Children Of Bodom - Aces High

[MrKhayos]

Regarding the instrumental, these solo's absolutely blow Maiden's version out of the water. Alexi's vocals aren't anything on Dickinson's though

[crazytrain2549]

This is..... Is there even a word for the amount of dick this blows?

[MrCrossover2000]

im a cob(years now)this is a shit cover but fukin hell the cover of this solo is vciuebu9ad

[faelssj9]

Som estava tão bom, afinidade no baixo e guitarra, tudo muito show, até chegar nessa bosta de vocalista, axei um nojo ele cantando, estragou completamente a musica..

O som ficou muito foda, mas o vocalista é escroto, cara canta muito mal, quem gosta só pode ser doente

[soanvig94]

Still my favourite metal track ^^

[mrsoupmuffin]

Simple guide.

You like death metal/black metal better? you'll like BOD's version better.

You like classic metal? you'll like IM's cover better.

[JohannesFrykholm]

@mrsoupmuffin What's BOD and which of their songs have Iron Maiden covered?

[MurdoofScarith]

@mrsoupmuffin And if you like both, your somewhere in between. You know, the silver lining.

[RapidxxLP]

Well, COB is a great band, and its a good cover, but this song sounds much better played by Maiden.

[turbonorsking]

I love maiden, and must admit that Ive been listening to them longer than Ive listened to cob, but I think this is better than the original... kind of like the way maidens version of ''doctor doctor'' is better than the original:D

[superalexanderimjihy]

iron maiden is shit compared with bodom

[BlackenedThunder]

@superalexanderimjihy

lol

[TheGroumpfy]

Everyone saying that in a possible way, any member of Children Of Bodom or the band, as a whole, is better than Iron Maiden deserves to die while Bruce Dickinson is earfucking them.

[HandtoBassCombat]

Yeah, if your into bands butchering originals, this is GREAT!

[RenanNoliFe]

Iron Maiden < Children of Bodom but BOD <3<3<3<3<3

[TheAlienabductionpro]

Shouldve kept the melodic vocals, but the instrumentals sound abit better

[AlexTheZebra]

The music is cool but vocals... That is not a song for such vocals.

[A7XFOREVER217]

Alexi laiho>Dave murray

[woofbaddog]

way better then the original!

[Wisers33]

Love this version. Guitars seem more precise and clean. Love the speed and tempo too. Bruce is Bruce though..........

[DeadSwed]

<3

[EvanThomasD]

I like this way more than the original. Has more of an energetic feel to it. I'm not saying I don't like the original, I just prefer to hear this one.

[Dlano619]

Nowhere near the quality of IM. The song is based around Dickinsons dynamic vocals, not screams and shouts.

2/10, they tried at least.

[GhostMuffinz]

@Dlano619 id say compaired to the original 7/10 but im use to screams in covers ive listened to Death cover Painkiller so many times that its just normal to me to hear screaming instead of the actual singing.

[shistik91]

better than I.M.

[10078g]

@shistik91 its alot about your taste in music.

[soanvig94]

I want be on concert of this song!!!

[TheFranciscolobo]

great fucxix!x""ng cover....

[DeeJayHey]

lol no1 can sing this exept bruce himself (ofc i wont coment this "singing")

[DannTeBg]

Im hardcore Iron Maiden fan, but i love this version as well

[LOKOLOKO52]

alexi and jane nailed it :))

[mrMagman555]

this song is better without oldman voice

[Mateohaas]

Doesn't matter who plays this song, it's FANTASTIC

[apalmalarrain]

If you don't like this just because the Iron Maiden version was "better" (since that is not a fact, just an opinion), then instead of commenting and filling the video with more of the same, just leave. ;)

[dresik74]

Not my style, but this is really nice ;)

[TheGator2000]

this shit suck hard!

[p3rtsake]

iron maiden has made some great songs. im glad there are bands which knows how to play them good too since iron maiden cant do it.

[Ironmanofwar]

@p3rtsake So Maiden has made some great songs but they don't know how to play their own songs well enough?

[p3rtsake]

@Ironmanofwar exactly

[AcousticBeaver]

@p3rtsake fool

[p3rtsake]

@AcousticBeaver im just telling my opinion, ofc its not their fault that i dont like such a pantyhoserock.

