Children of Bodom discography
| Children of Bodom discography | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Studio albums | 6 |
| Live albums | 2 |
| Compilation albums | 1 |
| Video albums | 1 |
| Music videos | 11 |
| EPs | 2 |
| Singles | 8 |
The discography of Children of Bodom, a five-piece heavy metal band from Helsinki, Finland. Throughout their career, the band has been known to incorporate many different musical styles, leading critics and fans to label them as everything from melodic death metal[1] and black metal[2][3][4][5] to thrash metal,[4][6] progressive metal[3][7] and even power metal.[8] The current band line-up includes the founders Alexi Laiho (vocals/lead guitar) and Jaska Raatikainen (drums) along with Roope Latvala (rhythm guitar), Janne Wirman (keyboards) and Henkka Seppälä (bass). Children of Bodom have released six studio albums, two live albums, one compilation album, seven singles, two EP's and two split singles. Moreover, in the period 1994 – 1996 they released three demos under their old moniker, "Inearthed". This list includes the material released as Inearthed.
Children of Bodom's first release under their new name was the split single Children of Bodom, released in January 1997. Their debut album Something Wild followed later the same year. 1999 saw the release of two Children of Bodom albums: their second studio album, Hatebreeder, and their first live album, titled Tokyo Warhearts. In 2001 they released their third studio album, Follow the Reaper, which had the very successful single Hate Me!. Follow the Reaper was the first Children of Bodom album to go gold in their home country of Finland.
After renewing their contract with Spinefarm Records, thereby gaining the support of the major recording company Universal Music Group, the band recorded their fourth studio album Hate Crew Deathroll, which was released in 2003 to considerable commercial success. Hate Crew Deathroll was the first Children of Bodom album to 'simplify' their heavy metal in order to have a broader appeal: the guitars used more heavy riffs than their earlier releases, it had emphasis on a clear musical structure and the instrumental virtuosity had been significantly reduced.[9]
Rhythm guitarist Alexander Kuoppala left the band during the tours following Hate Crew Deathroll, and was replaced with Roope Latvala of Stone fame. On their fifth studio album, released in 2005 as Are You Dead Yet?, the band continued to explore the traits exhibited on Hate Crew Deathroll. The album got mixed reviews,[4] with some critics praising the new sound, while others slammed it for being too "simple". Their latest album, Blooddrunk, was released in April 2008.
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | IFPI certification | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIN [10] |
GER [11] |
FRA [12] |
AUT [13] |
SWE [14] |
SWI [15] |
USA [16] |
CAN [16][17] |
JAP [16][17] |
NOR [18] |
UK [16] |
AUS [19] |
NL [20] | |||
| 1997 | Something Wild
|
20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Gold[21] |
| 1999 | Hatebreeder
|
6 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Gold[21] |
| 2000 | Follow the Reaper
|
3 | 46 | 88 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Gold[21] |
| 2003 | Hate Crew Deathroll
|
1 | 45 | 74 | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Gold[21] |
| 2005 | Are You Dead Yet?
|
1 | 16 | 67 | 42 | 16 | 79 | 195 | 82 | 17 | — | — | — | — | Gold[21] |
| 2008 | Blooddrunk
|
1 | 10 | 161 | 19 | 28 | 50 | 22 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 44 | 48 | 94 | Gold[21] |
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart. | |||||||||||||||
Extended plays
An extended play ("EP") is an album, which contains between two and five songs. As of 2008[update] Children of Bodom have released two EP's.
