Listening to Children of Bodom for the first time ever⎮Metal Reactions #29

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  • @ReinhardtBII
    @ReinhardtBII ปีที่แล้ว +110

    The keyboardist is Janne Wirman. He's incredible, and he and Alexi had played together so much that they could follow each other through solos.

    • @jeremyswalley8625
      @jeremyswalley8625 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Dude people think they’re listening to the guitar they’re left in disbelief when you tell them it’s keyboards playing perfect harmonies too..

    • @sonofthunder-fb3cm
      @sonofthunder-fb3cm 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      When you play together with someone for so long, so many years, you know already where they're going to go, what they're going to do & likewise for them. The war of razors they do live is a good example. Anyone whos played with a particular person for a long time knows exactly what this is.

    • @jormakaarivainen
      @jormakaarivainen 22 วันที่ผ่านมา

      ​@@sonofthunder-fb3cm
      Remember that these guys recorded at least the first three albums at Astiastudio on a tape recorder. so if they weren't satisfied with one note in the song, they played the whole song again, from beginning to end, until they were satisfied.

  • @TheCrimsonOne508
    @TheCrimsonOne508 ปีที่แล้ว +122

    COB were one of a kind. It’s really difficult to carve out your own unique sound in metal, but they were able to do it. RIP Alexi

    • @roberth4395
      @roberth4395 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      True, but Kalmah has at least 3 albums that are similar to early COB

    • @godetonter4764
      @godetonter4764 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@roberth4395 what about Hypocrisy, and Dimmu Borgir. They have some similar songs to Children of Bodom also?

    • @kaleidoscopeeeee
      @kaleidoscopeeeee 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@roberth4395 I don’t believe Kalmah sound like CoB. They may both be Melodic Death bands, but Kalmah have their distinct sound as well.

    • @roberth4395
      @roberth4395 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@kaleidoscopeeeee I never said they do. I stated that Kalmah has 3 albums that are similar in style to the 1st 3 Children of Bodom albums. CoB after Hatecrew does not even sound like rgb Bodom.

  • @shure81
    @shure81 ปีที่แล้ว +155

    Oooo Children of Bodom was super cool. They were one of the first bands to kinda split genres...historic band, and Alexi Laiho was a highly regarded guitar player and songwriter, even to this day. RIP

    • @PInnHeAd
      @PInnHeAd ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Alexi "wildchild" laiho touched such insane amounts of people, the fact he could sing THAT good while playing guitar THAT good at the same time AND have that amount of stage pressence, like god damn.
      I saw them live 4 times and their live shows were sooo energetic, still one of the best bands i have seen live and i saw rammstein at ullevi a litle over 2 weeks ago.

    • @mysticsaxophone4181
      @mysticsaxophone4181 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I mean they were instrumental in fusing melodic death and power/speed metal together but to say they were one of the first bands to "kinda split genres" is a pretty broad claim. If you mean infusing different metal subgenres, that had been done 15 years before CoB by a boat load of bands.

    • @MaxArch
      @MaxArch ปีที่แล้ว

      @@mysticsaxophone4181 but in more mainstream approach. I kind of agree with Nalums statement. Everyone can listen to it, others bands whom older than COB that does early "split genres" are more niche and for niche listener.

    • @claymack1109
      @claymack1109 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      They were the best I seen them live

  • @DanielSmith-rt1wz
    @DanielSmith-rt1wz ปีที่แล้ว +59

    I still think Alexi is one of the best lead guitarists and songwriters ever, and its really devastating to know he'll never make anymore music. At least he got to do what he loved in his short life, they're back catalogue is well worth your time

  • @Bemaritohtori
    @Bemaritohtori ปีที่แล้ว +32

    Janne's synth sound are such an important part of the band. I would never ever change a single sound

  • @killthekaiju9219
    @killthekaiju9219 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    R.I.P. Alexi Laiho. He was like the Finnish version of Randy Rhoads. A neo-classical mastermind. Gone too soon.

