Children Of Bodom - Kissing The Shadows

[Gorophorge]

I would LOVE to hear this song turned into a DOOM midi File... If ya get what I mean =D

[TheDUDE101GOOD]

This music really reminds me of the retro melodic synthesized music in snes games that i loved as a kid. This probably how I developed my taste for metal.

[TheDrKennedy]

Best song I ever heard

[Krrrimmi]

CHILDREN OF BODOM, LIBERATE SOUTH KOREA FROM K-POP! LMAO! \m/ \m/

[cleferow]

alexi is better than god

better than everything in that world

I love you

[cryan5280]

@cleferow Alexi is better than anything in the world but his old self.

[Isupportnotdying]

ALMOST 700,000 VIEWS??!!! That's a good figure, even for a popular metal music video!

[blahkaw98]

This song is hard as fuck to play honestly, the fact that they even got it to sound this close to the original recording is impressive. Most people don't understand how easy it is to fuck up something during the chaos of a live show, and this damn good considering how complicated this song is...

[jauffRINDIR]

@blahkaw98 I really only find the Solos mindfuckingly hard, but thats mainly because I'm horrible at sweeping. I could get the rest of the riffs after a day or two of practice.

[blahkaw98]

@jauffRINDIR The solos are the hardest of course but the melodies during the chorus just move really fast and are really really hard to pin down while you're singing.

[jauffRINDIR]

@blahkaw98 Oh yeah, I can't play anything while singing, I'm terrible at that, and much respect to Alexi for pulling it off.

[upbeatmantis86]

@blahkaw98 i did played this song pretty hard.. cehck my vids



[upbeatmantis86]

HAhahaha 1:18 .. i guess the keyboardist cant wait for his solo..!! lol.. but the bloopers is forgiven.. =D

[UberShadow666]

@upbeatmantis86 lol

[Blackwinged131]

Yeah, JACKSON!

[bodoman96]

Vtun lörppö huuli janne! =D

[UnholyIdolmetal]

Watch my cover on this song!!

[FreebirdNFM]

at 3:21 alexi fucked the solo up...it sounded nothin like the song

[cobchp]

Classic this is! and so solid!

[youvid1000]

hell yeaahh!

[triplehbkhhh]

melodic death FUCK YEAH

[Fr3PO4]

I think solo was done quite good... it's quite hard song to play

[MadanzaBand]

I love to see laiho use JACKSON..

well i kinda don't like his ESP signature..

[AentikDranikan]

as i said when i first heard this master pice and i still say it they need to make at least 10 more songs like this hope Alexi realize that 

[Mikceyr14]

Wow they played it perfectly last night!!

[LOKOLOKO52]

@Mikceyr14 WHERE?!?!?!?!??!

[Alexbg7]

@seakayaker65 I can play it and sing it

[martunche]

@Alexbg7

me too!

[pheeel17]

SLOPPY

[viktor2bodom]

I AM GOD AND I PLAY IT! YEH!

[skylord081]

He looks ALIVE in this ... nowadays he's more of a walking zombie :@

[viktor2bodom]

@skylord081 alcohol do his job xD

turn people at zombies and killing them :)

[skylord081]

@viktor2bodom seriously man ...

[KRKMuffinman9]

What's the song at 4:15 ?

[Lentsku]

@KRKMuffinman9 Mask of Sanity

[noobker]

Check out my cover of the SOLO for this song! :D

[cryan5280]

This is the God Alexi Laiho. What you see today is a mere shadow of what he used to be. Seeing the version from Bloodstock was just a complete disapointment.

[suparpowers]

@cryan5280 alcohol destroys humans from the inside

[LOKOLOKO52]

@cryan5280 the solo was total shit but until the solo everything was good except the frst singin lead part were the guitar was making strange noises and i think the setup there (at bloodstock) was shit....and alexis strap on his guitar was so low he cant evan reach the high e....look at the first part of the solo he dont know where two put his guitar coz is so low....(and sorry for my bad english but you will get the point its not that bad :) )

[gerrraw]

@cryan5280 words of wisdom

[6vasili6]

my favourite COB solo :)

[MrFrietjee]

82 dislikes too mutch

[ShreddingMetalRecord]

Checkout my New Kissing the Shadows cover guys ! Hope you enjoy, and thanks by the way.

Children Of Bodom' fuckin' rules the world \m/

[ismetismetov1]

the solo sounded like the sounds in pac man :D

[pugund5566]

Totally brain washed

[gimmedaalbatross]

I mean how the fuck can you top the first 4 albums? Good luck Children of Bodom. Follow the Reaper=Masterpiece!

[gimmedaalbatross]

Best band ever by far! And my favorite song ever by C.O.B.!!

