Children of Bodom - Every Song Medley - Alexi Laiho Tribute

To pay tribute to Alexi Laiho I wanted to make a medley with all the 92 Children of Bodom songs.
Children of Bodom is my favourite band since 15 years ago when I discovered them, and Alexi was and will ever be my biggest guitar hero.
Both the guitar tracks of every song are recorder by me. I know some sections are not that clean but most of this songs are way above my ability.
I first record the songs and then film myself playing it. My intent is to perform these songs the way I would play them live with only two guitar tracks, but making them sound as close as possible to the studio version.
Check my Patreon for TABS: / andreamantelli
Watch with headphones for a better experience!
Tuning: C# standard (Something Wild, I Worship Chaos), D standard (Hatebreeder, Follow the Reaper, Hate Crew Deathroll, Are You Dead Yet?, Blooddrunk, Relentless Reckless Forever, Halo of Blood, Hexed), Drop C (Hate Crew Deathroll, Are You Dead Yet?, Blooddrunk, Relentless Reckless Forever, Halo of Blood), Drop B (I Worship Chaos, Hexed)
Gear:
Electric guitars: Jackson rr24xt
Signal chain: Mooer Baby Tuner / Ibanez TS Mini / Mooer 005 / Boss RV-6 / Mooer Radar
Instagram:
/ andrea.mantelliyt
My band:
/ abeyancebandofficial
IMPORTANT: All rights of this song belong to the respective owners, I neither own nor claim any rights for this song.
Stay tuned for new videos.
Enjoy!
#childrenofbodom #medley #alexilaiho #tribute

[@andreamantelliproductions]

Thanks to everyone for the amazing support I'm receiving with this video, it took me a lot of time to make it but you keep me motivated and maybe I'll do the same thing with other bands in the future!

[@henrywalton5967]

Still devistated Alexi is gone. So thankful I got to see them play live once. His riffs and solos will live on forever at least!

[@andreamantelliproductions]

Lucky, I missed them in 2014 and regret ever since

[@esogenesi]

This should be featured on the official channels of CoB

[@jacopomarinelli6463]

Probably the best medley in the history of heavy metal

[@amphetanine8573]

That's a pure 18-minutes melodeath piece, great work! Rest in Power, Alexi Laiho

[@andreamantelliproductions]

Thank you so much mate!

[@Knokkelman]

Since everything else has been already said here: Nice living room :-D

[@andreamantelliproductions]

Hahahah 1000 subs special: living room tour

[@lucas_astrad]

As a guitar player and as a huge fan of CoB, this is impressive. Well done my hatecrew brother, you nailed it! 🤘🏼

[@andreamantelliproductions]

Thank you much :) check also the one I made with Death if you're a fan

[@NiVoldiza]

YES!! YES!!! Finally I see someone playing Lake Bodom like I do. I learned the riff by ear, and then only after that, I saw in a live clip, that Alexi plays the three notes that end the first lick with barréeing the lowest three string with his pinky. I tried to learn to play it that way, because "it's the right way", but is just didn't feel natural to me. Every time I see someone play this, I keep my eyes on their fingers, and most people do that lick with the pinky barrée. Man I feel so validated right now.

[@andreamantelliproductions]

Ahahah i do that way because I'm really not good at sweep picking, especially in barré notes, I have high difficulty to mute the strings in a sweep picking barré, so I came up with a different solution :)

[@jesseparrish9198]

You even nailed the guitar on the leg stance! 👍

[@Konshiss]

I was gonna ask if you listen to cob, dope!!!!!! Rip alexi laiho, I feel like he was the Mozart of our time, also did u know the first sinergy album the guitars are Jesper stromblad from in flames and alexi laiho children of bodom

[@warriorCRO]

Man, this is so f... awsome!! RIP Alexi.

[@andreamantelliproductions]

Thank you so much!

[@vicencgodoy2371]

You're a beast. I can hear this music is fueled by thousands of metal souls. Pretty sure many people feels conected to other metalheads while listening to this.