  • @KreshDraven6
    @KreshDraven6 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    Oh what a band, Alexi was a brilliant guitarist. Kissing The Shadows still until today one of the coolest songs guitar wise

    • @ryze9153
      @ryze9153 ปีที่แล้ว

      In your face.

  • @SecretCailev
    @SecretCailev ปีที่แล้ว +25

    I wish I could listen to COB for the first time again. I cannot express in words how much I love this band and how much I am saddened by the passing of Alexi Laiho

  • @joaquingarate3502
    @joaquingarate3502 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    This band is very important for my journey trough metal, introduces me to the harsh vocals, but with a power metal vibe, cuse in the time is pretty much the style of metal I was listen to. Greetings from Chile

    • @kirashadow98
      @kirashadow98 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Same to me!!! That's why I even love their latest records

    • @jsamuelsen
      @jsamuelsen ปีที่แล้ว

      Same

  • @FortessofShred
    @FortessofShred ปีที่แล้ว +18

    They were amazing. I wish I could have gotten to see them one more time 🥺

  • @TheAspiringFitnessGuru
    @TheAspiringFitnessGuru ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Bodom After Midnight is the band Alexi formed after Children of Bodom split. They made 3 songs, one being a cover, before Alexi died. Definitely check out the music video for Paint the Sky With Blood, which was made just 10 days before Alexi's death. God I miss Alexi so much. My favorite band of all time.

  • @wt8213
    @wt8213 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    "Are You Dead Yet", "In Your Face" and, "Living Dead Beat" are absolutely iconic.

    • @TheAspiringFitnessGuru
      @TheAspiringFitnessGuru ปีที่แล้ว +3

      IMO In Your Face is extremely overrated.

    • @wt8213
      @wt8213 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TheAspiringFitnessGuru your probably right. Just playing off my nostalgia.

    • @emeramirez4123
      @emeramirez4123 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      nah, the three first albums are definetly my favourite. "Hate Crew Deathroll" is good IMO, but after that they started to sound so forced.
      Assembling Mozart's Requiem melodies to badass metal riffs, that was iconic.

    • @TheAspiringFitnessGuru
      @TheAspiringFitnessGuru ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@emeramirez4123 I think HCDR eas fantastic. Great mix of heaviness with a lot of melodies. I agree though that starting with AYDY it started to sound like more Americanized generic metal. I know people love Roope, but I can't help but notice he was with Bodom from AYDY til HOB, which is their worst phase (including I Worship Chaos), but that was just Alexi on guitars. When Hexed came out I feel like they actually tried to go back to their old sound, and they finally got a new rhythm guitarist.

    • @emeramirez4123
      @emeramirez4123 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@TheAspiringFitnessGuru I'm going to give "Hexed" a listen, thank you

  • @jardc5
    @jardc5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Follow the Reaper was the very first CD I bought with my own money back when I was 16yo. Children of Bodom will always have a special place in my heart.

  • @thrashandburn10221
    @thrashandburn10221 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    "was that an actual harp?!" As a long time bodom fan this earned a subscription
    Edit, Everytime I Die: "soft bop"

  • @TheDeadStretch
    @TheDeadStretch ปีที่แล้ว +20

    IMO Alexi Laiho is one of the most brilliant Guitar Players and Songwriters of all time.!

  • @tomosian3655
    @tomosian3655 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I appreciate how analytical you are in this review! This band has a special place in my heart, nothing sounds like them

  • @juutuubassa
    @juutuubassa 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    More bodom with you lovely lady 😉

  • @Jackobo6
    @Jackobo6 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    "I am not hearing anything that's like wicked technical". Hehe, that is funny since some of the CoB peices are extremely hard to play on guitar, especialy some of the Alexi's leads. He had this gift to make things that are really hard to play sound not that hard and easy to listen. But when you actualy try to play it, it is not easy at all. Plus, in some songs, he plays leads and solos AND sings at the same time, which is insane..... If you think Silent night Bodom Night is not technical, I would really love to know what do you consider technical lol. But yeah, you did not listen to Kissing the Shadows or songs from Something Wild..... You need to be really skilled instrumentalist to play CoB songs. There are plenty of hidden things you miss when you just listen to it, especially for the first time. The more you listen to CoB, the more you realize how genius this band (and especialy their frontman) was.

