Alexi Laiho Breaks Arm On Tour

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1. That_One_Guy writes:

Breaking your arm falling out of bed? How embarrassing.

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2. RememberMetal? writes:

Wow, I'll get to see him play with a ruined arm on May 5th...If nothing else, it will be interesting.

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3. Analguest writes:

he's guitar playing is so bad he can even do it with a broken arm....

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4. gfgfgfgf writes:

he probloy jacked off in the shower, and felt on this hand and didnt wanted 2 tell anybody.lol

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5. metalhead213@yahoo.com writes:

That's f***in' metal right there. Doin' whatever it takes to still play on stage. Alexi was already the sh** cuz he's a sick guitarist but now he's even more the sh**. See you tonight in Chicago mother truckers.

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6. Leya writes:

Why would they let a guy who is notorious for breaking bones occupy the top bunk?!

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7. DeathInEye writes:

^good question, maybe you should open an investigation! Conspiracy!

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8. Bruno Hockalugie writes:

Yeah it sucks he broke his arm, but what really disturbs me is the mention of Twitter. If you Twitter you are a bigger tool than Ryan Seacrest, AKA "The Ultimate Tool", and need to remove yourself from the gene pool.

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9. Decay writes:

to RememberMetal?: i agree man. ill be seeing this tour may 9th in Killadelphia \m/. It will certainly be interesting to see them knowing alexi is all pain pilled out!

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10. BodomBeach writes:

To Analguest...

I'd like to see you do better

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11. TorriderGore writes:

This... Is the definition of heavy f***ing metal... well... not falling out of bed...
But playing guitar with a broken arm is f***ing hardcore.

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12. Lu Cifer writes:

f*** just wrap him in f***ing bubble wrap already.

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13. metalheaddrummer101 writes:

BodomBeach-Have you seen the Stockholm Nockout Live DVD? it's awesome...
I deffinatey like their other stuff over Blooddrunk...I hear they're not as good live now as they used to be, though...Leya-good point...we'd better figure it out...

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14. SonOfKalmah writes:

him and janne were in the top bunk gettin it on. it was getting rough and alexhi fell out on the floor. that is the real story.

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15. RememberMetal? writes:

I'm not a big fan but I've never had anything against Bodom (other than the flashy synths being a bit too high in the mix). The main reason I'm catching them is that they're sharing a bill with LOG and Municipal Waste. God Forbid and and Children of Bodom are just icing on the cake, as I hear they both put on a mean show. As I Lay Dying is the only band I'd rather pass on.

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16. bbristowe writes:

Yeah personally I skipped God Forbid and Municipal waste only because I listened to them way to much and was practically burned out by the time they got here. LOG and Bodom were awesome though. I personally hate As I Lay Dying, but they opened with the song "94 Hours" which rocked the place. Definitely worth the 40 bucks for tickets though.

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17. inhatredofme writes:

top bunk my ass, he broke it putting on eyeliner.

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18. Decay writes:

Honestly i HATE alot of As i Lay Dyings lyrics and alot of they're fans are real into the "scene" but they can rock sh** sh*t out of a place man, they're intensity personified live, so trust me you wont be disappointed. Not a fan of God Forbid. I honestly dont know much about Municipal Waste, any suggestions? But yeah Alexi is amazing to watch do his thing live and the keyboards dont come through AS much live if you stay towards the front of the stage. And Lamb of God in f*cking Philadelphia...thats all i gotta say. someone will die. They had to add this 2nd show in Philly because the first one sold out in a matter of hours. Cant f*cking wait.

now listening to: Lamb of God - Wrath album

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19. Kalis_wrath writes:

BodomBeach, you might not want to temp Anal. He would end up skull fvcking you with his greatness. Careful what you ask for...

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20. bbristowe writes:

Alexi WAS a good guitar player. But after Hate Crew Death roll he lost all creativity in his leads /cry

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21. Analguest writes:

thanks Kali :D that was sweet of you,skullf***ing her with my greatness... I think that was the biggest compiment i've ever heard.
bodom still sucks, and the keyboard parts are as gay as george michael and elton john combined :P

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22. RTB writes:

6^ haha....funny s**t.....AILD always gets s**t cause their lyrics arent evil or satanic enough, thats such crap, they are great live and their last 2 lps have been very good....as far as falling out of the top bunk and breaking your arm......thats the craziest sh** i ve heard in a while, but for him to keep playing thats dedication to your mates,...this is probably one of the biggest tours they ve been on and you dont wanna fahq up on a LOG tour or someone of that stature.......but props to him for showin some grit

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23. BodomBeach writes:

People are allowed personal opinions right? All I'm saying is have you awards for your shredding?
MHD101: Hell yeah. Love it! I saw Bodon in February, they are awesome but it was the first time I've seen then live so I've got nothng to compare it to.

