Follow the Reaper

Follow the Reaper

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Japanese version of the Scandinavian black metal act's third album. Includes two bonus tracks 'Shot In The Dark' and 'Hellion'. Standard jewel case. 2000 release.

Tracks:

Follow The Reaper
Bodom After Midnight
Children Of Decadence
Everytime I Die
Mask Of Sanity
Taste Of My Scythe
Hate Me!
Northern Comfort
Kissing The Shadows
Hellion

Customer Reviews:

Kicks Metal A$$.......2007-03-16

CoB are excellent! If you're not a fan, buy this album and become one. Instantly.

Uh....this comment is for the band, not just the CD.......2007-01-02

I agree with a lot of these people that these guys create some pretty unique music. I own all the C.D.'s and i like how diverse they all are, and I especially love the keyboards. But..... theres a few big thing that i don't like in this band. First the drums really aren't that awe inspiring. The drummer fits it with the music, but i like the insane drumming in bands, and if I were to compare it to other bands i would say that it is not that complicated. Second, I hate the lyrics, I grow tired of hearing Fu*k all the time, and you can understand Fu*k fairly easily in Alexi's vocals. This leads to the third big thing i dislike with this band, although it was somewhat rectified in "Are you dead yet" is that the vocals sound stupid half the time. But that is just suppose to fit with the corny horror sound of the music, and as a few have called it said that it is cheesy... Also, since COB tried to create an almost corny sound of horror (hopefully) when the vocals follow that trend it just sounded silly and stupid. I can't help but laugh. Its all fun i guess, but thats not the kind of fun i like (although i did laugh...) But the worst part of this band, and the only thing that really puts me off on listening to them is the guitars squeek non-stop, and it gets extremely annoying. Some people like it i guess, but i hate hearing that crap all the time, especially in the cool shredding parts. Come on now, i want to hear some insane shredding, not some stupid squeeking that just hurts my ears and to wich most guitarists can do.

Some commented that hearing the bass-guitar was awesome... but it was not anything special, the bassists just played a couple of notes like every other band has. Nothing rememberable...

I also completely agree with the person titled "A kids Review" (as i do most of the time anyway) that said you need to listen to each track individually and not the CD as a hole. Gotta give a few of these songs some time to get catchy and awesome, especially in this CD which I personally think is the best, simply because i gave it a lot of time. I think the best songs are Follow the Reaper, Hate Me!, Hellion, Taste of my Scythe (although this song copied Immortal Souls and is one example of the F word constantly), and Mask of Sanity.

This bands good, they got good guitar work, good vocals when the Alexi isn't trying to sound stupid, and the keyboards are amazing (and is the hole reason why i bought all of COB's CD's). But i just couldn't put up five or even four stars because the squeeking of the guitars ruined many things that sounded like it was going to be awesome, the constant use of the F word and boring drums.

I assume most of the people who read this don't care about the F word, drums, or the squeeking guitars, and if you don't, then i say get this and put a five star review up.

Wow!.......2006-10-28

I admit that I may have bought this album on a nostalgic impulse, but I'm glad I had it. Considering I'm someone who mainly listens to stuff like Radiohead, Yes, and Pink Floyd, you'd think the last album I'd buy is this. But whatever. Lately I've been checking out some "tr00" metal (like Opeth and In Flames, along with metal bands I looked into a while ago like Alice In Chains and Queensryche), and it's awesome. So far, this is the only COB album I own, but after listening to it, I'm looking forward than buying more of their albums. Anyway, enough of my rant, now onto the album.