    • @punkjay4681
      @punkjay4681 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      When she said that, I was wondering what songs was she listening to. Bodom not technical? :D

  • @phm19880
    @phm19880 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Alexi definitely knew his "technical" stuff..Voted for best metal guitarist, fastest metal guitarists etc etc by biggest music/guitar magazines. He was in cover picture with no else than Steve Vai and Zykk Wylde with text "superguitarists"...
    P.s. Kayia you seem to be really smart, openminded and lovely girl. I maybe little bit get crush on you when i was watching this only for Cob sake. ❤😊. Greetings from Finland.

  • @frozenpie6438
    @frozenpie6438 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is so cool when there's no video distracting the real thing: music itself! :) loved this tahnk you! :)

  • @StarsDie88
    @StarsDie88 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Those first 4 albums are legendary IMO. Definitely following in the footsteps of Iron Maiden and Death.

  • @imaKaiya
    @imaKaiya  ปีที่แล้ว +5

    ENJOY!! xoxoxo our other winner from last weeks poll!!

  • @ArghbeastVocals
    @ArghbeastVocals ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thank you for this. I got the chills reliving those songs, great ride. COB was really unique.

  • @frowan
    @frowan ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Such a great reaction format you've got going on! Rest easy Alexi.

  • @kirashadow98
    @kirashadow98 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Ohh Bodom I just love them, they always gonna have some space into my heart, cause they introduce me to growls and harsh vocals, to me they are the prefect "transition" band to something heavier. Even that some dudes here hate their latest records I still love them.

  • @MikaTarkela
    @MikaTarkela ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Cob must be one of my all time favorite bands. Alexi inspired me to pick up the guitar and practice seriously. Their old stuff is killer!

  • @bpollitz919
    @bpollitz919 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    RIP Alexi. So happy you posted this. Not only did Alexi play violin as a child, Janne was a jazz keyboardist. Throughout their albums you can hear inspirations from so many classical composers

  • @okaight7248
    @okaight7248 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You have a really good ear for hearing all the fine details, dig it!!

  • @Daumat_
    @Daumat_ 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I didn't expect to get tears from this video, damn Alexi was just so incredably talented. I remember the joy of discovering them in 2004 when I was just 14, When he died I felt I lost a uncle for real.. RIP wildchild!

  • @Founworld
    @Founworld ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Alexis Laiho is a LEGENDARY guitarist ! Keyboardist Janne Wirman is insane too ! Love from FRANCE

  • @VanJR.
    @VanJR. ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great choice of songs! I remember listening to CoB for the first time in 03' and to this day I still listen to CoB

  • @jankydisplay
    @jankydisplay ปีที่แล้ว +10

    My favorite band and guitar player in the early 2000s. Coming from Pantera/Metallica stuff i had never heard anything like this before. No one wrote riffs and leads like Alexi

  • @timschuster3056
    @timschuster3056 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Silent night bodom night is definitely one of my favorite songs of cob. For me the harp part with the interrupting guitar smashes and this dirty "uah!" right before the melodic chuggyish part is one of my favorite parts in my musical experiences. It hits me so hard every time I listen to it, I just can't go through the song playing it in moderate volume, there's always this urge to move hard and I always get goosebumps. Also it reminds me of my early days of becoming a metalhead, so there's the nostalgia bonus.
    Bodom will always have a special place in my heart and it saddens me that I've never saw them live and I never will.
    Rest in peace Alexi 🖤

  • @jesperst
    @jesperst ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I saw Children of Bodom first in 2003 in Budapest (with Nightwish and Anthrax). I was about 14-15 :) I knew a couple of COB songs before but wasn't too familiar with them in general. After seeing Alexi and the band performing live, I bought my first guitar the very next week. Alexi was a great talent and not just that, he was a genuine person too. Not to mention that his song writing and guitar playing skills motivated thousands of kids/people (like me) to grab a bloody instrument and play. Thanks for that and rest easy!