[The0fail0wears0prada]

Ahhh, the good ol' Jackson days

[TheNewChickenBoy]

After watching Bodom vids I think I got to let my hair grow out to it's like 50-60 cm xD U need something to headbang with

[KamiNoKaito]

LOL, there are a LOT of mistakes. Jeanne's solo is improv :O

[Adicone16040]

this is my fav song of COB but not my fav solo...haha(just my opinion)

[kissassawesome]

its amazing how he can sing and shred at the same time

[Thafanboy]

hell no! this is gay MODERN WARFARE 2 FOREVER!!! woo hooo!!

[clem070605]

anyone notice in the second chorus alexi says 'down below' twice.

[Lentsku]

@clem070605 thats a delay effect

[clem070605]

@Lentsku no i mean in the first chorus. at about 1:24 he's supposed to say 'i'm dreaming my way out from down below'. however he says 'i'm dreaming down below, from down below'. slight mistake nothing worth getting bothered about. just thought i'd make an observation is all.

[Lentsku]

@clem070605 oh XD

[yayoCOB]

alexi is a fucing god!

[Mewsevelt]

The video quality makes it look like it was taken in the 90s or something XD

[chiske]

That light in the middle of the stage is really annoying

[StewieSwan]

Well that was terrible

[rayito2005]

Que guapo y sexy es el cantante.

[ollioblivioner]

this song is one big epic solo :D

[TheMeTaL9710]

Hi is master of guitar and his voice is also very fukin good!

[FeMaiden6212]

Who gives a flying fuck whether he drinks or not? It's his life to live. Be thankful it's alcohol instead of smack, coke, or meth. And last i heard he's alot more sober now than he was around the time of this vid.

Besides, the dude can still jam damn fuckin good for being drunk. How many other guitarists out there can shred like Alexi while shitfaced? Zakk Wylde doesn't count, he's nowhere near capable of doing what Alexi can, drunk or sober.

[viktor2bodom]

LAIHO FUCKING LAZY BITCH! Now he dont play as technicaly as there! !! FUCK HE MUST BACK WITH MUSIK LIKE THIS! BECAUSE THIS IS REAL CHILDREN OF BODOM!!!!!!!!!! REAL!

[CobrazVeNoMx]

@viktor2bodom He broke his wrist, broke his shoulder, has been drinking heavily for the last 10 years, the list goes on. Shut the fuck up.

[viktor2bodom]

@CobrazVeNoMx Fuck you! He is my favorite guitar player ! But he must stop drinking! And he broke his wrist !Shoulder and drinking all year because he stupid :DDD! but FUCK I love him.....He the best And I want play with him ! Fucking stupid dream//////

[666MetalMatt]

@viktor2bodom He still sucks ass now.For good players look at Chris broderick,Jeff loomis,Jason becker,Devin townsend...theres a long list of incredible players,alexi is a cool guy but you need to broaden your horizens bro.

[Slayit667]

@viktor2bodom fuck yea man

[Slayit667]

@viktor2bodom fuck yea man

hah 1 18 keyboardest fux up

[GanonOFT]

Alexi Laiho => JACKSON <3

[2STManuel]

he sould stop drinking so much i want him back how he was

[Hammeldrengen]

@juussttee I couldn't agree more. It's fucking unbelievable, yet true. FUCK he's good!

[juussttee]

Alexi Laiho is not human ... how could he play this while signing ???

[letmeliveonceagain]

2:47 sounds like mercyful fate

anyone else is agree with me ?? : /

[EmbrYo36]

@letmeliveonceagain what means mercyful fate?

[tehmeLuw]

@EmbrYo36 He probaly means Metallica - Mercyful fate... sucks anyway

[vikas199100]

what an amazing tune man laiho is a guitar hero

[seakayaker65]

i can play the solo on guitar LOL jks im human

[Cobhc951]

@seakayaker65 I actually can play it, and still am human

[theGhostieechan]

oh.my.gosh ...

wait ... i have to pick my face up off the ground. .....

I've just started listening to Children of Bodom ... i think they just became my favorite band ... i'm still in shock.

[Azrael138]

@theGhostieechan just don't listen to their new stuff. You'll be sad.

[shreddintheaxe]

@Azrael138 the new shit is great to

[gimmedaalbatross]

@shreddintheaxe And I couldn't disagree more. Their new stuff is good relative to other bands, but pails in comparison to all the earlier albums, including...Hate Crew Deathroll, Hatebreeder, Follow the Reaper, and Something Wild. That is a fact and if you disagree then I disagree with you!

[shreddintheaxe]

@gimmedaalbatross lol. so your a poser. well i'm glad you admitted that. since you don't like the new shit. why don't you start a fucking band. let's see if you become successful like alexi laiho has. fact i disagree with everything you say.

[fredmachine]

@shreddintheaxe Why would he be a poser for not liking the newer albums?

