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Review of the Copenhagen show
Children Of Bodom
At 22.05, Finlands biggest heavy metal band are ready to take the stage. As the lights dim, the silhouette of Jaska Raatikainen appears beyond the drumset, eventually the rest of the members walk on with devil horns raised high. Having garnered a reputation as one of the worlds absolute best guitarists, expectations always reach feverish heights when it comes to vocalist/lead guitarist Alexi Laiho. Despite the complete faith in his virtuoso skill on his ESP guitar, it will be interesting to see how Alexi performs as a showman on his mere third visit to the country.
As expected, COB opens with Transference of their latest release, Halo of Blood. A good choice in my opinion, as it is a perfect example of Children of Bodom synthesizing their neo-classical sounds of Pre Are You Dead Yet? days and the thrashier latter years. Silent Night, Bodom Night follows, and is a Children of Bodom classic, the audience immerses in their first singalong of the night. I also find myself dumbstruck by the coordination skills of both Alexi and Roope, as they perform tagteam arpeggio-style hooks upon galloping drumming by Jaska. In terms of stage presence, Alexi seems in high spirits as he communicates with the audience, but in an odd pirate like fashion, perhaps this is just death metal lingo. Despite seeming painfully rehearsed, Alexi seems happy to be performing to the Copenhagen Hate Crew this evening.
Featuring 4 songs from their newest album, one definitive highlight is Halo Of Blood which shows that Children of Bodom easily can pull-off flash beats in the best black metal style. The initial set is concluded with the immortal classics Hate me and the evenings highlight Downfall. Children of Bodom eventually return to perform one more song in the form In Your Face, sealing an hour and 25 minute long set.
Children of Bodom have reached a legendary status in the metal world, and in order to live up to that coronation, I expect bands to perform solid and inspiring sets of considerable length, so despite just reaching the bar on conventional set length, Children of Bodom could easily have provided a bit more. I stood slightly disappointed in the lack of songs from the Follow the Reaper era, but despite that little hiccup, Children of Bodom selected a nice mixture of songs spanning their long career. Well done Children of Bodom, come back and give us even more next time.
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Setlist:
1. Transference
2. Silent Night, Bodom Night
3. Sixpounder
4. Halo of Blood
5. Scream for Silence
6. Kissing the Shadows
7. Lake Bodom
8. Hate Crew Deathroll
9. Shovel Knockout
10. Dead Man's Hand on You
11. Are You Dead Yet?
12. Blooddrunk
13. Everytime I Die
14. Towards Dead End
15. Hate Me!
16. Downfall
--Encore--
17. In Your Face
Nice upload @chb! It's seems Alexi got his own stand up moment. Hahaha 