  • @Kavatic
    @Kavatic ปีที่แล้ว +5

    It's super cool that you look up the lyrics after each song. I wouldn't consider Alexi the strongest lyricist personally, but all in all that man was an incredible songwriter. Everything he did was unique and is instantly recognizable. It still pains me that he isn't around to write anything now, I'm sure he would've written some classics in Bodom After Midnight. He inspired me to pick up a guitar about 16-17 years ago. RIP to the legend.
    If you dug these songs, give the full albums a spin! I personally don't believe they have any bad songs.

  • @charliethetraveller
    @charliethetraveller ปีที่แล้ว +12

    If you reacted to Children of Bodom, you definitely need to do Wintersun. R.I.P. Alexi, you're missed as you don't have idea 😥

  • @Snake3004
    @Snake3004 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Man, CoB... The very first metal band I've ever listened to so they will always have a very special place in my heart.😔 R.I.P. Alexi, one of the best guitar players ever and if someone would ask me who my idol was, I'd say it was Alexi. I like all of their albums but especially their first 4 are AMAZING. And yes, they are well known for their guitar/keyboard duels/duets.

  • @janischulz7683
    @janischulz7683 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This just popped to my TH-cam stream and wow, what an amazing channel! Thanks for This Kaiya!
    CoB was maybe The first metal band from My home country I discovered somewhere around 98-2000 (I was maybe 12-13yrs old) after listening a motherload of albums of My big Brother (mostly Iron Maiden, WASP, etc... Power metallish). I instantly loved Alexi's guitar shredding and still, over 20yrs later he is definitely My personal guitar hero, The goat.
    I recommend that you listen all their studio albums to get The whole Picture and to see how great composer and guitarist Alexi evolves during his career. According to Alexi from his biography, their goal was to always Make the next album angrier, More difficult and faster than The previous - and This Alexi and The boys very nicely accomplished.
    My favourites are Sixpounder (that intro riffing, My god...), Morrigan, Lake Bodom, Everytime I Die, Angels Don't Kill, Mask of Sanity and The whole Hatecrew Deathroll album.
    Keep rocking, keep posting, I'll keep watching. Thanks for This!

    • @imaKaiya
      @imaKaiya  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thank YOU for watching and for all the info!! I definitely love COB. It took a minute for me to get used to the keys, but after spending time with them outside of filming I really like it. Definitely going to check out more albums. I'm trying to partner with their label so I can do more of their videos with copyright claims. Super excited to listen to more. Thanks for watching ❤❤

  • @petrikumpumaki6546
    @petrikumpumaki6546 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Million thx for this ❤️ COB is 1 of my all time favourites. I still get teary-eyed listening to them, tho it has been a while since Alexi's demise 😢

  • @KillEmAll83
    @KillEmAll83 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Mask of Sanity is the song that got me into harsher music, so I'm forever thankful

    • @aaronwilbur9774
      @aaronwilbur9774 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Same 😍 the part where all the music drops except the synths and the bass... then it all comes in! Sooooooo good!

  • @sashatagger3858
    @sashatagger3858 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Awww this is gorgeous! So cute!

  • @jardc5
    @jardc5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    "is that a harp?"
    yes
    "is that an actual harp?"
    no
    *starts leaning her head into her headphones as if that's gonna help* 🤣🤣🤣Also, If you really listen you can hear that Janne Wirman really liked to use the harpsichord on his keys as well.

