Hatebreeder

Infobox Album
Name = Hatebreeder
Type = studio
Artist = Children of Bodom

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Released = April 26, 1999
Recorded = December 1998 - January 1999
Genre = Melodic death metal
Neo-classical metal
Black metal
Symphonic metal
Length = 38:10
Label = Spinefarm Records
Nuclear Blast
Producer = Anssi Kippo
Reviews =
* Allmusic rating|2.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:qwamqj4lojda link]
* The Metal Observer rating|9|10
Last album = "Something Wild"
(1997)
This album = "Hatebreeder"
(1999)
Next album = "Tokyo Warhearts"
(1999)
Misc = Singles
Name = Hatebreeder
Type =
Single 1 = Children of Bodom
Single 1 date = 1998
Single 2 = Downfall
Single 2 date = 1998

"Hatebreeder" is the second album from the Finnish metal band Children of Bodom. In it, the band explores a classically influenced sound, as well as a dark, black metal atmosphere evidenced by fast, tremolo picked riffs, blast-beats, and Alexi using a more black metal oriented vocal approach (Alexi had joked that Hatebreeder was "too black metal for heavy metal fans and too heavy metal for black metal fans"). It also carries some influence from power metal, in the fast riffs and complex soloing style. This record contains concert favorites such as "Silent Night, Bodom Night" and "Downfall". The keyboards show more presence on this album, with longer and more elaborate solos than in their previous work. The "Deluxe Edition" was released in 2005 with bonus material. Hatebreeder was also re-released in 2008.

This was the first album with guitars tuned to (D,G,C,F,A,D) after "Something Wild", which was tuned in C# (C#, F#, B, E, G#, C#).

Track listing

#"Warheart" – 4:07
#"Silent Night, Bodom Night" – 3:12
#"Hatebreeder" – 4:20
#"Bed of Razors" – 3:56
#"Towards Dead End" – 4:53
#"Black Widow" – 3:58
#"Wrath Within" – 3:53
#"Children of Bodom" – 5:13
#"Downfall" – 4:33
#"No Commands" (Stone cover, only on Deluxe Edition) – 4:44
#"Aces High" (Iron Maiden cover, only on Deluxe Edition) –4:28

Credits

*Alexi Laiho - Vocals/Lead guitar
*Alexander Kuoppala - Rhythm guitar
*Janne Wirman - Keyboards
*Henkka Seppälä - Bass
*Jaska Raatikainen - Drums

Album information

*All songs written by A. Laiho except "Bed of Razors" by A. Laiho and A. Kuoppala
*All lyrics written by A. Laiho except "Silent Night, Bodom Night" by Kimberly Goss.
*All arrangements by A. Laiho and Children of Bodom.
*Recorded in Astia Studios Dec. 1998-Jan. 1999 by Anssi Kippo.
*Produced by Anssi Kippo.
*Mixed in Finnvox Studios by Mikko Karmila.
*Mastered in Finnvox Studios by Mika Jussila.
*The intro from the song "Warheart" is from the film Amadeus, Laiho's favourite movie.
*Artwork by Graham French.
*Design & Layout by Apurator.
* The CD booklet contains lyrics to "Warheart", "Silent Night, Bodom Night", "Bed of Razors" (Spelled in the booklet "Bed of Razorz"), "Towards Dead End", "Children of Bodom", and "Downfall".
*The guitar solo of Black Widow is taken from a piece by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
*The riff in "Hatebreeder" that uses a D minor arpeggio followed by a series of palm muted, open notes and then repeats, is the relative minor of one of the major arpeggio structures/patterns in Mozart's Queen of the Night Aria from The Magic Flute.
*The chorus riff in "Hatebreeder" is similar with chorus of the Iron Maiden´s song, "Fear of the Dark", but Hatebreeder's riff is played lower than Fear of the Dark's riff.