Follow The Reaper is a great disk, Hatecrew... has its moments also. Who knows, the new fullength could be killer. I did not like CoB the first time I heard them. I checked them out around a year later and enjoyed them.
took me a few listens to get into Bodom myself. But HCDR still sucks. I like a few of the riffs in the first half of the disc, but the second half puts me to sleep, too similar to itself.
Sixpounder's openning is bitchin, but that's about it...
Atleast I know that my friend and I aren't in the minority here. We don't really like Bodom either and don't quite understand the hype they get from a lot of people. Sure the guy can play guitar really well but to me all their songs, atleast anything beyond FTR, just sound like guitar masturbation with overdone keyboards and his vocals make even the most mediocre vocalist sound like Dickinson
I think Janne Warman's talents are completely wasted in that band, really....
but ~
the Trashed in Helsinki vid is hilarious. When (was it Janne?) says to Alexi, "Dude, we're not drunk enough, how did that happen?" I laughed out loud.
Hatebreeder is still my favorite album. and i'll probably go out and buy this album, only to be disapointed, but hey... at least that way i find out for myself