So I've been commenting on how you should do Kissing the Shadows by Children of Bodom. I'm not so sad anymore about you not doing that song because you just did perhaps a more meaningful song. Thank you for giving us a decomposition of one of Alexi Laiho's last works. COBHC forever. Rest in power, Allu.
Have to remember that kissing the shadows was done in 3 days as a ”fillersong”. Its fast and the whole song is basically shredding but its not so impressive from the production standpoint :/ (I would love to see him compare cob’s songs from different albums. I thinks its worth digging into;) )
The singer and lead guitarist, Alexi Laiho, passed away a couple of months ago and his former band "Children Of Bodom" was my very first metal band... It's such a tragedy. He was one of the best guitarists. R.I.P. Alexi "Wildchild" Laiho.🤘🏻 Please check out Children Of Bodom - Kissing The Shadows (lyrics or audio).
Indeed, also great at constructing songs around riffs, a la Tony Iommi. Are You Dead Yet is a great example on what he could do without flashy solos, just subtle lead lines and 2 fantastic riffs with everything built around them.
Alexi Laiho :‘-( I’m having incredible respect for quite a bunch of musicians but Alexi was always a safe spot on top, Rest In Peace, wildchild. Another night, another demise took place again and the cadaverous wind blew out the light -.- :((
That is a big reason he is such a hero of mine (being all about the melodies) he's such a great composer he just happens to be doing it in the metal format if that makes sense. They almost have pop sensibilities thrown in too it's not all just flashy technique.
Love to see you react to this Alexi passed away a little over a week after this video was recorded. Such an inspiration for countless guitarists. Their early material had a lot of classical influence - Alexi started on violin and then moved to guitar - and then moved to a more "thrashy" sound later on. Downfall, Silent Night Bodom Night, and Kissing the Shadows are all amazing songs with jaw-dropping performances. Hope to see you react to some older Bodom!
this is a band formed by Alexi Laiho, who died on the 29th Dec last year at just 41 years of age. He was guitarist, vocalist, and founder of Children of Bodom, one of the big melodic death metal bands, which broke up a few years ago and he came back with this band as a spiritual successor. This song has all the hallmarks of a Children of Bodom song.
I think what gave Children of Bodom an edge was the fact that Alexi Liaho had a strong foundation in classical music. Before he started playing guitar at the age of 12 he used to play violin and performing at 7 so the music theory he got from classical violin playing clearly influenced his guitar playing.
And one of them 3 is a cover. Originally played by Dissection, song called Where Dead Angels Lie. And what a cover it is. Damn shame, just when Alexi had found some passion for making new music and a burn to perform on stages again with a helluva lineup around him.
Great review. The lead guitarist/singer's name is Alexi Laiho and is basically a god to many of us fans. He just passed away last year 😔 but he has a mountain of legendary work with his previous band, Children of Bodom. I'm sure you'd find great joy in checking out some of their tracks. Try some stuff like "Trashed, Lost & Strungout", "Children of Decadence", "Lake Bodom", "Morrigan".... the list goes on. Cheers!
He did it! I was so happy to see this reaction. Alexi Laiho is responsible for the guitars, vocals, and songwriting. Fun fact, he was actually a very natural, spontaneous songwriter. He had the songs pretty much complete in his head before he would even show it to the rest of the band, he memorized all of his songs as he wrote them. I would very very highly recommend checking out his former band, for which he became known for; "Children of Bodom". The man was a genius and one of the most tasteful guitarists to ever grace the metal genre (as you mentioned during the solo section). Sadly, he passed away at the end of 2020, at the age of 41 :( RIP I should also mention that Daniel Freyberg played the second solo beginning with all the natural harmonics, killer player! Thanks for the reaction man, I know I harassed the shit out of you to do this. Looking forward to what comes next.
It makes me so happy that you can appreciate such a wide range of genes. Alexi was a special musician, and the whole band is incredible in their own right. Rest In Peace.
Geez Geebz not to worry, if you post something that doesn’t ring my bell I just don’t watch it. Just because I love what you do doesn’t mean I have to watch every decomposition. Keep doing what you do, you are phenomenal at it. Can’t please everyone every time. Alllllriiight!
Was fortunate enough to see them live in Oslo.. absolutely incredible Please listen to all their music Such an amazing band Also many times Alexi (rip) plays lead solos and sings at the same time Absolute legend
R.I.P. Alexi. This EP only had three tracks, but it was some of his best material in years. Takes me back to the Hate Crew Deathroll days with Children Of Bodom.
I came across your page the other night, and watched your video Bleed by Meshuggah. It's absolutely amazing to see a composer breaking down songs, especially of the metal genre and still have that passion and to see their reactions upon hearing the songs for the first time. I was really surprised to see you do a video on Bodom After Midnight. Alexi Laiho (Vocals/Lead Guitar) was an absolute hero of mine and many close friends of mine. Many of us play his music on a regular basis on guitar. And your take on this song is absolutely spot on. I look forward to watching more videos. Keep it up!