COB's Follow The Reaper is full of awesome instrumental passages, ear-shredding vocals, and even audible bass! Wow! These guys are definately some of the most talented musicians out there; especially Alexi Laiho. He has great solos throughout the whole album. The title track opens up with a passage from something you'd hear in an Edgar Allen Poe tale: "Death be not proud, though some have called me mighty and dreadful, hard not so." Then Alexi, Alexander, Henkka, Janne and Jaska hit you with their instruments all at once. There's even a little bass solo in the beginning! During the chorus, there's some great keyboard effects by Janne. Then he and Alexi have solos with each other near the end. Janne is definitely the best keyboardist out there right now along with Jordan Rudess. The song is obviously about death, and in a very humorous way. At the end you hear someone say, "I was only 21 when I diead", which is a line from the Exorcist pt 3. Bodom After Midnight is an equally great song. I like the creepy guitar and keyboard effects that lead up to the lyrics. The chorus is also really catchy with "Bodom after midnight! Bodom after midnight YEAH!" It's another one of my favorites off the album. There's another mind-blowing guitar and keyboard dual solo near the last 2 minutes. It ends with guitars and keyboards that are almost reminescent of the theme music of the Exorcist. It just shows you how talented these guys are. Children of Decedence twist, grinds, and is yet another great track. The lyrics "C'mon mothaf**ka, gimme your best shot!" are funny yet empowering. The musicianship during the chorus is some of the fastest off the album. Once again, Alexi gives a great guitar solos that tears through you, and Janne also delivers some great keyboards. And you just have to love the chorus: "You really thought you'd see through what I am and what I need! We're children of rebellion, we'll fight, we'll bleed! Don't try to come to preach over us, over me! We're children of decadence, we're right, we're real! We will fight we'll be bleed! We'll fight we'll bleed! We'll fight we'll BLEED!" It's one of the longer songs off the album, being 5:34. Everytime I Die is slower and more melodic than the last 3 tracks, but just as heavy. The musicianship very creepy in the beginning, until Janne rips your face off with a keyboard solo. Then it slows back down with some creepy keyboard effects. A very exciting and standout track. Probably my 2nd favorite off the album. The song is about, well, dying continuously. Mask of Sanity is, in my opinion, not too much of a standout track, but still awesome and it's still more than enough to blow an Ashlee Simpson album out of the water any day!.. The keyboards in the beginning are great, and in my opinion, it has some great dual guitar solos by Alexi and Alexander. It's about going insane: "Piece of Mind you run away from me! So make me lose my mask of sanity!!!!" Taste of My Scythe has someone yelling "Rip and cut and mutilate the innocent, his friends, again, and again, and on, and ON!", which is also a line from the Exorcist pt 3, further showing the sense of humor the Children of Bodom have. However, it's probably my least favorite track off the album. Still a pretty cool song though. Hate Me is another one of my favorites. I think it's about letting go of all your concerns and worries. The chorus is also really catchy: "I don't give a f**k if ya hate me!" A very empowering track, and I think the moral of it is something everyone needs to learn! I.E. not worrying so much about what others think of you. There's, once again, some great guitar solos. Northern Comfort is a severely underrated track. I mean, listen to Jaska's drums! They shine on this track. The lyris make you feel like you're running from something: "Now running out to forever alone! Sweating and shivering, cold right to the bone!" It gets VERY heavy at the end. Kissing the Shadows is easily my favorite. It has the best solos and coolest lyrics on the entire album. Like Northern Comfort, the lyrics make you feel like you're running from something: "I'm running after you throughout the valleys of tormented shadows! Don't be afraid of me only kissing your shadows! You're so far away I can smell your scent when it carries your shadow! And if you truly want I'll cross the line I'll follow!!!!!" Like I said, it has the best solos on the entire album. Alexi and Janne have great dual guitar and keyboard solos at the end. Seriously, they're over a minute long! Everything here works beautifully. My only complaint is that it seems to have the least lyrics on the album, but even so, that complaint is very, very minor! Hellion starts off with sound effects that sound like someone opening a beer. From what I hear, the song is a cover. By what band I have no idea, but whatever. This song is without a doubt where Henkka shines the most. In the beginning is where he plays the bass best, but it's great throughout the whole song.

Is this COB's best? Well, I can't say for sure, because like I said, this is the only album I have by them so far. But I can tell you that it's an amazing album with fun and humorous lyrics and god-like musicianship. Follow The Reaper is, overall, a very addicting and infectious CD that you'll have difficulty not listening to over and over. So if you've been striving to find some fun, awesome metal that will rip your face off and never bore you, these guys are definately worth a look. All hail the Children of Bodom!!!!!!!

Masterpiece of musical skill. A contribution to our society.......2006-10-27

First of all I'd just like to say that Rebecca Lyle (the first reviewer on the page) is a freaken idiot and doesn't know anything about music or Children Of Bodom. Plus she's a bad journalist. "Alexi is good. Janne is also good. The drumms and bass are good as well." nice adjectives and transitions. Sorry for the tirade but she kinda made me mad. I've been listening to Children Of Bodom since I was 11 years old. I would consider this, and all of Children Of Bodom's albums to be masterpieces. For musicans and guitarists this album is enough to make you ceam your pants. Alexi's phrasing and choices of notes are perfect, particualarly in Follow the Reaper and Hate Crew Death Roll. After i started playing guitar and learned a fare amount about music, I became obssessed and amazed because of alexi use of unconventional musical techniques and scales. Often his phrasing strays away from what would make sense in terms of conventional music and scaling. these variations can be explained by chromatic scaling and key changes. When reading the tab you find yourself saying "wait, can he do that." And the answer is most definately yes. Children of Bododm is a perfect example of what can happen from bending the rules of music and getting out the major scale rutt. This band definately encourages me to think out side of the musical box.