[Fruitsasd]

@p3rtsake tell me what makes maiden ''pantyhose rock'', i would really like to know

[soanvig94]

@p3rtsake I agree with you, but not fully. Children of Bodom play it better :D

[TheGator2000]

@soanvig94 never..ruined it..

[AlexisAdamkovich]

...and why is jonas brothers in the suggested videos list.. LOL!

[asxjune1260]

fuckin great cover band.

[JohannesFrykholm]

Well of course the original is better... come one, it's Iron Maiden! Seriously though, this tribute is waaay more awesome than Cradle Of Faggots "tribute" to Hallowed Be Thy Name. You've gotta admit that version of that song is nothing compared to shit.

[00393293171971]

@JohannesFrykholm being a metal fan but hating another metal band?

u should not be considered a fan...but a poser

[TheMuhahaa]

I think this is way more better than original :)

[tetrooo]

great cover

[s695579]

rock!

[silvergunsrocks]

WTF???

[derb00t]

just love the hateful vocals on this one

[ParadiseCityGR]

Original is always better :))

[CrafterzMinecraft]

@ParadiseCityGR Dude shut the fuck up it doesn't matter + every two comments in here is about that same thing!!

[ParadiseCityGR]

@CrafterzMinecraft Can I express my fucking opinion?So what??What if every two comms are about that??I dont give a shit...Really...Arent u bored righting that shit?I liked that version a lot!But im just sayin that the original is always better that tributes!Stop trolling ppl...

[r0dybuen0]

a tribute is not intended to be better than the original song, but to honor it

[Str8EdgeDude]

This really didn't do it for me. Screaming is all well and good but you have to put some type of harmonic vocalization in it. Especially if it's an Iron Maiden song. Bruce Dickinson is easily one of the greatest vocalist of the past 50 years and when you doing a song like this screaming every lyrics doesn't cut it!

[feircefull]

both COB version and Iron Maiden songs are badass as fucking hell, but i gotta say the Iron Maiden is one is better, UP THE IRON \m/ \m/

[MrMatt29999]

this sounds almost as bad as that shitty cradle of shit cover of hallowed

[apalmalarrain]

@MrMatt29999 You made that song come up in my recommendations~

[NowitzkiStud]

these guys should do a remake of AC/DC's Twos Up

[aguilaix]

Iron Maiden wins, but COB are still a great great band.

[PETSKULAATTORI]

@aguilaix

COB>Iron Maiden

[BlackenedThunder]

@PETSKULAATTORI

lol

[PETSKULAATTORI]

@BlackenedThunder

lol

[1ncore11]

@aguilaix You are kidding, right?

COB played this much better!! SPECIALLY THE SOLO!!

ArchEnemy also have a great cover to this song.

[Metallicafanatic74]

@aguilaix It's not a contest, mate....

[FuckTechno66]

EVERY single thing is perfect here because Bodom made this song their own.

they achieved the goal of a cover.

[jackbrady86]

they kinda fucked this up, but kudos for tribute to the best metal band in history

[otharennaur]

My I say this song makes me cry in excitement?

[manosrock123]

insane guitar...one of the best guitarist and covers.

[mattia473]

i prefer iron's aces high.. but this is a masterpiece too!!!

[himazinwaro]

I cried. Because this song is very God.

[viniXkunX3]

epic keyboard solo *-*!!

[1135813214465110]

The organ is a good idea. But Bruce Dickinson's voice is very very very better ! (With a larger amplitude).

[box1467]

holy crap this is so spot on ! who else can do this ? Dream Theater ? Necrophagist ? Meshuggah ? Mustaine ?

[Patton122145]

@box1467 i swear to god if they ruin dream theater too because of that dumbass comment you posted i will go spider monkey on you

[Raelzinh01]

perfect

[sparteno34]

i like cuz it sounds so much darker lol

[MegaPower999]

it's the organ at 1.35-1.45 that made this epic.

[Sailboatsx]

One of the best modern Iron Maiden covers ever made

[coyonbeto]

dude this is brutal version of iron maiden

[13anana13oy]

best song 4 ever

 :)

[nahummendezgutierrez]

woooooooow :)

[DarkLordNagash]

I really love the instrumental part but I think Laiho's voice is simply too br00tal to cover some Iron Maiden ^^.