Children of Bodom "Lake Bodom" "Bodom after midnight" "Bodom beach terror" "Blood drunk" "Oops, I did it again" "Angels don't kill" "Are you dead yet" "In your face" RIP Alexi
Silent Night, Bodom Night Everytime I die Kissing the Shadows Banned from Heaven Dead Man's Hand on You Lobodomy Hate Crew Deathroll the complete follow the reaper and hatebreeder album and the List goes on and on they have to many really relly good songs RIP Wildchild, you will be truley missed.
As you get more attention on the channel and more people requesting stuff, you'll no doubt get more people upset that you didn't pick "the best version" or whatever. Like you said in the beginning - you're just checking out whatever is thrown your way, and that's what the majority of us are here for. Don't change yourself for others, we're (still here) watching cause we like what you're doing already. :)
Arch Enemy - My Apocalypse (album ver) Soilwork - This Momentary Bliss In Flames - Take This Life Children of Bodom - Are You Dead Yet? Scar Symmetry - Holographic Universe Dark Tranquillity- Nothing To No One Solution .45 - For Aeons Past Disarmonia Mundi - Quicksand Symmetry there's your melodic death metal for the week 👌👍🤘🏼
Ohhh yes, great choices! Though I personally enjoy Soilworks slower period of albums, Natural Born Chaos being a gateway album for me into heavier music.
@@GeminiWoods Soilwork is so varied and has so many great songs it's hard to choose one, or even a dozen for that matter haha. but i think that's a good one for Geebz to start with
* Lightning and Snow - Woods of Ypres * Here's a really fantastic black metal/groove metal band, unfortunately the lead singer died in a car wreck. Lightning and Snow is a pretty upbeat song for Black Metal, but they have a lot of very somber, and existential music. The fact the singer has passed also makes his lyrics almost foreboding and "heavier", considering the content he sung about.
Geebz, I very much appreciate the way you can dissect a song as voluptuous and overwhelming as this on first listen. There is indeed a lot of *composition* going on there. Take care, stay safe.
Well, new stuff from this group isn’t coming, because Alexi, the singer/guitarist/composer died before this was released... huge loss 😢 however, I understood that there are couple songs that are still waiting to be released 🤔
Alexi died just 9 days after recording that music video, you can see how thin and sickly he is in the video. This project Bodom after midnight is just Alexi after the original band Children of Bodom stopped playing in 2019 or 2020. To my knowledge they only recorded this song and 2 others before his passing, but Children of Bodom has albums all the way back to 1997. They became huge really fast because of their melodic take on death metal.
To the point you made about the brush stroke in a painting, I had the privilege of going to a museum in Florence once, with some paintings of great renown on display. I can't remember (to my great regret) the exact painting, but I was able to get up close to one and really take a look at it. When up close, I got to see that so much of what we see from a distance is single strokes of precisely placed dabs of paint that make up the whole painting. The one that struck me the most was a single streak that depicted a woman's mouth. It was a streak of paint that squiggled on the canvas, obviously done in a single stroke, but seen from afar was a perfect representation of a woman's mouth. It was then that I understood what the term "Master Stroke" meant.
clearly our wildchild is angry with the reaper , for one last time he put all his power to never let us down and alone with this masterpiece. thank u my childhood hero, love u much.
Love to see the Bodom! This band is actually the continuation of Children Of Bodom, whose late lead singer Alexi Laiho just passed away in January. Would love to see their earlier work on here.
Not sure if I feel happy or want to cry when I listen to this track... Alexi and the boys pulled me through a bunch of rough periods in my life.. still devestated by his passing. Will blast his tracks for as long as I can
So happy to see a review for the frontman and song writer Alexi Laiho who passed recently. The man was a one of a kind musician. A talent that is sorely missed.
Just keep on doing what you're doing @Geebz, never mind the negative feedback - hey, nobody's perfect and you keep these things coming at us amidst all else you do. I'm always back checking out what's next in your series even though it may not be my cup of tea/pint of beer. I always learn something new and maybe get turned on to a new band (happened a few times already). A lot of this extreme heavy stuff is not my usual choice but I appreciate and respect the level of musicianship and what you have to say.
I got to see them live in Montreal years ago on their Are You Dead Yet tour.. the venue was The Medley.... amazing epic show.... Amon Amarth opened up.. then Trivium, then Bodom.... they even had the old junked up car on stage when they came out. and it was all smoke rolling out of the windows... they hotboxed it.. lol
I was never a huge COB fan, but growing up with guitarists it was impossible not to fall in love with Alexi and his talent. That being said, Are You Dead Yet? and Blooddrunk hit when I was just getting into metal and those records will always be part of my soundtrack. They're the most 'radio friendly' albums of the catalog but I think are also the best examples of his skill as a guitarist, vocalist AND songwriter. Check out anything off those or the title tracks if you want more from Alexi.
