COB start writing new album

[(__Joonas__)]

Isn't the album already completed long ago? And they did a solo today? Wtf is going on.

 

[(__Joonas__)]

ETID tone (which btw can't emphasize how happy I am that it got remixed/mastered for the Holiday album)

I didn't know ETID got remixed for the compilation. How is it different?

 

[AlixSB]

If you took a 10 second sample of Sixpounder it would definately sound like a thrash song. However we all know it's not. We'll just have to wait and see....

 

[chb]

Samples that are out now surely sound different than i at least expected. I need more than this to get a better feeling, but they sure seem promissing.
Just pre-ordered digi pack n tshirt. Girlie tshirt looks cool too. Hmm wud my ass look too fat in that one ? Lol
Btw that new tshirt is fcking coool ! Hope they make a tour t on that design !

 

[Jontzgu]

I didn't know ETID got remixed for the compilation. How is it different?

To be honest, I couldn't pick out any notable differences between the two, but then again I didn't listen to it more than a few times. If I had to go out on a limb, I would say that the tone is crispier, clearer on the new version.

 

[Norbix]

First of all, and because this really bugs me. People complaining about how good the old tone was and how it'll never be like that again: are you just plain deaf or your brain has some sort of process through which it transforms any new Bodom tone into a horrific mix of AYDY's and BD's worst tones mix? Because otherwise I just don't know what the fuck's going through your head, but don't laugh at Joonas' "music colours" theories because yours with the tone isn't better. Yes, there's no OMG GP1000, but this album's tone blows SW's crappy's and HB's excruciatingly dry's tones out of the water, and can easily compete with FTR and HCD if not be better. And no, I'm not talking ETID tone (which btw can't emphasize how happy I am that it got remixed/mastered for the Holiday album), I'm talking about the actual FTR album tone. Ok, rant nº1 over. Now on to the mind bogging.


Ok, I thought everybody would figure this out, but since it seems that nobody does I'll just slip it in here:

THIS ARE 10 SECOND SAMPLES!!!

Everybody was waiting for the orchestra hits and amazing FTR vibe from Bodom Blue Moon because it's what the reviews said and they just gave you the heaviest riff of the song and no melody, and all of a sudden it's RRF all over again and it's gonna be the worst? Take the samples for what they are, 10 fuckign second snippets, that's it. If you wanna go into the "oh but I hear the ultralow volume rest and it's shit/great" go ahead, but as nice as it is to have something, this is in no way representative of the songs themselves.

When they released the Shovel Knockout interview with Matt Hyde all we could hear was the melodies, and then the song came out and it started all thrash and strong, which don't lie because nobody was expecting. Which all goes to say: wait until the full songs are out before both crucifixing onr enthroning them.

That said:

Bodom Blue Moon: whine about it all you want, but the riff is not bad at all, although could have used doubling on the "lead"/"melody"/whathaveyou.

Your Days Are Numbered: I am very, very excited for this one. Also, there you go you orchestra hit lovers.

Dead Man's Hand On You: I will have to wait for the full song, but doesn't look too bad. Still a bit skeptical on the clean guitars/vocals, will have to wait till I hear them I guess.

WTF....

I can recall only one person in this thread even mentioning tone recently and according to you "EVERYONE" is freaking out. Seems to me like the majority of the forum is very much digging the samples and pleased.

You should really calm down. Quality of discussion here really sucks lately.

 

[Deadman5hadow]

Also, a good think (or bad) that the band keep mentionning that this or that song have "old school vibe" "black metal" "hatebreeder".. things like that. that shows that they made hard effort to sounds like old days in this album unlike BD and RRF, i remember alexi said on a interview that they never planned to sound like one or another album. but this time i think that was the main direction.

 

[children of COB]

Isn't the album already completed long ago? And they did a solo today? Wtf is going on.

What?

I didn't know ETID got remixed for the compilation. How is it different?

Quite a bit. I mean, ETID always bugged me a lot because it was waaaay too "sharp", almost screeching, the overall tone. They fixed that pretty good on the Holiday album, you should give it a listen.

To be honest, I couldn't pick out any notable differences between the two, but then again I didn't listen to it more than a few times. If I had to go out on a limb, I would say that the tone is crispier, clearer on the new version.

Listen to it again, maybe it's me that it pissed me off so much, but to me the change is pretty noticeable.

WTF....

I can recall only one person in this thread even mentioning tone recently and according to you "EVERYONE" is freaking out. Seems to me like the majority of the forum is very much digging the samples and pleased.

You should really calm down. Quality of discussion here really sucks lately.

Then you really haven't read much. Actually, you didn't even read what I said. I said "people", which is not to say everybody, but the sense of the comments has been that, and sorry for not atoning to your preferred wayss of discussion and utilizing a big font to highlight a quite important point that quite some people seem to be forgetting.

