To be fair, they were my first metal band, so I do respect them for that (and I still do like Alexi's vocals). But listening to them now (and melodeath in general)... makes me wanna puke. INCREDIBLY IRRITATING rythm guitar and drumming. The keyboards are sickeningly cheesy and the guitar solos are pointless wankery. Every now and then, a mildly cool harmony comes in, but even then, it pales in comparison to pretty much any half-decent band. Their melodies are also incredibly simplistic, just messing around with the high e string. Very, very easy to write (being a guitarist myself I would know). Just tremolo the high e and hit notes between 15-20 frets and you'll get a COB song. Shoot, I could write a better song.