Kissing The Shadows - Children Of Bodom (Monolith Studios, feat. Andy Gillion & Olive Gallagher)

[@benthomas8765]

Alexi would be proud 🥲. And let’s not forget he was only about 20 years old when he wrote that song ....and all of ‘Follow the Reaper’ album.

[@k7j007]

Kissing the shadows was also an afterthought not originally Intended for that record. If I remember correctly Alexi said they finished recording all the tracks for follow the reaper early. They decided to write & record one more track to toss on the record just to make use of the studio time and not waste it. I was 14 in 2000 and discovered COB with follow the reaper. Im 34 now and have been playing guitar for 21 years. It still blows my mind that, one of the absolute greatest pieces of guitar playing ever recorded was created and recorded essentially on the spot just because... "we have studio time to kill so let's just see what happens" Words don't exist that can describe how legendary, influential, and important Alexi and his contributions to metal and guitar playing truly are

[@benthomas8765]

@@k7j007 true that. I saw them live 11 times from 2003 to 2014, and the excitement NEVER faded. Still hasn’t, and I’m 36y/o. The band itself is legendary, with Alexi at the forefront.

[@k7j007]

@@benthomas8765 Thats awesome man I bet those are some kickass memories of good times. Unfortunately I never got to see them live and they were always the #1 band on my "Must see" list. For whatever reason they never played a gig close enough for me to make it. Its a bummer knowing Ill never see those dudes live but Ive got nothing to be upset about. They left a killer catalog of records, one of the sickest live DVD's of all time and tons of other cool stuff that we will always have. HUGE thanks to COB for killing it for well over the last 20 years and leaving behind a legendary legacy for the fans

[@FacelessWarrior86]

@@k7j007 I am the same age, brother! Got into CoB the the previous year with Hatebreeder.

[@k7j007]

@@FacelessWarrior86 That's awesome bro! I'm still crushed about what happened to Alexi and thats probably something that won't go away anytime soon. But it has been awesome to see how many people found the band when they were 13-14 years old and roughly between 99'-01' and til this day still love the band and Alexi. Rock on Brother

[@ThaBeatConductor]

Still not sure how alexi played that lead and did vocals at the same time. They often played at higher tempo live too. Madness.

[@eggwaffle]

raw talent

[@MrAticreat]

Practise

[@ThaBeatConductor]

It was a rhetorical non-question.

[@frysebox1]

@@ThaBeatConductor your face is an existential riddle

[@ThaBeatConductor]

@@frysebox1 The smaller it is, the more funny it is.

[@Jussishi]

he was the reason why i started playing guitar a loooong time ago. still cant do most of his solos, but one day... :) rip alexi!

[@pawepasek7694]

He was the reason why I started playing solos, sweeps and so on. Actually, my main inspiration and guitar teacher.

[@rezzytheblackrose9212]

69

[@PiotrthePhrog]

Yeah, shit seems impossible

[@blackcitadel37]

10 out of 10. 🏆

[@DemonshireMetalMusic]

To this day I still claim that this is the best song CoB has ever made!

[@cedriclanglois1227]

amazing...1000 time i watch this video... great scream!

[@andygillion]

Thanks for watching!

[@eggwaffle]

Really well done, guys. To those that didn’t know, I heard that this was a “filler” track written last minute in the studio and whacked on the end of the album. When the best (or one of the best) song on the album was written last minute you know it was the product of raw talent and creativity.

[@philippriedel9888]

this is a nice fun fact, Kissing the Shadows belongs to my Top 5 CoB Songs, never imagined, that it could be a filler track :)

[@prehistoricgentlemanbird9131]

Jesus fucking Christ. That was fucking awesome. Hell of a guitar player. Great tribute to Alexi.

[@ibnitahir]

He was also my idol. Still unable to play most of his solos. Rip Alexi, could not even watch him alive.

[@markuskuhn4828]

wooooowww so nice thank you

[@wliu003]

Awesome cover. RIP Alexi

[@SR-jm9tz]

excellent!

[@rytkosenjussi6619]

Impressive cover, but could not expect least from talents like this. This singer murdered the vocals.

[@GluecksSpekulatius]

Listening to this cover again and again and every time I fall in love with this harder. I do so hardly appreciate this music. 😍

[@rev9737]

dudes got some of the best death growls i've heard. very impressive for all the people involved in this. didn't expect any less from andy but the rest of you fawckin killledddddddddddd it!!!!!

[@andygillion]

Super talented friends! Thanks for your comment!

[@edwardhendrick2767]

Thanks guys.. 🤘🏿🤘🏿🤘🏿🤘🏿🤘🏿🤘🏿

[@ДмитрийЕрофеев-ж1ъ]

Super solo, i think, the awesome solo in heavy metall, in 10 top best solo

[@TheHumbleMarksman]

Crushed it guys - well done.