 

[Norbix]

Then you really haven't read much. Actually, you didn't even read what I said. I said "people", which is not to say everybody, but the sense of the comments has been that, and sorry for not atoning to your preferred wayss of discussion and utilizing a big font to highlight a quite important point that quite some people seem to be forgetting.

I actually went back a few pages to reread the posts before I posted because I had no idea what the fuck you are crying about. I even did find command for "tone" and found one comment from Rune stating that the older school tone is a notch better. Maybe you're mistaking "sounds like" for "tone"?

And you definitely said "EVERYBODY would figure this out" and "EVERYBODY is waiting for..", but in reality a lot of posts here specifically acknowledge the fact that they're only hearing samples. And it seems like most people are liking the samples.

This thread was pretty shit for me before any album art/samples came out. But now that there's actually something to discuss, I don't even mind Joonas's posts now. Honestly, I very much understand his interpretation style and appreciate it even if most don't. Colors and metaphors can be powerful descriptions, especially with music.

It's like... I just saw this giant wall of text that didn't make sense and felt compelled to respond, but I shouldn't have because I'm propelling the same hypocrisy!

 

[Deadman5hadow]

that hands man on you is sounding like Sinergy - Razor Blade Salvation especially at solo. may be they would open it up with that acoustic stuffs with grand piano. so its may be the shape of the song

 

[Norbix]

Yeah you can definitely hear sinergy-esque stuff in the samples. I mentioned it before on the previous samples. Maybe Roope is doing some solos now and not trying so hard to sound like COB. At least, my impression of his previous COB solos was that he was a little out of his element but made some decent solos.

 

[EvilKatarn]

THIS ARE 10 SECOND SAMPLES!!!

THESE*

 

[TrashedLostButNotStrungout]

THESE*

Shh....I'm hunting Grammar Natzis...

But all seriousness, the samples sound amazing. It sounds like I'm the only one who isn't that excited for Your Days Are Numbered. Pumped to hear Scream for Silence, Bodom Blue Moon, and Waste of Skin.

Also, to weigh in on the "tone" arguement. RRF had the single best guitar tone of all the Bodom albums, the crispness of the guitars really caught my ears. This is coming from a guitarist's perspective by the way. HB was not a good tone at all, and Ftr and HCDR were really just average tone wise.

 

[rj rl]

I love this kind of argument "i say this being guitarist myself", as if there were no shitloads of great, known and respected guitarists with terrible tone. I don't like the RRF tone, moreover I think it's amongst the worst.

 

[Johnny_victor]

Alexi always had shitty tone, I mean on every album, maybe except FtR. He is a great guitarist and writes great songs, that's why we love him, not because of his guitar tone.

 

[MadYarpen]

I love this kind of argument "i say this being guitarist myself", as if there were no shitloads of great, known and respected guitarists with terrible tone. I don't like the RRF tone, moreover I think it's amongst the worst.

While I like this album a lot, I agree that the tone could be better. Or production. The thing I don't like about RRF is a kind of plastic feel it has.

 

[J_H_C]

Bodom Blue Moon:

Finally something straight-forward and good riffing. Stone-vibe on the verse. This is something they've been missing for a while and Im really looking forward to this!

Your Days Are Numbered:

I first listened the sample and thought this is really bad, but then I listened the stuff beneath the interview and find it very interesting. Not going to judge anything yet.

Dead Man's Hand On You:

Im pretty sure that this is going to be my all-time hating song from Bodom. I was like "thefuck is this". I dont think Im going to ever like this.

 

[baldymort]

New interview with Henkka
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[snowy]

First of all, and because this really bugs me. People complaining about how good the old tone was and how it'll never be like that again: are you just plain deaf or your brain has some sort of process through which it transforms any new Bodom tone into a horrific mix of AYDY's and BD's worst tones mix? Because otherwise I just don't know what the fuck's going through your head, but don't laugh at Joonas' "music colours" theories because yours with the tone isn't better. Yes, there's no OMG GP1000, but this album's tone blows SW's crappy's and HB's excruciatingly dry's tones out of the water, and can easily compete with FTR and HCD if not be better. And no, I'm not talking ETID tone (which btw can't emphasize how happy I am that it got remixed/mastered for the Holiday album), I'm talking about the actual FTR album tone.

Acutally I'm pretty sure that if they had mixed Blooddrunk in Follow the Reaper "style" (lot more reverb, thinner drums, less "punch" overall) most of the people who post here would have gone nuts and it would be the FTR#2 for them. Regardless of the riffs.

 

[rj rl]

The problem with Blooddrunk had nothing to do with it's tone (for me at least), it was super crappy production for which I blame Tagtgren as Hypocrisy '05 had the same issue.