Children of Bodom VS. In Flames

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In Flames > Children Of Bodom

In Flames = Children Of Bodom

(since I don't care for either one; too much Cookie Monster in both for my tastes)

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I think you should pm a mod or admin to get this straightened out Stender.

tohostudios wrote:

I think you should pm a mod or admin to get this straightened out Stender.

I just did, I'm sorry for getting you all involved in this, I probably should have sent a private message from the beginning. Sorry.

No problem here bro.

BTW,

I still don't like either one of these bands.

I don't like either but if i had to choose it would be COB.

Stender wrote:

If nigglet was banned instead of shelby, that was a mistake and needs to be changed. His name is not a racial slander or anything else, he will change it once he knows.

"Nigglet" is a racist term, though. It's possible that there is an innocent, non-racist meaning behing the name when it's directed at him, but in general, the word is racist.

I missed everything this morning, but assumed it was just people causing problems. If not, the name needs to be changed, and a mod can do that. Then we can all be one big (cr)happy family again. =)

By the way, In Flames KO1. Though Children of Bodom is a good contender.

ultmetal wrote:

I saw both bands live at Gigantour and I much preferred Children of Bodom to In Flames.

these days.. same here. early In Flames was amazing though.

also, if my wife & i decided to breed, we'd have ourselves a Nigglet.

Dark Tranquility >>>> In Flames/COB



Haven't heard either COB or IF new albums...but their past work has been pretty good...

I haven't liked an In Flames CD since CLAYMAN.

On the other hand, I haven't heard a C.O.B. disc I've liked at all.

So I guess In Flames > Children of Bodom for me.

I can't imagine a combo of bands that disinterest me anymore than these 2.

Oh yeah I can, Ozzy Osbourne and Nightwish.

So, on a positive note, In Flames and COB are better than Ozzy and Nightwish.

Listening to "Hatebreeder" now. haven't heard this CD in some time, but this thread inspired me to pull the disc out. The music is so great. Some killer guitar work. I also dig the interplay of the heavy riffs and the melodic keys. I gotta say though, that the vocals start to get annoying after a while. If this band had a real vocalist, or another vocalist with a different style to share the lead vox like 3 Inches of Blood, these guys would rule. As it stands, I now remember why this CD often sits on the shelves for months without being spun.

tohostudios wrote:

In Flames = Children Of Bodom

(since I don't care for either one; too much Cookie Monster in both for my tastes)

Neither band uses cookie monster vocals. Have you ever actually heard either band?

I haven't heard the new albums, but overall I like In Flames a little better. Children of Bodom are still excellent though.

I've heard both and both use screaming and/or growling; both of which I hate.

Technically, I guess it isn't growling but it's that typical death metal shrieking. It definitely ain't singing.

tohostudios wrote:

I've heard both and both use screaming and/or growling; both of which I hate.

Ah, I understand.

Am I wrong in presuming that 'cookie monster' just refers to the uberlow, "Cannibal Corpse and lower" type vocals? I didn't think screams and higher pitched growls counted. I may be wrong though.

You're interpretation is probably more accurate than mine. I just tend to lump all non-melodic yelling vocal forms under the cookie umbrella.

tohostudios wrote:

You're interpretation is probably more accurate than mine. I just tend to lump all non-melodic yelling vocal forms under the cookie umbrella.

ultmetal wrote:

Listening to "Hatebreeder" now. haven't heard this CD in some time, but this thread inspired me to pull the disc out. The music is so great. Some killer guitar work. I also dig the interplay of the heavy riffs and the melodic keys. I gotta say though, that the vocals start to get annoying after a while. If this band had a real vocalist, or another vocalist with a different style to share the lead vox like 3 Inches of Blood, these guys would rule. As it stands, I now remember why this CD often sits on the shelves for months without being spun.

Ult, I totally agree with your view of the bands music. The early albums have killer instrumental plays between the guitar and keyboards, but the vocals totally suck. That's why I recently traded all my COB albums.

GrandNational wrote:

ultmetal wrote:

Listening to "Hatebreeder" now. haven't heard this CD in some time, but this thread inspired me to pull the disc out. The music is so great. Some killer guitar work. I also dig the interplay of the heavy riffs and the melodic keys. I gotta say though, that the vocals start to get annoying after a while. If this band had a real vocalist, or another vocalist with a different style to share the lead vox like 3 Inches of Blood, these guys would rule. As it stands, I now remember why this CD often sits on the shelves for months without being spun.

Ult, I totally agree with your view of the bands music. The early albums have killer instrumental plays between the guitar and keyboards, but the vocals totally suck. That's why I recently traded all my COB albums.

I think if COB were the first ones to come out with that kind of growl/screech thing their music would seem more interesting. But yeah, Hatebreeder and something wild are great albums to me.