As a teenager, being proficient in any instrument is a big accomplishment, but being a band of teens (or mostly teens) and putting out your first album is just plain ridiculous even more so when those albums are landmarks in rock and metal.
Imagine recording an album at 16 and years later that album gets certified Gold. That s what happened with Paramore s
All We Know Is Falling. Or how about Children of Bodom, whose melodic tandem of guitarist/vocalist Alexi Laiho and keyboardist Janne Wirman were only 18 when they dropped
Something Wild? It s an appropriate title for two kids going bonkers with neoclassical shredding at such an early age, nevermind in an era where lead guitar playing had practically vanished from metal?