  • @CannibalEnt
    @CannibalEnt ปีที่แล้ว

    Mastodon and then Children of Bodom in the same day! Getting some excellent recommendations. Subbed

  • @robertpetre9378
    @robertpetre9378 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I remember meeting Children of Bodom in 2010 they were playing at Bloodstock open air in the U.K. and I got to meet them at their sighing tent before their slot at the festival.

  • @freshzinn
    @freshzinn 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I was kinda scared how this would turn out but damn it's so entertaining :D

  • @korzinietz2136
    @korzinietz2136 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks for doing this vid. I am a die hard COB fan. Bodom After Midnight is the band Alexi formed after COB broke up in 2019 after almost 25 years.

  • @jaakkomaaniemi2136
    @jaakkomaaniemi2136 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    COB and Alexi Laiho are legendary. They deserve to be remembered so much more than what I see.
    In some ways they were at their best on their last album, Hexed.

  • @peterpan4948
    @peterpan4948 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I came from listening mostly to power metal when I first heard CoB and I loved it immedietly. Hatebreeder is probably my favorite album of theirs.

  • @keharacek
    @keharacek ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I definitely recommend checking out more of COB, even if it should be in your off time, they are so much fun to listen to! 😎 If you'd be interested in Alexi's story, there are some "makings of" of their albums and similar videos on the internet.
    Alexi's passing was a brutal hit, but I am so extremely grateful for everything COB has done. Whatever was going on, their music was always there, and Alexi's guitar playing was definitely one of the prime motivators for me to start playing myself. RIP Alexi 💔

  • @eclat4641
    @eclat4641 ปีที่แล้ว

    Amazing!

  • @garlandvelazquez8986
    @garlandvelazquez8986 ปีที่แล้ว

    thanks for the video

  • @mouadmoiad4724
    @mouadmoiad4724 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love your reaction❤❤❤

  • @jorgeandresaguilarursic6168
    @jorgeandresaguilarursic6168 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Everytime i die is MEZMERING ✨ Glad to see this react, so cool 🤞🏻

  • @naftalioppeneer858
    @naftalioppeneer858 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Definitely on the top of symphonic death metal genre and such an inspiration to so many metal guitarists. RIP Alexi

  • @Helldeath100
    @Helldeath100 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you react Children of Bodom... I love Children of Bodom. My first time listening 15 year old boy... Beatifull reaction for you ... (sorry my english no good. Good luck and have funn :)

  • @ZachComa
    @ZachComa ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I've been to a lot of shows, COB was the best live band I've ever seen. I saw them in the early 2000s in MKE, Alexi gave it his all and was a maniac on stage. The first band shirt I ever got as a gift from my GF (wife now) was a Follow The Reaper shirt. Back then, online shopping wasn't what it is today and shirts for obscure melodeath bands from Europe were hard to come by in U.S. She had to import it from Germany and paid more to ship it than the cost of the shirt. Metal forever, R.I.P. Alexi \m/
    Edit after seeing end of video:
    Alexi was a non-stop party kind of guy. He toured for 20 years straight. Everyone around him knew he struggled with alcohol, but he was never able to conquer it. He married Kimberly Goss in 2002 and was separated in 2004, but never got divorced. He "married" an Australian a bit later and there a big hoopla after Kim revealed his cause of death since she was legally his real widow. In the later years, things were spinning out of control. He fired Roope Latvala out of the blue right before recording I Worship Chaos, Roope felt stabbed in the back and fell into his own alcoholic depression. COB somehow made one more album Hexed, but broke up soon after. Alexi formed Bodom After Midnight with only his rhythm guitarist from COB, which played COB songs live and started recording songs of their own.

  • @korzinietz2136
    @korzinietz2136 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    my fav was everytime i die. i first listened to them in the 8th grade and they changed my life. Their impact in metal was that: they brought light to the darkness of black metal. The newer stuff was alright but the older stuff were golden.