[shreddintheaxe]

@fredmachine if you can't appreciate their new albums to, then your not a real fan. i loved their early shit just as much as everyone else does and still listen to it. but i happen to love are you dead yet, blooddrunk, and relentless reckless forever as well. bands evolve. get over it.

[fredmachine]

@shreddintheaxe I'm not that much of a fan, anyway. Never said that. The first four albums introduced me to more shreddy Metal when I was 15, but you know, not only do bands evolve, the fans do, too.

And some evolve in a different direction.

But why would you be a poser in general for not liking their new stuff, which is actually way more commercial than their older stuff?

[shreddintheaxe]

@fredmachine your calling me a poser, what the fuck. ok now i realize your just on here to start a fight. i love children of bodom alright and been listening to them since the hate crew deathroll era. i got all their fucking records. and you wanna talk about commerical. why cause alexi plays for ESP guitars now, or the fact they do a shitload of interviews and dvds, etc. so the fuck what. it's not like bodom became metallica or in flames. cause if they did, i would fucking hate them.

[fredmachine]

@shreddintheaxe What the fuck man, I never called you a poser, and I don't think you are.

No, their newer material is just more commercial in the way it's produced and written. The vocals are less harsh, the tempo is lower and the structures are more simplistic. It's just a matter of taste, man. I don't like the newer stuff that much, I don't care if someone does. It's all Metal.

So calm down, dude, I'm definitely not here to start a fight :)

[V0r4xiz]

@theGhostieechan The years pass, but this effect never changes. I've been in your situation in the year of 2001 ^^ The shock never ends btw :)

[Corpzmaker91]

@theGhostieechan make sure that u stick to their early records, i can honestly say that they are much better that Blooddrunk, and that new album. check out their cover-album too, its pretty nice!

[skull26061]

your´s rulez children of bodom yea!!!!!!!!!!

[TheMonsterdante]

OMG!!!!

LAIHO U AND UR GUYS ARE AWESOMES!!!! O_o

[ZyaTorg]

Awesome live at Bloodstock, check out ;)

watch?v=BbxoDv0vxeU&feature=re­lated

[alliswow]

epic

[guilhermesetti]

anybody can say any shit! for me, COB are fukkn awsomeone!!

[AngelicBam]

oh holy C*R*!You gotta be shit***ng me!THATS SO F*epic!Epic song,epic LIVE!

[Jotschie1]

i guess this was the last time they played that song live...

[88lava88]

@Jotschie1 they played it in 2009 once or twice.

[eduardo0796]

This is my favourite song, and my favourite perfomance of children of bodom

[moyyaj]

 fucking

[TheSlaiden]

играют охуенно но как то не качает..

[viktor2bodom]

I listen and watch this many times....Here fucking very many mistakes......

But it is epic,I do not now about what he think then try to play that and song like this :D

Fu*k it s crazy.

BUT EPIC and he is EPIC too:D

[bodoman96]

FINLAND IS SMALL PLACE, BUT STILL THERE FOUND SO MANY FUCKING GOOD BANDS!

[crazian697]

After all...

Still my favorite COB song. A pit won´t see it live, as its too difficult for him to play and sing it, and he keeps preffering not to have to.

[rapidmage]

uuu metal

[triplehbkhhh]

A eso le llama musica

VIVA EL METAL CARAJO

[FinalOmega300]

hey can anyone tell me the name of that big ass white spinning stage light at the beginning?

[Tie4821]

Damn, why can't I have it on DVD. It's the best COBHC gig!

[MrReaperGuitarist]

nowadays this song perfomed live is very awful... i don't like it, only this one performed in seoul is good

[odhranfeeney09]

AHHHHHHHHH FEEDBACK!!!

[Gryphful]

PURE EPICNESS!!!!

[Sl4y3r0fN00bs]

You assholes who talk shit 'bout laiho.. u should try to pull that song in front of hundreds of people... plus the solos.. and singing while playing so freaking kick ass melody...

[Krrrimmi]

COB LIVE IN SEOUL.FUCK YEAH!!! \m/ \m/

[xxTrue806Gaming]

i dont think anyone is aloud to talk shit about Alexi here, he could out shred you and anyone you know

[AntUK]

whenever the keyboardist came in he was operating on a totally different tempo (probably album tempo). the drummer followed suit but alexi didn't, which made everything sound out of whack. still a boss performance imo

[69suffocation]

man i hate to say it but this song sucks live, i wana believe that there just really drunk cus i know for a fact that they can pull this song off really well if they wanted to

[Sentynet94]

damn you ppl...Alexi going out of tythm? then go and make you a song/band like this ...

[moanizm]

extreemly fucking hard song. also playing riffs with singing.. and great finish..!! awesome..!!! 

