Are You Dead Yet?
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| Studio album by Children of Bodom | ||
| Released | September 14, 2005 | |
| Recorded | 2004 (track 8) 2005 (all other tracks) | |
| Genre | Power metal Melodic death metal Melodic black metal |
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| Length | 40:52 | |
| Label | Spinefarm Records | |
| Producer(s) | Anssi Kippo (track 8) and Mikko Karmila (all other tracks) | |
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| Children of Bodom chronology | ||
| Hate Crew Deathroll (2003) |
Are You Dead Yet? (2005) |
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Are You Dead Yet? is the fifth album by the Finnish melodic death metal band Children of Bodom. It was released in Finland on September 14, 2005 and internationally on September 19, 2005 under the Century Media label. It is the first Children Of Bodom album to feature guitarist Roope Latvala (Stone, Sinergy, ex-Waltari), due to the departure of Alexander Kuoppala. In this album, the band has chosen the Dropped C tuning (typical Drop D tuned down a whole step), which differs from the "whole step down" tuning previously employed.
Style-wise, this is Children of Bodom at their most straight-forward, with even some Industrial music elements permeating within their music. Usage of simpler start-stop guitars and much less keyboard work is apparent within the tracks.
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
- "Living Dead Beat" – 5:18
- "Are You Dead Yet?" – 3:54
- "If You Want Peace... Prepare for War" – 3:57
- "Punch Me I Bleed" – 4:51
- "In Your Face" – 4:16
- "Next In Line" – 4:19
- "Bastards of Bodom" – 3:29
- "Trashed, Lost & Strungout" – 4:01
- "We're Not Gonna Fall" – 3:17
[edit] Japan Bonus tracks
- "Oops! I Did It Again" (Britney Spears cover)
- "Talk Dirty To Me" (Poison cover)
[edit] North America Bonus track
- "Somebody Put Something In My Drink" (Ramones cover)
[edit] United Kingdom Bonus track
- "Rebel Yell" (Billy Idol cover)
[edit] Line-up
- Alexi Laiho - Vocals/Lead guitar
- Roope Latvala - Rhythm guitar
- Janne Wirman - Keyboards
- Henkka Seppälä - Bass
- Jaska Raatikainen - Drums
[edit] Album information
All music by Alexi Laiho, except track 7 by Alexi Laiho/Roope Latvala. All lyrics by Alexi Laiho, except track 6 by Alexi Laiho/Kimberly Goss and track 7 by Kimberly Goss. The booklet does not contain any lyrics. This is because Alexi was tired of people complaining that they didn't like his lyrics. However, on October 17 when the new COBHC site was put up, three of the lyrics were posted: "Living Dead Beat", "Are You Dead Yet?" and "Bastards of Bodom".
Are You Dead Yet? is the first Children of Bodom album to have two singles from it. "Trashed, Lost & Strungout" was released as an EP and single in 2004, and "In Your Face" was released in August 2005 shortly before the album. It will also be their first album with three music videos, and their third video is Are You Dead Yet?
The same melodic idea that features in the post chorus song Are You Dead Yet? is used as the chorus in Next In Line. This also features as the bridge of Hate Me! and as an interlude in the song Follow the Reaper.
Also, the intro to the song "Punch Me I Bleed" sounds simliar to the intro to "A Thousand Lies" off the album Burn My Eyes by Machine Head.
