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In English:
As known to Bodom, this new Are You Dead Yet? -album lasts for only about 40 minutes. In this time, the lake-metalists can indeed present music of so high level, skillful and of course ear-pleasurable, that I dont think this album is a disappointment to anyone who liked previous albums. New winds are blowing in the form of a very rock feeling and more catchy melodies, so I think these punkers will get a few more friends with this new CD along the way.
The album starts with a few safe Bodom-tracks, which are in style very close to what they were aiming on Follow The Reaper and Hate Crew Deathroll. Though the material tends to base more on very thought-out fitting, so not all songs will open to you in the first listening. Alexi Laiho prefers a half-melodic singing over the classical jaujau-screams, as heard in the titlesongs chorus, though I like his raw vocals more. The fourth track Punch Me I Bleed gives me a very strong Pantera-feeling, in a positive way. At the very same track, the band shows that they are not scared of slowing the tempo down, and at some points, even painfully down. Another unique jewel is Bastards Of Bodom, which chorus' melody implies, that Laiho still has a trick or two hidden in his pockets. We're Not Gonna Fall on the other hand, showcases the band as a very grooving combo, that does not feel like its duty is to prove something to someone. This is witnessed also in the groups stagehabits, where appearance, aggressive attitude and pure skill are combined in a way, that 99 percent of worlds other bands can only admire.
Is the new album Bodoms best so far then? Giving a simple answer to this, is complicated by, not only that I have listened to this album only 20 times, but also the fact, that my own relation to the bands two first albums was very fanboy-like. The most objective thinking that I tried to remove from myself tells, that Are You Dead Yet? is in fact Bodoms most high quality, most dynamical and does not lack balls. Okay, in short, the bands best album.
9/10
In English:
As known to Bodom, this new Are You Dead Yet? -album lasts for only about 40 minutes. In this time, the lake-metalists can indeed present music of so high level, skillful and of course ear-pleasurable, that I dont think this album is a disappointment to anyone who liked previous albums. New winds are blowing in the form of a very rock feeling and more catchy melodies, so I think these punkers will get a few more friends with this new CD along the way.
The album starts with a few safe Bodom-tracks, which are in style very close to what they were aiming on Follow The Reaper and Hate Crew Deathroll. Though the material tends to base more on very thought-out fitting, so not all songs will open to you in the first listening. Alexi Laiho prefers a half-melodic singing over the classical jaujau-screams, as heard in the titlesongs chorus, though I like his raw vocals more. The fourth track Punch Me I Bleed gives me a very strong Pantera-feeling, in a positive way. At the very same track, the band shows that they are not scared of slowing the tempo down, and at some points, even painfully down. Another unique jewel is Bastards Of Bodom, which chorus' melody implies, that Laiho still has a trick or two hidden in his pockets. We're Not Gonna Fall on the other hand, showcases the band as a very grooving combo, that does not feel like its duty is to prove something to someone. This is witnessed also in the groups stagehabits, where appearance, aggressive attitude and pure skill are combined in a way, that 99 percent of worlds other bands can only admire.
Is the new album Bodoms best so far then? Giving a simple answer to this, is complicated by, not only that I have listened to this album only 20 times, but also the fact, that my own relation to the bands two first albums was very fanboy-like. The most objective thinking that I tried to remove from myself tells, that Are You Dead Yet? is in fact Bodoms most high quality, most dynamical and does not lack balls. Okay, in short, the bands best album.
9/10
