WITH A REBEL YELL, THERE’S WAR INSIDE CHILDREN OF BODOM’S HEAD
Wednesday, September 16th, 2009 at 1:30pm by Axl Rosenberg
I’m usually anti-cover album – what’s the point, really? – but I have to admit that I’m more than a little curious to hear Children of Bodom’s Skeletons in the Closet… but mostly for non-metal or not-really-metal reasons. I mean, I’m sure that COB can pull off Slayer and Sepultura songs without breaking a sweat, but what’s it gonna sound like when Alexi and company do Creedence? Kenny Rogers? Pat Benatar? Their Brit-Brit cover (which will be on the new disc) sounded surprisingly Bodom-like, as though the Reigning White Trash Queen of Pop had never even existed. And can you think of another melodeathrash band more suited to do hair metal covers of Poison and W.A.S.P.?
So. Skeletons in the Closet comes out September 23 on Spinefarm. The band is now streaming two new re-makes, of Suicidal Tendencies’ “War Inside My Head” and Billy Idol’s “Rebel Yell,” on their MySpace page. Throw back a few shots and play ‘em loud. That’s how COB would want it, motherfuckers.
-AR
Why listen to Children of Bodom when you could listen to Kalmah or Mors Principium est?
I like all of the above.
WOAH!! You just named, like, some of the greatest bands in the history of metal. They’re SO metal I think my head is about to explode. Mors Principium pushes the boundaries of music so far, their style reaches beyond the cosmos! And Kalmah? Jesus, I don’t even know where to begin or end, they’re too incredible!
We’ve got a winner right here, guys. This dude knows what he’s talking about. Fuck the mainstream fake bullshit, you need to dig deep underground!
…Give me a fucking break you pretentious fuckwad. At least I know your opinion means jack shit when you name bands like those. Neither one does anything “new” and just because they write 10+ minute tracks doesn’t mean they’re the devil’s gift to the metal community. In fact, it’s elitist pricks like you who pollute it. I’m officially done shit talking with you, good work avoiding my question before, though.
I never said they did anything “new” I merely stated that they are better melodeath bands than CoB.
I gave up commenting in the other thread when I realized It was like trying to explain the inner workings of the universe to a bunch of 3rd graders that suffer from downs syndrome.
Corky here should go back to his FiveFingerDeathPunch and Slipknot mp3’s.
Why do you guys have to get into a pissing contest? Kalmah, Mors Principium Est, and Children of Bodom are all great bands. That Kalmah song Black Roija is completely amazing and the guitar playing gives me the chills. Much the same with Kissing the Shadows or Black Widow or Follow the Reaper… amazing! Turn it up.
FFDP, Slipknot? Not so much.
Peace and metal!
See…I pissed in this kids cereal when I said that Slipknot and FiveFingerDeathPunch suck, and he got his panties in a twist about it.
That’s basically what it’s all about.
The truth of the matter is, when I tell someone that the bands they jerk off to every night are shitty, it wouldn’t matter what bands I talk about, they just get pissy and start bleeding out of their vaginas.
Actually, I agreed with you wholeheartedly about FFDP sucking because they do. I defended Slipknot because I ike them and couldn’t care less what anyone thinks; what pissed me off was your idiotic statement that “Slipknot isn’t metal”. Whether you choose to believe it or not, they are, that’s all I was trying to get across.
When I called you out on what metal bands YOU consider “trve” or whatever the fuck stupid terms you like to use, you went on a rant which failed to touch on even one “good” band. It’s pretty much moot at this stage, but when I saw your post here talking about two bands who don’t “push the envelope” as much as you’d like to believe, I decided to call you out. Oh, and I’m 27 years old, don’t think I qualify as a “kid” anymore, but thanks for attempt at insult.
Listen, I’m not going to perpetuate this nonsense. It is, after all, pointless to argue with random person over the internet about things that really don’t matter, it’s all opinion anyway and neither of us are going to change how we feel about x band(s). I’m done here.
Shut up loser.
Sure thing, champ.
27 and listening to Slipknot…yep …pointless.
I am definitely picking up this album next week, even though I have a homemade album like this already called Children of Covers. It doesn’t have four of these songs on it, however, so it’s worth it to me to get the official one. I have played Oops! I did it again for many of my friends and it never fails to amuse. My five year old son loves Somebody Put Something In My Drink! (I told him – it was a pineapple! A cherry! An umbrella!) And No Commands and Aces High are just fucking aces.
Can’t wait to hear War Inside My Head! … and can’t wait to see Bodom live in Pomona in October.
hopefully they play some good ones at starland this weekend. im really goin to hear skeletonwitch tho
I wish they’d concentrate on actually putting out a good album.
Agreed.
I’m pretty sure Hatebreeder was the last decent album.
Yeah man Hatebreeder for sure. HCDR was aight got kinda boring. Now they’re just lousy!
Follow the Reaper was a good album. And I liked the song “Triple Corpse Hammerblow” from HCDR, but maybe that was because the title was so awesome.
Agreed. Still, it’s new Bodom material
Actually what I meant to say – I agree that they should concentrate on putting out a NEW album. I liked Blooddrunk.
Not really. They’ve released almost all of these at some point, and the unreleased ones have made their rounds on the internet plenty. I’ve heard every track already.
