Thursday, June 13, 2013

Children of Bodom - Halo of Blood


Children Of Bodom’s new album Halo of Blood is Bodom doing what they do best; fast, technical metal with a gruff vocal approach. Children Of Bodom is a Finnish Extreme Metal band who got their name from the mysterious Lake Bodom murders in Finland that happened in the 1960’s.  I am definitely enjoying the album. The song “Dead Man’s Hand on You” has a great opening with keyboards and the slow tempo is not typical of them, but was a great mid paced song that added a doomy atmosphere to the album. It gave you a break from the break neck speed of the other songs. For me the stand out songs, besides the above mentioned were the title track “Halo of Blood” and “Transference” which has a cool video to go along with it if you check out their website. If you’re familiar with Children of Bodom, this album won’t surprise you too much, but has some more mature qualities that their last album Relentless Reckless Forever lacked.  I would suggest checking it out if you’re a fan of technical, crazy fast speed metal with a death metal flare.

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