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24. IWrestledABearOnce writes:

BodomBeach, I agree with you. This Anal kid has nothing to back it up. He also needs to learn how to use proper grammar...

Wildchild is a GOD.

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25. Gunface138 writes:

Just got back from the Chicago show. f***ING SICK.
Municipal Waste, Lamb and Children f***ed it up. I heard about 3 songs into lamb's set the medics on site were dealing with 4 unconscious kids.

But yea, Alexi still f***ing rocked out... it obviously wasnt as good as he usually is and was having trouble singing and running about like he does, but it was incredible seeing him play anyway.

btw I HATE HATE HATE AILD. They were the only band on the set that I was bored during. AND they came on right before Lamb. They're frighteningly popular though...

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26. Loyal_to_None writes:

When i saw them in Dallas last sunday he said that he fell out of the top bunk the night before and that his collar bone was hurting and that he was sorry for not being active on stage. God forbid was ok. Municipal Waste was really fun. CoB still put on a really good show. As i Lay Dying was one of the best sets i've ever seen. I took an elbow and a headbut to my eye and it swelled shut in the pit. LoG was amazing as usual.

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27. Joel-from-MetalManic writes:

NOTE TO BAND: It's 'Break A Leg'!

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28. Caveman1 writes:

saw this show a couple weeks ago was sooooo f***in good. God Forbid were great openers, who really need more stage time. Municpal waste was meh ("this is a song about sharks" he says...), but as i lay dying, bodom & LoG were kick a$$ seen em all before & worth the price to see em all again!

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29. RememberMetal? writes:

Joel
lol

Bodombeach
"Broken Hands" is one of my favorites off the new LOG, good stuff. Anal is just being anal, heh. Don't mind him, he's good peeps.

The LOG/Children/Waste/Forbid show will be my first in many moons so I'm rather giddy. Should have a review posted later this week.

Now Playing: Nothing...I'm bloody hungover and music of any kind is a bad idea....

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30. dmasa writes:

hahahah probly just drunk off his ass. again.

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31. murder667 writes:

saw the show in chicago...you could tell he was out of it haha, he still went up there and jammed it out though.

awesome show!

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32. Analguest writes:

I'm sorry for not showing respect to this extraordinary shredding skills,just because he got a prize from metal hammer which is like the worst metal magazine ever,all themusic is commercial sh**,emo or erm deathcore. congrats alexi you are the best musician ever even with one hand

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33. bbristowe writes:

He's still original. Which beats out any shredding.

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34. BodomBeach writes:

That's better. He's won more awards than just the Metal Hammer one though...

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35. metalheaddrummer101 writes:

I'd pay more attention if it was Terrorizer giving the award. And you've gotta admit that Blooddrunk was NOT one of their best records...I liked them up to Are You Dead Yet?, though...

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36. Analguest writes:

the guy from trivium got some prizes aswell that doesn't make him a great musician.
metal hammer gave bullet for my valentine a prize for being the best brittish band when they could give it to napalm death,benediction,carcass,my dying bride,anathema,paradise lost not mentioning iron maiden so i guess prizes don't really make a good artist/musician/band :P

plus bodom were around for like 16 years without any major succes i think that shows a bit how good they are ;)

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37. metalheaddrummer101 writes:

The guy from trivium is just a fail all around. So is BFMV....
AG-there's a LOT of good bands out there that need succes but don't get it. It's just chance, really...

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38. Analquest writes:

IM ANALQUEST AND I LOVE d***!!!!!!!!!!

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39. kurt writes:

how embarrassing, not hat blood drunk is that good

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40. BlackenTheCursedSun writes:

Minicipal waste was terrible, God Forbid was good...AILD was better still... COB I found was more entertaining to watch but AILD got the pit moving more.. and then Randy came and took the house down. Such a good tour I'd recommend it to any metal fan out there. Yes, even AILD. get over it, they can rock the stage.

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41. Kalis_wrath writes:

Dmasa, you trying to tell Anal something?

BodomBeach, little grasshopper awards are for those who have small ego's that need be filled with ,aterial goods. Great people know they are great, and need no awards.

Anal, you are welcome, brother! :)

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42. BodomBeach writes:

Maybe but you're forgetting something called talent. You can't say he doesn't have talent. Besides its nice to know that you're talent is recognised, of course you don't need the awards but its good to know that people appreciate it. People who think they're great are often egotistical, selfish a$$holes who aren't actually that talented.

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43. Kalis_wrath writes:

He is an alright guitarist. I do like Bodom, but Alexi is cirtianly not a god, nor does he really deserve an award. I think that Dave Mustaine deserves an award over Alexi. I also think that P, and E of Watain are way better, so is Abbath, and Toni Iomi.

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44. bbristowe writes:

Kalis how long have you been playing guitar? Dave Mustaine couldn't write a good lead lick if his life depended on it. Alexi by far overshadowed all of those guitarists, except MAYBE Iomi, 40 years ago.