[@andreamantelliproductions]

Thank you so much!

[@Konshiss]

Honestly what started my metal journey was when I first heard “every time I die” I asked my cousin what is that? I never heard music like that before. Great job man I’m still watching right now this is epic

[@andreamantelliproductions]

My path to metal was a bit different, but when I first heard them 15 years ago something clicked and they always have been my favourite band! And yes, I have a physical copy of the first Sinergy album, it's just so good with both my biggest guitar heroes in it

[@Konshiss]

@@andreamantelliproductions my two favourite guitarists to! I did listen to Metallica first and justice for all album I was really into and then when I heard children of bodom was my favourite and then in flames and now I like lots of different bands like as I lay dying, old neaera, breakdown of sanity, old parkway drive, old insomnium, within the ruins, etc lots of bands but I’ve been listening to a lot of children of bodom again lately and Inearthed talking of the trees

[@Drinkwithclass]

Dude, Bodom was a gateway band for extreme metal for a lot of people, I started my music journey with the green apple compilation by The Beatles, Brave New World by Maiden, Puppets by Metallica, some Korn and Slipknot. Years later after Blooddrunk was release I lost interest for COB and change that place in my musical brain for Kalmah. I think Kalmah is better than COB, Something Wild, HateB, Follow and HCDR are absolute masterpieces

[@andreamantelliproductions]

@@Drinkwithclass Kalmah is indeed an awesome band, tho there are some albums that I don't like that much, like for the revolution and 12 gauge, but I haven't listened those albums by a long time, so maybe my music tastes changed

[@Drinkwithclass]

@@andreamantelliproductions For the revolution is fucking terrible

[@Trubel2146]

The Hidden Track from Hexed is underrated af to the point i believe half of the people didn't even notice it XD

[@andreamantelliproductions]

I didn't even know about that song up until the week before releasing the video. I had already done the recording and filming, then one night I was in my car with the Hexed album in it but for whatever reason I never notice the track, or just skipped it. It felt like discovering a hidden gem for me, and I had to insert that track as well in the video

[@АндрейМоргунов-з2ь]

Totally agree! It is short and shows simple melody and beat, but the mood of 'road end', like it or not is strong here. For me it felt like goodbye from this band. And in the end of 2020 this short piece got another, more painful meaning in it... rip, Alexi

[@ParallaxDG]

in case you didn't know, it's title is "Confessions" and was supposed to be the intro track for Hexed but somewhere along the line they discarded that idea

[@andreamantelliproductions]

Thanks for the info, I didn't know

[@Maverick06723]

Me too I miss her play on the left side it’s such a clear view of the Stratford especially when I’m sitting down actually put it on the left knee

[@ginovanherck3330]

Impressive !!! thanks for this compact legacy, 18 min chills

[@andreamantelliproductions]

Thank you!

[@Maverick06723]

Legendary I love the axe🥁🪓🎸⛏

[@gianmarcodeluca6912]

A smile gets on my face whenever i hear my all time favs in this medley and remember them and the song perfectly from my teenage years, thank you Alexi

[@andreamantelliproductions]

He'll be thanked forever for being a genius

[@gianmarcodeluca6912]

@@andreamantelliproductionsyeah for sure he was, think i am not even much into death metal/screamo kind of songs yet i regard Alexi as one of the best musicians ever, i was Always captured by his sense of music, we can say I was HEXED! Bro ma sei italiano? Il che è ancora meglio, e inoltre leggo che sono i tuoi preferiti You totally nailed It 🤟

[@andreamantelliproductions]

@@gianmarcodeluca6912 si sono italiano, non avevo visto

[@bigstoner88]

This video has reignited my desire to learn more Alexi. He was my guitar idol and finally tried learning some bodom after he passed. Thanks for this video man, it is no easy feat to cover every bodom melody like this kudo's . Start writing your own stuff and create your own legacy 🤘

[@andreamantelliproductions]

Thank you! Check out Portraits of Mankind by my band Abeyance

[@NicolasBravoGuitar]

Amazing tribute

[@andreamantelliproductions]

Thanks a lot!

