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Children of Bodom - Hatebreeder Audio CD

A fair review of the Children of Bodom "Hatebreeder" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Children of Bodom reviews here, or go back to the Children of Bodom tabs.

Children of Bodom Band: Children of Bodom
Title: Hatebreeder
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Release Date: 2006-04-04
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Warheart 2: Silent Night, Bodom Night 3: Hatebreeder 4: Bed of Razors 5: Towards Dead End 6: Black Widow 7: Wrath Within 8: Children of Bodom 9: Downfall

This album is metal
If you like Children of Bodom or are interested in listening to some good tracks, you will appreciate the greatness of this album.


For the reaper wants...yep, you guessed it...more!!!

This album has everything a great extreme metal album would have: jaw-dropping guitar and keyboard duos, complex drumming complete with rapid double bass, intruging lyrics (even if they're not on the level of other music artists, but that doesn't lessen the greatness of this album), and barking vocals. "Hatebreeder" is an incredibly solid album by Children of Bodom, and between their extremely tight and impressive musicianship, solid songwriting and Alexi Laiho's trademark shriek, are definitely one of the strongest metal bands in the present day, regardless of how recognized they are by the public eye. Plus, you get mind-blowing speed on songs such as "Warheart" and "Silent Night, Bodom Night". Honestly, the tremolo guitar tapping and hammer-ons of Silent Night, Bodom Night are just so energetic! Plus, the band takes on a romantic theme in "Bed of Razorz", and an epic sort of storytelling in "Downfall", plus all the other songs are just as well-written and headbang-able.
So, in short Children of Bodom's "Hatebreeder" is indeed a modern metal classic, and touches base with extreme power metal, melodic death metal, black metal and speed metal. Fans of any of these genres will definitely love this album as I do. Also, I would recommend getting the version with the two, extra songs and the music video, but either way, you're getting a classic with this one. Thanks for the time, and peace.


The reigning kings of Finnish Metal.
Back in 1999, while most of the world was creaming itself over manufactured boybands like N*sync and the Backstreet Boys, there were really only a few albums that were released that year that deserved so much recongnition. Children of Bodom's second album, Hatebreeder, is, by far, one of the best metal albums out there, and their best CD, second only to Follow The Reaper in my opinion. Hatebreeder is definitely one of them, with complex guitar solos, fun lyrics, rumbling bass, pounding doulbe bass, and amazing keyboard melodies.

This album is more neoclassical than the albums after this (they still retain the flavor, but this one has it the most front and center), and the result is truly ear candy that would impress anyone. The lyrics are mostly about death and a few are about personal issues (like Towards Dead End). The musicianship is top-notch, and it's amazing to think about how young these guys were and how talented they were back then. Alexi's black metal scream sounds more polished on this album than Follow The Reaper, which was always my one issue with that album. Here, it sounds perfect.

Every song here is worth listening to. Warheart has a thumping bass intro with a very catchy chorus, as does Silent Night Bodom Night. SNBN has one of the best dual guitar-keyboard solos I've ever heard. Towards Dead End has a lot of riffs that sound like they belong in a Vivaldi or Bach song, which gives it a very unique atmosphere. The band's self-titled track, COB, has lots of catchy melodies and great solos as well. The harpsichord interlude in the middle is my personal favorite part. And then, there's Downfall, which has lots of amazing riffs, too, as well as another incredible dual guitar-keyboard solo, and a great classical guitar-keyboard arpeggio interlud, which kind of reminds of Dream Theater's Erotomania. All of the songs are great. Those are just my favorites.

If you're looking for a good example of Scandinavian metal, Hatebreeder is not a bad choice at all. It's a gem that will shine throughout metal history, and unofortunately, probably remai in obscurity when it comes to most of the world. If you like this band, I also recommend Skyfire, Eternal Tears of Sorrow, Kalmah, and Norther, which play similar styles as COB. .


Awsome
But to put in general this is a must have for neo-classical metal fans. This is my favorite Children of Bodom CD! It's probably their most neo-classical CD, and i just love that! I think this CD also sounds kind of black-metalish though, but doesnt really have an extreme black metal vibe to it as it sounds more power and melodic death metalish.


Children Of Bodom - 'Hatebreeder' (Nuclear Blast)
One thing I couldn't help but to notice is this sophomore release is definitely faster, louder and more intense. Good follow-up to this somewhat over-the-top Scandinavian black metal band's 'Something Wild' debut (see my review). Best cuts are "Silent Night,Bodom Night", the in-your-face "Bed Of Razors", the band's namesake "Children Of Bodom" and "Downfall". Missed them on their most recent tour. Shazbat!.


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