Hatebreeder

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Hatebreeder
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Studio album by
Released4 May 1999 [1]
RecordedDecember 1998 January 1999
StudioAstia-Studios
Genre
Length38:10
Label Spinefarm, Nuclear Blast
Producer Anssi Kippo
Children of Bodom chronology
Something Wild
(1997)
Hatebreeder
(1999)
Tokyo Warhearts
(1999)
Singles from Hatebreeder
  1. "Children of Bodom"
    Released: 1998
  2. "Downfall"
    Released: 1998
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Sputnikmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [3]
Rock Hard 8/10 [5]

Hatebreeder is the second studio album by Finnish melodic death metal band Children of Bodom, released in 1999. The deluxe edition was released in 2005 with bonus material. It was also re-released in 2008.

Contents

Reception

In 2005, Hatebreeder was ranked number 492 in Rock Hard magazine's book The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time. [6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Alexi Laiho, except where noted.

No.TitleLength
1."Warheart"4:07
2."Silent Night, Bodom Night" (lyrics: Kimberly Goss)3:12
3."Hatebreeder"4:20
4."Bed of Razors" (music: Laiho, Alexander Kuoppala)3:56
5."Towards Dead End"4:53
6."Black Widow"3:58
7."Wrath Within"3:53
8."Children of Bodom"5:13
9."Downfall"4:33
Total length:38:10
Deluxe edition
No.TitleLength
10."No Commands" (Stone cover, can be found on various CD versions; lyrics and music: Janne Joutsenniemi, Roope Latvala)4:44
11."Aces High" (Iron Maiden cover, only on Deluxe Edition; lyrics and music: Steve Harris)4:28
Total length:47:22

Personnel

Children of Bodom
Additional performer
Production

Charts

Chart (1999)Peak
position
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [7] 6 [8]
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [9] 76

References

  1. "Hatebreeder by Children of Bodom on Apple Music". iTunes.apple. Archived from the original on 4 December 2009. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  2. Matteo Roversi (18 December 2017). "Children Of Bodom – Recensione: Hatebreeder". Metallus (in Italian). Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  3. 1 2 "Children Of Bodom - Hatebreeder (album review 8)". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 11 August 2011. Much like their other albums, Hatebreeder is highlighted by Bodom's two strongest points. Their take on extreme power metal is a very impressive mix of shredding; thrashy riffs; neo-classical passages; melodic yet fast melodies; infectious keyboarding; and of course, am eerie atmosphere.
  4. Jason Anderson. Hatebreeder at AllMusic
  5. Kleine, Carsten. "Rock Hard". issue 144. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
  6. Best of Rock & Metal - Die 500 stärksten Scheiben aller Zeiten. Rock Hard. 2005. p. 11. ISBN   3-89880-517-4.
  7. "Children Of Bodom: Hatebreeder" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  8. https://finnishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Children+Of+Bodom&titel=Hatebreeder&cat=a
  9. "Offiziellecharts.de – Children Of Bodom – Hatebreeder" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 30 November 2021.