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.
@@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.
@@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.
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
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.
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.
@@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.
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
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
People that followed the band knew that he had been having health problems related to his alcoholism for years. When the Blooddrunk album came out is when I remember there being a lot of speculation about it in the fanbase. "Blooddrunk" is supposedly, at least partially, a reference to a health issue he started having where heavy drinking would cause his stomach to bleed and then acid reflux would kick the blood into his throat/mouth so he would taste blood. Even after that he didn't stop drinking unfortunately, maybe it was already too late by then. We were kind of just waiting for the other shoe to drop. That being said, it was a shock still because we didn't know how bad it had gotten until he passed. Apparently Alexi had quit drinking finally a year or two before he died but by that time he'd done too much irreversible damage to his liver. The band knew how things were going but they kept his terminal status a secret, so we all just woke up one day to the news that he'd been terminally ill for awhile and he died.
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
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.
@@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.
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.
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.
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!
"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.
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.
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
For sure! I don’t think he was the best at writing lyrics, but he’s a musical genius. Everyone that plays guitar should learn a few CoB songs, or try to. That shit ain’t easy to play :)
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!
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.
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.
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.
"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.
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
It's also to remember that Roope Latvala was a key player who was behind the orginal sound of Bodom. Since they kicked him out the band started to sound way different - and before this Alexander Kuoppala until 2003. Both important players
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 🖤
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.
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.
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 :)
Kimberly Goss was his wife at one point and and the vocalist for the band Sinergy which Alexi played guitar in. She's also been in numerous other blackmetal bands as a backing vocalist and keyboardist.
I don't know if anyone have suggested you to react to finnish band called Sentenced, but I really want you to do so! I'm 110% sure you will love it! There's no other band like Sentenced. That's what finnish melancoly sounds like, with a hint of irony and even humor. Super special band. I have 5 song set list right here to start with: Noose, Excuse me while I kill my self, Dead moon rising, Mourn, End of the road. Promise, this will change your life forever.
This just popped to my UA-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!
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 ❤❤
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!
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 💗 🥺
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.
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.
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“ 🤟
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 💔
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.
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.
As an old cob fan this was a really good analysis of the band, not all correct but thats fair.😊 regarding alexi, im a guitarist myself and one of the reasons why i actually play guitar now is because of him. RIP. he's still a guy that is still highly praised as on of the best in his trade.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
I remember seeing these guys live a long time back as the first opening band for a Dimmu Borgir tour. People were actually booing CoB during that show as I guess they weren’t “heavy enough” for that crowd. Many years later CoB became an arena headliner. Sadly CoB becomes a cautionary tale about alcoholism, as we could have had many more awesome songs from Alexi and crew.
The irony...booing CoB for not being heavy enough, while being there to see Dimmu Borgir. I mean, Dimmu isn't exactly the epitome of heaviness. Not within extreme metal, anyway. And I say that as someone who LIKES them.
Also you missed the first album "something wild" released in Finland 1997 and worldwide 1998. Red light in my eye pt. 1 and lake bodom are the heavy hitters on the album.
So thats not a harp, thats the keyboard that sounds a bit like a hard i guess. Anyways, the biggest thing about this band is that they double a lot of their solos keys / guitar unison. Back in the days, its what made them famous in the metal community. This stuff was usually reserved for the prog metal. Children of bodom brought this element to the death metal scene, along with this very melodic keyboard over fast pace guitar riffs. To me, their first 4 albums are the best. I think there is a definitive change occurring in their sound after hatecrew deathroll. Great channel, nice reaction!
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 🤘
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.
That’s right!!!! The keyboards are sick AF!! Btw I I’m the dude that sent you What A Horrible Night To Have A Curse on IG.. I’m waiting for a reaction vid to The Black Dahlia Murder
younger i like iron maiden and still do, bodom was not my taste music. but then older i find bodom and get fancy about this amazing band. hell like they say that you get wizer older truly happening :) thanx to great reaction and have wonderful weekend. bodom after midnight 3 songs was like older bodom sound,so they was great farewell songs what alexi make.
Nothing compared to the old Cob, that Something Wild is a raw and brutal masterpiece of Neoclasical Death Metal. Progresiveliy they turned less chaotic and less neo and born the happie melodies of Cob, the comercial and easy, straight Cob. Still good, but no brillant.
@ryckak in this case, is not opinion, is true stright science... they simplify and modernify for more stright music for the simple and comon audience for more fame, money and legacy.. just some tipical stuff in bands..
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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.
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..
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.
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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.
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
True, but Kalmah has at least 3 albums that are similar to early COB
@@roberth4395 what about Hypocrisy, and Dimmu Borgir. They have some similar songs to Children of Bodom also?
