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Children of Bodom Album: “Are You Dead Yet? [Japan Bonus Tracks]”
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Are You Dead Yet? [Japan Bonus Tracks] |
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Release Date:2005-10-11
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Type:Unknown
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Genre:Rock
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Explicit Lyrics:Yes
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UPC:4988005403490
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Review - :
With the presence of brutal riffs and keyboards, Finland's {$Children of Bodom} sound at times like {$Fear Factory} fronted by a {\hardcore} screamer, especially on their 2005 release, {^Are You Dead Yet?} The group's fifth studio album (which was co-produced by {$Children of Bodom} and {$Mikko Karmila}, the chap who produced their previous outing, 2003's {^Hate Crew Deathroll}) shows the quintet plowing full steam ahead, as the venom continues to bubble to the surface throughout. But the group also has an unmistakable {\prog metal} edge to boot, as the tricky interplay between guitarist {$Alexi Wildchild Laiho} (who also doubles as vocalist) and keyboardist {$Janne Warman} on {&"Punch Me I Bleed"} certainly brings {$Dream Theater} to mind. And since it's nearly impossible to hear any new European {\metal} band from the mid-'90s onward and not hear an unmistakable {$Iron Maiden} influence, the guitar work between {$Laiho} and {$Roope Latvala} in {&"Bastards of Bodom"} certainly recalls {$Dave Murray} and {$Adrian Smith}. Although they may often be lumped in with the majority of other European "extreme {\metal}" bands, there is definitely a {\progressive} air that surrounds {$Children of Bodom}. [This edition contains bonus tracks.] ~ Greg Prato, All Music Guide
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