Children of Bodom are one of my favorite bands, and were one of a special few metal bands I discovered when I was younger and new to heavier music (Nevermore, Nightwish and Scar Symmetry were others). Their 2019 album "Hexed" was a fantastic album and the band having been around since the early 90s I believe they still sounded like a fresh band, the songwriting just tight and fierce and catchy and melodic as well. You should listen to "If You Want Peace...Prepare For War", a great song of theirs and full of super catchy riffs. Other songs you should check out: Another Space Song by Failure Backlit by ISIS (band) Mein Teil by Rammstein The River Dragon Has Come by Nevermore
Oh man I haven't even watched yet. I'm just commenting because I'm excited to watch this. I have a Stockholm Knockout/Chaos Ridden Years tattoo. It's a Children of Bodom cover. One of the raddest bands to ever scorch the earth. RIP Wildchild
Wooow dude! Never would've seen this coming. Thanks to everyone who recommended the song and to geebz for choosing this one. Alexi Laiho needs more recognition although he was one of the Gods among us already. It's really sad his life had to end on a high note and true "Cliffhanger" as we got only one EP from Bodom After Midnight. He inspired so many young and old people, generations, around the globe to grab a guitar or scream. His flawless playing techniques, heavy yet soulful riffs & solos and just badass songwriting, haunting lyrics that were smushed in a great personality overall and high work-ethic that was praised. And I have to mention that his relationship with booze is the thing that caught up and killed him finally. But I will never let that throw a shade on the celebration of his accomplishments, skills and much beloved art he was able to give us while alive with the guys from Children of Bodom and shortlived yet impactful Bodom After Midnight group. I hope he gets to play with Lemmy now. Rest in peace Alexi, COBHC for life, have a good one!
Definitely check out Bastards of Bodom; Trashed, Lost and Strungut; Bed of Razors; Warheart, Lake Bodom, and the song Bodom After Midnight. The fact that Alexi could shred that hard and also sing like a madman still blows me away. I'm so glad I got to see them live.
Alexi Laiho died in December, sorry to break that to you. RIP Alexi, you were almost pretty enough to kiss on the inside cover of the Hatebreeder album.
It's not Children Of Bodom, it was Alexi who started a new band, since they had some issues inside the COB about the rights of the name etc.... sadly Alexi passed away December 29th...
It was quite devastating to hear that alexi died in the very end of last year. The man was a genius. Not only that, but a month before his death he was (with the band) explaining on an interview in a finnish music magazine called soundi about how ecstatic they were about this new project, being a new start/trail from children of bodom. If you want some old bodom magick, then i suggest songs like 'kissing the shadows' and 'hatebreeder' as well as 'towards dead end'. There's tons more though. That's not the main point though. The main point is that he was amazing.
I'm so glad that you react to this Song... I've been listening to COB for 23 years now. Alexi was such a talented guitarist and composer, miss him with deep sadness. It's his last Gift for us fans! Thanks for this last masterpiece, Alexi. Rock on wherever you are now "Wild Child" ! 🖤😥🖤🤘🏻
Please do more of Alexi’s work, his previous band Children of Bodom, songs like Towards dead end, Everytime I Die, Lake Bodom, Downfall.. There’s plenty of incredible tracks to choose from!
Love the videos, not sure if you've had any request for the band "the faceless" song "planetary duality pt. 1&2" 9 min song, but what the drummer has to go through and tempo changes. Always a great watch.
I'm 11 years older than Alexi,, and my First album was HALO ,,, OF BLOOD!!! dude I'm so blown away.. I love the speed, but it really kicks your nuts when it drops to a slow power beat, off tempo and musically melodic genius einstein!!!
It might have made more sense to react to Children of Bodom first, but still it gives me an opportunity to give a listen to Bodom after Midnight. Bodom after Midnight is just a continuation of Children of Bodom, a melodic Death/Black Metal band founded in the late 90's and fronted by Alexi Laiho, who unfortunately passed away in December last year. Alexi Laiho is one of Metal all times best guitarists, already composing and performing crazy solos and melodies on his guitar at the age of 16. He was just crazy talented, the first 4 Children of Bodom albums are masterpieces and his contribution to Finnish Metal and Metal in general is consequent. I might get me this Bodom after Midnight album for old times' sake and to pay a tribute to Alexi. Not a big fan of the prod though. Also when you get the chance: Dir En Grey - Vinushka. (do you still check the recommendation on RUclips, or should we send them to you somewhere else?) Keep up the great work man!
"Primordial - Empire Falls" Would be great if you could do a video on in the future? Any song from Primordial is great though so the song doesn't really matter.
The band Children of Bodom's amazing title track, the song "Children of Bodom" from the Hatebreeder album, is a masterpiece. Hatebreeder as a whole is an incredible album.
I'm honestly pretty bummed out learning that Alexi died... All those betcha can't play this riffs and RUclips videos I watched as a teenager that blew my mind really had a lasting effect on me...I still have his songs mixed in my Playlist 😞
Check out "Every Time I Die" by COB, the epitome of heavy! I use the K-240 headphones as well but recently fell in love with the Beyerdynamic DT-900 Pro X
This band was allmost like founding father for this specifig Metal Music genre. This song is pretty straight forward / in your face, but they could create more complex song structures when ever they felt like it, so it's not because of lack of talent. On this last EP they returned to their original style (after so many years) and it's amazing EP. Also I always give respect to musicians who are able to play complex guitar riffs at the speed of light while singing. Alexi was one sort of mastermind, R.I.P. wild child!
