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”Follow the Reaper” was recorded and mixed at Tägtgren’s Abyss studio in Sweden. Tägtgren replaced Anssi Kippo, with whom Children of Bodom had recorded all of their previous releases. The songs on the album were all recorded in D standard tuning (D, G, C, F, A, D), just like in their previous album, ”[[Hatebreeder]]”. |
”Follow the Reaper” was recorded and mixed at Tägtgren’s Abyss studio in Sweden. Tägtgren replaced Anssi Kippo, with whom Children of Bodom had recorded all of their previous releases. The songs on the album were all recorded in D standard tuning (D, G, C, F, A, D), just like in their previous album, ”[[Hatebreeder]]”. |
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Some journalists consider it to be among the best metal releases of the 2000s. ”[[Metal Hammer]]” wrote: “Extreme metal may present itself as evil, but this masterstroke zeroed in on the silliness at its heart and cranked it up to 11 for the world to adore.”<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mills |first=Merlin AldersladeContributions from Matt |last2=Deller |first2=Alex |last3=Chillingworth |first3=Alec |last4=Hill |first4=Stephen |last5=Hobson |first5=Rich |last6=Lawson |first6=Dom |last7=Everley |first7=Dave |last8=Travers |first8=Paul |last9=Brennan |first9=Adam |date=2023-07-28 |title=The 50 best metal albums of the 2000s |url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-50-best-metal-albums-of-the-2000s |access-date=2025-12-30 |website=Louder |language=en}}</ref> |
Some journalists consider it to be among the best metal releases of the 2000s. ”[[Metal Hammer]]” wrote: “Extreme metal may present itself as evil, but this masterstroke zeroed in on the silliness at its heart and cranked it up to 11 for the world to adore.”<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mills |first=Merlin AldersladeContributions from Matt |last2=Deller |first2=Alex |last3=Chillingworth |first3=Alec |last4=Hill |first4=Stephen |last5=Hobson |first5=Rich |last6=Lawson |first6=Dom |last7=Everley |first7=Dave |last8=Travers |first8=Paul |last9=Brennan |first9=Adam |date=2023-07-28 |title=The 50 best metal albums of the 2000s |url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-50-best-metal-albums-of-the-2000s |access-date=2025-12-30 |website=Louder |language=en}}</ref> |
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2000 studio album by Children of Bodom
Follow the Reaper is the third studio album by Finnish melodic death metal band Children of Bodom. It was released in Finland on 30 October 2000 by Spinefarm Records, and on 22 January 2001 internationally by Nuclear Blast Records. The album is the first on which the band seriously moved toward a power metal-inspired sound, brought by Hypocrisy frontman and new producer Peter Tägtgren. The album’s guitar work incorporates influence from neoclassical music. Many songs on the album became live setlist favorites, such as “Everytime I Die”, “Hate Me!”, and the title track. The song “Mask of Sanity” is a remake of the song “Talking of the Trees” from their early demo Shining (released as IneartheD). A deluxe edition featuring two bonus tracks was released in 2006.
Follow the Reaper was recorded and mixed at Tägtgren’s Abyss studio in Sweden. Tägtgren replaced Anssi Kippo, with whom Children of Bodom had recorded all of their previous releases. The songs on the album were all recorded in D standard tuning (D, G, C, F, A, D), just like in their previous album, Hatebreeder.
Some journalists consider it to be among the best metal releases of the 2000s. Metal Hammer wrote in 2023: “Extreme metal may present itself as evil, but this masterstroke zeroed in on the silliness at its heart and cranked it up to 11 for the world to adore.”[4]
All tracks are written by Alexi Laiho.
| Title | ||
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| 1. | “Follow the Reaper” | 3:47 |
| 2. | “Bodom After Midnight” | 3:43 |
| 3. | “Children of Decadence” | 5:33 |
| 4. | “Everytime I Die” | 4:02 |
| 5. | “Mask of Sanity” | 3:58 |
| 6. | “Taste of My Scythe” | 3:58 |
| 7. | “Hate Me!“ | 4:44 |
| 8. | “Northern Comfort” | 3:47 |
| 9. | “Kissing the Shadows” | 4:32 |
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| 10. | “Hate Me!” (Original single version) | 4:47 |
| 11. | “Hellion” (W.A.S.P. cover) | 3:02 |
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- ^ Marco Sebastianelli. “Children Of Bodom – Follow the Reaper” (in Italian). Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- ^ a b “Children Of Bodom – Follow the Reaper (album review 5)”. Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
So what you will about the albums of DragonForce (though their take on the genre is slightly difference, yeah, just a little on the slight side), Kalmah, or Norther, but in my humblest of opinions, Children of Bodom’s Follow the Reaper represents the height of the extreme power metal genre, and a definite classic.
- ^ “Follow the Reaper“. AllMusic. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
- ^ Mills, Merlin AldersladeContributions from Matt; Deller, Alex; Chillingworth, Alec; Hill, Stephen; Hobson, Rich; Lawson, Dom; Everley, Dave; Travers, Paul; Brennan, Adam (28 July 2023). “The 50 best metal albums of the 2000s”. Louder. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
- ^ “Austriancharts.at – Children Of Bodom – Follow The Reaper” (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ “Children Of Bodom: Follow The Reaper” (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ “Lescharts.com – Children Of Bodom – Follow The Reaper“. Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ “Offiziellecharts.de – Children Of Bodom – Follow The Reaper” (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
