Currently revisiting Bodom’s catalogue after Laiho’s death. I started with Something Wild tonight, and it’s such a fascinating listen from beginning to end. One of the greatest melodic death metal bands finding their sound, with everything in the world to prove.
Something Wild is somewhere in my top 3 of best metal albums. Ever. Not because of production, technique, arrangements, mastering etc. But because it's raw, wild, dark and so very melodic. Credit goes out to the whole band, not just Alexi, they all really add to the total feel of the album and this kind of magic only happens very rarely. It confirms the saying that the best metal is made by (very) young men. I remember when it came out in the beginning i did not even realize some solos where keyboards. I'm not sure it was this record, but i think there are several licks from Mozart and the likes to be heard in multiple songs. Tip for vinyl lovers. Sometime soon (next few weeks) another vinyl reissue (limited edition) will come out. But remember this album was not recorded to an analog source...so there are 0's and 1's somewhere in the chain. Go Alexi, where ever you are!
This album is really good for a band of teens back then. Very talented. Do one for "Hatebreeder" my favorite album. R.i.p. Alexi, i still have his guitar pick!
I love this album, to me it's the best Bodom album even better than "Hatebreeder". Since 2004, the first time I heard it, every year during Christmas time I listen to this album over and over. I don't know if it's because of the keyboard sounds or the classical melodies, but to me it sounds so "Christmas-ish" and I don't mean it in a blasphemous way. Surely it's in my top 10 of the best melodic death metal albums of all time!
My favorite album of them. I love it as much as I did the first time I've heard it when I was 11. The fact that they were so young when they recorded it makes it that much more impressive.
This is very well made. Funnily enough it is very similar to a series we have on our channel with the same name and everything. Were you inspired at all by a channel called Therageaholic?
Thanks a lot. I haven't heard of your channel until a couple of months after I uploaded this video. And yes, it was inspired by his metal mythos series.
@@DownFallNetWork I'm thinking about it. I want to try and make the Hatebreeder episode since it's been 20 years for that album. It's all about research and trying to study the songs and its importance.
awesome video dude, but many of the classical parts from the red lights in my eyes are from mozart, including the part you highlighted regarding jannes classical contribution
This album is pure gold. Still have it. I remember that they truly hated song called "in the shadows". And i believe that they did not play it live that many times during their first gigs. Why did you play Kalmah in that "i am the cow" part.
That's what I understand about In the Shadows. Also I put that part in was because I have a hard time listening to what death metal singers are saying at times. Hence why I put the words, "I am a Cow" but it's actually, "I have atoned".
You're right, it is out of place for a metal retrospective to be a channel that's about traveling but this was before I rebranded my channel a few years ago. I just wanted to tip my hat to a band that got me through high school and I thought it would be cool to do a retrospective from Something Wild to Hate Crew, but just did this one video. Why couldn't I continue on? I guess my mind and heart was not feeling it to do a series.
@@theardortraveler7920 Your sources are not correct. The album pamphlet has the other guy in it. And Janne wasn’t even in the band, when it was released. They might have a remastered release with him on it.
Alexi wrote 95% of the songs, That’s a recent quote from Hennka if you didn’t already know he wrote their music. I agree Janne was a huge contribution but 2nd
Currently revisiting Bodom’s catalogue after Laiho’s death. I started with Something Wild tonight, and it’s such a fascinating listen from beginning to end. One of the greatest melodic death metal bands finding their sound, with everything in the world to prove.
Rest In Peace, ALEXI LAIHO
Something Wild is somewhere in my top 3 of best metal albums. Ever. Not because of production, technique, arrangements, mastering etc. But because it's raw, wild, dark and so very melodic. Credit goes out to the whole band, not just Alexi, they all really add to the total feel of the album and this kind of magic only happens very rarely. It confirms the saying that the best metal is made by (very) young men. I remember when it came out in the beginning i did not even realize some solos where keyboards. I'm not sure it was this record, but i think there are several licks from Mozart and the likes to be heard in multiple songs.
Tip for vinyl lovers. Sometime soon (next few weeks) another vinyl reissue (limited edition) will come out. But remember this album was not recorded to an analog source...so there are 0's and 1's somewhere in the chain.
Go Alexi, where ever you are!
This album is really good for a band of teens back then. Very talented.
