Something Wild (album)

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Something Wild
First edition cover with original logo.jpg
Studio album by
Released16 November 1997
RecordedJulyAugust 1997
StudioAstia-Studios
Genre
Length35:57
Label Spinefarm, Nuclear Blast
Producer Anssi Kippo, Children of Bodom
Children of Bodom chronology
Something Wild
(1997)
Hatebreeder
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Metalitalia9/10 [4]
Metal Reviews85.25% [1]
Ultimate Guitar 8.4/10 [5]
Metal.de 10/10 [6]
Metalfan91% [7]
Metal1.info8.5/10 [8]

Something Wild is the debut studio album by Finnish melodic death metal band Children of Bodom, released in 1997 in Finland, and in 1998 worldwide. Upon release, the album was met with universal acclaim. In 2020, it was named one of the 20 best metal albums of 1997 by Metal Hammer magazine. [2]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Deadnight Warrior"3:22
2."In the Shadows"6:01
3."Red Light in My Eyes, Pt 1"4:28
4."Red Light in My Eyes, Pt 2"3:50
5."Lake Bodom"4:02
6."The Nail"6:18
7."Touch Like Angel of Death" (4:05 on reissues)7:57
Total length:35:57
Reissue
No.TitleLength
8."Silent Scream" (Slayer cover)3:17
9."Don't Stop at the Top" (Scorpions cover)3:24
10."Mass Hypnosis" (Sepultura cover)7:18
Spinefarm digipak reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
8."Children of Bodom (Original Single Version)"5:10
9."Mass Hypnosis" (Sepultura cover)7:18

Personnel

Production

Charts

Chart (2021)Peak
position
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [9] 3

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