I would love to hear you decompose The day that the world breaks down by Ayreon. It’s a great track featuring 11 singers, violin, cello and a lot more. It has so many influences I’m sure you’re gonna dig it 😉
Pantera - 13 Steps to Nowhere is a huge recommendation from me. It's an insane mix of amazing drumming, killer guitar, great bass, and dark vocals. I think it's also got great engineering.
You should check out children of bodom, That frontman was a genius a true one in a million guy my first idol to ever pass away and it was just a few months ago. I saw someone else recomend you check out death though and i second that alot, songs to check out could be Symbolic, Spirit crusher or lack of comprehension or maybe Pull the plug
Hehe thought I clicked into a Children of Bodom reaction, my mistake for not reading full description. Different band, different song, but same song title :P.
rip Laiho, seems kinda weird place to start, but sure, why not. :) please do Pantera Cemetery Gates, it's perfect song, when you have not done Pantera, and get your mind blown with that solo and how Phill(singer) and Dime(guitar player) are riffing off and kinda challengin each other.
Love the videos and the breakdown of the songs. I'd recommend taking a listen to Asking Alexandria and/or Nothing More. Both great bands with good to great songs in their albums that I don't see any reactions to on the channel.
I've likened Alexi Laiho to the Paganini of the guitar: genius in many ways, got into a lot of trouble, and suffered from vice. His nickname of "Wild Child" was 100% accurate, and he owned it.
Please check out Dark Tranquillity - Iridium! They're one of the founders of the genre and I know you'll have zero regrets going into it :) Also I've been asking for months hehe _persistanceee_
Aloha! Me again - Bjork - Joga! Also, I was one of the people who commented about Manson being a POS. It's nothing against you, as you said, you are just checking out new music. It's more about providing context. Believe me, I was very sad to find out about some of the stuff he had done, I was a fan for many years. I have the same problem with Jackson. Separating the art from the artist is a tough thing to parse, and is a very in depth discussion. I wouldn't worry about for your channel. It always sucks to find out an artist you love is a terrible person and having to deal with still enjoying what they created or not.
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If this is your first taste of Alexi Laiho, then you're in for a treat if you go down that rabbit hole. Man was a genius.
No doubt, RIP Alexi!
Was. Alcohol is a helluva drug.
So I've been commenting on how you should do Kissing the Shadows by Children of Bodom. I'm not so sad anymore about you not doing that song because you just did perhaps a more meaningful song. Thank you for giving us a decomposition of one of Alexi Laiho's last works. COBHC forever. Rest in power, Allu.
@Anders Kamden Yup, I have been watching on instaflixxer for years myself :)
Kissing the Shadows, I don't know if there's a better Bodom suggestion. I do love Children of Decadence, though.
Have to remember that kissing the shadows was done in 3 days as a ”fillersong”. Its fast and the whole song is basically shredding but its not so impressive from the production standpoint :/
(I would love to see him compare cob’s songs from different albums. I thinks its worth digging into;) )
The singer and lead guitarist, Alexi Laiho, passed away a couple of months ago and his former band "Children Of Bodom" was my very first metal band... It's such a tragedy. He was one of the best guitarists. R.I.P. Alexi "Wildchild" Laiho.🤘🏻 Please check out Children Of Bodom - Kissing The Shadows (lyrics or audio).
Same I remember seeing them in Guitar World when Blooddrunk came out, then started a metal band soon after. Rip
Alexi was always about the melodies. He could shred but there were always a great melody coming up!
Indeed, also great at constructing songs around riffs, a la Tony Iommi. Are You Dead Yet is a great example on what he could do without flashy solos, just subtle lead lines and 2 fantastic riffs with everything built around them.
Alexi Laiho :‘-(
I’m having incredible respect for quite a bunch of musicians but Alexi was always a safe spot on top, Rest In Peace, wildchild. Another night, another demise took place again and the cadaverous wind blew out the light -.- :((
That is a big reason he is such a hero of mine (being all about the melodies) he's such a great composer he just happens to be doing it in the metal format if that makes sense. They almost have pop sensibilities thrown in too it's not all just flashy technique.
Love to see you react to this
Alexi passed away a little over a week after this video was recorded. Such an inspiration for countless guitarists. Their early material had a lot of classical influence - Alexi started on violin and then moved to guitar - and then moved to a more "thrashy" sound later on.
Downfall, Silent Night Bodom Night, and Kissing the Shadows are all amazing songs with jaw-dropping performances. Hope to see you react to some older Bodom!
yeah
Specially the Hatebreeder album was full of neo classical riffs and solos
@@jamescarter1535 Something Wild even more.
this is a band formed by Alexi Laiho, who died on the 29th Dec last year at just 41 years of age. He was guitarist, vocalist, and founder of Children of Bodom, one of the big melodic death metal bands, which broke up a few years ago and he came back with this band as a spiritual successor. This song has all the hallmarks of a Children of Bodom song.
I think what gave Children of Bodom an edge was the fact that Alexi Liaho had a strong foundation in classical music. Before he started playing guitar at the age of 12 he used to play violin and performing at 7 so the music theory he got from classical violin playing clearly influenced his guitar playing.
Death - Flesh and the Power it Holds
Yes yes yes yes. And also anything from the late death.
