Children Of Bodom
Are You Dead Yet ?

THE REVIEW

Alexi Laiho and his band never cease to amaze, and they continue to do so in the year 2005, the year this new album titled "Are You Dead Yet?" is released.

The anticipation is high because after a convincing album, even though it left many perplexed like "Hate Crew Deathroll," Children Of Bodom unleash an album that I think is magnificent. An album raw, violent, and very Thrash that captures the attention of anyone who listens to it. The album starts with three splendid songs, which are "Living Dead Beat", "Are You Dead Yet?" and "If You Want Peace... Prepare For War". They are spectacular songs, adrenaline-fueled, that will forever remain in the setlists of COB's concerts. The chorus of "Are You Dead Yet?" stuck in my mind and every day I sing it to the point of exhaustion.

After this phenomenal impact composed of these three gems, comes what I think is the weak point of the album, namely the song "Punch Me I Bleed". I don't know why, but I just can't like this song, maybe because it's simply awful or perhaps, who knows. After this song, there's the first single extracted from the album, namely "In Your Face".
With a very direct title, the song is really very beautiful, and COB did well to promote it as the opening single of the CD. Anyway, the album continues with the songs "Next In Line", "Bastards Of Bodom", "Trashed, Lost & Strungout" and ends with "We're Not Gonna Fall". All 4 great songs.

In short, as I already said, the CD is magnificent and certainly, in my opinion, the best after "Hatebreeder"; in total there are 9 songs with a total duration of 37 minutes. Maybe a bit short, but bravo Children for packing all these great songs into such a limited amount of time.