| Year | Ep | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Trashed, Lost & Strungout | Released as both an EP and a DVD-EP. Title track also released as a single. |
| 2008 | Hellhounds On My Trail | Only released in the United Kingdom and Finland. |
Compilations
| Year | Album | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Bestbreeder from 1997 to 2000 | Only released in Japan. |
| 2009 | Skeletons in the Closet | Cover Album. |
Singles
| Year | Title | Type | Album | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | The Carpenter | Split single with Nightwish and Thy Serpent | Something Wild | |
| 1998 | Children of Bodom | Split single with Cryhavoc and Wizzard | Hatebreeder | Reached #1 on the Finnish singles charts. |
| 1998 | Downfall | Single | Hatebreeder | |
| 2000 | Hate Me! | Single | Follow The Reaper | Went platinum in Finland.[22] |
| 2002 | You're Better Off Dead! | Single | Hate Crew Deathroll | Went gold in Finland.[23] |
| 2004 | Trashed, Lost & Strungout | Single | Are You Dead Yet? | Children of Bodom have also released an EP with the same title. |
| 2005 | In Your Face | Single and DVD-single | Are You Dead Yet? | |
| 2008 | Blooddrunk | Single | Blooddrunk | #78 UK |
| 2008 | Smile Pretty For the Devil | Single | Blooddrunk |
Released as Inearthed
| Year | Album | Type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Implosion of Heaven | Demo | Released as Inearthed |
| 1995 | Ubiquitos Absence of Remission | Demo | Released as Inearthed |
| 1996 | Shining | Demo | Released as Inearthed |
Live album
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIN [10] |
GER [17] | |||||||||||||
| 1999 | Tokyo Warhearts
|
3 | — | |||||||||||
| 2006 | Chaos Ridden Years – Stockholm Knockout Live
|
28 | 75 | |||||||||||
Video albums
| Year | Video details |
|---|---|
| 2006 | Chaos Ridden Years: Stockholm Knockout Live
|
Music videos
| Year | Music video | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Deadnight Warrior | Ed Grain |
| 1999 | Downfall | |
| 2000 | Everytime I Die | Tuukka Temonen |
| 2003 | Needled 24/7 | Pasi Takula |
| Sixpounder | Ed Grain | |
| 2004 | Trashed, Lost and Strungout | Patric Ullaeus |
| 2005 | In Your Face | Sandra Marschner |
| 2006 | Are You Dead Yet? | Ralf Strathmann |
| 2008 | Blooddrunk | Sandra Marschner |
| Hellhounds on my Trail | ||
| Smile Pretty for the Devil |
References
- ^ Metal from Finland: Children of Bodom
- ^ Brian D. Holland (25. januar 2007). "Interview with Alexi Laiho". Modern Guitars Magazine. Retrieved 7. juli 2007.
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- ^ a b c Metalstorm.ee: Children of Bodom biography Cite error: The named reference "metalstorm" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ Allmusic: Something Wild
- ^ MTV.com: Children of Bodom biography
- ^ Allmusic: Follow the Reaper
- ^ BNR Metal Pages: Children of Bodom
- ^ Interview with Alexi Laiho at metalstorm.ee
- ^ a b "Discography Children of Bodom" (in Finnish). Finnish charts. Retrieved 2008-06-06.
- ^ "Children of Bodom > Longplay-Chartverfolgung". Musicline.de (in German). PhonoNet. Retrieved 2009-01-14.
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- ^ "Discography Children of Bodom" (in Swedish). Swedish charts. Retrieved 2008-06-06.
- ^ "Discography Children of Bodom" (in German). Swiss charts. Retrieved 2008-06-06.
- ^ a b c d News section of Children of Bodoms Official Webpage
- ^ a b c "Children of Bodom Discography". MusicMight.com. Retrieved 2008-06-06.
- ^ "Discography Children of Bodom" (in Norwegian). Norwegian charts. Retrieved 2008-06-06.
- ^ "Discography Children of Bodom". Australian charts. Retrieved 2008-06-06.
- ^ "Discography Children of Bodom" (in Dutch). Dutch charts. Retrieved 2008-06-06.
- ^ a b c d e f "Kulta ja platinalevyt" (in Finnish). International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2009-01-14.
- ^ Hate Me! at scythes-of-bodom.com.
- ^ You're Better Off Dead! at scythes-of-bodom.com.