Hatebreeder
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Children of Bodom's studio album | ||||
Publication |
April 26, 1999 |
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Label (s) | Spinefarm Records | |||
Format (s) |
CD, LP |
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Title (number) |
9 (without bonus title) |
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running time |
38 min 06 s (without bonus title) |
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occupation |
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Anssi Kippo, Mikko Karmila, Mika Jussila |
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Studio (s) |
Astia Studios, Finnvox Studios |
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Hatebreeder is the second studio album by the melodic death metal band Children of Bodom . It was released on April 26, 1999 via Spinefarm Records . Nuclear Blast took over the distribution in Europe and America .
After the release, Children of Bodom went on the “Hatebreeder Japan Tour” with In Flames and Sinergy in July 1999 , which consisted of two concerts in Tokyo and one in Osaka . This was followed by the “Hatebreeder Europe Tour” in September and October, together with Arch Enemy , Dark Tranquility and In Flames.
History of origin
The tracks were recorded between December 1998 and January 1999 together with Anssi Kippo. The songs were written by Alexi Laiho , except for Bed of Razors , which Laiho and Alexander Kuoppala wrote together. The lyrics are also from Laiho, with the exception of the text from Silent Night, Bodom Night , which is from Kimberly Goss.
style
The music on the album is influenced by the fast melodies of Power Metal , Alexi Laiho's guttural vocals are reminiscent of singers from the Death and Melodic Death Metal genre and some melodies even come from classical music .
As on all of the band's albums, the fast, melodic guitar / keyboard duels are an important part of the music. On no other album has the keyboard come to the fore as much as on Hatebreeder .
Furthermore, hard, heavily distorted guitar riffs are used, which alternate with the fast solos.
The pace is kept high, Bed of Razors is the exception. With this song the tempo is a bit more moderate.
Cover
The cover was designed by Graham French, who also created the cover image for Something Wild . It is colored green and shows a grim reaper holding a scythe in his left hand and stretching out his right hand to the side. A lake and trees can be seen in the background. The hand holding the scythe can be seen more closely on the back.
Track list
- Warheart - 4:08
- Silent Night, Bodom Night - 3:12
- Hatebreeder - 4:19
- Bed of Razors - 3:57
- Towards Dead End - 4:54
- Black Widow - 3:58
- Wrath within - 3:52
- Children of Bodom - 5:13
- Downfall - 4:33
Bonus tracks
- Japan
- No Commands (Stone Cover) - 4:49
- South Korea
- Downfall (Live from Tokyo Warhearts) - 4:07
Downfall
Also in 1999 the single Downfall was released.
- Downfall - 4:33
- No Commands (Stone Cover) - 4:47
No Commands is also included as a bonus track on the Japanese version of the Hatebreeder album . The single has a total running time of 9:20 and was also produced by Anssi Kippo.
The cover is very similar to that of the album, you can see a lake and trees that are green, but the Grim Reaper is missing here, which is in the foreground on the album.
success
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Both the album Hatebreeder and the single Downfall achieved gold status in Finland . In Germany the album reached number 76 and was therefore less successful than the following albums.
Others
- The phrase “ From now on we are enemies… you and I ” comes from the film Amadeus . You can hear him at the beginning of the album before "Warheart" starts.
- In Hatebreeder a short solo is composed of Mozart's The Magic Flute comes.
- The melody of Towards Dead End comes from Inearthed days before the band changed their name to "Children of Bodom". It comes from the song "Homeland II - Shining (The 4th Kingdom)" from the third demo Shining .
- In the booklet the texts of Warheart , Silent Night, Bodom Night , Bed of Razors , Children of Bodom , Towards Dead End and Downfall are printed.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Booklet of the Hatebreeder CD
- ↑ Hatebreeder. ( Memento of the original from March 15, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. cobhc.com
- ↑ Downfall. ( Memento of the original from February 18, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. cobhc.com
- ↑ Downfall in the Finnish charts. finnishcharts.com; Retrieved March 5, 2009
- ↑ Hatebreeder in the Finnish charts. finnishcharts.com; Retrieved March 5, 2009
- ↑ http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverendung_summary/title/Children+Of+Bodom/Hatebreeder/longplay (link not available)
- ↑ http://www.scythes-of-bodom.com/site.php?go=disco&lang=de&album=hb (link not available)