[@tallicaboy100]

Some people can shred like crazy but you can see them having a hard time doing it but these guys played with such ease, it gave me chillz ❤❤❤ Alexi would have been proud 🤘

[@andygillion]

Thanks so much 🙏

[@doom-mantia]

Flawless!

[@briankadlecik3691]

Nailed it

[@olisansom4288]

Just fucking amazing. I still can't believe our man is out. I'll never forget the face-melt hearing this for the first time. This song, WinAmp, me bashing my head against my Jackson Kelly and metronome sums up that year. Also was the title of my hotmail address... classic. Some people dream in music, some people can play music, others do it relentlessly regardless, but Alexi uniquely managed to do all three. Work and party ethic of a maniac and talent of a god at an impossibly young age. RIP!

[@andygillion]

Dude... THIS 100%!!

[@chefberto881]

Dude you nailed that solo great job

[@andygillion]

Cheers!

[@josemariagordon9584]

Awesome cover specially keyboard and led guitar 👏👏👏

[@andygillion]

Cheers!

[@SuperPantastic]

Incredible!

[@123erinnc6]

One of my favorite songs by COB. Great cover!

[@yoshiki.g1450]

This has to be one of the hardest songs of C.O.B as well of all the heavy metal songs. Look at the crazy composition. I cannot even begin to process how Alexi and his bandmates came up with this song's idea in the first place. R.I.P Alexi *You will always be a legend for us* Absolutely Fantastic performance guys. 🤘

[@andygillion]

yep, such a talent. and to think he was writing this at just 21!

[@donlemonati]

He actually wrote it in studio because they needed another song for the album

[@Vesseli_1989]

Well done guys. The Reaper would approve

[@frantic83]

So perfect, guys !

[@scythe4277]

Kissing The Shadows is my fav COB songs

[@sergei7443]

Absolutely amazing

[@daveyjones98]

Badass song, awesome cover!

[@Holiss]

Great !!! R.I.P. Alexi

[@jetstreamkris4219]

te amo andy... children of bodom siempre ha sido mi banda favorita y que tu ( mi artista favorito) haga esto es muy genial. gracias andy...

[@tachyonflux5682]

This is one of my favourite COB songs EVER. Fucking epic rendition. Chris Themelco is awesome lol -- as is everyone else. Slayin'.

[@dominic2281]

absolutely nailed that song!!!

[@andygillion]

Thanks Dominic!

[@ЮрийК-с8ф7л]

This is great. RIP

[@ryanc629]

Well done! It's my favorite bodom song.

[@andygillion]

Cheers Ryan

[@SchendelEnterprisesSchendelEnt]

Best cover of one of my favorite songs by my favorite band, period

[@maurorhcp89]

Everytime I ear👂 this solo I come. And Still like this in 2021....

[@andygillion]

Same here!

[@AutomatikBalalaika]

I dug out my Bodom albums. Still gives me goosebumps. Such a loss.

[@Diegosaurio]

simply flawless

[@cristianortiz4322]

NIce!

[@albikapidani]

the guitar part was perfect,just perfect. Solid perfomance from the rest of the band too. Lovely \m/

[@pablolonghen6936]

he is simulating

[@Remstone]

Great performance, great song. Rip Alexi!

[@Hatem_Hossni]

Great cover

[@Kirk19995]

Well, two of my favorite bands “together”. What a blast!!

[@julestaverne8458]

Magnificent 😭

[@garry_love]

its a perfect!

[@Forboz]

Alexi would be fucking proud... What a pleasure to see musicians just having fun while playing extremely technical stuff ! You guys rock !!

[@AJoylessEon]

I miss him so much when i see this kind of stuff.. very nice guys

[@ПавелТимонин-у5л]

Thank you Andy and of course Alexi for this great song

[@AnonymousUser66649]

Love how you can instatly hear andys own technique especially on the slight pinch harmonic notes. What a great cover. Rest in peace Alexi.

[@abigaillkruss8823]

Excellent job guys 🤘 Descansa en paz Aleksi Laiho 💔 Siempre serás recordado

[@hostkveld]

amazing! He would be pround!

[@DionysLucifer]

Best cover of the song I have seen ever on KZbin. And I have been around forever. That solo was spot on. Not too much improvised, just how a cover should be. Props guys

[@ADHDlanguages]

This might be the best cover of A song I've seen on KZbin.

[@sehr1515]

Love it, great solos

[@ruduwigu7290]

Super clean solo!

[@AutomatikBalalaika]

Awesome cover!

