Fear The Reaper

[James Murphy]

"Follow* The Reaper" was among the 10 or 11 CD's that were mysteriously in my room when I started coming back to my senses after my surgery this past September. I don't know how they got there, but I guess sometime before the surgery I must have asked my friend Holger, who used to work for Nuclear Blast at the time, to send me some new releases to check out. Everything for nearly a year before the operation is either fuzzy or gone from my mind entirely.

Out of those CD's "Follow*..." was a standout and I took a liking to it right away. I love the classical progressions and the guitarists are really good. Every musician in the band is great technically and musically on their instrument, including the singer. The songs are cool, the production is great... a killer album. Something there is not enough of these days.

Anyway, the band made an impression on me, and "Follow* The Reaper", despite the possibly negative vibe of the title given my health situation at the time (and now), played a definite part in helping me make it through a time when my life was literally hanging by a thread (I fully believe in the healing power of music).

Good luck guys, I hope you keep putting out stuff of this quality for years to come. I will try to keep updated on your tours and releases. I can be reached via email or you can post to my UM forum or through my webstie .

*corrected from previous post

"From the persistence of noise comes the insistence of rage. From the emergence of tone comes the divergence of thought. From the enlightenment of music comes the wisdom of... silence." ~Unknown~

 

[CadalMord]

Well, cool for you, except that the album is called "Follow the Reaper", not "Fear the Reaper".

 

[BurningAngel]

hahahaha...=)

 

[anarkisti]

 

[American Alexi]

That's awesome James, I love Children of Bodom as well. Alexi Laiho is one of my favorite guitarists in metal!!!

 

[~MarttiPrkl]

Same here

 

[humus666]

Originally posted by James Murphy
Fear The Reaper[/URL] .

But who knows if it's a never released album the guys made in a personal recording studio just after they visited lake bodom and were chased by a guy with a hat, after that they sended it to NB were it misteriously dissapeared, some would say it was the curse of the reaper, and some years later this guy finds it in his appartement!
Or maybe this guy can't read

 

[American Alexi]

Originally posted by humus666


But who knows if it's a never released album the guys made in a personal recording studio just after they visited lake bodom and were chased by a guy with a hat, after that they sended it to NB were it misteriously dissapeared, some would say it was the curse of the reaper, and some years later this guy finds it in his appartement!
Or maybe this guy can't read

You're a moron...apparently you don't even know who James Murphy is. THAT deserves a fucking rolleyes icon.

 

[DeadWinterDead]

Yeah James! Welcome to Children of Bodom, although you'll probably be at your forum, I hope you'll check back every once in a while.

 

[Slayed Necros]

Its good to have you here..

 

[bodomite]

Thats totally awsome man!
Just goes to show people who hate heavy metal SUCK!!!!!!!! im sorry I just had to get that out

 

[James Murphy]

Hi humus666, anarkisti, BurningAngel, and Extendar and thanks so much for your kindness and for the considerate manner in which you pointed out and/or responded to my mistake (Follow/Fear) in my C.O.B. forum post.

(Any sarcasm intended, you might ask?.... perhaps a bit.)

I recently had a major operation to remove a large tumor from my head and it nearly killed me. I survived only by luck, will, and the skill of my doctor's (who had their doubts about my survival). I am still not fully recovered.

Yes, the tumor put pressure on my brain and optic nerves, causing short term memory problems and blurry vision, among several other problems. No it did not make me forget how to read or blind me.

The short term memory problems have caused many such mistakes about small details. I have even mispelled my own CD title (Convergence/Convergeance) more than once since the surgery. A minor price to pay for my life, and it is getting better as I recover more.

Embarrassing mistake, but I'm not going to lose sleep over it, and none of this changes the fact that I like what I have heard so far of C.O.B., and I will undoubtedly listen to more soon.

Anyway, this has gotten boring so I am going to take my medicine and go listen to some metal.

 

[CadalMord]

Well, I'm used to these kind of spelling errors as it seems so many Finnish people don't really know how to read. I have a friend who once held a pc game in his hand that was called "Heroes of Might and Magic". Then he showed me the disc and said: "Have you played this game: Hero Quest?" I looked at the disc. then looked at him, then again the disc and again the guy and started laughing my guts out! WHen I had laughed enough, I said: "Hey, maybe you should read it again and think what you said about the name of the game. He then briefly looked at the disc and said again: "Hero Quest". Then I realized that he really has some problems with text and spelling. But, I guess it's not his fault.

 

[Xeper]

Wow, James Murphy on CoB board! When I first saw the name beside the topic I thought "Oh no, not again some fool who names himselve after a great guitar player"*g*

Anyway, great that you are feeling better.


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[Voice of God]

Heh. American Alexi, you said what I didn't bother to. Some respect, people.

 

[Taliesin]

Well, call me a moron, but I don't know who James Murphy is, either.
But I sympathize with what you've gone through, as my mother died because of a tumor in the head almost 5 years ago. I was 13 and something at that time...

Well, would anybody tell me who he is? Thanks...

 

[Xeper]

He was guitarist in Testament/Obituary/Death/Konkhra/Cancer/Disincarnate!
And he also has two solo albums.


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[humus666]

So you mean this is the real james? Owshit, offcourse I wasn't aware of that...how am I supposed to know, many guys name themself after a person they adore. Yes indeed knowning that my post deserves a rolleyes.

 

[NorthernComfort]

Wow.. Amazing Good luck to you

 

[Sympozium]

Originally posted by James Murphy
this has gotten boring so I am going to take my medicine and go listen to some metal

Good music is always a good help! Good to see that CoB can help people pull through!