CHILDREN OF BODOM Blooddrunk - 2008 EU vinyl LP from Finnish Metallers
Format: Vinyl Condition: New Year of Release: 2008 Cat. No.: 1764750 Label: Spinefarm
Boy, whoever thought that technical metal was dead as a doornail during the mid- to late '90s has been proven dead wrong. Just a few years after this aforementioned era of "metal no man's land," technical metal has spread like a virus, via bands that share both an appreciation of the extreme aggression of Slayer and the technical proficiency of Iron Maiden.
A fitting example of both of these metallic styles colliding as one is Finland's Children of Bodom, and especially their 2008 offering, 'Blooddrunk'. All the ingredients from past Bodom releases are present once more -- Goth keyboards, guitar acrobatics, and vocals that sound straight out of the torture chamber. These lads sure can play their instruments, as evidenced by such intense metal blasts as the title track, "Smile Pretty for the Devil," and "Tie My Rope." But one thing that differentiates Children of Bodom from the host of other similarly styled bands is that they know the importance of succinct songwriting -- only one track here stretches past the five-minute mark.
As a result, 'Blooddrunk' showcases one of the few modern-day metal bands that manage to balance straight-to-the-point songwriting with their collective instrumental prowess.
~ Review by Greg Prato, Rovi
TRACK LISTING:
A1 Hellhounds On My Trail 3:58 A2 Blooddrunk 4:05 A3 Lobodomy A4 One Day You Will Cry 4:05 A5 Smile Pretty For The Devil 3:54
B1 Tie My Rope 4:14 B2 Done With Everything, Die For Nothing 3:29 B3 Banned From Heaven 5:05 B4 Roadkill Morning 3:32 B5 Silent Scream 3:20 (bonus track)
