Follow the Reaper
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| Studio album by Children of Bodom | |||||
| Released | October 30, 2000 | ||||
| Recorded | August - September 2000 | ||||
| Genre | Melodic death metal Power metal |
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| Length | 41:14 | ||||
| Label | Nuclear Blast | ||||
| Producer | Peter Tägtgren and Children of Bodom | ||||
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Follow the Reaper is the third album by Finnish melodic death metal band Children of Bodom. The band's style in this release differs from the neo-classical approach of their previous album (though much of it still remains). A sound more heavily influenced by power metal presents itself in this album.
A deluxe edition featuring two bonus tracks was released in 2006.
[edit] Track listing
- "Follow the Reaper" – 3:47
- "Bodom After Midnight" – 3:43
- "Children of Decadence" – 5:34
- "Everytime I Die" – 4:03
- "Mask of Sanity" – 3:58
- "Taste of My Scythe" – 3:58
- "Hate Me!" – 4:44
- "Northern Comfort" – 3:48
- "Kissing the Shadows" – 4:32
- "Don't Stop at the Top" (Scorpions cover) - 3:24 (Japanese bonus track)
- "Shot in the Dark" (Ozzy Osbourne cover) - 3:38 (Japanese bonus track)
- "Hellion" (W.A.S.P. cover) - 3:02 (bonus track)
Nuclear Blast Deluxe Edition Bonus Tracks
- "Hellion" (W.A.S.P. cover)– 3:02
- "Aces High" (Iron Maiden cover) - 4:28
Re-release Bonus Tracks
- "Hate Me!" (Original single version)- 4:47
- "Hellion" (W.A.S.P. cover)– 3:02
- "Everytime I Die" (Enhanced video)
Note: Numerous versions of Follow the Reaper were released, each with different bonus tracks.
[edit] Credits
- Alexi Laiho - Vocals/Lead guitar
- Alexander Kuoppala - Rhythm guitar
- Janne Warman - Keyboards
- Henkka Seppälä - Bass
- Jaska Raatikainen - Drums
[edit] Album information
- All music and lyrics written and arranged by Alexi Laiho except for Don't Stop at the Top (written by Rudolph Schenker/Klaus Meine/Herman Rarebell), Shot in the Dark (written by Ozzy Osbourne and Phil Soussan), Hellion (written by Blackie Lawless), and Aces High (written by Steve Harris).
- On this album Children of Bodom used the D standard tuning (D,G,C,F,A,D), which was also used on their previous studio album, Hatebreeder.
- Produced by Peter Tägtgren and Children of Bodom.
- Recorded and Mixed at Astia Studio by Anssi Kippo in 2000.
- Cover artwork by Flea Black.
- The same melodic idea that features in the bridge of Hate Me! is used as an interlude in the song Follow the Reaper.
- The CD booklet contains the lyrics of "Everytime I Die", "Hate Me!" and "Kissing the Shadows".
- The song "Kissing the Shadows" was hastily composed by Alexi Laiho on the day of recording.
- The introduction to the song "Follow the Reaper" is an excerpt from John Donne's "Holy Sonnet 10", quoted from "The Exorcist III."
- At the end of the song "Follow the Reaper," the quote "I was only 21 when I died" is from the movie "The Exorcist III."
- At the beginning of the song "Taste Of My Scythe" the quote "rip, cut, and mutilate the innocent. And their friends again, and again, and on and on" is a quote from the movie "The Exorcist III."
- The bridge of "Bodom after Midnight" is strikingly similar to the music from the 1996 movie, The Rock), which was composed by Harry Gregson-Williams, Nick Glennie-Smith, and Hans Zimmer
- The opening of "Bodom After Midnight" is bizarrely similar to King Diamond's song "From the Other Side".
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