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45. jbalanzar writes:

Hmmmm Well I'm both a fan of Megadeth and Children of Bodom. And I think they are both great guitarists but you certainly can't compare. Yes they both fall under the Metal category, but they are different metals.

Megadeth is considered thrash metal, speed metal, and heavy metal where as Children of Bodom is considered melodic death metal and power metal.

And certainly both guys have major talent.

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46. Kalis_wrath writes:

Bristowe, it is not a question as to wether or not I have been playing the ax, but how much I do know about what a decent ax man can do. I hace been around this kingdom long enough to know that Alexi is not "the sh**".

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47. BodomBeach writes:

Well now its all down to personal opinion. I mean I'd give Alexi Laiho an award over Mustaine but I don't actually play guitar at all so I don't suppose I'd really know how to write riffs and licks...
I play drums so...
I agree that they both have talent.

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48. metalheaddrummer101 writes:

it's great that another person plays drums \m/
you should go to the a7x chat threads :)
yeah. I like both, even though I've never really gotten into Meadeth...

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49. bbristowe writes:

Except you don't know what a decent "ax man" can do because you don't play guitar....Nevermind that about 80% of Megadeths good work was done by the other members of the band (Including the various guitar virtuosos Dave has come in contact with i.e. Chris Poland, Chris Broderick, Jeff Loomis, Marty Friedman and young.

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50. BodomBeach writes:

MHD101- I'll head over there once I've got some sleep!!
bbristowe- just because I don't play guitar doesn't mean I can't have an opinion...

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51. Kalis_wrath writes:

Don't mind Bristowe, Bodom. He hates it when people have an opinion that do not go parallel to his. He has it in his head that you have to know how to play an insterment in order to know wether or not someone else that plays it is good, or not. *rolls eyes*

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52. Kalis_wrath writes:

I will say that I am glad that Alexi is not canceling the tour due to a broken arm.
Unlike Jamie Josta at least he does have balls.

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53. Analguest writes:

as a person that listens to slipknot i would never say that they are extremely good guitarists.

well when alexi records a song like "symphony of destruction" i will bow my head and admit that he is a "shredding god"
and if he was better than Mustaine then they would not be opening for slipknot and machine head but headlining.

COB being melodic death metal ??? that's what wikipedia says can't agree with that, melodic death metal is last two deicide albums :D

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54. Terminator writes:

"if he was better than Mustaine then they would not be opening for slipknot and machine head but headlining."

Seriously? I saw Skeletonwitch open for The Red Chord and JFAC and they smoked them both in all musical facets. Where a band plays during a show is not necassarily an indication of how good they are relative to the other bands.

As for the Laiho v. Mustaine debate, i think they've both been better :P

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55. BodomBeach writes:

I totally agree with you, Terminator, on both counts.
My favourite Bodom album is Hate Crew Deathroll but I think that there are some really good songs on both Are You Dead Yet? And Blooddrunk.
Also about not headlining, Bodom aren't as well known as Slipknot and Machine Head.

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56. BodomBeach writes:

In my opinion Bodom are totally worth your time and money but I'm a big fan of theirs so I'm kind of bound to say that. Listen to Sixpounder from the album Hate Crew Deathroll or my personal favourite In Your Face from the album Are You Dead Yet?

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57. crazydood23 writes:

haha post 52 just listen to if you want peace... prepare for war. "symphony of destruction" written all over it.

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58. crazydood23 writes:

oh i mean 54

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59. crazydood23 writes:

if your gonna get any of their cd's get them all, all amazing.

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60. metalheaddrummer101 writes:

^except for Blooddrunk...

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61. DeathInEye writes:

Well, I have to say, to some degree, it's fairly absurd to compare Laiho and Mustaine. They try doing completely different things in their music. I'm sure Laiho could play Symphony and I'm just as sure Mustaine could play Triple Corpse Hammerblow. Could either write those songs? No, because writing is a totally different experience from playing another person's song. One you're conveying yourself any way you see fit, the other you're portraying another person through your playing.

As far as classifying Bodom, power-death is the best fit in my opinion.

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62. jbalanzar writes:

Very good I do definitely agree with DeathInEye. . . . And yea maybe the best fit for COB IS power-death.

To comment 65, in my opinion, I do think COB is worthwhile. I think they do have great music; I'm a huge fan of theirs. I think HATEBREEDER is one of their best stuff. Hopefully you enjoy their music.

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63. BodomBeach writes:

Cool! I hope you enjoy the albums...

DIE: Yeah power death is a good fit but some of their music does fit others too but overall power death does it pretty well.

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64. metalheaddrummer101 writes:

Megalomaniacal-Hatebreeder=win
You know what would be funny?
comparing Alexi to Chuck Schulinder

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65. SHREDDER13 writes:

MHD - Alexi has a unique style of shredding but I favor Evil Chuck more. SBG & Leprosy have dynamite riffs/solo's.