=> Goes listen to "Hate Crew Deathroll"

[airsoftguy99988]

this cover sucks. llook at the piano cover by scott lavender. blows this shit away.

[A7XFOREVER217]

@MyMissingHalf already have, great band!!!!! hope you guys get signed soon :p

[salamix100]

iron maiden is great , but this song is also great version

[skylord081]

"THE" best cover of any song i've ever heard \m/

[LKodiak]

This is even better than the org :)

[guitarguyjones]

Based on previous comments, it seems to me like someone needs to develop some kind of pentagram or even heptagram shaped Kinsey Scale for classifying different types of metal vocals.

[SolarGrooving]

as covers go, this one kicks asses

[MrStranden]

Hate if you want, but i actually prefer this version, most of it because the vocals and the heavier sound. Maiden will always be the kings, but CoB made this song better!

[nvm0]

@MrStranden why should we hate you? it's your own personal opinion which version you like more. I like both covers - Maiden and Bodom. But I hate the Arch Enemy cover.

[Blackfrost149]

@nvm0 Why do you hate the Arch Enemy cover? i mean, Gossow's voice does not do this song justice but Amott's guitar is fantastic

[SolarGrooving]

@Blackfrost149 Actually, i think arch enemy covered this before they had gossow on vocals

[Blackfrost149]

@SolarGrooving WELL that explains it. cause just like Cannibal Corpse, Gorgoroth, and almost every other kickfuckingass metal bands their first vocalist sucked

[nvm0]

@Blackfrost149 Dude,it's every person's opinion which cover does he/she like more. Personally,I prefer the COB version...and the original version by Iron Maiden of course. Arch Enemy used a deeper tune...that didn't sound too good,a little weird. Children Of Bodom's cover has more energy and power IMHO.

[Blackfrost149]

@nvm0 Very very very true i like the originality that Laiho brings to the performance

[MrStranden]

@nvm0 You never know with people on youtube :) I haven't heard it, but based on your opinion there's no rush either :)

[mjrajack]

cob did justice to that song...:)

[Gamemaster8888]

The only real death/melodic metal cover I heard that involves Maiden...props to CoB for that.

[TheMuhahaa]

I think this is better than original :P

[koldslaw]

They fucked it up.

[yadidimeanmaine]

Love thes guys but theres just no reason 4 this. MAIDEN already KILL'D it!!!

[MultiRipuli]

i can hear the bass just fine?

[LOL11306]

umm Murray's solo is murray's solo...sorry alexi urs didnt stand up to it...where is the bass? cant hear the bass...whats a maiden cover without good bass in it?? although there is good improvisation by the keyboard player and the drums are really forward and aggresive!

[flicfan416]

I love alexi's vocals, I think they're loaded with character

[drquesadilla]

@flicfan416 Character, maybe, but in musical vocals what is character without any melody to make it musical?

[flicfan416]

@drquesadilla depends on what your idea of melody is

[drquesadilla]

@flicfan416 Melody has a pretty solid definition in musical terms. I guess I should have been more specific though, I meant vocal melody

[flicfan416]

@drquesadilla Yeah, I figured that. What i'm trying to get through to you is that the concept of being melodious is subjective. There isn't a whole lot of conventional melody in blues, but its still musical, yes? Alexi may not be belting out showtunes, but there's plenty of music in his vocals.

[drquesadilla]

@flicfan416 I see, and I suppose to an extent I agree, as in many cases it does compliment the instrumental tracks. I guess I'm picky, I fail to FEEL the music in vocals if there isn't any musical key in the vocal part

[appcrashko]

hmmm... this is great cover :) \m/

[ZjedzPanKota]

it's too different than original.. i don't like it..

[drquesadilla]

@ZjedzPanKota I have to agree. I would like this a lot more if he sang it. Bruce the Air Raid Siren's tunes just don't sound right without melody, since Bruce-era Maiden is so Melody driven. I do like these instrumentals though

[xshalludiex]

Great cover. It would have been nice if he actually sang the vocals though.