This would be one of the last songs Alexi Laiho recorded wouldn't it?
Rest In Peace
Yes. One of the three...
And one of them 3 is a cover. Originally played by Dissection, song called Where Dead Angels Lie. And what a cover it is. Damn shame, just when Alexi had found some passion for making new music and a burn to perform on stages again with a helluva lineup around him.
@@pukelius4128 where did you heard that cover?!? :O I want to hear that
@@ThePyre666 ruclips.net/video/zRcaT3O30Hw/видео.html
@@jarmopaakkonen2045 tnx brother 🤘🤘 amazing cover
I love Bodom After Midnight(and COB) keyboards. They harmonize with the guitars and play solos, the most metal keyboard playing ever.
CoB - the only band where you would see the keyboard player shred along with the guitar player. Loved watching that live!
@@deed5811 there are plenty, Dream Theater, Pagan's Mind, Firewind, Kamelot....to name a few that come to mind
keep on "just listening to stuff", don't worry about it
RIP Alexi
Alexi Laiho is one of the greatest guitarist metal has seen, may he rest in peace.
Great review. The lead guitarist/singer's name is Alexi Laiho and is basically a god to many of us fans. He just passed away last year 😔 but he has a mountain of legendary work with his previous band, Children of Bodom. I'm sure you'd find great joy in checking out some of their tracks. Try some stuff like "Trashed, Lost & Strungout", "Children of Decadence", "Lake Bodom", "Morrigan".... the list goes on. Cheers!
He did it! I was so happy to see this reaction.
Alexi Laiho is responsible for the guitars, vocals, and songwriting. Fun fact, he was actually a very natural, spontaneous songwriter. He had the songs pretty much complete in his head before he would even show it to the rest of the band, he memorized all of his songs as he wrote them. I would very very highly recommend checking out his former band, for which he became known for; "Children of Bodom". The man was a genius and one of the most tasteful guitarists to ever grace the metal genre (as you mentioned during the solo section). Sadly, he passed away at the end of 2020, at the age of 41 :( RIP I should also mention that Daniel Freyberg played the second solo beginning with all the natural harmonics, killer player!
Thanks for the reaction man, I know I harassed the shit out of you to do this. Looking forward to what comes next.
It makes me so happy that you can appreciate such a wide range of genes. Alexi was a special musician, and the whole band is incredible in their own right. Rest In Peace.
Geez Geebz not to worry, if you post something that doesn’t ring my bell I just don’t watch it. Just because I love what you do doesn’t mean I have to watch every decomposition. Keep doing what you do, you are phenomenal at it. Can’t please everyone every time. Alllllriiight!
Was fortunate enough to see them live in Oslo.. absolutely incredible
Please listen to all their music
Such an amazing band
Also many times Alexi (rip) plays lead solos and sings at the same time
Absolute legend
Obscura- Anticosmic Overload 🤙
R.I.P. Alexi. This EP only had three tracks, but it was some of his best material in years. Takes me back to the Hate Crew Deathroll days with Children Of Bodom.
I came across your page the other night, and watched your video Bleed by Meshuggah. It's absolutely amazing to see a composer breaking down songs, especially of the metal genre and still have that passion and to see their reactions upon hearing the songs for the first time.
I was really surprised to see you do a video on Bodom After Midnight. Alexi Laiho (Vocals/Lead Guitar) was an absolute hero of mine and many close friends of mine. Many of us play his music on a regular basis on guitar. And your take on this song is absolutely spot on. I look forward to watching more videos.
Keep it up!
Children of Bodom
"Lake Bodom"
"Bodom after midnight"
"Bodom beach terror"
"Blood drunk"
"Oops, I did it again"
"Angels don't kill"
"Are you dead yet"
"In your face"
RIP Alexi
And Bed of Razors!
Silent Night, Bodom Night
Everytime I die
Kissing the Shadows
Banned from Heaven
Dead Man's Hand on You
Lobodomy
Hate Crew Deathroll
the complete follow the reaper and hatebreeder album
and the List goes on and on they have to many really relly good songs
RIP Wildchild, you will be truley missed.
Widdershins
Suicide bomber
Needled 24/7
If you want peace prepare for war
Lake Bodom
Needled 24/7
Hatebreeder
Warheart
Are You Dead Yet
Dead Man's Hand On You
"Children of Bodom"
In Your Face
R.I.P. Alexi "Wildchild" Laiho
As you get more attention on the channel and more people requesting stuff, you'll no doubt get more people upset that you didn't pick "the best version" or whatever. Like you said in the beginning - you're just checking out whatever is thrown your way, and that's what the majority of us are here for. Don't change yourself for others, we're (still here) watching cause we like what you're doing already. :)
Rest in peace, Alexi. Children of Bodom will always be a big part of my teenage years. Thanks for the break down!
Arch Enemy - My Apocalypse (album ver)
Soilwork - This Momentary Bliss
In Flames - Take This Life
Children of Bodom - Are You Dead Yet?