  • @Monolith-yb6yl
    @Monolith-yb6yl ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This band has so many incredible tracks...

  • @juliansabogalmarquez1673
    @juliansabogalmarquez1673 ปีที่แล้ว

    Es lo mejor que he escuchado en mucho tiempo. Todavía lamento la partida de Alexi Laiho. Excelente y brillante reacción!!!

  • @SupaFatsobatso
    @SupaFatsobatso 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I can tell you as a "insider" of the band / tour crew. Everyone knew about alexis drinking problems. That was the reason why the band split. They thought that if they stop bodom from existing alexi would lay down. Well, he just went furious, started bodom after midnight adn continued with guys who would enable his drinking problem.

  • @kultakarva2
    @kultakarva2 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You are so cool chick! Cob is my favorite childhood bands! Still gets my hand hairs up (and small tear in the corner of my eye)! Rip Alexi !

    • @kultakarva2
      @kultakarva2 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Time flies, I'm already I'm my forties 😅

  • @netgore494
    @netgore494 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Great Reaction! I would LOVE to see a reaction to The Black Dahlia Murder. Their singer took his life just a couple month ago. Awesome band worth a listen

  • @fredpaul9945
    @fredpaul9945 ปีที่แล้ว

    Its funny that you said that you’re getting Iron Maiden vibes because the first song i ever heard from COB was their cover of Aces High by Iron Maiden! They are one of the bands that first got me into metal back in like 2006. I was also fortunate enough to see them live twice before they broke up; I even got a drum stick from Jaska! As for my favorite song, I find it really hard to pick only one as my favorite because i like so many of them. However, i would go with Everytime I die. Such a sick track! Great reaction, just subbed to your channel :) and no its not a harp, its a keyboard! Also, Bodom After Midnight is the band that Alexi formed after COB split up in 2019. So sad that he passed at such a young age!

  • @hagabur2891
    @hagabur2891 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Needled 24/7 is an all time top 20 song for me!!

  • @joebarrera9741
    @joebarrera9741 ปีที่แล้ว

    awesome reaction

  • @skr6477
    @skr6477 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    cool, to follow you get into CoB universe. also you let you room to improve. much great stuff coming for you.
    not only alexi is missen, the hole band was geniuly gifted and a class of its own for metal community 🤘

  • @brucenatelee
    @brucenatelee ปีที่แล้ว +2

    First time listening to COB. Sounds like melodic death with the classic hard rock/metal that Finn McKenty hates being mixed. I enjoy it though. Gutterals and speed.

  • @troublemaker3587
    @troublemaker3587 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Oh my goodness. When I see you are smiling in your videos, it feels like I have been watching a full moon for a thousand years. You really look like an angel without wings 💗 🥺

  • @dermilfschreck
    @dermilfschreck ปีที่แล้ว

    Loved the Vid. My favourite songs are Kissing the Shadows, Towards dead end and Lake bodom. you will love them. RIP Wildchild

  • @BryonAutry
    @BryonAutry ปีที่แล้ว

    I think I was lucky with my first impression of the band's capabilities. You wanna really hear both Alexi and Janne rip on the guitars and keys check out the song "Follow The Reaper". I bought the album on a whim, as I was beginning to go through a phase of being really into melodic death metal in my early teen years and had seen recommendation of CoB in relation to the bands I already listened to. I owe my love of keyboards and my eventual love of Power Metal to them. As soon as the solos kicked in on that opening track I nearly fell out of my seat and literally rewound to listen to the solo like a dozen more times before moving on.

  • @WhatDayIsItTrumpDay
    @WhatDayIsItTrumpDay ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Children of Bodom were a Finnish melodic Black Metal band. Their 3rd album, "Follow the Reaper" (2000), the blue cover album, is probably their most popular as every song on it is kick ass and has several cool tempo and rhythm changes.

  • @Deadono
    @Deadono ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Laiho just got his headstone mounted.