[agentcamo]

As much as I love Bodom, Please explain that this is a cover, Posers wont even know who created this

[AntonnJestahNZ]

this wouldv been so much cooler if they had singing in the verse instead of screaming and singing over the screaming in the chorus

[TheHellbrothers666]

ESTO SI ES MUSICA CARAJO!!!!!/,,/

[Nerullh]

fuck man this band rulez is just another type of death voice it's not a nob scream ... u can make it ... i don't think so

[Uvadogato]

odeio essas bandas que fazem um cover ridiculo do iron ! acabaram com o peso do heavy metal ! fuck you children of bodom

[nose249]

@Uvadogato Ignorante....

[MrDuGland1980]

No really, i'm an iron maiden fan and normaly I hate metal what is too hard like children of bodom but that version is fucking awesome !

[ReligionDamsYou]

@MrDuGland1980

Iron Maiden is metal

[Sillygoth]

I would love to hear Bruce Dickinson sing with Bodom playing. I'm not saying that the Maiden version sucks. Hell, it's one of my favorite songs. But I'm definitely digging the more aggressive guitar and drumwork of CoB.

[MJC10011]

I always appreciate a tribute because that is showing respect but this is borderline a joke. Screaming the whole time????? Anyone can do that. And thumbs down to the people who say....OOOHHHH screaming like this a whole song or a concert is talent. No its not. I hope Eddie takes his wrath out on anyone who likes this crap for giving metal a bad name and for butcering a song like aces high. UP THE IRONS AND DOWN THE BODOM!

[metalhed0294]

@MJC10011 It takes a lot of talent to scream like this without really straining your vocal cords and screwing up your throat really bad. Also, this didn't give metal a bad name, because people have always been hating the really heavy, true metal (that doesn't include that glam shit). Technically, Black Sabbath gave metal a bad name. People have been afraid of metal since it began. And this does show respect. Your supposed to make covers your own, not just copy the song and put your name on it.

[Wowreference]

@MJC10011 You idiot... It may not sound good to most people but that doesn't mean it's not talent. I'd like to see you make a good solid scream. If you do it wrong it damages your vocal chords and you sound like a choking cat. But if you do it right it sounds like what's on this video. Not everyone can scream like you say they can... I don't really know anyone that can scream other than some famous people and they're famous because it's so hard and rare for someone to be able to do that.

[TheCOB98]

this is better than maiden!

[CaptainUnderpants969]

IRON FUCKING MAIDEN !!

The Best Band in the World!

[Mazzerinn]

I like this cover more than the original one.. This one is harder, and the singers voice is fucking epic, not of this world.

[stellalp96]

@Mazzerinn yeah ok but bare in mind that the original iron maiden song is great too....lyrics are amazing with meaning like every iron maiden song

[Mazzerinn]

@stellalp96

Indeed, if Iron Maiden didnt make this song, there would be no cover. Hands down to them.

[stellalp96]

@Mazzerinn to iron maiden? but y? I guess u don t like maiden at all.. to u this cover may be better than the original but do not compare it there are 2 differnt types of music....so it s a matter of taste

[Morbutt]

@Mazzerinn No see you're posting this on the Children of Bodom page, not the Iron Maiden one. If I was Steve Harris, I'd tell Alexi to never cover this song again.

[Plazanac100posto]

Iron Maiden.s veersion is better but this is not bad :)

[krazyzark]

my favorite cover of this song. not a big fan of Alexi's vocal style, but damn that keyboard solo is so damn epic. It's like arming Pac-Man with an assault rifle and throwing him into a Contra boss battle.

[Isupportnotdying]

@krazyzark I really LOL'd imagining that.

[jeleopard]

@krazyzark

Why is no one a fan of black metal screams? XD

[krazyzark]

@jeleopard lol. it's odd because there are some death metal groups which the vocalists don't really bother me at all. Mayhem, Dimmu Borgir, and Covenant in particular.

[jeleopard]

@krazyzark

Death metal =/= black metal.

Black metal screams are like early CoB, early Sodom, Satyricon, Dimmu Borgir....

[krazyzark]

@jeleopard lol! sorry. I have no clue why I said death metal... didn't even realize it. I meant to say black metal.

[JohnTDockum]

@jeleopard Black Metal is bands like Cradle of Filth. They sing satanist. This is more like thrash metal.

