Are You Dead Yet - Children Of Bodom

Advantages: Fast death metal to the masses! great solos and heavy breakdowns
Disadvantages: Strays from what we may know of COB but dont worry!

...seem to know what they are doing and originality still seems to be a part of their performance The feel of the album is different in a few ways from other COB albums. For instance the song is much more a composition of Riffs, heavy 'chugging' power chords and prechorus runs. THe complexity often associated with the band has been slightly removed. What remains though is an album which death metal supremists and the rest of the metal heads can both ...
...and keyboard solos. 3/5 Are You Dead Yet? Did I mention the violence? =D The drums roll, the guitars fly and the vocals (this time literally!) scream. Alexi almost outcompetes his soloing ability in this track but unfortunatly it sounds too much like the previous but slightly less heavy and less the brilliance of COB 2.5/5 (catchy chorus though =P) If You Want Peace... Prepare For War Hmmm I am starting to worry about this violence thing! anyway... ... Read review

Advantages: Melodic Death / Power Metal - Bodom Style
Disadvantages: Mainstream touch

...don't know, Children of Bodom are a fantastic Finish Power / Death metal band, which started its own genre. Incorporating Neo-classical riffs with compelling solos and an unmissable death metal styled singing to go with it. Children of Bodom's front man Alexi Laiho does all lead and rhythm guitar whilst singing, along with Janne Warman giving the melodic death metal touch with his keyboard skills. After the brilliant releases of albums such like: ...
...comes the latest addition - Are you dead yet? ----------------- As a Bodom fan myself purchasing this album for 9.99 was a steal - usually they're around 15 pounds, so I thought this should be good. After a quick run through, you realise is this the same band that really made Follow the Reaper, HCDT as well as Hate Breeder? Although some would complain that this album is fantastic and is a quality follow up to the Bodom trend, I have to disagree. ... Read review

Advantages: heavy as hell!
Disadvantages: not as impressive as old stuff because of lack of inpspiring solos!

...2. Are You Dead Yet? 3. If You Want Peace... Prepare For War 4. Punch Me I Bleed 5. In Your Face 6. Next In Line 7. Bastards Of Bodom 8. Trashed, Lost, Strung Out 9. We're Not Gonna Fall 10. Somebody Put Something In My Drink The best tracks on this cd in my opinion are, are you dead yet? , punch me i bleed, and bastards of bodom! This is beacause these tracks have in my opinion the best guitar solos and the heavy addictive guitar riffs you demand ...
...was well put together, with awesome name and track titles that rule! overall its a good album with awesome names and a few good tracks, but dont pay over £15 for it, i wouldnt go crazy for it! £10 is what i would pay for it if i knew wot it was like.. thanks, have fun! ... Read review