Scar Symmetry - Holographic Universe
Dark Tranquillity- Nothing To No One
Solution .45 - For Aeons Past
Disarmonia Mundi - Quicksand Symmetry
there's your melodic death metal for the week 👌👍🤘🏼
So many bangers. Holographic Universe is damn-near peak Melodeath
@@JacobNates yeah. that song is a behemoth of a track.
Are You Dead Yet? is CoB's hookiest song, it was my introduction to them.
Ohhh yes, great choices! Though I personally enjoy Soilworks slower period of albums, Natural Born Chaos being a gateway album for me into heavier music.
@@GeminiWoods Soilwork is so varied and has so many great songs it's hard to choose one, or even a dozen for that matter haha. but i think that's a good one for Geebz to start with
* Lightning and Snow - Woods of Ypres *
Here's a really fantastic black metal/groove metal band, unfortunately the lead singer died in a car wreck. Lightning and Snow is a pretty upbeat song for Black Metal, but they have a lot of very somber, and existential music. The fact the singer has passed also makes his lyrics almost foreboding and "heavier", considering the content he sung about.
Can't agree more, it is a fantastic album, and so sad that David was hit by that car, RIP, Mr Gold...
Fantastic to see you showing love to Bodom. Thanks for the upload
Geebz, I very much appreciate the way you can dissect a song as voluptuous and overwhelming as this on first listen. There is indeed a lot of *composition* going on there. Take care, stay safe.
Well, new stuff from this group isn’t coming, because Alexi, the singer/guitarist/composer died before this was released... huge loss 😢 however, I understood that there are couple songs that are still waiting to be released 🤔
Alexi died just 9 days after recording that music video, you can see how thin and sickly he is in the video. This project Bodom after midnight is just Alexi after the original band Children of Bodom stopped playing in 2019 or 2020. To my knowledge they only recorded this song and 2 others before his passing, but Children of Bodom has albums all the way back to 1997. They became huge really fast because of their melodic take on death metal.
To the point you made about the brush stroke in a painting, I had the privilege of going to a museum in Florence once, with some paintings of great renown on display. I can't remember (to my great regret) the exact painting, but I was able to get up close to one and really take a look at it. When up close, I got to see that so much of what we see from a distance is single strokes of precisely placed dabs of paint that make up the whole painting. The one that struck me the most was a single streak that depicted a woman's mouth. It was a streak of paint that squiggled on the canvas, obviously done in a single stroke, but seen from afar was a perfect representation of a woman's mouth. It was then that I understood what the term "Master Stroke" meant.
Loved this one! Great commentary.
clearly our wildchild is angry with the reaper , for one last time he put all his power to never let us down and alone with this masterpiece. thank u my childhood hero, love u much.
Nice you mention harmonic pitchs. He was genius of those.
Bro! Just got some AKG 240s. Fukn love em! Thanks for the heads up on these amazing phones! 👍 AWRIIIIIGHT!
this was great reaction. i think this song is best heavy metal song this year. thanx and have great weekend.
Love to see the Bodom! This band is actually the continuation of Children Of Bodom, whose late lead singer Alexi Laiho just passed away in January. Would love to see their earlier work on here.
He died in december 2020.
Not sure if I feel happy or want to cry when I listen to this track...
Alexi and the boys pulled me through a bunch of rough periods in my life.. still devestated by his passing. Will blast his tracks for as long as I can
So happy to see a review for the frontman and song writer Alexi Laiho who passed recently. The man was a one of a kind musician. A talent that is sorely missed.
Just keep on doing what you're doing @Geebz, never mind the negative feedback - hey, nobody's perfect and you keep these things coming at us amidst all else you do. I'm always back checking out what's next in your series even though it may not be my cup of tea/pint of beer. I always learn something new and maybe get turned on to a new band (happened a few times already). A lot of this extreme heavy stuff is not my usual choice but I appreciate and respect the level of musicianship and what you have to say.
I got to see them live in Montreal years ago on their Are You Dead Yet tour.. the venue was The Medley.... amazing epic show.... Amon Amarth opened up.. then Trivium, then Bodom.... they even had the old junked up car on stage when they came out. and it was all smoke rolling out of the windows... they hotboxed it.. lol
I was never a huge COB fan, but growing up with guitarists it was impossible not to fall in love with Alexi and his talent. That being said, Are You Dead Yet? and Blooddrunk hit when I was just getting into metal and those records will always be part of my soundtrack. They're the most 'radio friendly' albums of the catalog but I think are also the best examples of his skill as a guitarist, vocalist AND songwriter. Check out anything off those or the title tracks if you want more from Alexi.
Children of Bodom are one of my favorite bands, and were one of a special few metal bands I discovered when I was younger and new to heavier music (Nevermore, Nightwish and Scar Symmetry were others). Their 2019 album "Hexed" was a fantastic album and the band having been around since the early 90s I believe they still sounded like a fresh band, the songwriting just tight and fierce and catchy and melodic as well. You should listen to "If You Want Peace...Prepare For War", a great song of theirs and full of super catchy riffs.
Other songs you should check out:
Another Space Song by Failure
Backlit by ISIS (band)
Mein Teil by Rammstein
The River Dragon Has Come by Nevermore
Geebz BAM is awesome!!! Please consider reacting to some Children Of Bodom songs too.