Do one for "Hatebreeder" my favorite album. R.i.p. Alexi, i still have his guitar pick!
Bodom are still my best Metal, and Something Wild was an amazing record, that I still enjoy to this day. In the end, I love all of their 10 albums…
great video my favorite track from this album and one of my all time favs from cob is in the shadows
RIP wildchild
Kalmah - Hades 11:14 "I have atoned"
I absolutely love Kalmah.
I love this album, to me it's the best Bodom album even better than "Hatebreeder". Since 2004, the first time I heard it, every year during Christmas time I listen to this album over and over. I don't know if it's because of the keyboard sounds or the classical melodies, but to me it sounds so "Christmas-ish" and I don't mean it in a blasphemous way. Surely it's in my top 10 of the best melodic death metal albums of all time!
i love that album, the atmosphere it has is fucking amazing.
Great video! Something wild is one of my all time favorite records
My favorite album of them. I love it as much as I did the first time I've heard it when I was 11. The fact that they were so young when they recorded it makes it that much more impressive.
Excellent video. Makes me want to listen to these guys again, been ages
I listen to their stuff from time to time. I'm just so occupied with a lot of other material to listen to.
I was big into them years ago, but everything after Hatecrew Deathroll has been a disappointment, well least to me
I might do that album in about a few years from now.
Rip Alexi Laiho...
This is very well made. Funnily enough it is very similar to a series we have on our channel with the same name and everything. Were you inspired at all by a channel called Therageaholic?
Thanks a lot. I haven't heard of your channel until a couple of months after I uploaded this video. And yes, it was inspired by his metal mythos series.
@@theardortraveler7920 You need to make more of these, these are good. Also we are making a bodom episode very soon.
@@DownFallNetWork I'm thinking about it. I want to try and make the Hatebreeder episode since it's been 20 years for that album. It's all about research and trying to study the songs and its importance.
@@DownFallNetWork where can we see this video? I didn’t find it on here right away
awesome video dude, but many of the classical parts from the red lights in my eyes are from mozart, including the part you highlighted regarding jannes classical contribution
This album is pure gold. Still have it. I remember that they truly hated song called "in the shadows". And i believe that they did not play it live that many times during their first gigs. Why did you play Kalmah in that "i am the cow" part.
That's what I understand about In the Shadows. Also I put that part in was because I have a hard time listening to what death metal singers are saying at times. Hence why I put the words, "I am a Cow" but it's actually, "I have atoned".
Alexi was just 18 years old
I still struggle to see the Jester Head on the Whoracle album cover.
9:04
My favorite sonic OC
I can just smell the downfall network lurking somewhere in the comments
Absolutely love this album…is there a reason this video seems so out of place on this Chanel ha?
You're right, it is out of place for a metal retrospective to be a channel that's about traveling but this was before I rebranded my channel a few years ago. I just wanted to tip my hat to a band that got me through high school and I thought it would be cool to do a retrospective from Something Wild to Hate Crew, but just did this one video. Why couldn't I continue on? I guess my mind and heart was not feeling it to do a series.
@@theardortraveler7920 oh nice well if it means anything I’d love to watch a retrospective on Bodoms discography either way solid video 👍
Which is the am i a cow extract from?
Progressive Death Metal
Alexi 💔
12:20 song name please
I can't remember. All I know that it is from TH-cam Music Library. ^^;
Too few views!
RIP Alexi Laiho
song at 11:15 ???
Hades by Kalmah
What's the song at 11:15
Hades by Kalmah.
make more videos
this was -15 C ( temprature)
Wasn't a fan of Alexis attempt at gutteral vocals. Always sounded like a pirate to me.. Glad he dropped it later on.. And I don't hear death metal
:(
You have some misinformation in here.
Like what I did get wrong?
@@theardortraveler7920 Janne is not the original keyboard player. And he was not on this album.
@@9hk38f You're right about being the original keyboard player. But I'm looking at sources and it shows that Janne did play on the record.
@@theardortraveler7920 Your sources are not correct. The album pamphlet has the other guy in it. And Janne wasn’t even in the band, when it was released. They might have a remastered release with him on it.
Imo Janne made the band. Without him it would be a typical shred/malmsteen death metal album.
Alexi wrote 95% of the songs, That’s a recent quote from Hennka if you didn’t already know he wrote their music. I agree Janne was a huge contribution but 2nd