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66. bbristowe writes:

"Don't mind Bristowe, Bodom. He hates it when people have an opinion that do not go parallel to his. He has it in his head that you have to know how to play an insterment in order to know wether or not someone else that plays it is good, or not"

No I just have it in me to stick up for what I believe and use facts to support my opinions.

I wasn't talking to you Bodom (fyi). I'm talking about technicality in their guitar work. Not how it sounds. Alexi actually plays(ed) a unique arrangement of scales and modes, but Mustaine just shreds pentatonic over and over until it gets old, or he gets a new guitarist to switch it up. Picking every note doesn't make you awesome.

Oh yeah, I think we can all safely agree that Bloodrunk isn't worth anyones time. When I saw them live, it wasn't even worth Bodoms time.

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67. jbalanzar writes:

Good choice of albums I'm sure you'll be pleased.

To comment 69 It will definitely be funny and absurd to compare Alexi with Chuck!
SHREDDER13 is most definitely right! Leprosy snd SBG have some the best riffs I've ever heard! And you gotta add Crystal Mountain to the list.

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68. Raychel writes:

Lol falling off the bed and breaking his arm.

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69. Fuck_A_Name writes:

chuck is one of those guitarists that should only be prepared to Jimmy Page and Hendrix. He's in another league as far as both "shredding" and song construction and just general riffage goes.

Now,I'm not the biggest Bodom fan by any means, nothing really seems to catch my attention when I try and listen to them. BUT, from the bits I've heard, i want to say "industrial thrash with elements of death and power metal". i heard that being used to describe them once, and it seemed to fit from where my ears sit. Sort of like Strapping young lad, but with less of a random factor thrown in lol.

then again, like I said, dont listen to them, not familiar with their material, so I could be horribly mangling a description of their sound. :P

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70. warlock writes:

Not a really a fan of Bodom, but how many times is he going to break his f***ing arm while on tour.

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71. metalheaddrummer101 writes:

^pretty much, yeah...

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72. That_One_Guy writes:

Metal-archives lists CoB as ''melodic death/power metal.'' Just to clear that one up. Also, ''Hatebreeder'' is my personal favorite of theirs, but ''Trashed, Lost & Strung Out EP'' was great but too short.

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73. SHREDDER13 writes:

FAN - Go seem them perform live. COB is one of those bands that sound better live rather than studio-wise. I've seen them twice, once with Slayer and the other with Megadeth. They definitely know how to tear the place apart.

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74. MIkem123 writes:

BodomBeach Your f***in cute.. thats all i gotta say =p

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75. Analguest writes:

ok let's face it bodom are the greatest band in the world, the heaviest,fastests, with best melodied and riffs, vocals are f***ing cool and all you can do is just wonder why other people are so f***ing deaf and can't get it....

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76. bbristowe writes:

No Arch Enemy is the best.

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77. BodomBeach writes:

I agree with what SHREDDER13 says they are amazing live. I was gutted not to get a full show in London in February but some fvcker got beer over the mixing console and they couldn't play anymore!

I think there's a lot of opinions on what their genre should be, my personal favourite being melodic death metal but I'm sure they fit into loads.

On the Blooddrunk debate, I think there are a couple of good tracks on there. Two really stick out from the album (Blooddrunk and Banned From Heaven) both of them are incredible live in my own opinion but I still think its an album worth listening to.

Analguest: So we've gone from 'he's guitar playing is so bad he can even do it with a broken arm' to 'bodom are the greatest band in the world'... Mixed feelings much?!

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78. Jamez writes:

I wonder if all the people here saying Alexi is just "OK" or "average" guitarist have actually seen the Chaos Ridden Years: Stockholm Knockout Live DVD? I never thought much about Alexi before Are You dead yet? or this DVD as there are plenty of nice tricks you can do to shred 'better' (lighter strings, sh**loads of compression / pre eq and distortion, which I kinda thought he ws going for) but gotta say, I was VERY impressed with Alexi on this DVD. If you guys can play better, I salute you and U should get signed!

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79. cruor writes:

"ok let's face it bodom are the greatest band in the world, the heaviest,fastests, with best melodied and riffs, vocals are f***ing cool and all you can do is just wonder why other people are so f***ing deaf and can't get it...."

Uhm... have you ever even heard of Wintersun? You should check them out atleast. Better in all aspects imo. Jari Mäenpää is def. the better guitarist between Laiho.

I do get sick of hearing Laiho is a god. He damn sure is a great guitarist but he isnt god. His best work is on the first 2 albums and his style was much closer to a Malsteem rip off then, atleast he has developed somewhat of a more original style since Follow The Reaper but the albums have progressively become more boring then the last since then.

"I will say that I am glad that Alexi is not canceling the tour due to a broken arm.
Unlike Jamie Josta at least he does have balls."

Apparently very fragile if he has done it to a point where they issue the news as "again" but atleast he's got them.