[@geisterstunde6120]

Great medly that you made, Respect! I also like the Viper colour of your guitar.

[@andreamantelliproductions]

Thank you :)

[@АндрейМоргунов-з2ь]

I was watching your video, thinking "cool! Guy done a great job - this is played well and so nostalgic!" But, on a Knuckleduster track ending and Alexi's rip-photo i was like "Man, if he added that hidden track from Hexed ending, which was sounding really epitaphic at the point cob dissolved and later Alexi tragic passing... video is over - he didnt include it - i feels incomplete totally..." But then, hidden track kicks in... Great job, man! Thank you!

[@andreamantelliproductions]

Thank! I actually discovered that hidden track some days before making the video, I always skipped the Knuckleduster remix before

[@alexandrem6232]

WTF is this video... I was a huge fan of CoB until Hate Crew Death Roll and Alexi Laiho is IMHO as equal as ex-Carcass Mike Amott and some others... He just a great f***ing guitarist... RIP Alexi Laiho and what a great tribute you've done there. I want to heard more of that in the future :D

[@andreamantelliproductions]

I'm working to another discography medley, stay tuned :)

[@marthadoesmetal]

Gran video! Io li ho conosciuti a 16 anni per puro caso, mi aveva ispirato la cover di Hatebreeder al negozio di dischi ed è stato amore, ma quando un amico mi ha fatto sentire Something Wild non c'è stata più storia. Uno dei miei più grandi rimpianti è non aver mai avuto l'occasione di vederli live :(

[@andreamantelliproductions]

Io li ho mancati per un pelo, dovevo andare a vederli con i Lamb of God ma la settimana prima c'erano stati gli attentati ad alcuni concerti in Francia tra cui quello degli Eagles of Death Metal, vista la situazione mi son tirato indietro e me ne pento

[@marthadoesmetal]

@@andreamantelliproductions io purtroppo ogni volta che hanno fatto date in Italia o erano troppo lontani o non potevo per cause di forza maggiore :(

[@AmadChima]

This is incredible! Good job 🤘🏽

[@andreamantelliproductions]

Thank you!

[@ShredzTheMetalHead]

Mad Respect man / Alexi was like our generations EVH and it's so sad he's gone but with guys like you he will never be forgotten! \m/

[@andreamantelliproductions]

Thank you so much! Yes, exactly, he was our guitar hero, technical but with a rock and roll attitude that other technical players didn't have

[@ShredzTheMetalHead]

@@andreamantelliproductions Couldn't have said it better myself \m/ COB Melodies will always live in our heads rent free ha

[@monosorakaruimdemais7308]

Very nice man! God bless you Hi from Brazil 🇧🇷✊🏼

[@andreamantelliproductions]

Thanks man!

[@josuemcvicker6122]

This is dope I love how you connected each riff to each other that were using the same/similar scales and keys sickkkk

[@andreamantelliproductions]

Thank you so much!

[@Maverick06723]

Really good blend to I’ll be listening to this why I practice great werhythm

[@andreamantelliproductions]

Glad you like it :)

[@Maverick06723]

Love your work💥🔌⚡️🔌💥🎸🌪🥁👍

[@andreamantelliproductions]

Thanks!

[@user-lk7lp9pg5q]

this is amazing, gave me chills, keep on rocking, alexi would fucking love this!!!

[@andreamantelliproductions]

Thank you! I made a similar one with Death in case you are a fan :)

[@willbrierley6672]

Fantastic tribute to Alexi. Great skill. Thankyou

[@andreamantelliproductions]

Thank you for your support!

[@olgalaiho]

Absolutely perfect! 🤘🏻

[@andreamantelliproductions]

Thank you!

[@Tony-we9ww]

wow man you did amazing!!!! 🤘🤘

[@andreamantelliproductions]

Thank you so much mate!

