Children of Bodom is Power Metal
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musically they use a lot of power metal ethics, but vocally definately not...and I love both CoB AND Power metal!!!!!
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Ex-cally-boo said:
Well, I think every genre has certain elements that need to be met to make that classification, otherwise there is no point. Power metal requires a certain vocal style...not just singing, but a particular way of doing it. I mean if someone sung like the dude from Weezer or something it still wouldn't be power metal.
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~blondie~ said:how are they power metal?? arent they more like trash metal? or somethin..i dont no...but they are way over rated..yes they r an awesome band...but they arent the greatest 1 ever...but they are fuckin awesome
They are more melodic than thrash and they use keyboards.
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Ex-cally-boo said:
there are some exceptions but as the larynx is a musical instrument it does play a role in defining genres. Screams are most common to black metal, growls/grunts to death metal, and falsetto to heavy/power metal.
A range of vocal styles can be employed by any band, but the aesthetics of their genre govern just one or similar vocal styles the most mic time.
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Ex-cally-boo said:
I beg to differ. The vocal style of a band can be the ingrediant that crosses an otherwise heavy or thrash metal band into the arena of power metal.
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DemonHelm said:
Agreed. It is not the ONLY factor, but just as much a factor as the other instruments.
- Too much relies on the vocals in power metal
- There needs to be an Epic or Grand feel to the music
- Keyboards when used follow in the epic / grand style and often have classical / movie score type arrangements
Children Of Bodom
- Screaming / growly vocals with no real worth held in the lyrics
- No Epic or Grand feel to the music
- Keyboards play solos but otherwise don't really do anything interesting
Children Of Bodom is more like Yngwie Malmsteen
- The early albums are awesome but the later ones are totally worthless
- Most people don't care about the vocals, many hate the vocals and it is safe to say that people care most about the music.
- Neo-Classical soloing styled soloing that jumps on a lot of cliche'd / shredder standard licks.
- Harmonized keyboard solos, stand alone keyboard solos, but other than that the keyboards just are held chords
This doesn't hold up for their last two records as they've American-ized their sound.
Other things.
- Alexi Laiho looks like Bret Michaels but Hot Topic-ified.
- Alexi Laiho has "Wild Child" in a tribute to WASP
- If they're a power metal band, they've not covered any power metal tracks; 3 thrash tracks and 5 80's metal tracks.
That is all
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- There needs to be an Epic or Grand feel to the music
- Keyboards when used follow in the epic / grand style and often have classical / movie score type arrangements
Children Of Bodom
- Screaming / growly vocals with no real worth held in the lyrics
- No Epic or Grand feel to the music
- Keyboards play solos but otherwise don't really do anything interesting
Children Of Bodom is more like Yngwie Malmsteen
- The early albums are awesome but the later ones are totally worthless
- Most people don't care about the vocals, many hate the vocals and it is safe to say that people care most about the music.
- Neo-Classical soloing styled soloing that jumps on a lot of cliche'd / shredder standard licks.
- Harmonized keyboard solos, stand alone keyboard solos, but other than that the keyboards just are held chords
This doesn't hold up for their last two records as they've American-ized their sound.
Other things.
- Alexi Laiho looks like Bret Michaels but Hot Topic-ified.
- Alexi Laiho has "Wild Child" in a tribute to WASP
- If they're a power metal band, they've not covered any power metal tracks; 3 thrash tracks and 5 80's metal tracks.
That is all
- Thank you
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