Children of Bodom's 'Was it Worth It?' Video is Out.

I love press quotes from artists sometimes. Case in point on the track 'Was it Worth It?'. Alexi had this to say:

"The single is a total party song," says guitarist/vocalist Alexi Laiho. "It doesn't have your typical BODOM sound, but it's one of my favorites and heavy as hell!"

I wouldn't say this is a party song. At least not a party involving non metal heads. While I agree that it isn't a typical Bodom song the reason for that is that Alexi's "wow,wow,yeah,wow" vocals are buried and processed. Therefore I was not as annoyed. Still can't understand a thing being said though. The new video premiered and here it is after the jump. Do you think it's heavy as hell? Personally I've heard alot heavier stuff from a shitload of other bands.



Here is another quote from Alexei on the album 'Reckless,Relentless,Forever'.

"We worked super-hard on this album, at least for me it was pretty much no sleep or rest for six weeks," stated Laiho. "But we were determined to make the best COB album ever, so we were willing to do whatever it took. Of course, having our producer Matt Hyde kicking our asses 24/7 definitely made the results even better, so obviously we're more than anxious to get this album out there"

If you were going to make the best CoB album ever you would have hired a vocalist. I can't stress how much I can't stand Alexei's vocal style and that he should just stick to guitars and music arranging. Also stop with the lame attempt to be edgy and cool and just be a neo classical thrash band. Having the look of a metalcore band, with the song titles and lyrics of Kid Rock is not helping your cause.Oh and when I think of skaters and metal,it's still Municipal Waste. Lighting skateboards on fire and doing the guitar flip that was cool in 1986 just makes you look like out of touch douches. Oh wait.

For those of you that think I'm a dick and CoB is the best band ever look for the new album on March 8th.

Children of Boredom's New Single Is Officially Out. Hooray?

Yeah I know. The single got linked awhile ago. I had better things to do though then post a radio leak that sounded like shit. Well now the official version of 'Was It Worth It' is out now. And no, I can't say it was. But anyway. Check out the quality version here.



To add to the douche factor if you click the Song tab on their Facebook page you can then click the picture and listen to it. The down side is you'll be sharing it with your 75 year old grandma that could give a shit. Well I guess I can post more information on the new album 'Relentless Reckless Forever'after the jump. Alexei the word 'and' is your friend.

Release Date:March 8,2011
Track List:
01. Not My Funeral
02. Shovel Knockout
03. Roundtrip to Hell and Back
04. Pussyfoot Miss Suicide
05. Relentless Reckless Forever
06. Ugly
07. Cry of the Nihilist
08. Was It Worth It?
09. Northpole Throwdown
10. Party All the Time (EDDIE MURPHY cover)It's not a CoB album without a fucking stupid cover, hooray for consistency!

Devil Music A-Z: Children of Bodom

This is probably going to be one of the least flattering of these articles. Children of Bodom does have a pretty large fan base as metal bands go so they may be doing something right. I mean I have their albums but it's not because they are a favorite.Much like Arch Enemy it's the music that draws me to this band and not the vocals. Alexei Laiho is a good guitarist but not as good as he thinks he is. And his vocals are pretty average. I like me some harsh vocals but his screetchy growl pitch is aggravating sometimes.

What does appeal to me especially on older albums is the heavy presence of neo classical riffs CoB incorporate into their music. The keyboard arrangements add an element of atmosphere that this band seriously needs because without it they're just an average pseudo thrash band.I'm sure with Alexei's arrogance that's not something he would want to hear but again, he's not as good as he thinks he is.

Popular bands tend to incorporate some form of gimmick and the gimmick here is that every album has at least a couple of covers in them. These covers could be anything from a W.A.S.P. tune to Britney Spears. Yes I said Britney Spear. And it's supposed to be tongue in cheek with these covers but really to me it's douchey by now. So there you have it.





Here is one of the stupid covers. Way to go allowing this,John Fogarty.