P.S For en example, listen to Bed Of Razors and the small transistion lick after the intro just before the first verse begins. That lick techniquely doesnt make a lot of sense musically. Its almost one of those chromatic techniques you'd see in jazz, But none the less sounds great

A musical journey.......2006-10-10

This album by Children of bodom, is a musical masterpiece. The only problem with a lot of power metal or melodic death metal bands are that, if you don't pay attention to their individual songs, it'll all become one big jumble of noise that you won't like. So the first time i listened to this album, tracks 4,5,6 and 7 were jumbled and i didn't like it at all. But after a few more listens I realized the greatness of this album. The disk starts off pretty well with the title track. The perfect example of children of bodom. Then Bodom after Midnight, and Children of decadence pretty much follow the same pattern. In fact all the songs do. Their are no ballads and if you think Children of Bodom is going to take it easy on your heart, then youre dead wrong. The brutality of their music still hurts me to this day. My Fav. tracks on this album is the title track, Bodom After Midnight, Children of decadence, Everytime i die, Hate Me, Kissing the shadows, and Hellion. Highly recommended

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First Children Of Bodom CD I bought
A Better Change

Follow the Reaper
Children of Bodom
Manufacturer: Phantom Sound & Visi
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000056K3I
Release Date: 2000-12-26

Tracks:

Follow The Reaper
Bodom After Midnight
Children Of Decadence
Everytime I Die
Mask Of Sanity
Taste Of My Scythe
Hate Me!
Northern Comfort
Kissing The Shadows
Shot In The Dark
Hellion

Album Description

Japanese version of the Scandinavian black metal act's third album. Includes two bonus tracks 'Shot In The Dark' and 'Hellion'. Standard jewel case. 2000 release.

Customer Reviews:

Do you want more?.......2001-07-10

Well there are no many words to describe this cd.Just great music.COB are without doubts one of the best band of the genre and with their 3rd album they show all you power. After "Something Wild","Hatebreeder", this "Follow The Reaper" is a golden cd nobody must miss. Just look the great art cover! Enjoy it!

First Children Of Bodom CD I bought.......2001-01-08

This CD is great. Its the first CD I've heard from the ChildrenOf Bodom. I came across them [...] when I was looking at someones files. They are a great metal band. This CD is like Cradle of Filths CD Midian. All the songs on Follow The Reaper are fast with a lot of good music, the guitar bass and drum parts are all really good. I liked pretty much every song on this CD. I've found that I like all the songs on lots of heavier metal CDs. This CD is good for people that like loud,fast music with the singing harder to understand.

A Better Change.......2001-01-05

This new Children of Bodom album represents a new kind of dark melodic metal, bettwen the faster style of Hatebreeder and Follow The Reaper, we can find a better guitar work, keyboards work and voice work too, because Children... in this new album are working to make a new sound, without leaving the heavy metal sense. New armonies (both guitar including keyboard work) but it continues with the agressive style.

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Follow the Reaper
Children of Bodom
Manufacturer: Spinefarm
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Rock | Styles | Music

Death Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music

General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music

Hard Rock & Metal | Imports | Stores | Music

Rock | Imports | Stores | Music
ASIN: B00007BGZS
Release Date: 2006-04-04

Tracks:

Follow the Reaper
Bodom After Midnight
Children of Decadence
Everytime I Die
Mask of Sanity
Taste of My Scythe
Hate Me!
Northern Comfort
Kissing the Shadows
Hellion

Album Description

Children Of Bodom: Alexi Laiho (vocals, guitar); Alexander Kuoppala (guitar); Janne Warman (keyboards); Henkka T. Blacksmith (5-string bass); Jaska Raatikainen (drums). Recorded between August and September 2000

Average customer rating:

Follow The Reaper
A clear step above Hatebreeder
Follow the Reaper is great!!

Follow the Reaper
Children of Bodom
Manufacturer: Pid/Metal
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000056K3J
Release Date: 2000-12-26

Customer Reviews:

Follow The Reaper.......2001-01-05

I must say I enjoyed this cd more than Something Wild and that was my favorite cd at the time. The keyboard solos blaze as the guitars play in the background. All of the melodies and harmonies mixed together made this a spectacular cd that I listen to often. Any and all metal fans should get this cd, you will love it. All of the solos on every instrument make this cd the best it can be. Hope you found this review helpful.

A clear step above Hatebreeder.......2001-01-01

Children of Bodom are my favorite band. However, I assure you, I don't need any bias to tell you this is one of the best metal albums ever to come out, and certainly this young band's best.

This album is by no means made from an established recipe, like some bands do. This is a band which evolves from album to album. The vocals are more aggressive, the keyboards more emphasized, and the solos more complicated than in their previous (and excellent) albums, Something Wild and Hatebreeder. The songs are catchier, and the sound more accessible, but they have by no means gone commercial. After listening to this album you will want to start it over and over until your hears hurt.

Buy it, now.

Follow the Reaper is great!!.......2000-12-27

As a dedicated fan of Children of Bodom I got this cd way before it was even heard of on amazon back in october. I must say I was very impressed the the guitar solos were at an all time high they sound much better than hatebreeder. All the songs on this CD are masterpieces! From the first song Follow the Reaper to the final song Kissing the Shadows you will finish this cd and not but it away but you are going to want to hear it OVER AND OVER!! Do not pass up this opportunity to get this great album trust me you do not want to miss it!!

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