COB Recomendations

[Jockthrax]

Hi there, im very new to Children of Bodom and was wondering what album i should pick up. Im off to Unholy Alliance and hate going to see a band when i dont know any of their material.
Cheers
Dave

 

[The Bringer]

Hatebreeder or Follow the Reaper. Both kick ass.

But if you want to hear songs that you'll hear at the show get Hate Crew Deathroll or Are You Dead Yet.

 

[<-Warheart->]

Don't they play a mix of all their stuff?

I thought it was something like

Needled 24/7
Hate Me
In Your Face
Living Dead Beat
Downfall
Silent Night, Bodom Night?

But either way, go for Hatebreeder or Follow the Reaper like The Bringer suggested also.

 

[Nerve]

Go drinking a few beers when they'll play on stage, and get back for Slayer

 

[Conti]

Go drinking a few beers when they'll play on stage, and get back for Slayer

wtf,do like you like them or not,half of your posts contridict themsleves.

 

[inhe]

Listen to everything, but it's nice to start from the beginning!

 

[Lady_Laiho]

Listen to Follow the Reaper and Hate Crew Deathroll.

 

[Burning Bridges]

every album is great
id say hatebreeder though

 

[jasi]

Get the chaos ridden years it has a little bit of everything...but in your face rocks hard

 

[xshadowsoulsx]

Ill go with the people saying Follow The Reaper or Hatebreeder.

 

[guillaume_of_bodom]

Something wild or hatebreeder would be my choice

 

[I_AM_CANADIAN!]

Anything before AYDY? . . . or pehaps even exclude Hatecrew Deathroll.
It's just my opinion.

 

[+VictimOfTheNight+]

My advice don't count cause I am just me...
But as someone already told, I would say to start from the beginning, following the order of all the albums... so in the end you'll have listened to every their song, but step by step, getting used to their sound (inimitable, really)...
So, I tell to start from "Something Wild"... its atmosphere is darker/gloomy compared to the following album, it's full of energy (and I say to pay a lot of attention to my loved "In the shadows"), aggressive and so on, but with this album "our" Children of Bodom couldn't have started better their career!
So, wish you to start to listen to them soon... bye!

(ps: by the way my CoB fav album of all times is "Hatebreeder"! )

 

[Mike_From_France]

Hatebreeder!

 

[Warheart91]

buy them all!! every album kicks ass!!! they don't have one bad album or song!!!

keep it real, dude

 

[<-Warheart->]

:O There are 2 Warhearts.

 

[Nerve]

wtf,do like you like them or not,half of your posts contridict themsleves.

Their last live performances are juste REALLY REALLY bad.
CRY is an exception. I saw them twice since they released AYDY, and it was nothing compared to the old shows.

But I like them. Don't misunderstand.

 

[Nikki]

:O There are 2 Warhearts.

looks like he's copying your idea

 

[<-Warheart->]

Nah, he doesn't have an awesome sig and run a tab thread.

I think I win.

 

[Lady_Laiho]

I guess a lot of people just like the song Warheart.