Over 22 years, Finland's Children of Bodom have established a global reputation as one of the hardest-working high-profile outfits in extreme metal.
Their initial popularity began with the release of 1998's Something Wild and was cemented by 2003's classic Hate Crew Deathroll, as CoB established a trademark technical death metal sound rife with classical and hard rock melodicism.
The next 12 years, beginning with 2005's Are You Dead Yet? through 2015's I Worship Chaos, were filled with experimentation and restlessness; the band utilized thrash, dissonant tunings, and progressive riffs filtered through punishing heaviness.
It resulted in records that were more diverse, true, but sometimes lacked the firm imprint of the band's established persona.
Hexed marks the beginning of a third era for CoB.
Here they seek to integrate the band's classic sound with their 2010s experiments.
It also marks the recording debut of second guitarist Daniel Freyberg (Norther).
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | This RoadAlexi Laiho | Children of Bodom | Play | 04:33 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Under Grass and CloverAlexi Laiho | Children of Bodom | Play | 03:33 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | Glass HousesAlexi Laiho | Children of Bodom | Play | 03:27 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | Hecate's NightmareAlexi Laiho | Children of Bodom | Play | 04:09 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | Platitudes and Barren WordsAlexi Laiho | Children of Bodom | Play | 04:13 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | HexedAlexi Laiho | Children of Bodom | Play | 05:03 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | Relapse (The Nature of My Crime)Alexi Laiho | Children of Bodom | Play | 03:26 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | Say Never Look BackAlexi Laiho | Children of Bodom | Play | 04:23 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | Soon DepartedAlexi Laiho | Children of Bodom | Play | 04:54 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | KnuckledusterAlexi Laiho | Children of Bodom | Play | 03:27 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 11 | I Worship Chaos [Live]Alexi Laiho | Children of Bodom | Play | 03:35 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 12 | Morrigan [Live]Alexi Laiho | Children of Bodom | Play | 04:58 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 13 | Knuckleduster [Remix]Alexi Laiho | Children of Bodom | Play | 05:30 | 12 MB | 0 MB |
| 14 | Kick In The Spleen | Children Of Bodom | Play | 03:34 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 58 mins | 135 MB | |||||
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Children of Bodom | Arranger, Primary Artist, Producer |
| 2 | Denis Forkas | Cover Art |
| 3 | Hannes Hietarinta | Engineer |
| 4 | Kari Huikuri | Engineer |
| 5 | Mika Jussila | Mastering |
| 6 | Mikko Karmila | Engineer, Mixing, Producer |
| 7 | Alexi Laiho | Composer, Lyricist |
| 8 | Taneli Ratas | Technical Maintenance |
| 9 | Marek Sarogal | Photography |
| 10 | Janne Wirman | Keyboard Engineer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |