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.

For:Fans of melodic death metal, guitar/keyboard virtuosity and metal album collectors

 This album is not a masterpiece... it is THE masterpiece.

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 The 5 members of the group, at the time just eighteen years old, led by Alexi Laiho, released an album of short duration (just 36 minutes), but very violent.

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 With "Blooddrunk," we are facing a work that, although lacking an intro that would have been almost mandatory for an album of this caliber, still demonstrates a definite step back for the entire band that has somehow lost all that compositional freshness and all that essential energy that they have always continued to rely on.

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