Children of Bodom

Children of Bodom is a band formed in Finland, back in 1993 and is still present today. The original band name was Inearthed, but changed to Children of Bodom in 1997. They faked a split-up at one point, simply to get out of a record deal. The mascot of CoB is none other than the legendary Grim Reaper, having roots in the real-life event at lake bodom, were the reaper is famed to have killed three children, and left one alive. He appears on every album cover, and some of the songs are from the reaper's point of view. Everythign from murder from men, to murder from the reaper is a topic of singing. Eight albums shows the devotion to the reaper. This band helped create Melodic Death Metal.
==Genre==
Children of Bodom is a Melodic Death Metal band, and also classified as a thrash metal band. They are very tricky in this aspect, as they use screeching (also known as screaming), a form of singing known as Black Metal's signature.
==Review==
Children of Bodom left their mark with the album Follow the Reaper, for me. Insanely catchy songs, great guitar and vocals, and a badass subject to sing about (I mean, come on, it is the grim reaper!), makes me give this band a 8/10. Great band. Check them out if you haven't.