Do you guys still care about CoB?? They’ve never put out an album more than mediocre and Blooddrunk was nauseating. I really don’t know how those guys gained such a popularity when Finland gave birth to some of the best bands playing the same genre (a lot better). After Blooddrunk I think I’ll pass over their new albums.
i disagree with this album on one major premise: all but 2 or 3 of the covers to be found on this disc have been released on previous EPs and compilations. If I wanted a bodom cover compilation, i could just go and make one on iTunes and b done in 5 minutes, FOR FREE! I just want some new bodom material, even Alexi said he’s been lazy with the songwriting. boo, i want new bodom album, not nicely package cover compilation
Been there, done that, and am still buying it, obviously! A few of the songs are new to me. I want some new material too, though, of course.
COBHC, MetalSuckers! \m/
all of us bodom fans want new Bodom material but we just gotta settle with what they do put out even if it covers that u can get sumwhere else, i got half of these songs off of limewire but im still gonna wanna hear the other stuff so ima buy the album
I care. Not the greatest band ever, but definitely a great sound. That Rebel Yell cover didn’t do too much for me,but Looking Out My Backdoor? Fucking Genius!
Looking Out My Backdoor was hilarious. What a ridiculous song to do metal-style.
rebel yell is possibly one of my favorite no-metal songs from the 80’s. just saying
non-metal
I got this album a few weeks ago its awesome.Most of the stuff I had already heard but whatever its cool they put all the cover songs together and released it for the people who can’t get the ep’s,special edition or import albums that most of the songs came from.And to all the haters that keep saying they should not of bothered with this and should focus on writing and recording new material STFU because all these songs were already recorded during sessions from their other CD’s.CoB are fucking awesome plain and simple yeah they have some albums that are better then others just like 99.9% of every other fucking band.But yeah CoB sucks because all their CD’s aren’t awesome.Some of you who post comments are such fucking idiots.
Children of Bodom… what can I say? They put out one of the best extreme metal albums I’ve ever heard (Hatebreeder), but when they changed their sound, it went from “AWESOME” (follow the Reaper) to “okay” (HCDR) to “a (faied) Scandinavian attempt at recreating As the Palaces Burn” (AYDY) to “so lame that even such a hardcore fan as I refused to buy it and has avoided seeing them live because I don’t ever want to hear it” (Blooddrunk).
Seriously, I want to know what went on in Alexi’s head that made him decide to get rid of ALL the win that was COB and replace it with bland mediocrity.
^ This.
And most fans own most of the covers on this album as they’ve been tagging them onto the albums they’re always re-releasing.
Not only that, but their live performances have suffered recently as well. I saw them on the Lamb of God tour and was actually kinda disgusted that a band that good could play so bad live. Jaska’s meter was all over the place, Alexi was still good, but you could tell he was drunk as shit so he’s rushing some parts and lagging others…I was disappointed. Party hard boys, but shit, take your performance seriously, ok?
It’s no secret they’re great players, but what got me into them was the neo-classical elements from Hatebreeder! The first time I heard “Silent Night, Bodom Night” my jaw literally dropped. Bring that stuff back.
All the covers you mentioned are already out, scattered around various releases. This is really just mostly a collection of bonus tracks.
Boo to all bands who release cover albums. SFU, Hatebreed, Cob. I hate the whole idea and concept of a cover song/album. I hope these bands get sued for not having permission to release such pitiful shameful pieces of music. If you are out of ideas or simply no you have no talent left then please at least release a live cd or cd with demos, rare tracks etc.
how dare you
This is either going to be gold, or its going to be garbage. No idea which one its actually going to be, though. Heads or tails?
Solid gold, for sure! Most of the songs I have heard and they’re all really good.
I don’t like the attempt at clean vocals on Rebel Yell, but the ST song slays and the CCR song is done the way an old rock ‘n’ roll song should be done by a metal band, and the banjo is downright hilarious in this context.
If CoB weren’t successful (by metal standards) people here would like them. There is (and always will be) a large contingent of fans that equate success with musical deficiency. Those fans do not have the mental capacity to say, “Good for them, they earned the success.” They have incredibly small minds.
This band has never been anything more than mediocre at best.
And this album is atrocious. Like…downright wretched.
Rebel Yell is the only track I could stand listening to more than once.
I guess you’ve just proved that different people have different tastes and there is no wrong or right or absolute good or bad, eh? Feel free to try and disprove that statement.
Haha why would I want to disprove that? We’ve both been here long enough that you should know I’m one of the few who doesn’t get a stick up his ass if you disagree with me.
I’ll be right there supporting them (and any other band I love) with my words, by purchasing their cds, and by going to their shows. I certainly don’t equate success with deficiency. Children of Bodom have a great sense of humor and plenty of talent, and you guys have heard me put my two cents in on this one!
Post Follow The Reaper = Children Of Boredom?
They’ve released almost all of these at some point, and the unreleased ones have made their rounds on the internet plenty. I’ve heard every track already. This is just another way for them to make some unneeded cash.
Axl, you’re forgetting their cover of ‘Ghostriders In The Sky’. It’s a really fun song.
Which reminds me, I’ve still gotta play it for my dad (who likes the original).