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80. bbristowe writes:

Jari Mäenpää is pretty wicked. But personally, as of late, I've grown REALLY irritated of sweep picking and it's various counterparts. It might just be the youtube generation that's killed it for me, but no one seems to use it properly (although Jari does a pretty wicked job of it).

Alexi was quite a Yngwie rip off, but I think Yngwie is amazing, so I can't really complain about it. Deadnight warrior rocks.

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81. SHREDDER13 writes:

bristowe - I've gotta agree with you, sweeping is over-rated and boring now. I used to listen to a lot of MAB, but now i'm more into soul shredding like Satch & Vai. Yngwie is great too...I like listening to some classical shredding like him & Kat.

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82. bbristowe writes:

Pretty much the same direction I'm heading. I really like Chris Poland's recent work. His bending is so on the money its amazing.

For the record though, the only guitarists that I still appreciate using the sweeping technique is Jeff Loomis.

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83. SHREDDER13 writes:

I haven't checked out much of Poland's material other than his work in Megadeth & a few tracks from "Chasing The Sun"

Loomis is an extraordinary shredder. Have you heard of Corbin King?

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84. Terminator writes:

I agree with you guys about how sweeping's become overused and stale. It's the latest trend in dethcore. When used to enhance or build a solo or used creatively I enjoy it. But I've grown tired of entire solos comprised of nothing but sweeping.

I'll have to check out both Poland's solo stuff and Corbin King.

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85. Androphobic writes:

ill admit this band has great musicians, but i never fell for the music. the keyboards kill it for me. i get a mortal kombat atmosphere sometimes when they play. i dont really bother to listen to much of their music, but i admit in a bed of razors or a song like that was the sh**!

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86. SHREDDER13 writes:

Androphobic - Mortal Kombat vibe?...lol...Bed of Razors is a great song but my personal favs are "Needled 24/7", and the combination of "Bodom After Midnight & Bodom Beach Terror".

\,,l "Lake Bodom" by COB l,,/

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87. cruor writes:

I guess I can see what you guys are saying about Sweeping but it doesnt, yet atleast, bother me in the slightest. Jeff Loomis is a great guitarist as well, among the elite imo but sadly Nevermore, like Bodom and Megadeth, have almost all but faded into the list of bands I use to love and listen to regularly but hardly even pick up anymore. Although, unlike Bodom or Megadeth, Nevermore is beginning to comeback to me as I have begun to pick up Dead Heart, In A Dead World alot more regularly then I have in the past year or so. I guess I owe this to being a fan of prog music, while Nevermore isnt a prog band they do have some tendencies towards it.

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88. BodomBeach writes:

SHREDDER13: Good choices!

To me Bodom wouldn't be Bodom without keyboards, I kinda enjoy them to be honest.

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89. Androphobic writes:

i think i heard that song, but cant remember that much. they have thier "hits" and great songs. just when that keyboard comes in, it just kills it. it can be cheesy at times. but no disrespect. they all have thier distinct sound, but not for me. whats that famous one everyone probably heard that got them into them in the first place? final countdown i think

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90. BodomBeach writes:

Bodim haven't comercially covered The Final Countdown. People often mistake another Finnish bands' cover of it (Dispatched) for Bodom's.

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91. cruor writes:

I, to a certain degree, enjoy the keys aswell BodomBeach but what gets me is how boring Laiho's voice is, how unoriginal his style is in what is the bands strongest and least boring written material, and the lack of lyrics any worthwhile lyrics. They are last minute jarble, lack any kind of profound meaning, and barely constitute as lyrics.

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92. Androphobic writes:

oh i see. so its never them thats doing the cover?

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93. SHREDDER13 writes:

Bodom Beach - Thanks...there are others that I enjoy but those 3 are insane! Also...It's fairly obvious that Bodom would'nt be the same without Wirman's keyboard licks. Songs like Downfall,Mask of Sanity,Angels Don't Kill,Living Dead Beat,Hate Crew Deathroll,Tie My Rope etc,etc...prove my point.

\,,l "The Day You Died" by Arch Enemey l,,/

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94. SHREDDER13 writes:

*Arch Enemy

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95. bbristowe writes:

I'll always be hooked on Nevermore. The live dvd with Loomis and Broderick was amazing. And I'm hoping and praying for a new Nevermore this fall. My tendency to ignore "Sweepng solos" probably comes from listening to Rusty Cooley for an entire Semester.

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# May 4, 2009 @ 6:33 PM ET | IP Logged

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96. BodomBeach writes:

SHREDDER13: No problem...nice to see some people agree!

Cruor: I hardly understand many of the lyrics but I don't listen to many other bands who vocal styles are similar. I do quite like and find depth and beauty in some of the lyrics though.