@@roberth4395 I don’t believe Kalmah sound like CoB. They may both be Melodic Death bands, but Kalmah have their distinct sound as well.
@@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.
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
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.
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.
@@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.
They were the best I seen them live
R.I.P. Alexi Laiho. He was like the Finnish version of Randy Rhoads. A neo-classical mastermind. Gone too soon.
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
Janne's synth sound are such an important part of the band. I would never ever change a single sound
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
Same to me!!! That's why I even love their latest records
Same
Oh what a band, Alexi was a brilliant guitarist. Kissing The Shadows still until today one of the coolest songs guitar wise
In your face.
People that followed the band knew that he had been having health problems related to his alcoholism for years. When the Blooddrunk album came out is when I remember there being a lot of speculation about it in the fanbase. "Blooddrunk" is supposedly, at least partially, a reference to a health issue he started having where heavy drinking would cause his stomach to bleed and then acid reflux would kick the blood into his throat/mouth so he would taste blood. Even after that he didn't stop drinking unfortunately, maybe it was already too late by then. We were kind of just waiting for the other shoe to drop. That being said, it was a shock still because we didn't know how bad it had gotten until he passed. Apparently Alexi had quit drinking finally a year or two before he died but by that time he'd done too much irreversible damage to his liver. The band knew how things were going but they kept his terminal status a secret, so we all just woke up one day to the news that he'd been terminally ill for awhile and he died.
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
"Are You Dead Yet", "In Your Face" and, "Living Dead Beat" are absolutely iconic.
IMO In Your Face is extremely overrated.
@@TheAspiringFitnessGuru your probably right. Just playing off my nostalgia.
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.
@@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.
@@TheAspiringFitnessGuru I'm going to give "Hexed" a listen, thank you
I appreciate how analytical you are in this review! This band has a special place in my heart, nothing sounds like them
"was that an actual harp?!" As a long time bodom fan this earned a subscription
Edit, Everytime I Die: "soft bop"
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.
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.
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!
"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.
When she said that, I was wondering what songs was she listening to. Bodom not technical? :D
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.
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
More bodom with you lovely lady 😉
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 😢
They were amazing. I wish I could have gotten to see them one more time 🥺
IMO Alexi Laiho is one of the most brilliant Guitar Players and Songwriters of all time.!
For sure!
I don’t think he was the best at writing lyrics, but he’s a musical genius. Everyone that plays guitar should learn a few CoB songs, or try to. That shit ain’t easy to play :)
Such a great reaction format you've got going on! Rest easy Alexi.
Alexis Laiho is a LEGENDARY guitarist ! Keyboardist Janne Wirman is insane too ! Love from FRANCE
Those first 4 albums are legendary IMO. Definitely following in the footsteps of Iron Maiden and Death.
This is so cool when there's no video distracting the real thing: music itself! :) loved this tahnk you! :)
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!
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.
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.
Mask of Sanity is the song that got me into harsher music, so I'm forever thankful
Same 😍 the part where all the music drops except the synths and the bass... then it all comes in! Sooooooo good!
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.
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 😥
ENJOY!! xoxoxo our other winner from last weeks poll!!
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!
Thank you for this. I got the chills reliving those songs, great ride. COB was really unique.
"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.
Definitely on the top of symphonic death metal genre and such an inspiration to so many metal guitarists. RIP Alexi
Great choice of songs! I remember listening to CoB for the first time in 03' and to this day I still listen to CoB
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
You have a really good ear for hearing all the fine details, dig it!!
It's also to remember that Roope Latvala was a key player who was behind the orginal sound of Bodom. Since they kicked him out the band started to sound way different - and before this Alexander Kuoppala until 2003. Both important players
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 🖤
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.
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.
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 :)
Kimberly Goss was his wife at one point and and the vocalist for the band Sinergy which Alexi played guitar in. She's also been in numerous other blackmetal bands as a backing vocalist and keyboardist.
I can also recommend bands like Omnium Gatherum, Insomnium, and Wintersun
all from Finland, all Melodic Death
Solid bands my dude
I don't know if anyone have suggested you to react to finnish band called Sentenced, but I really want you to do so! I'm 110% sure you will love it! There's no other band like Sentenced. That's what finnish melancoly sounds like, with a hint of irony and even humor. Super special band. I have 5 song set list right here to start with: Noose, Excuse me while I kill my self, Dead moon rising, Mourn, End of the road. Promise, this will change your life forever.
This just popped to my UA-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!
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 ❤❤
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!
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.
Everytime i die is MEZMERING ✨ Glad to see this react, so cool 🤞🏻
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 💗 🥺
Jaska Raatikainen is a major influence for me. Awesome dude and drummer.
