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Children of Bodom

Musical Group
Forfans of melodic death metal, guitar/keyboard virtuosity and metal album collectors
27 Reviews 9 Definitions 11 Charts

The Profile

Finnish melodic death metal band formed in Espoo; rose to prominence with late-1990s releases such as Something Wild and Hatebreeder; led by guitarist/vocalist Alexi Laiho.

Children of Bodom formed in Espoo, Finland, released debut Something Wild in 1997 and several widely reviewed albums (Hatebreeder, Follow the Reaper, Hate Crew Deathroll, Are You Dead Yet?, Blooddrunk). The band's sound is repeatedly described as melodic death metal with power/melodic and neoclassical influences and prominent keyboard/guitar interplay.

DeBaser hosts a varied set of reviews for Children of Bodom spanning their early masterpieces to later, more divisive releases. Critics praise early albums like Hatebreeder and Something Wild while reactions to later records (Blooddrunk, Relentless Reckless Forever) are mixed. Technical skill, keyboard/guitar duels and melodic-death roots are recurring themes.

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