Children of Bodom: Relentless, Reckless Forever - review

(Spinefarm)Power metal – a kind of high-camp Eurovision take on Iron Maiden – has two main constituencies in its fanbase: lonely World of Warcraft addicts with no sense of irony whatsoever, and vintage Dio T-shirt-wearing hipsters whose ironic detachment tips dangerously into the red. But while Children of Bodom subscribe to many of power metal's hallmarks – no song is so epic that it can't be augmented further by a swathe of synth washes or duelling guitars and harpsichords – there is e...

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