Well, if you ask to Alexi and the other guys, maybe they would say that it's not true... and maybe I would agree with that, but only cause I'd say that a band's "real sound" is what they feel to play, to feel good with theirselves and so on...
But for "real Bodom" sound we mean just the former CoB's sound, right?
Well, it's a matter of different points of view, sure, but... I agree with you on this: that particular sound who made CoB famous and rendered people to appreciate their unique music so much all over the world was really the sound of their first three albums... undeniable.
And I say this despite liking "Are You Dead Yet?" album, but... but I'm the same person who would love a back to the first CoB's style.