  • @sputhoor96
    @sputhoor96 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Guys 2 videos on a single day!

  • @robertg420
    @robertg420 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great choice

  • @Alexroy666
    @Alexroy666 ปีที่แล้ว

    Saw them twice, they were insane live

  • @jensr.3409
    @jensr.3409 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I can also recommend bands like Omnium Gatherum, Insomnium, and Wintersun

    • @jensr.3409
      @jensr.3409 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​all from Finland, all Melodic Death

    • @kingmagpie666
      @kingmagpie666 ปีที่แล้ว

      Solid bands my dude

  • @HenrikFrejasFar
    @HenrikFrejasFar ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I Know of at least one cool dude that have been waiting for this ;) Callout to the K.M.

  • @MetalHeartsOfSteel
    @MetalHeartsOfSteel ปีที่แล้ว +1

    There used to be tour vlogs on youtube from cob, you could probably still find them on here and see all of their "conditions" for yourself. Yes, they were drunks. Especially him(Alexi) and the other guitarist(Roope).

  • @helgiyoshyolenko4721
    @helgiyoshyolenko4721 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Children Of Bodom is something❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
    Aleksi... 😢😢😢😢😢😢
    Your research made a little mess in my mind now, today. So much impressions, memories, thoughts... Oh-oh-oh...
    The moment when you want to say so much and don't know where to start...
    Kim (I didn't see this in comments) is a musician, singer, colleague of Alexi in her (their?) band Sinergy and also his wife and a friend, she helped Alexi with lyrics a few times)))) Cute, I think.
    Every Time I Die: as some of early Alexi's music this song was inspired with his suicidal tendencies. But the song is one of my favourite of all times.
    All For Nothing: such a beautiful as a song can be. And the guitar and keys duet, dialog is just the best I have ever heard. Yes, there are so much feelings in this song. And he is the only guitar player during recording session for this album.
    Early years of COB - the Golden age❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ Despite of sad tendencies or anything else the band was pure energy, and that was all on Aleksi - that's all him and his energy, his feeling. You can see changes which happened to him and to the band during years. Naturally, yes. Just saying. Love them alwas, any year. All of them are talented and hi-class musicians. But the energy was his - Alexi was a heart of a band. Nice or not - he is just a human and can be not really nice sometimes... Ask his bandmates😅 He could give them hard times, yes. Especially with his health and behaviour. But anyway he was a heart of COB. And still is. For me. And for many fans around the world.
    Thank you for this video.❤ Hope you've got to know more about COB and guys, about Aleksi.
    Horns up!

  • @alexilaiho8922
    @alexilaiho8922 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Cob n alexi are legends of Finland....a trend setter in many ways.....there will never b another alexi.....rip n loves from Asia......

  • @GeorgeGeo
    @GeorgeGeo ปีที่แล้ว

    Love this band

  • @arnepietruszewski9255
    @arnepietruszewski9255 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Have you ever heard of Ayreon? His song "The day that the world breaks down" is a 14 minutes monster with 11 singers. They are what is somewhat of a "who is who" in metal singing. You can find it here on YT.

  • @morbid333
    @morbid333 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    So I actually discovered Children of Bodom because of Slayer. They had a couple songs on the Unholy Alliance, DVD along with Thine Eyes Bleed (Which also features Tom Araya's brother,) Lamb of God, and Mastodon. (They played In Your Face and Angels Don't Kill. Check that one out if you want a keyboard solo.) They had 5 albums out then, and the first 4 are definitely my favourites. I was really into them in 2008, but didn't really listen to their later stuff after that. Those early albums had some reoccurring themes going on, like the reaper on all the covers, and all the albums had one song that referenced the Lake Bodom murders. (Lake Bodom, Silent Night Bodom Night, Bodom After Midnight, Bodom Beach Terror.) I'd definitely class them as melodic death metal, although the vocals are higher than usual, and there is also a bit of neoclassical going on in the first 2 albums. Not all melodeath has keyboards either, like Amon Amarth is the melodic death metal band I listen to the most, but they don't usually have synths or keyboards.
    Just another note, I'm not sure what you're calling "cornball," that's what metal keyboard sounds like.