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97. bbristowe writes:

Haha, yeah CoB lyrics have always been garbage. What I found hilarious was while reading an interview (when alexi broke his arm the first time) he stated that "With me breaking my arm I've had a lot of time to really concentrate on the lyrics of the album" yet the album still ended up with the name "Are you Dead Yet....?"

# May 4, 2009 @ 6:38 PM ET | IP Logged

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98. cruor writes:

"the keyboards kill it for me. i get a mortal kombat atmosphere sometimes when they play."

I do understand that. My bro has said that the keys make it sound like final fantasy music and to a certain degree I agree with him but I like that to a certain degree. If your going to make it that cheesy then there has to be a balance. You really cant have something that cheesy that much of a focus as Bodom does.

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99. cruor writes:

"I do quite like and find depth and beauty in some of the lyrics though."

We all have our opinions. You like them, fine but I find it hard to find depth and beauty when every other word is "MOTHERf***IN". He even admits that his lyrics are pretty last minute.

# May 4, 2009 @ 6:45 PM ET | IP Logged

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100. SHREDDER13 writes:

bristowe - Yeah but Rusty Cooley's sweeps are acceptable. Unlike guys who sweep for 5 minutes straight. Btw, Lane kicks ass! (R.I.P.)

\,,l "Screaming Symphony" by Chris Impellitteri l,,/

# May 4, 2009 @ 6:46 PM ET | IP Logged

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101. BodomBeach writes:

Cruor- Everytime I Die is beautiful...not all songs have loads of swearing but as you said of course everyone has their own opinion.

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102. Analguest writes:

I said COB are the best in a sarcastic way, but saying wintersun are better than COB?? common give me a break.

Nevermore is wicked. wonder how would COB sound like playing after or before nevermore? :D

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103. bbristowe writes:

More like anyone playing after Jeff Loomis. Warrel Dane has the best vocals imo. So haunting.

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104. Terminator writes:

Warrel Dane has an epic voice, very unique with a ton of emotion. His work in Sanctuary is stellar a well. Have you heard his (Dane's) solo album?

now playing: slaughterlord - legion

# May 4, 2009 @ 7:36 PM ET | IP Logged

105. BloodEagle writes:

he broke his arm giving too many handjobs after the show. and analguest wintersun is way better than cob

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106. bbristowe writes:

I bought both Loomis' and Danes solo albums. Both epic imo. The Song Brother rocks.

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107. That_One_Guy writes:

Warrel Dane's solo album is great, but nothing beats a Nevermore album. Period. Those guys never disappoint.

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108. bbristowe writes:

Except the first release of Enemies of Reality. I literally waited a year for that album. Then it came out, and I was like WHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAATTTT??, but then they re-released. And I jizzed in ma pants.

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109. mattttttttt writes:

im glad i saw them already,
actually such a good show .
i diddnt see municiple waste but they dont really interest me,
i wasnt looking forward to see as i lay dying, i dont like them.
but they lit it up live. and so did children of bodom . but lamb of god ripped my head right off

# May 5, 2009 @ 9:55 PM ET | IP Logged

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110. Jamez writes:

Well, what I was trying to say about Alexi is that he's definitely not just an OK or average guitarist. But he's no god either, I agree. As to what annoys me about CoB is Alexi's crap vocals (that same fake scream over and over again) and the crap lyrics. There's also something the keyboard stuff that sounds totally out of place. To me the keyboards on "Are you dead yet" sounded like they had the keyboardist from Europe (yes... the Final countdown band) doing a session with CoB (which is a collaboration Im not interested in..)

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111. That_One_Guy writes:

Jamez -- To me, Wirman's keyboards are a big part of what makes CoB good. Without them, the music would be rather.. bland. Just my opinion.

Now playing: Kreator - "Awakening of the Gods (live)"

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112. hatecrew writes:

wow alexi is awsome. hopefully it doesnt effect his playing after it heals.

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113. Androphobic writes:

\m/ KREATOR!!!\m/

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114. Shoe Police writes:

Lamb of God slap eachother with anal beads backstage

COB was great before anyone knew who they were, then their guitarist left and they just haven't been the same. The all covers album is a bad move, they already have more cover songs than original ones.

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115. Androphobic writes:

dude, if you cant feel the anger and hatred in the atmosphere and lyrics that randy puts in, i dont know where else you will find it. there aint a concert like a l.o.g one, you will go in peaceful and jolly with flowers in your hair. you'll leave with blood, torn garments, with a devils tail sticking out your ass. i havent heard anything as brutal and evil as lamb of god (not literally satanic), with the exception of meshuggah, (which is still no comparison as they are both completely different) there is nothing that can touch lamb of god man

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116. Fuck_A_Name writes:

^you havent been to a Goatwhore concert then. those guys tear sh** up. and the lead singer is hilarious. So far for me, them and Lamb of God put on the best small club shows. Lamb of God has them beat as far as big arena shows go though, simply because Goatwhore has never played a big arena before lol.

