Band: Children Of Bodom (CoB)
Genre: Melodic Death Metal
I really love CoB. The band is amazingly talented and while I don't think I'd like Alexi's voice in another group it just really fits here. I'm rather excited because I think me and some guys from work are planning to cover this song. It's gonna be freaking difficult because I've never really played a really complex song on bass before, but I'm willing to give it a go. Worst case scenario if it falls through on their end I'll actually have learned a hard song to play, so that'd be cool.
Artist: Alexi Laiho of Children Of Bodom AKA Wildchild
Genre: Neo Classical Metal, Melodic Death Metal, Symphonic Black Metal
Language: Generally Strong (this song is clean)
Welcome to the A to Z of 2016! I'm freaking pumped. Like, really pumped.
So the way we're gonna run this is if it's an artist we'll do a little bit of info about them in whatever act showcases their talent the most. If it's a band then we talk about the band. #EasyStreet
Alexi Laiho is one of the best Metal guitarists out there right now. Dude can play really fast while singing lead, but that's not all he can do.
First: He can do that live which is impressive in itself.
Second: He is literally almost always drunk at shows and it doesn't impact his playing or singing in a major way. It's actually really impressive to see as I think I posted in the past.
If you've never heard his band Children Of Bodom before then you should really make a point to check them out. They combine Classical music styles with Death Metal. Neo Classical is a very interesting type of music that, while not everybody's cup of tea, is impressive to see pulled off well.
Children Of Bodom pulls it off very well, and their newest album continues their trend of knocking it out. With the exception of one album that fans agree really wasn't that great they have put out solid music since 1993.
Band: Children of Bodom (CoB)
Genre: Melodic Death Metal
Language: Strong
This is one of my favorite songs. Period.
I don't know what it is about this band, but any of their fast songs are way near the top of my favorite songs list.
If you happen to want to, make sure to check out the live version. The front man Alexi manages to keep up with both the vocals and playing, even though he's a bit drunk. Apparently all of their shows are like this.
