Definition of CoB's style?

[Hammer of Might]

Hi, I am very new to Children of Bodom (and these boards as well!), and I thought I'd ask you what style/genre you think best describes CoB.

I absolutely love what I've heard so far, but I can't really define it in a certain style.

What do you think?

 

[Cyanide]

i've always labelled CoB as melodic death metal.... but then again i don't like labels :Spin:

 

[Hammer of Might]

Yes, that's what I was thinking.

 

[fridaY13th]

i just say heavy metal, and when ppl listen to it i say it has death metal influence

 

[Hammer of Might]

I'd probably call it melodic death metal

 

[†_Aragorth_†]

COB were always melodic/death metal for me...!

 

[Anarchy]

Welcome fellow uk'er to the board.

I, like most here probably have, seen this discussed alot and in my opinion the best way to label they're style is as simple as 'they are children of bodom', when I first discovered them I put them down as neo classical blacky melodic metal, but to be fair they have invented their own style.

So in summary their style is their own, they created their own label!

Ah such a long winded answer, how bored am I!

 

[Anarchy]

p.s fuck me child of bodom666 thats some rep score

 

[†_Aragorth_†]

wtf, Anarchi?

well actually I would love to fuck you with some reps points (ROLF)...but I gave them too much today...will give you some next time, I promise

 

[Cat5Messiah]

Power Metal/Melodic Power Metal. I don't consider them Death Metal one bit.

 

[Barr WildChild]

I agree with SSJ4SephirothX

I always say "Bodometal"

 

[Yetti]

they seem to be kind of a melodic death/black/power/thrash metal band. but i just say they kick ass becasue their style is too varied to pin it into one genre

 

[†_Aragorth_†]

yep...actually its really hard to say...like Barr Wildchild said...its like "Bodometal"

 

[Swanz]

i'd say they are melodic death metal

 

[Sympozium]

Yes, CoB's genre is "Bodom Metal". Other bands in this genre are Norther and Throne of Chaos...

 

[IcedEarth556]

NO NO NO NO!!!! They are not melodic death metal. From now on, you should all refer to CoB's genre as NEO-CLASSICAL metal. And the other bands that make up the genre are...Norther, Kalmah, Skyfire, Eternal Tears of Sorrow, and Throne of Chaos

 

[Cat5Messiah]

CoB neo-classical? ROFL! Nah dude, Rhapsody/Luca Turilli is neo-classical. CoB is far from it. Power Metal/Melodic Power Metal is what CoB is.

 

[stefan86]

Melodic heavy metal with screaming vocs.
I have a feeling this has been asked 500 times

 

[Peti]

I also say this quote of Alexi:
"We play heavy metal, with extreme vocals"

 

[tempestadiossa]

First time I listened to them I thought of Power Black Metal (power for the music and black for the vocals) but they are definitely "Bodometal"...when some1 asks me what is COB's genre I answer "It's CoB's own genre", they invented it

Another band like CoB apart the aforementioned ones is Ensiferum



P.S.
[insane rant mode ON]
COB AIN'T MELODIC DEATH METAL...their music has NOTHING to do with death metal, the vocals are *Black* Metal-like.
[insane rant mode OFF]