BANDS SIMILAR TO CHILDREN OF BODOM: MELODEATH METAL BANDS

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Ensiferum

Eternal tears

Inearthed

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These are some of the bands similar to children of bodom that may have been inspired by children of bodom. These all bands belong to melodic death metal genre with melodic music mostly with keyboards and destructive vocals.
Melodic death metal is common in countries like Finland, Germany, etc.

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Henrik Klingenberg: Sonata Arctica Keyboardist

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