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Something Wild (album)

1997 studio album by Children of Bodom

Something Wild

Studio album by

Children of Bodom

Released

16 November 1997

Recorded

July–August 1997

Studio

Astia-Studios

Genre

Melodic black/death^[1]
power metal^[2]

Length

35:57

Label

Spinefarm, Nuclear Blast

Producer

Anssi Kippo, Children of Bodom

Children of Bodom chronology

Something Wild
(1997)

Hatebreeder
(1999)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]
Metalitalia	9/10^[4]
Metal Reviews	85.25%^[1]
Ultimate Guitar	8.4/10^[5]
Metal.de	10/10^[6]
Metalfan	91%^[7]
Metal1.info	8.5/10^[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]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
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.	Title	Length
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.	Title	Length
8.	"Children of Bodom (Original Single Version)"	5:10
9.	"Mass Hypnosis" (Sepultura cover)	7:18

Personnel

Alexi Laiho – lead guitar, vocals, songwriting, keyboards (on hidden track)
Alexander Kuoppala – rhythm guitar, solo on "Red Light In My Eyes Pt 1", keyboards (on hidden track)
Henkka Seppälä – bass
Janne Wirman – keyboards (on everything except hidden track)
Jaska Raatikainen – drums

Production

Produced by Anssi Kippo, Alexi Laiho, Jaska Raatikainen, and Children of Bodom
Recorded and mixed by Anssi Kippo
Assistant engineer – Jokke Ryhanen
Assistant mixing engineer – Pasi Karppa
Cover photo by Graham French
Band photography by Toni Harkonen
Cover artwork by Flo V. Schwarz (aka Flea Black)

Charts

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

References

^ ^a ^b "Children Of Bodom - Something Wild". metalreviews.com.
^ ^a ^b "The Top 20 best metal albums of 1997". Metal Hammer. Future plc. 2 December 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
^ Jason Anderson. Something Wild at AllMusic
^ "CHILDREN OF BODOM - Something Wild".
^ "Children Of Bodom: Something Wild | Reviews @ Ultimate-Guitar.com". Ultimate Guitar.
^ "Children Of Bodom - Something Wild Review • metal.de". metal.de.
^ "Children of Bodom - Something Wild | Metalfan.nl Review". Metalfan.nl.
^ Redaktion, der (5 April 2013). "Children Of Bodom - Something Wild • Review".
^ "Children Of Bodom: Something Wild" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 30 November 2021.