  • @dek86s
    @dek86s 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    you have a nice taste for music!! they have more technical songs !! keep listen to them!! such a good band is really sad that we lost him so young

  • @sebyperion
    @sebyperion ปีที่แล้ว

    That "Death? What do you all know about death?" is a quote by Sergeant Barnes from the movie "Platoon".

  • @MrSnrubIsRight
    @MrSnrubIsRight 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Saw them when they were still an opening act. Alexi was the nicest, humblest dude. RIP. Stage dove/crowd surfed their set at least 50 times. Totally laid back. Saw them every US tour until his passing. His absence is felt.

  • @colinhackworthandthewizard2960
    @colinhackworthandthewizard2960 ปีที่แล้ว

    I saw them at a club in 2017 called “The Cabooze” in Minneapolis. Lexi was looking very emaciated, tired and out of breath. But he was so dedicated to putting on a good show. And he did. RIP. 😞. The whole follow the reaper album will melt your face 🤣

  • @lakaiski
    @lakaiski ปีที่แล้ว

    one of the greatest guitar minds of all time.... never gonna hear anything like this again

  • @robysuscosas
    @robysuscosas ปีที่แล้ว

    Actually, that was a keyboard on Silent Night, no harp that I am aware of. Like someone else mentioned below, they had the neoclassical attack combined with those black metal vocals and a myriad of tempo changes and double time. They possessed a unique sound and Alexi was a beast, along with the rest of the gang.

  • @Metal_satanist1982
    @Metal_satanist1982 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The first three albums are my favorites - love them. For me, Alexi was one of the greatest guitar player‘s of all time. Gone too soon. RIP Alexi 🖤 One of my favorite Song is „Bodom after midnight“ 🤟

  • @miroslavkecic3339
    @miroslavkecic3339 ปีที่แล้ว

    CoB was something special, SOMETHING WILD! We would like to see you react on their live 2006 stochlom.

  • @tristanbiggar2897
    @tristanbiggar2897 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good CoB choice! The live one is even better

  • @Hafvnir
    @Hafvnir 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I always appreciate new people experiencing this band. I found them the year after Follow The Reaper came out. I love this whole album, and Mask Of Sanity is a great track though I recommend if you revisit them, Go for Kissing The Shadows, Northern Comfort, and Hate Me. Hate me is actually what got me into them. I thought it sounded like Mega Man.

  • @sergiobrouwer13
    @sergiobrouwer13 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for hear some of COB songs.

  • @verjnuarmu
    @verjnuarmu ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Alexi was voted multiple times as the best guitarist in the world. He was very down to earth guy tho. I have a big Reaper memorial tattoo with text Wildchild 1979 - 2020 in my arm.

  • @hyokaryoka
    @hyokaryoka ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You should checked out the song “Hexed”. It’s my favourite song by these guys and the solo is legendary.

  • @jasoncantrall6446
    @jasoncantrall6446 ปีที่แล้ว

    I just discovered your channel and I have so many suggestions!!! Just a few....Cattle Decapitation.....Decapitated........Strapping Young Lad.......Fear Factory.......Archspire. Love the journey you're on!!

  • @adrianscorch
    @adrianscorch ปีที่แล้ว

    The first song I heard by them was “Living Dead Beat” and I was immediately hooked.

  • @IronMan-un7fg
    @IronMan-un7fg ปีที่แล้ว

    The first time ????!!!!! Omg you’re crazy !!!!!!!!!

  • @sergiodavila5269
    @sergiodavila5269 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Seen them on tour with Amon Amarth & Trivium. So badasssssss….you gotta hear their hilarious cover of “Oops…I Did It Again” 🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