Surprising Band of the Week

**riffer** · 19th November 2004, 22:08

Originally Posted by madcat_

I think you need to download some Children of Bodom, Celtic! Get Angels Dont Kill, or Repent, or anything! It's all good in the hood.

As long as it doesn't have overly complicated flat-fifth riffing, double-kick drum triplets and vocalists who roar instead of singing I'll enjoy it.

Unless its Slayer covers, of course. They were kind of cool.

**Blakamin** · 20th November 2004, 06:59

SLAYER

**Jamezo** · 20th November 2004, 12:49

Originally Posted by celticno6

As long as it doesn't have overly complicated flat-fifth riffing, double-kick drum triplets and vocalists who roar instead of singing I'll enjoy it.

Unless its Slayer covers, of course. They were kind of cool.

I will try to describe Bodom to the best of my abilities:

incredibly melodic heavy/death metal, they don't employ dissonance, 2 guitars plus keyboard (many great keyboard solos) and bass, the lead guitarist is the singer, his lead guitar is predominantly neoclassical shred, which he does very skillfully and tastefully, not OTT at all.

the guitars are frequently harmonised, very beautiful, they know how to arrange a song all right.

the singing? generally death metal *rawr rawr rawr* stuff, but done pretty well and tastefully. the vocals are definitely not the star attraction, rather the excellent music as a whole.

so, it would be worthwhile to try and get a hold of Every Time I Die, and Kissing the Shadows. it might just suprise you.

**riffer** · 20th November 2004, 15:58

Sounds pretty good, apart from the obvious vocals, but I may be prepared to let that go.

I'll have a hunt. Damn dialup.

**avgas** · 20th November 2004, 17:13

TOOL - get the aenima album
then all other CDs fall shy by comparison

**Magua** · 20th November 2004, 18:53

Originally Posted by avgas

TOOL - get the aenima album
then all other CDs fall shy by comparison

I'd rather take, Lateralus.

**SPORK** · 20th November 2004, 19:09

Originally Posted by avgas

TOOL - get the aenima album
then all other CDs fall shy by comparison

TOOL!?!

Eww.

I'd rather listen to 5ive that that

**ZorsT** · 22nd November 2004, 20:47

Originally Posted by madcat_

TOOL!?!

Eww.

I'd rather listen to 5ive that that

all hail king of the losers

Tool, Metallica, Pink Floyd, Disturbed, Guns and Roses.... the list goes on

**riffer** · 22nd November 2004, 21:35

Disturbed - now there's a guy that I reckon can really sing.

And such amazing diction too - you can understand every word.

Got The Sickness and Believe - great albums.

**Blakamin** · 23rd November 2004, 07:00

Originally Posted by GoodAndSuchLike

all hail king of the losers

Tool, Metallica, Pink Floyd, Disturbed, Guns and Roses.... the list goes on

well at least we know you listen to one decent band

**ZorsT** · 23rd November 2004, 07:49

Originally Posted by Blakamin

well at least we know you listen to one decent band

hey now, thats just not nice....

BTW what one is the decent one?

**Jamezo** · 23rd November 2004, 09:43

gotta be Floyd or 'tallica. please tell me it's Floyd or 'tallica..

**Blakamin** · 23rd November 2004, 09:46

Originally Posted by Jamezo

gotta be Floyd or 'tallica. please tell me it's Floyd or 'tallica..

lol... will put yas outta ya misery... it aint metallisux
Pink Floyd...
where are all the others gunna be in 10 years??? GnR dont even exist now! at least floyd had more than 2 good albums...
this is just my opinion tho
(whilst listening to the entire U2 collection at work)

**riffer** · 23rd November 2004, 10:59

Originally Posted by Blakamin

GnR dont even exist now!

Guns and Roses are now Velvet Revolver, as discussed earlier.

As for Pink Floyd, a few good albums, a few shocking ones, and anyway, who knows which Pink Floyd is the real one anyway now?

But Dave Gilmour is a damn fine guitarist.