboard solo...Alexi's solo isn't very flashy so it should be pretty simple...the only tough parts could be the riff right before the first verse and the sweep-picking riff that the guitar and keyboard do in unison right before the solo

As for AYDY, "Punch Me, I Bleed" should be pretty simple except for the end of the solo...give it a try if you can

[schecter1971]

Does anyone know any other songs that Alexi sings like in "Child of the Damned"? All I've heard from other than that is screaming.

[trivium_rule_11]

omg have u guys looked at COBs lyrics. there as bad as dave mustaines
but nowere near as bad as yours

[Guitar<3]

I wonder how alexis style of music changed... first he was almost like malmsteen... but he's the better guitarist ^^ (well, at least cleaner)
Malmsteen is one of the best in the world. Alexi is great, but even though i don't like Malmsteen, I know he's the best. All the first CoB albums were great, but the last one sucked ass. (Y)(O.o)(Y)

[DeathLegionaire]

Malmsteen definately isn't the best guitarist in the world.

[Sickwithline6]

malmsteen can suck it

[shadows666]

Does anyone know any other songs that Alexi sings like in "Child of the Damned"? All I've heard from other than that is screaming.
check out their cover of Billy Idol's "Rebel Yell"

[krymson]

I've just started listening to CoB, what are some good songs to get started on?

[TheUnholy]

In Your Face
Needled 24/7
and She Is Beautiful for a laugh :)

[Sickwithline6]

I've just started listening to CoB, what are some good songs to get started on?


Downfall
Hate Crew Deathroll
Children of Bodom
Mask of Sanity
Follow the Reaper
Lake Bodom
Silent Night, Bodom Night

[DeathLegionaire]

Downfall
Hate Crew Deathroll
Children of Bodom
Mask of Sanity
Follow the Reaper
Lake Bodom
Silent Night, Bodom Night

Were are Kissing the Shadows and Red Light in My Eye parts 1 and 2?

[flyingjew34]

Were are Kissing the Shadows and Red Light in My Eye parts 1 and 2?
Kissing the Shadows isn't exactly the easiest song to play...

[shadows666]

Were are Kissing the Shadows and Red Light in My Eye parts 1 and 2?
They are where they've always been...hidden from the fools who don't know where to look...

[Bodom_Shredder7]

Kissing the Shadows isn't exactly the easiest song to play...


the solos arent. but the rest of the song is relativly simple for begginers IMO.

[Sickwithline6]

Were are Kissing the Shadows and Red Light in My Eye parts 1 and 2?


I was just giving him a couple songs to check out. I'm not going to put down every good Bodom song.

[suicidalmoose]

just got into this band, must say i absolutely hate screaming vocals, one of the reasons why i never got into trivium, or those other metalcore bands, but this stuff rocks, eventually you just learn to drown the vocals out and it just becomes a very angry distorted instrument.

Comparing it to other bands, i find em real upbeat and really get me enthusiastic about listening to their music, however they don't really have an ability pump out classics like metallica do. I think kirk hammets solo's are much worse than alexi's cause they never tie in with the song, it's like james tells him "solo time" and <insertsolohere> gets some lightening fast pentatonics, these laiho solo's kinda fit in with the songs, or rather are kind of so much apart of the songs that they wouldn't make sense without em.

[flyingjew34]

the solos arent. but the rest of the song is relativly simple for begginers IMO.
The rhythm maybe, not Alexi's part... Oh well...

[Shreddin 4 Life]

well, some of the riffs aren't the easiest to play clean, but yeah; it's very simple generally speaking

[Magero]

Indeed. Just takes a bit of practice. Although, how he sings and plays some of their riffs is beyond me. The chorus in Hatecrew Death roll is insane.

[flyingjew34]

Indeed. Just takes a bit of practice. Although, how he sings and plays some of their riffs is beyond me. The chorus in Hatecrew Death roll is insane.
Not as insane as some Necrophagist or Nile riffs. How those two singers manage to play that stuff and sing is beyond me. Simply amazing.

[Shreddin 4 Life]

well, i suppose when u write both parts, it becomes natural to perform both together after a while...

like the verse in Kissing The Shadows
or any Necrophagist
hell, even the pre-chorus in Master Of Puppets screws with my head!

[flyingjew34]

well, i suppose when u write both parts, it becomes natural to perform both together after a while...

like the verse in Kissing The Shadows
or any Necrophagist
hell, even the pre-chorus in Master Of Puppets screws with my head!
Really? I don't find that riff too confusing. Hell, I can actually sing Kissing the Shadows and play those riffs at the same time, but I can't sing like Alexi so there isn't much point. :p: I find Battery harder to sing and play at the same time than MoP actually.

[into the moat]

am i the only one that thinks the trooper cover is absolutly horrible?

[Lukeisonfire]

I love needled 24/7,silent night, bodom night,are you dead yet?, and downfall and im planning to buy a cd of theirs. Which should be my first one?

[SGRocker0791]

I love needled 24/7,silent night, bodom night,are you dead yet?, and downfall and im planning to buy a cd of theirs. Which should be my first one?

Hatebreeder or Follow the Reaper. Either way, you can't go wrong.

[Gman400]

am i the only one that thinks the trooper cover is absolutly horrible?

Yeah, all the covers I've heard by them were horrible, which included Aces High too. I'm not completely sure if either of those are ACTUALLY them though. They sounded it, but I've seen other covers mislabeled as being from CoB. Either way they sucked. That double-bass in the intro verse of the Trooper sounds so stupid, ahaha.

[Lukeisonfire]

Ill go for hatebreeder thanks for your help

[shadows666]

am i the only one that thinks the trooper cover is absolutly horrible?
They never covered "the trooper" and the version you are talking about was horrible except for the solo's which were ok.

[flyingjew34]

They never covered "the trooper" and the version you are talking about was horrible except for the solo's which were ok.
What are you talking about? I don't know of a Trooper cover, but you just contradicted yourself...

[Sun King]

^:haha :haha

[metalreaper450]

CoB is an awesome, but complex, band. First off, all of their albums own my soul. Second, all of their albums are different. If a band kept putting out the same old s*** and didn't change (I'm not talking about selling out) a little bit, it would be gay. Alexi Laiho is a great guitarist, he's not the best but he's not over rated either. Their new album isn't as good as their older stuff but for a funny reason. Alexi broke his wrist while he was drunk and dancing on the roof of a car and fell off. They own live. I saw them in Reno Nevad in July with Lamb of God and they rocked. Each member of the band owns.

IMO their albums rank as follows

Follow the Reaper
Hatebreeder
Hate Crew DeathRoll
Something Wild
Are You Dead Yet

But AYDY still owns.

Bottom Line CoB owns and anyone who says different is just cynical.

I Don't Give A F*** If You HATE ME!!!!! :headbang:

[Gman400]

I like how in that first sentence you use complex as if it's a diss "they're good, but complex," like complexity subtracts from awesomeness.