[@zaxxtraxx]

some serious commitment to a video, good job man

[@andreamantelliproductions]

Thanks, check also the similar one I made with Death, in case you're a fan :)

[@Maverick06723]

You’re so good I love your work

[@andreamantelliproductions]

Thank you!

[@dargormetaltv]

Man, that is so great!!! R.I.P. Alexi:(

[@andreamantelliproductions]

For a great guitarist 🤘

[@GuitarGrind]

Wow man, respect for the amount of work on this one!

[@andreamantelliproductions]

Thank you man!

[@rudie557]

Man, what a great job 👏

[@andreamantelliproductions]

Thank you! I made a similar one for the band Death, if you want to check it :)

[@danhiaraxx]

wtf this is amazing, i'd love to see this with more bands, you did great! :D

[@andreamantelliproductions]

Thank you, Do you have any bands suggestions?

[@RitchBlack]

This touches my soul, great work!

[@andreamantelliproductions]

Thank you!

[@michaelzkitischwili256]

Even the little dog Lying on the sofa on the left at the end likes it :) Great Job !

[@andreamantelliproductions]

Hahahah I think you're the first one to notice :)

[@derblaueigel2687]

This is a MASTERPIECE!

[@andreamantelliproductions]

Thank you so much! I did a similar video for Death, check it out if you want :)

[@geisterstunde6120]

Goil! Bravo!

[@fernf6903]

Absolute dedication 👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽

[@andreamantelliproductions]

Thanks, check also the Chuck schuldiner one if you're a fan :)

[@alecazams]

Wow, just wow

[@andreamantelliproductions]

Glad you like that hahah

[@bygoneegowaitingremoval]

Excellent! Glad KZbin recommend this to me.

[@andreamantelliproductions]

And I'm glad you like it!

[@KromheimOfficial]

Pretty sick dude!!

[@andreamantelliproductions]

Thank you mate!

[@oosakhalyy6452]

Thank you dude! Sick

[@andreamantelliproductions]

Thanks!

[@hotrock513]

this is way to amazing! good job man!

[@andreamantelliproductions]

Thank you for supporting me mate!

[@AlexImmordino]

KILLER !!!!!

[@andreamantelliproductions]

Thanks!

[@ChildOfTheGrave]

Awesome!

[@andreamantelliproductions]

Thank you :)

[@ilikevideos4868]

Brilliant video! 10/10

[@andreamantelliproductions]

Thanks! I made a similar one for the band Death if you want to check :)

[@ilikevideos4868]

@@andreamantelliproductions not as big of a fan of Death but definitely will check it out!

[@andreamantelliproductions]

@@ilikevideos4868 yeah, COB is my favourite ever too!

[@geisterstunde6120]

Its a good one!

[@geisterstunde6120]

Gotta find my Pissingpoint arount this, its just too damn cool

[@andreamantelliproductions]

Thanks!

[@daniellundstrom9836]

R.I.P. ALEXI!

[@nihilisthedon2056]

Great tribute! My only critique is based on the title of the tracks. 10:49 should be listed as "Cry of the Nihilist" It's okay though because real fans of Alexi's work will recognize the riff. :D

[@andreamantelliproductions]

Damn, I rewatched this video tons of time during the editing to spot errors, how did I miss that Congrats for spotting that hahah

[@Maverick06723]

Always looking for fresh plans to get me swinging

[@homerofernandesgomes]

congrats

[@andreamantelliproductions]

Thanks!

[@omegaclark5248]

great!!

[@andreamantelliproductions]

Thanks mate!

[@Maverick06723]

I love the Axe 🪓 🎸🔌

[@andreamantelliproductions]

Me too hahah

[@Wilmonator]

Good job my guy

[@andreamantelliproductions]

Thanks mate!

[@scottmthw]

Prayer For The Afflicted is so underrated. Please do a full cover

[@MetalCovers97]

Really impresive. Good luck with Abeyance

[@andreamantelliproductions]

Thanks mate!