I agree! If you liked Bodom after Midnight you should explore Children of Bodom. Rip Alexi
Oh man I haven't even watched yet. I'm just commenting because I'm excited to watch this. I have a Stockholm Knockout/Chaos Ridden Years tattoo. It's a Children of Bodom cover. One of the raddest bands to ever scorch the earth. RIP Wildchild
Wooow dude! Never would've seen this coming. Thanks to everyone who recommended the song and to geebz for choosing this one. Alexi Laiho needs more recognition although he was one of the Gods among us already. It's really sad his life had to end on a high note and true "Cliffhanger" as we got only one EP from Bodom After Midnight. He inspired so many young and old people, generations, around the globe to grab a guitar or scream. His flawless playing techniques, heavy yet soulful riffs & solos and just badass songwriting, haunting lyrics that were smushed in a great personality overall and high work-ethic that was praised. And I have to mention that his relationship with booze is the thing that caught up and killed him finally. But I will never let that throw a shade on the celebration of his accomplishments, skills and much beloved art he was able to give us while alive with the guys from Children of Bodom and shortlived yet impactful Bodom After Midnight group. I hope he gets to play with Lemmy now. Rest in peace Alexi, COBHC for life, have a good one!
RIP love ya bro Alexi
Mors principium est is also a good time - been listening to leader of the titans recently. Melodeth meets smooth jazz
"That's what happens when you get old." I'm feeling that at 37.
Thank's for this great reaction! Here is a hope vote for "Helloween - Skyfall" :)
Definitely check out Bastards of Bodom; Trashed, Lost and Strungut; Bed of Razors; Warheart, Lake Bodom, and the song Bodom After Midnight. The fact that Alexi could shred that hard and also sing like a madman still blows me away. I'm so glad I got to see them live.
R.I.P Alexi Laiho
You should btw react to Time by Wintersun. Totally amazing!
Wow I had no clue Children of Bodom started another band. Man where have I been!
Alexi Laiho died in December, sorry to break that to you.
RIP Alexi, you were almost pretty enough to kiss on the inside cover of the Hatebreeder album.
... and then you passed away due to liver problems after drinking way too much way too often.
It's not Children Of Bodom, it was Alexi who started a new band, since they had some issues inside the COB about the rights of the name etc.... sadly Alexi passed away December 29th...
@@wolverine669Alexi was CoB though... this EP proves that
@@nihilist1280 true that! Such a nice guy. Miss him. But he can do some riffs with Chuck and co. now.
It was quite devastating to hear that alexi died in the very end of last year. The man was a genius. Not only that, but a month before his death he was (with the band) explaining on an interview in a finnish music magazine called soundi about how ecstatic they were about this new project, being a new start/trail from children of bodom.
If you want some old bodom magick, then i suggest songs like 'kissing the shadows' and 'hatebreeder' as well as 'towards dead end'. There's tons more though.
That's not the main point though. The main point is that he was amazing.
I'm so glad that you react to this Song... I've been listening to COB for 23 years now. Alexi was such a talented guitarist and composer, miss him with deep sadness. It's his last Gift for us fans! Thanks for this last masterpiece, Alexi. Rock on wherever you are now "Wild Child" ! 🖤😥🖤🤘🏻
Please do more of Alexi’s work, his previous band Children of Bodom, songs like Towards dead end, Everytime I Die, Lake Bodom, Downfall.. There’s plenty of incredible tracks to choose from!
Geebz you should really check out “Floods” by Pantera. It’s super atmospheric
Waiting patiently for the next tracks by karnivool, deftones, tool, the ocean, river of nihil. Circle back and keep up the good work Geebz.
RIP to one of the greatest, Alexi Laiho... Nicely done Geebz!!
a suggestion to do "Loathe - New Faces in the Dark" next good sir!
Would LOOOVE to see Geebz to react to Red Light In My Eyes pt 1 and 2 from OG Children of Bodom
Love the videos, not sure if you've had any request for the band "the faceless" song "planetary duality pt. 1&2" 9 min song, but what the drummer has to go through and tempo changes. Always a great watch.
I'm 11 years older than Alexi,, and my First album was HALO ,,, OF BLOOD!!! dude I'm so blown away.. I love the speed, but it really kicks your nuts when it drops to a slow power beat, off tempo and musically melodic genius einstein!!!
funny that the first thing that i hear from you in spanish is 'cojones' XD
love your videos man, keep it up
It might have made more sense to react to Children of Bodom first, but still it gives me an opportunity to give a listen to Bodom after Midnight. Bodom after Midnight is just a continuation of Children of Bodom, a melodic Death/Black Metal band founded in the late 90's and fronted by Alexi Laiho, who unfortunately passed away in December last year.
Alexi Laiho is one of Metal all times best guitarists, already composing and performing crazy solos and melodies on his guitar at the age of 16. He was just crazy talented, the first 4 Children of Bodom albums are masterpieces and his contribution to Finnish Metal and Metal in general is consequent.
I might get me this Bodom after Midnight album for old times' sake and to pay a tribute to Alexi. Not a big fan of the prod though.
Also when you get the chance: Dir En Grey - Vinushka. (do you still check the recommendation on RUclips, or should we send them to you somewhere else?)