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117. Analguest writes:

don't tell me that lamb of god concerts are better and more brutal than lets say slayer or deicide??
try converge and i'll bet you end up saying "man,that was f***ing war"
just intense and brutal, log is good but not that magical

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118. Cynic writes:

As far as Chris Poland and sweeping convo somewhere above - agreed - sweeping is done for and Poland's fusion stuff is great.

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119. Fuck_A_Name writes:

Sadly, and I weep to say this, I have yet to see Slayer. The one time they hit near me, I was completely broke, and none of my friends who went had enough money to help me out. I'm seeing them this mayhem festival coming up.

Deicide came to the culture room ONCE, and I didnt know about it until 2 days afte rhte concert had passed.

Converge has never hit Florida if my memory serves me right, not to mention I've only been listening to them for about a year now. though I plan to. Them and Dillinger are on the "Before I Die" list.

You also have to put into perspective that I'm only 19, and have only been a serious metalhead for about 2 or 3 of those years (I dont count my slipknot and Korn years as "Metal", I count it as "stepping-stone years") So the amount of bands that I want to see, that I have seen, is extremely limited.

I'm just saying, Goatwhore and Lamb of God are the only bands I've seen that have managed to stir the crowd up to the point that the entire floor, all the wayback into the bar, and then up to the door, becomes a mosh pit. When a band has the stage presence capable of breaking down the fight-or-flight reflex of every person in the club who shunned that particular bit of metal chaos, and makes that chaos the standard, that's when they impress me. Metalheads are a difficult and stubborn lot, and the band that can so easily tear down their conventions is a good one in my book.

Now Playing: Dimmu borgir- the Heretic Hammer

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120. Analguest writes:

hey cool, age has no matter here, i'm 21 i still listen to slipknot not shy of that even though my favourite kind of music is brutal technical death metal.seen slipknot with machine head and COB last december in london , they played 3 sold out gigs and that was one of my favourite concerts ever even after few years they still make you want to jump or punch somebody.
my top 3 gigs would b behemoth,celtic frost and slayer at mystic festival in poland, then Nile while touring the annihilation of the wicked album and third would b mayhem or soulfly,both f***ing great while soulfly had that sepultura feeling mayhem delivered one of the most magical on atmospheric gigs ever.

i see you listen to dimmu, what's your favourite album ??

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121. Fuck_A_Name writes:

^right now, I'm still geeking out about In Sorte. I downloaded a couple songs off their earlier stuff, thought it was ok, but I bought In Sorte on a whim, and cant get enough of it. Other than that, the tracks I have off Enthrone Darkness get me goin pretty randy too.

The best concert I've been to, had to have been The absence, Skeletonwitch, Goatwhore, and Amon Amarth headlining. Not a single one of those bands are anywhere near my favorites, but the concert itself was just that great. I mentioned the Lamb of God with Machine Head and Gojira gig as one of my favorites because it was not only awesome all by itself because of the solid line-up, but it was also my first real metal concert, opening me up to everything I listen to today. third best had to be The Ozzfest freefest. Big Concerts are always great, but the line-up was killer.
(in order of how excited I was to see them)
Behemoth
Nile
Lamb of God
Devildriver
Ankla
Daath
3 Inches of Blood
Ozzy(of course)
Static-x
chthonic
hatebreed
black tide
LORDI <;--f*** this band though

Not that many big name tours passs anywhere near me because I live on the tip of the p***s-state that is Florida, but i do go to a lot of local band concerts. The Florida death metal scene is legendary, and it's still going strong as far as I'm concerned. the bands are great, it's just the turnout of the crowd usually sits on the line where the word "meh" is associated. :P

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122. bbristowe writes:

Check out Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia

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123. Fuck_A_Name writes:

^ I hear that a lot from my other guitarist actually. he keeps yelling at me to get that album anytime that band gets mentioned. :P

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124. bbristowe writes:

Hahahaha, well...HE'S RIGHT. Quite a few EXCELLENT songs by them. The first 3 songs are enough to make you buy the album, twice. Nevermind the onslaught of double bass and pounding guitar for the other 10 songs. Check out Kings of the Carnival creation.

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125. Analguest writes:

puritanical euphoric misanthropia was one of my first albums that really kicked me into metal, that album is just magic, shagrath's voice is unbelieveable-he never repeatet that on any album, vortex's choruses are beautifull,silenoz and galder shred the sh** out of you and nickolas barker on drums does his best druming of his life,plus the magnificent atmosphere of the hungarian filharmonic orchestra, one album that every metal fan should own.
by the way i was reading one of previous metal hammer issues and the had a special on dimmu, they didn't even mention that album shame....

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126. welovehate writes:

it's better than lost his voice.. i wish COB come to Indonesia..

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127. Blindgreed1 writes:

Cynic: I thought I was the only person that knew about the incredible stuff Chris Poland has been putting out. The man is awesome. Props brother.