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.
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.
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 !
Time flies, I'm already I'm my forties 😅
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“ 🤟
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 💔
My daughter's middle name is Laiho. RIP Alexi
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.
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.
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.
As an old cob fan this was a really good analysis of the band, not all correct but thats fair.😊 regarding alexi, im a guitarist myself and one of the reasons why i actually play guitar now is because of him. RIP.
he's still a guy that is still highly praised as on of the best in his trade.
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.
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.
I Know of at least one cool dude that have been waiting for this ;) Callout to the K.M.
Alexi was voted as one of the fastest guitarists for Needled 24/7. Great song.
Mastodon and then Children of Bodom in the same day! Getting some excellent recommendations. Subbed
Needled 24/7 is an all time top 20 song for me!!
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
I feel lucky af that I've saw COB live twice. 2007 and 2009. Imo they played even better live. Which is fucking insane.
Cob n alexi are legends of Finland....a trend setter in many ways.....there will never b another alexi.....rip n loves from Asia......
Hate Me (album version) and Children of Bodom are my two favorite Children of Bodom songs.
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
This band has so many incredible tracks...
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.
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.
I remember seeing these guys live a long time back as the first opening band for a Dimmu Borgir tour. People were actually booing CoB during that show as I guess they weren’t “heavy enough” for that crowd. Many years later CoB became an arena headliner. Sadly CoB becomes a cautionary tale about alcoholism, as we could have had many more awesome songs from Alexi and crew.
The irony...booing CoB for not being heavy enough, while being there to see Dimmu Borgir. I mean, Dimmu isn't exactly the epitome of heaviness. Not within extreme metal, anyway. And I say that as someone who LIKES them.
@@erikstorm8935 Well I’m guessing this was back around 2000, and Dimmu was heavier back then. But I get your point.
I believe I was at that same tour! I feel like Nevermore or Opeth were on that tour as well.... I'm thinking it was sometime between 2002-2005...
People don't realize that most of the guys were 18 to 19 years old when they recorded Silent Night, Bodom Night.
Also you missed the first album "something wild" released in Finland 1997 and worldwide 1998. Red light in my eye pt. 1 and lake bodom are the heavy hitters on the album.
Rip alexi. Was my Idol
The first time ????!!!!! Omg you’re crazy !!!!!!!!!
So thats not a harp, thats the keyboard that sounds a bit like a hard i guess. Anyways, the biggest thing about this band is that they double a lot of their solos keys / guitar unison. Back in the days, its what made them famous in the metal community. This stuff was usually reserved for the prog metal. Children of bodom brought this element to the death metal scene, along with this very melodic keyboard over fast pace guitar riffs. To me, their first 4 albums are the best. I think there is a definitive change occurring in their sound after hatecrew deathroll. Great channel, nice reaction!
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 🤘
You need to hear "hate me" by cob for that ripping keyboard sound
Alexi was knew of his mortality. yet he fought on! I, like legions of others will look up to him.! Long hail the king!
I was 10 years old when I first heard Hatebreeder, completely changed the course of my music taste, for the better, amazing album. R.I.P Alexi
If you haven't already, read up on the story behind the name of the band - basically Finland's most famous unsolved murder.
Follow the Reaper and Hatebreeder are the two best metal albums EVER. RIP Alexi! ❤
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.
Something Wild was their first album.
thanks for the video
Silent night bodom night was the first COB song I heard... and I couldnt believe what I was hearing.
That’s right!!!! The keyboards are sick AF!!
Btw I I’m the dude that sent you What A Horrible Night To Have A Curse on IG..
I’m waiting for a reaction vid to The Black Dahlia Murder
younger i like iron maiden and still do, bodom was not my taste music. but then older i find bodom and get fancy about this amazing band. hell like they say that you get wizer older truly happening :) thanx to great reaction and have wonderful weekend. bodom after midnight 3 songs was like older bodom sound,so they was great farewell songs what alexi make.
Nothing compared to the old Cob, that Something Wild is a raw and brutal masterpiece of Neoclasical Death Metal. Progresiveliy they turned less chaotic and less neo and born the happie melodies of Cob, the comercial and easy, straight Cob. Still good, but no brillant.
So true, Something Wild is so F'ing good. I love those neoclassical leads
@ryckak in this case, is not opinion, is true stright science... they simplify and modernify for more stright music for the simple and comon audience for more fame, money and legacy.. just some tipical stuff in bands..
Es lo mejor que he escuchado en mucho tiempo. Todavía lamento la partida de Alexi Laiho. Excelente y brillante reacción!!!
I was kinda scared how this would turn out but damn it's so entertaining :D