[@andygillion]

It goes without saying that my good friend, Chris Themelco, put 90% of this together. Please show him some love - Chris is one talented dude and deserves way more subs! (kzbin.info) The same goes for that rapscallion Owen Gallagher on the keys! (kzbin.info/door/8yKG074ufUUEKCoy3vkxXg) Cheers and RIP Alexi

[@Mickeymouse7727]

You guys are amazing man

[@DJCD92162095]

ALEXI LAIHO FOREVER!!! 🙏😢🤝😭🙌 ⬜️⬜️🟦⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ ⬜️⬜️🟦⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ 🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦 ⬜️⬜️🟦⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ ⬜️⬜️🟦⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️

[@jone1634]

Really great cover. Well done. COBHC

[@tomek-patryk6245]

sounds great! RIP Alexi and COB

[@francois-xaviersirois2558]

Amazing work by all of you, guys. Superb tribute to Alexi

[@harmomic1986]

Awesome job guys congratulations! 💪🙂👍

[@andygillion]

Thanks Harmo

[@Dave24hrs]

Guitar Solo dude is insane. And that is one lovely V guitar.

[@alejandrogomez3198]

Amazing cover 😢

[@steveo5999]

My friend showed me bodom way back when we were in high school. He was the best guitar player I knew. He died a short time after Alexi died. RIP Dennis and Alexi

[@andygillion]

So sorry for your loss Steve.. RIP Dennis ❤🤘

[@mel2thegibson]

Underviewed, underrated, unbelievable. 10/10

[@andygillion]

Thanks for watching 🙏

[@ovi85]

Nearly perfect !! Love from 🇧🇩

[@reborda671]

RIP Alexi Laiho your music is in our hearts! I love and listen COB since 2008. Russian metalheads love Finish metal so much!

[@METALLiCMETALLEr]

Awesome, thanks dudes. RIP Alexi

[@legitkirito5960]

just wow

[@stormfeldsvartjord]

Amazing guys Alexi blesses them regards from Argentina

[@rayzeus]

That's an amazing way to honor the legacy of Alexi. Incredibly sad to see him go so young, but I couldn't think of a better person to make a cover in his honor. Awesome job!

[@Larsvader75]

You Made my day🤟, greatings from Germany

[@TomasAhlroos]

This put a huge smile on my face. Great job Andy + all the others.

[@sebastianmorenoleal7624]

It's perfect...

[@RoccoPezzin]

Insanely good!!

[@andygillion]

Cheers Rocco!

[@duckwith4hooves147]

In a RIP Alexi mood 2 years later. Thank you for this

[@mustbewasabi]

great cover! one of my favourite CoB songs! RIP ALEXI !!

[@DecadenceBeyond12]

Wow this is unbelievable.

[@andygillion]

Thank you!

[@andersondsr9]

Amazing cover 👏🤘

[@melonmelon4664]

That was Pure Perfect Andy.Amazing.👏👏👏Rest In Power Alexi ❤🎶🎸

[@directedbyxanderjones8329]

Great Job Guys!!! This is my favorite COB song!

[@abderabder5401]

You’re killing it bros

[@ddejong88]

FUCK. YES. On the Jackson too! How many chimneys are you cleaning with all those sweepz?. RIP Alexi!

[@pablolonghen6936]

he is simulating

[@marez4516]

Damn great cover! And that guitar solo WOW fucking hell played!!

[@andygillion]

Thank you MareZ!

[@vincescipione7875]

This solo is amazing and you did it justice. RIP ALEXI

[@megarustog]

Fuckin' killed it Andy. Flawless. RIP Alexi, you will not be forgotten.

[@vitaliy965]

P. I. P. Alexi........ Сыграно достойно ребята молодцы!!!!

[@Edezart]

Andyyy! You Goonie! ❤

[@smarek666]

I love this

[@Superplexmusic]

Amazing

[@СергейДубровин-ы7к]

Alexi always will be alive and with as in his songs!!!

[@raen19]

Amazing cover guys! RIP Alexi.

[@tausigmanova]

Absolutely killed it. RIP Alexi.

[@mikelefebvre4386]

this is my favorite guitar solo of all time.. and you rocked the shit out of it! alexi would be proud.....may he rip......

[@freakforall100]

Thank you for this awesome version of this masterpiece. Rest in peace Alexi.

[@ClinesMindMetal]

Pure metal at its finest! \m/

[@Legion_Victrix]

Epic cover and tribute to Alexi's talent !! Also Andy, it's the 1st time I see you play on a flying V or anything else than your Daemoness at least.

[@andygillion]

Yeah playing with a V certainly took some getting used to!

[@Legion_Victrix]

@@andygillion HAHAHAHA well, I would really like to get used to play like you do then :)

[@Viceroy11]

This is my favourite track of theirs and I’m amazed at this cover. Thank you for doing this!