[Alder1989]

i Love his voice too d^_^b

[LaihoValo9]

back when bodom was good, sigh......

[delyburger]

damn u people dont see how hard it actually is, yeah, alexi is going out of rythm, but it was in like 2 parts, where he had to sing in along with the lead, i know how to play the lead parts, not the actual solos, but those lead parts are fucking hard, i cant even imagine what its like to sing to it, no fucking shit tht hes geting out of rythm, the fact that hes still able to pull it off amazes me

[Bisqui500]

tem um som nao sei se é de teclado ou de guitarra mais é bonito o son *----*

[DonDinasAirey]

Comparing to studio version, this is bad. Good bands make songs sound better live than in studio. COB done opposite... Alexi is good for himself alone, but not for a band... He is falling out of rhythm a lot...

[Leichestein]

@DonDinasAirey fuck off

[FeMaiden6212]

@DonDinasAirey You try playing lead while singing, and doing it drunk. Alexi's still better drunk than most guitarists are sober.

[DonDinasAirey]

@FeMaiden6212

I agree that he is good alone, I said so, but he is falling out a lot... They are good solo, but bad as a band...

[FeMaiden6212]

@DonDinasAirey I'll admit studio editing can do amazing things for intricate bands, but you also have to look at it in the eyes of a true CoB fan. Drunk or not, out of rhythm or not, it's still Children of fucking Bodom. That in itself is awesome.

[DonDinasAirey]

Comparing to studio version, this is bad. Good bands make songs sound better live than in studio. COB done opposite... :\

[TALONE4G6]

sings and throws hard licks at the same time, super frontman to me.

[FeMaiden6212]

Btw, is that a Floyd Rose tool on the back of the headstock on Laihos guitar or a Hipshot?

[ThreeToeGuruZac]

STOP BITCHIN IT'S IMMENSELY DIFFICUL TO PULL THAT SONG OFF, LIVE, IN A LONG SET, SWEATING YOUR ASS OFF, PLAYING INCREDIBLY DIFFICULY GUITAR AND SINGING. DON'T CRITICISE ALEXI. JERKS,,,

[FraserKC]

i can't get over some of these comments... these post 'Follow the Reaper' kids probably don't even remember the days of DC++ and bootleg videos. i'd kill to see this live whether it's 100% or not.

now i gotta deal with shit like "Was it Worth it?"..... yeah.

[dallasbelfour03]

people that say he fucked up on the solo. SO FUCKING WHAT. atleast he had the fuckin knowledge to actually write all that shit, play it and record it unlike some people. SO QUIT FUCKING BITCHING

[SatanasAngel]

it is their song, I'm sure they can miss and do whatever the fuck they want to it,

[susakun]

well, i ignore this bridge. ok. but final solo failed. And screaming failed all way.

[ilovesportsbaby2]

that was sexy.

[DeluxeLtd]

can anyone smell the beer coming off the screen?

[susakun]

Laiho is so drink. Solo failed. Screaming too.

[tuulenkoti]

@susakun dont like it? go fuck yourself. this is metal

[susakun]

@tuulenkoti i like studio and this is fail.

[eduardo0796]

@susakun do you think is easy to do lead guitar and singing at the same time?

[susakun]

@eduardo0796 he didn't sing, when play solo. And didn't play solo, when sing too. So...

[eduardo0796]

@susakun I mean at screaming dude, he does lead guitar and sing, look at 2:03

[DeluxeLtd]

@susakun yes Laiho is very "drink"

like you could do any better

besides this video was taken almost 10 years ago

[susakun]

@DeluxeLtd i don't criticize Laiho, he is amazing. But not here. I'm not sure, that alcohol is better than playing without mistakes

[legewright]

anyone else going 08.04.2011 april birmingham? message me!

[jugoXhrvat]

5.5.2011 ... STUTTGAAAART <3

[33eastern]

back in the ol days... when alexi played a jackson lol

[gigaves]

I hope they play it on 19th april!

[TheRevSRB]

Damn,Alexi looks like 15yrs old kid

[Lpiiska]

imho this band is great but alexi shouldve left the singing for someone else.

[legewright]

@Lpiiska no

[LoGjustin]

@Lpiiska I couldn't imagine CoB with any other singer. It just fits really well with their style.

[serobhdz]

FUCKING BIF LOL AT 1:18

[005E500]

Alexi solo and sing at the same time....!

[Juggerrnaught93]

What is the name of the song they were gonna play after they finished kissing the shadows??!!

[Redkillahh]

@Juggerrnaught93 It's probably children of decadence, it sounds exactly like it, but slowed down.

[Redkillahh]

@Juggerrnaught93 Sorry, I meant mask of sanity.

@Juggerrnaught93

It's Mask of Sanity

DAMN no