Keep up the great work man!
If you liked this song I think you would definitely LOVE his old band Children of Bodom, as well as their napalm records labelmates in Aephenamer ♡
"Primordial - Empire Falls" Would be great if you could do a video on in the future? Any song from Primordial is great though so the song doesn't really matter.
R.I.P Alexi
Kissing the Shadows by Children of Bodom. That song will not disappoint
Pleaseeee do "everytime i die" by children of bodom. It's a better expression of Alexi's work (in my opinion)
Glad to see more European metal. RIP Alexi. Insomnium and In Flames (old stuff) PLEASE GEEBZ. Waiting 5 months now!
Bodom rules! Rip Alexi. You should check out a band called Equilibrium. Song called Unbesiegt . Epic folk metal 🤘
Dude yes! My favorite song is Snuffel, but they have so many unique songs. Underrated for sure.
@@JeremyBarbell love that song too!! Hard to pick. Any song from Sagas is fantastic. Would love to see a reaction to either song 😁
The band Children of Bodom's amazing title track, the song "Children of Bodom" from the Hatebreeder album, is a masterpiece. Hatebreeder as a whole is an incredible album.
I'm honestly pretty bummed out learning that Alexi died... All those betcha can't play this riffs and RUclips videos I watched as a teenager that blew my mind really had a lasting effect on me...I still have his songs mixed in my Playlist 😞
Check out "Every Time I Die" by COB, the epitome of heavy! I use the K-240 headphones as well but recently fell in love with the Beyerdynamic DT-900 Pro X
This band was allmost like founding father for this specifig Metal Music genre. This song is pretty straight forward / in your face, but they could create more complex song structures when ever they felt like it, so it's not because of lack of talent. On this last EP they returned to their original style (after so many years) and it's amazing EP. Also I always give respect to musicians who are able to play complex guitar riffs at the speed of light while singing. Alexi was one sort of mastermind, R.I.P. wild child!
Great melody 🤘🤘👌👌
I would love to hear you decompose The day that the world breaks down by Ayreon. It’s a great track featuring 11 singers, violin, cello and a lot more. It has so many influences I’m sure you’re gonna dig it 😉
Death - Crystal Mountain, please.
Pantera - 13 Steps to Nowhere is a huge recommendation from me. It's an insane mix of amazing drumming, killer guitar, great bass, and dark vocals. I think it's also got great engineering.
I feel like you should dissect a Dissection
You should check out children of bodom, That frontman was a genius a true one in a million guy my first idol to ever pass away and it was just a few months ago.
I saw someone else recomend you check out death though and i second that alot, songs to check out could be Symbolic, Spirit crusher or lack of comprehension or maybe Pull the plug
Hehe thought I clicked into a Children of Bodom reaction, my mistake for not reading full description. Different band, different song, but same song title :P.
rip Laiho, seems kinda weird place to start, but sure, why not. :)
please do Pantera Cemetery Gates, it's perfect song, when you have not done Pantera, and get your mind blown with that solo and how Phill(singer) and Dime(guitar player) are riffing off and kinda challengin each other.
Chevelle - One Ocean
I was listening this song in this minute!!! LOL
Hmm. The beginning sounds familiar. Something similar to Nightwish - MasterPassionGreed . Hmm ... Alexi and Tuomas were friends.
Would love to hear your oppinion on some of the "Rings Of Saturn" stuff. Pretty wild / technical music.
Please check out Avatar. A Secret Door from their new album or Bloody Angel or Statue of the King for something older.
Children Of Bodom - Red Light In My Eyes!
Part 1 or 2??
@@JeremyBarbell Both! And the whole album too!
dont listen to the haters.... do your thing!
Also, you should really do Children of Bodom - Under Grass and Clover. My fav off the last album before the lead singer Alexi passed away
If only Alexi was still here. Makes me think that how many good redords they left undone. Well human life is always more important.
Love the videos and the breakdown of the songs. I'd recommend taking a listen to Asking Alexandria and/or Nothing More. Both great bands with good to great songs in their albums that I don't see any reactions to on the channel.
Riverside - Left Out. Please.
I've likened Alexi Laiho to the Paganini of the guitar: genius in many ways, got into a lot of trouble, and suffered from vice. His nickname of "Wild Child" was 100% accurate, and he owned it.
Please check out Dark Tranquillity - Iridium! They're one of the founders of the genre and I know you'll have zero regrets going into it :) Also I've been asking for months hehe _persistanceee_
Aloha! Me again - Bjork - Joga!
Also, I was one of the people who commented about Manson being a POS. It's nothing against you, as you said, you are just checking out new music. It's more about providing context. Believe me, I was very sad to find out about some of the stuff he had done, I was a fan for many years. I have the same problem with Jackson. Separating the art from the artist is a tough thing to parse, and is a very in depth discussion. I wouldn't worry about for your channel. It always sucks to find out an artist you love is a terrible person and having to deal with still enjoying what they created or not.
You should break down anything from Brendan Small's Dethklok......Murmaider II, the Galaxy, Comet Song, or the Hammer
Rest In Power, Alexi WildChild Laiho.