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Many say that fans can tell where bands came from its name alone, which is true of the Children of Bodom band. It is a Finnish band whose style has been described as a fusion of power metal and melodic death metal. By the way, the band's name came from the infamous 1960 Lake Bodom murders in Finland.

Booming Start

In the early years of its formation, the band had many line-up changes that saw only two original members remaining within the group - founders Alexi Laiho as guitarist and lead vocalist and Jaska Raatikainen as drummer. The current members are Roope Latvala on rhythm guitar and backing vocals, Henkka Seppälä on bass and backing vocals as well as Janne Wirman on keyboards.

From the very start, Children of Bodom was not one to follow any mold set before it by other musicians in its genre. In fact, some music critics call it their musical insanity that embraces dual guitar shredding and keyboard virtuoso, which melds thrash and melodic metal like no other band has done before it.

However, fans do not always agree with critics on the band's genre, which makes for a lively debate on whether the band's music is speed metal, power metal, neo-classical metal, or melodic death metal. But for Laiho himself, their music must be considered extreme metal because all the other labels are too restrictive in definition.

Discography of Boom

So far, Children of Bodom has released six albums from 1997 to 2008. These albums with their comments are:

o Something Wild - 1997 release; it was responsible for the European media tag of the new kings of the underground metal scene, which must have been the start of the Children of Bodom merch.

o Hatebreeder - 1999 release; it had 9 tracks that garnered commercial success and critical acclaim worldwide, which was due to its fearless pushing of the boundaries of every musical influences the bad has ever had.

o Follow the Reaper - 2000 release; it focused more on the songwriting abilities of the band with groovier melodies and hooks but never, ever, compromising the aggressive stance with which the hate band is known for.

o Hate Crew Death Roll - 2003 release; it's one of the most destructive and the most overwhelming, musically speaking, among the Children of Bodom merch.

o Are You Dead Yet? - 2005 release; the band opted for a dropped C tuning and a reduction in power metal influences.

o Blooddrunk - 2008 release; it's the band's best ever album yet in terms of chart performance (debut at number 22 at the Billboard 200) and which ought to push the Children of Bodom merch into success, just like the band.

Through all these albums, the Children of Bodom's lyrics are almost always focused on themes of personal struggles, of death, of war, and always a reference to the Lake Bodom murders. Its tag of hate band is deserved because the lyrics are increasingly veering towards violent antagonism against one's self and against others.

What more can anybody ask for from a metal band? Nothing more except more venomous hate, more insane guitar and drum works and more blaring keyboards like only the Children of Bodom can provide.

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Alexi Laiho $62.13 High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles Alexi Laiho is a Finnish singer, composer, and guitarist. He is best known for being the lead guitarist as well as lead vocalist for heavy metal band Children of Bodom, and he is also the guitarist for Sinergy and Kylahullut. He has previously played with Thy Serpent and Impaled Nazarene on occasion, as well as Warmen and Hypocrisy. Guitar World magazine has ranked him as one of the 50 fastest guitarists in the world. In 2004, Laiho founded a sideproject called Kylahullut, which was assembled together with Tommi Lillman and Vesa Jokinen 69er. The band was created merely for the entertainment of the musicians, and takes a carefree approach to their music. The bands discography includes two EPs, and two fulllength albums. Laihos life is dedicated almost entirely to music, and whenever he is not on tour with one of his bands, he is playing video games, drinking, or practicing. His main hobby is cars; he was taught how to drive by his father at the age of 10. Alexi owns a Pontiac Firebird, a 1974 Dodge Monaco and a Buick. Author: Miller, Frederic P./ Vandome, Agnes F./ McBrewster, John Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 28 Publication Date: 2010/12/07 Language: English Dimensions: 6.00 x 9.02 x 0.07 inches

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