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128. Jamez writes:

Yeah, Chris Poland's awesome, To me he was the best lead guitarist Megadeth ever had and thats saying A LOT. He was just wasting his talent with Dave "TheKunt" Mustaine. One funny thing though, I remember Mustaine saying that Chris was the most violent musician he ever worked with and he remembered being in fistfights with Chris "various times" which is why I like Mr. Poland even more. Anyone who punches Mustaine is cool in my books

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129. That_One_Guy writes:

FAN -- PEM by Dimmu is great, but I'd recommend getting the whole EDT album, it's fantastic. I also think Death Cult Armageddon is extremely under-rated.

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130. Blindgreed1 writes:

Jamez: I see we share the same opinion of Chris Poland AND Dave Cumstain. lol.

Were you guys aware that we (Americans) have been pronouncing Dimmu incorrectly? The propper pronounciation is Dimm-ee. Crazy huh?

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131. Rubyred writes:

That's terrible & very painful for a Rock N Roller to broke his arm: maybe next time just sleep on the floor ALEXI or get the bottom bunk first grab. I'm sure it's not easy being all tied up in a "slang-shot" being uncomfortable at times. So take great care in your surrounding's Alexi guitarist/Leader for Children of Bodem & hope you will heal up "well" soon. Godbless!

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132. Fuck_A_Name writes:

Tog, so basically, youre saying I might as well just get EVERY album by dimm-ee borgoo? I was planning on getting everything by them anyway, i just have little money, and more importantly, no room on my computer to download music right now. I'm stuck with my 30 gigs of music for now til I upgrade lol

It boggles my mind that once upon a time, james hetfield was cool enough to punch the man who would come to be known as megadave. then he wrote Invisible Kid. God, what happened?

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133. That one guy writes:

FAN -- In my opinion, yes. Even their old stuff that's not in English.

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134. Blindgreed1 writes:

FAN: Jsin has it all. Hit him up for some. He'll be back in town in a couple of months. By then you will have upgraded your computer and made your last payment on that bada$$ monster truck you've been saving up for. What's that truck called again?

# May 15, 2009 @ 3:10 PM ET | IP Logged

135. Fuck_A_Name writes:

^I call it the p***y-crucifier. The whole family helped to come up with the name. I wanted to just call it Jesusf***ing c***n*****, but they told me I had to make it PG, so we setled on a compromise. :P

Will do BG. just let me know when that satanic fag-bag gets back in that particular sh**hole of the world,and I'll message him from my particular sh**hole of the world.

ToG: I've heard some of hteir old stuff, and it's funny, because dimm-ees vocals have always been just barely understandable, and when Iheard that stuff, I had no idea what the f*** they were saying. then I realized they were speaking gobbledegook, and it all made sense. lol

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136. Blindgreed1 writes:

FAN: I'll let you know when the Blek Meatle fag hag returns, but you have to send pictures of that monster truck buddy. I still don't understand how the paint scheme is going to work on it. It's probably easier to just send the pictures than try to explain it to me again.

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137. That_One_Guy writes:

Threash metl gives me cokbat shock!

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138. chinozgirl writes:

BG1-something about u is stimulating!(me=p)haha!love reading ur comments..jus thought I'd let u know ur funny&fascinating!

# May 18, 2009 @ 8:09 PM ET | IP Logged

139. Fuck_A_Name writes:

^looks like ya got a fan.

Well, the hood is gonna look something like this:

http://horreurnet.free.fr/img/killerp***y.jpg

# May 18, 2009 @ 8:30 PM ET | IP Logged

140. MetalFan666 writes:

Wow talk about a guy who is dedicated to his music. Sucks though that he broke his arm

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141. Hollow writes:

I'm not surprised another musician fell off his/her top bunk and broke some bones. It seems to happen a lot.

Poor, Alexi. A broken arm is no fun. I hope those painkillers he's taking are extra strong, I can't imagine the pain of playing guitar without a sling. Ouch!

Dedication will defeat the pain.

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142. Blindgreed1 writes:

chinozgirl: Does Chino know you're stalking me? lol.

NP: Turn of the Screw - H&H

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143. chinozgirl writes:

Nah Chino's goin on tour later this year.he duznt mind-he has his share uv girls...haha!sort uv an 'open relationship!'but im not the stalkin type-sorry!jus think ur a cutie although I can't see ur pic too well!u jus seemed like a funny guy!besides with ur wild&hilarious attitude I don't want ur g.f. Stalkin me down!=p

# May 20, 2009 @ 4:34 PM ET | IP Logged

144. chinozgirl writes:

NP-'Jerkoff (live)'TOOL

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145. asfgs writes:

Such a shame he can still play.

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146. That_One_Guy writes:

Bg1 -- OoOoOoHhHh. Lol. A stalker??

# May 21, 2009 @ 12:39 AM ET | IP Logged

Children of Bodom's Alexi Laiho Breaks Arm On Tour

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