[@Rdkmrng]

The keyboard on roadkill morning is so underrated 🔥🔥🔥

[@andreamantelliproductions]

The whole song is

[@tinnitusattack]

Amazing. Ive known most of these riffs at one point in time. It is such fun music to play. You did an amazing job, this must have taken a lot of time and effort. If you havent heard the symphonic tribute to CoB check that out too!

[@andreamantelliproductions]

Yep I checked that! And yes, took me a long time, I recently made a Death tribute as well in this style, in case you're a fan check it out :)

[@tinnitusattack]

@@andreamantelliproductions OHHHH I AM! going to watch that now!

[@tinnitusattack]

@@andreamantelliproductions any chance you would do a Sinergy tribute. Alexi wrote some amazing riffs and solos in that band.

[@andreamantelliproductions]

@@tinnitusattack yeah I love Sinergy and I wanted to do it but the Death one is my worst video in terms of views so I don't really know Not that having views changes anything in my life but these videos take a huge amount of time to make and I don't really know if it's worth Let's see what happens in the future though, never say never :)

[@tinnitusattack]

@@andreamantelliproductions I can understand that. I'd Imagine more people will be interested in his previous works now he is gone. 331Erock just made another sinergy video. They are hidden gems. Alexi was a brilliant writer I hope more people come to see how unique his song writing was. The symphony is beautiful to show people who arent into heavy metal. They think its regular classical music. Subscribed. Look forward to seeing more!

[@arttu104]

Your guitar tone is awesome!

[@andreamantelliproductions]

Thank you!

[@OldNick00]

Good stuff

[@andreamantelliproductions]

Thanks :)

[@garbagedisposalvox]

Amazing!!

[@andreamantelliproductions]

Thank you so much!

[@harryliu2203]

This is an epic cover!

[@andreamantelliproductions]

Thank you so much!

[@dianketo6663]

great work! appart from missing the melody on warheart :(

[@andreamantelliproductions]

Which one did I miss? :)

[@yannickp5454]

Awesome man, impressive work !

[@andreamantelliproductions]

Thank you mate!

[@eurynome_funeral_doom]

Woah! Impressive work

[@metal_moonlighter9235]

Wow this took a lot of work, great job!

[@andreamantelliproductions]

Thanks a lot, I think I'll do more in the future btw!

[@scottmthw]

Nice AF!

[@andreamantelliproductions]

Thanks mate!

[@vincentzombi3916]

Awesome vid!! Also sick guitar! Was gonna get that one but ending getting the rrx24 red and black one with a reverse headstock

[@andreamantelliproductions]

That's cool, I chose this one just for the fixed bridge hahah

[@vincentzombi3916]

@@andreamantelliproductions very nice! I got the floating bridge, it’s hot and miss cause I’m still new to the whammy system and the guitar goes out of tune sometimes ☹️ it’s still loads of fun! What’s your fav cob song? Mines is either “bed of razors” or war heart”

[@andreamantelliproductions]

Hard to choose, maybe Follow the Reaper, but also Kissing the shadows, towards dead end, lake bodom are pretty close

[@vincentzombi3916]

@@andreamantelliproductions it would be a dream to learn kissing the shadows! But hell yea man 🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@andreamantelliproductions]

@@vincentzombi3916 yep, only playing clean that little section I did for this video is difficult, at least for me hahah

[@Loveandpeace11]

Masterpiece

[@andreamantelliproductions]

Thank you!

[@MalharGodbole]

Superb!

[@andreamantelliproductions]

Thank you!

[@iai.khongdup]

Great job bro! 🤘

[@andreamantelliproductions]

Thanks a lot!

[@guthrie1181]

Nice work 👍🏻

[@andreamantelliproductions]

Thanks mate!

[@adamirkn7231]

amazing bro keep doing that 😉😉

[@andreamantelliproductions]

I will, I'm thinking about what band should I do next, do you have suggestions?