[jeleopard]

@JohnTDockum

Black Metal doesn't HAVE to be Satanic. It usually is, but bands like Dimmu Borgir, Bathory, Behemoth, and Venom (some of the more prominent black metal bands) aren't Satanic.

Children of Bodom is melodic death metal (sometimes called melodeath) with a neo-classical twist (in their early days). The vocal style used by Alexi Laiho in their early years, however, is a black metal scream.

[JohnTDockum]

@jeleopard Black Metal screams are deeper growls than that.

[jeleopard]

@JohnTDockum

What? No. Black Metal are high pitched and kinda... "hollow". Look up Lord Belial (not the guitarist, the band).

[PeeOfSanity]

@JohnTDockum black metal is bands like carpathian forest, mayhem, watain etc

[Patton122145]

@krazyzark i actually hate this cover cause of that voice. i listened to the first 30 seconds and was like damn thats nice, but then the "singing" started and i was on the ground in a fetal position laughing. he completely kills this song just like every other cover this band does. cept oops i did it again, that slightly improves on the original.

[katana1361]

@krazyzark yeah more times then not its difficult to pick up on what Alexi is saying half the time and its not because its death metal either, i mean Arch Enemy is death metal too and so is Amon Amarth but i can pick up on what they are saying. either way though..........i LOVE this band......METAL!

[katana1361]

@katana1361 would like to note though this song in particular is alot easier for me to pick up on because i know the song beforehand and i can put words in Alexi's mouth lol

[presiqn98]

COB FOREVER !!!!!

[oiuyuioiuyuio]

fuck you faggots who say this cover is bad. fags thats what you are.

[oiuyuioiuyuio]

@Tainted369 I love Alexi's vocals in this cover.. Despite I love Bruce's voice and Iron Maiden, this is still fine... The chorus is done with growls but alexi is still singing it perfetly in tune, so the result is it gives it a lot of power and a hatred feeling :)) And the solos kick ass!

[mateo952010]

@Tainted369

children if bodom really have very good songs like "are you dead yet" but this cover of aces high is really bad!!!

[oiuyuioiuyuio]

@mateo952010 lol probably u are a new "fan"... are u dead yet is like one of their worst songs... the best and true bodom is the old stuff. Listen to Something Wild album. All the songs in Something wild beat the livin shit out of are you dead yet. BTW this cover is awesome, fag. I love Iron maiden's original and this one, how can this cover be really bad? thats plain retarded. The chorus has a lot of power, the solos are awesome, etc. with these kind of fans cob is clearly decaying...

[NordheimGr]

lol maybe Better than maiden's original masterpiece \m/

[BHVampireLF]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA IMPRESIONANTE CANCIÓN... Casi llega a ser hermosa, se siente todo el poder de la Guerra en la Música y la voz, definitivamente mejor que la de Iron maiden... Aunque claro... Es mas dificil hacer la original que copiar una ya hecha... Pero para mi las canciones de Iron Maiden fueron hechas para que les Hicieran Tributo...

Y eso llega a... Mi disco Favorito:

"A Tribute to the Beast"

[mistermans1]

ha ha the fat one looks like sam kinison

[cokiesQ8]

You can tell this video is fake because they dont move the entire time

[zsybrant]

@cokiesQ8 I love you.

[SLIpKnOtFaN4LiF]

@cokiesQ8 that's just proving how talented they are :P

[wingsnad]

@cokiesQ8 No. This is real.. Check the album `Hatebreeder`.

[Quiteholy]

@wingsnad

he was joking lol

[venomstorm1788]

dude do these guys have to do a cover of every good song man they fucking butcher them thesinger is fucking awful.

[Dzschelebo]

Perfect example of why Alexi's vocals are talentless lol. He's such an idiot, his vocal cover is a disgrace.

[rammstein7781]

todos en mi colegio dicen q este es el mejor cover q existe hecho por ellos

[fildog5150]

Maiden is my favorite band. I love COB. This is awful.

[gmanhell94]

At first I was like :D

Then I was like >:( FFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU-

[MultiLexos]

Children of Bodom <33333

[LordWickedPaladin]

great covers separate themselves from the original so in that way this is a good cover

[malukagura]

me encanta children...... pero nah! que va.... excelente cancion!!!