[@adamirkn7231]

@@andreamantelliproductions arch enemy i think

[@lennywillis9692]

This is sick.

[@andreamantelliproductions]

Glad you appreciate it mate!

[@CreepingDeath_]

This is awesome

[@andreamantelliproductions]

Thank you, glad you like it!

[@tulikuumaripuli]

Good job😎🤘

[@andreamantelliproductions]

Thanks mate!

[@deshmetal]

I love these videos

[@andreamantelliproductions]

Thanks for the support!

[@deshmetal]

@@andreamantelliproductions jester race and whoracle are my 2 favorite albums... You will get all the support from me my dude

[@peter6064]

very nice IMO you should of included Bodom after Midnight 3 songs here too

[@andreamantelliproductions]

You're right but the EP wasn't out yet when I made the video, only the first single was :) I thought of making a Sinergy + Bodom After Midnight video but Sinergy isn't well known so I don't think it's worth the effort

[@danielpicon8012]

Good job

[@andreamantelliproductions]

Thank you!

[@neilwiththedeal]

You are beast

[@andreamantelliproductions]

Thanks mate!

[@xherdan5739]

good job man :)

[@andreamantelliproductions]

Thanks mate!

[@kaleidoscopeeeee]

You nailed it, man! COB has been my favorite band since I was 13 years old. Alexi's melodic runs remain unmatched up to this day. I am just curious .. did you study music at some point or did you just learn by yourself?

[@andreamantelliproductions]

Thank you! I studied piano when I was younger, but since when I started guitar I did all by myself

[@kaleidoscopeeeee]

@@andreamantelliproductions you’re awesome, man, really. I hope one day I can be half as good as you are.

[@andreamantelliproductions]

Thanks! Just keep playing songs by your favourite bands and have fun!

[@AlejandroSilva-jz3jr]

Please do Next in Line Cover by Cob full song please I love that song. New subscriber 👍 Cheers😉

[@andreamantelliproductions]

I love that song too, probably my favourite from Are You Dead Yet! I can try learning it, I don't know if I'm able to play the solo tho :)

[@AlejandroSilva-jz3jr]

​@@andreamantelliproductionsplease try there's a few covers on KZbin but not so good like the cover u played on this medley. 😉👍

[@andreamantelliproductions]

@@AlejandroSilva-jz3jr I can try, I would actually like to try covering their whole discography but all the solos are what I'm not sure I'll manage to play hahah

[@bodomchild7836]

Not bad, bro🤟🏻

[@andreamantelliproductions]

Thanks mate!

[@JakeVarr]

Fkn great vid!! Do some more COB man.

[@andreamantelliproductions]

I'm practicing some of their songs but they're really hard hahah

[@JakeVarr]

@@andreamantelliproductions I'm sure you can tackle that and give justice to the music man. Build ur channel and do ur thing. I'd love to see you with over a million subs one day. Just put in the work. Do it man. Good luck. ❤️

[@andreamantelliproductions]

Thank you so much mate!

[@alexisherault9834]

great man, nivr jpb

[@andreamantelliproductions]

Thank you for much!

[@geisterstunde6120]

Fuck it, too cool

[@plenennie_lunoy]

All fo nothing Best favorit

[@andreamantelliproductions]

It's a lot underrated!

[@plenennie_lunoy]

@@andreamantelliproductions its true(( The most brilliant song of the band

[@1NCR3]

Fire!

[@andreamantelliproductions]

🔥

[@Maverick06723]

Sorry spellcheck always looking for flash blends It comes up right and then sometimes spellcheck I get to the end of the sentence and it changes some of the words it’s annoying anyway fresh blends to keep me swinging the racket

[@hannesnykanen7161]

Whats your settings in radar and 005. My whole pedalboard in based on those two pedals

[@andreamantelliproductions]

On 005 gain 8, bass 5, mid 6, treb 10, for the radar it's a custom setting I made

[@andreabordoni7371]

Fucking sick!!

[@andreamantelliproductions]

Thanks a lot!