Children of Bodom discography

The discography of Children of Bodom, a five-piece melodic death metal band from Espoo, Finland. Throughout their career, the band has been known to incorporate many different musical styles, leading critics and fans to label them as everything from melodic death metal[1] and black metal[2][3][4][5] to thrash metal,[4][6] progressive metal[3][7] and even power metal.[8] The current band line-up includes the founders Alexi Laiho (lead vocals, lead guitar) and Jaska Raatikainen (drums) along with Henkka Seppälä (bass guitar), Janne Wirman (keyboards) and Daniel Freyberg (rhythm guitar). Children of Bodom have released ten studio albums, two live albums, one compilation album, seven singles, two EPs and two split singles. Moreover, in the period 1994–1996 they released three demos under their old moniker, IneartheD. This list includes the material released as IneartheD.

Children of Bodom discography
Alexi Laiho and Roope Latvala performing with Children of Bodom at Masters of Rock in 2007
Studio albums	10
Live albums	2
Compilation albums	2
Video albums	1
Music videos	20
EPs	2
Singles	16
Tribute albums	1

Children of Bodom's first release under their new name was the split single "Children of Bodom", released in January 1997. Their debut album Something Wild followed later the same year. 1999 saw the release of two Children of Bodom albums: their second studio album, Hatebreeder, and their first live album, titled Tokyo Warhearts. In 2001 they released their third studio album, Follow the Reaper, which included the successful single "Hate Me!". Follow the Reaper was the first Children of Bodom album to go gold in their home country of Finland.

After renewing their contract with Spinefarm Records, thereby gaining the support of the major recording company Universal Music Group, the band recorded their fourth studio album Hate Crew Deathroll, which was released in 2003 to considerable commercial success. Hate Crew Deathroll was the first Children of Bodom album to 'simplify' their heavy metal in order to have a broader appeal: the guitars used more heavy riffs than their earlier releases, it had emphasis on a clear musical structure and the instrumental virtuosity had been significantly reduced.[9]

Rhythm guitarist Alexander Kuoppala left the band during the tours following Hate Crew Deathroll, and was replaced with Roope Latvala of Stone fame. On their fifth studio album, released in 2005 as Are You Dead Yet?, the band continued to explore the traits exhibited on Hate Crew Deathroll. The album received mixed reviews,[10] with some critics praising the new sound, while others criticised it for being too "simple". Blooddrunk, was released in April 2008. The album Relentless Reckless Forever was released in March 2011 while they were on The Ugly World Tour 2011.

Their album Halo of Blood was released in 2013.[11] I Worship Chaos followed in 2015 and Hexed was released in 2019.

As of 2009, Children of Bodom have sold over two million records worldwide, including over 200,000 in Finland[12] and over 500,000 in the United States.[13]

Albums

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions												Sales	Certifications
		FIN [14]	AUS [15]	AUT [16]	CAN [17]	FRA [18]	GER [19]	HUN [20][21]	JPN [22]	SWE [23]	SWI [24]	UK [25]	US [26]
Something Wild	Released: November 16, 1997 Label: Spinefarm Format: CD, LP	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	FIN: 22,692[27]	IFPI FIN: Gold[27]
Hatebreeder	Released: April 26, 1999 Label: Spinefarm Format: CD, LP	6	—	—	—	—	76	—	83	—	—	—	—	FIN: 31,737[27]	IFPI FIN: Platinum[27]
Follow the Reaper	Released: October 30, 2000 Label: Spinefarm Format: CD, LP	3	—	38	—	88	46	—	67	—	—	—	—	FIN: 29,014[27] US: 7,946[28]	IFPI FIN: Platinum[27]
Hate Crew Deathroll	Released: January 6, 2003 Label: Spinefarm Format: CD, LP	1	—	—	—	74	45	30	29	36	—	—	—	FIN: 24,716[27]	IFPI FIN: Gold[27]
Are You Dead Yet?	Released: September 14, 2005 Label: Spinefarm Format: CD, LP	1	—	42	—	67	16	—	17	16	79	—	195	FIN: 24,253[27] US: 5,000[29]	IFPI FIN: Gold[27]
Blooddrunk	Released: April 9, 2008 Label: Spinefarm Format: CD, LP	1	48	19	7	161	10	—	12	28	50	44	22	FIN: 23,247[27] US: 19,000[29]	IFPI FIN: Gold[27]
Relentless Reckless Forever	Released: March 8, 2011 Label: Spinefarm Format: CD, LP	1	47	29	21	104	20	—	20	47	43	71	42	FIN: 13,894[27] US: 11,000[29]	IFPI FIN: Gold[27]
Halo of Blood	Released: June 11, 2013 Label: Nuclear Blast Format: CD, LP	2	—	28	20	109	18	10	16	26	24	103	54	US: 8,400[29]
I Worship Chaos	Released: October 2, 2015 Label: Nuclear Blast Format: CD, LP	1	69	36	21	74	20	31	—	—	26	—	92
Hexed	Released: March 8, 2019 Label: Nuclear Blast Format: CD, LP	1	—	15	87	94	9	33	28	—	14	—	—	JPN: 2,395[30]

Live albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		FIN [14]	GER [19]
Tokyo Warhearts	Released: October 11, 1999 Label: Spinefarm Format: CD	33	—
Chaos Ridden Years – Stockholm Knockout Live	Released: October 11, 2006 Label: Spinefarm Format: CD	28	75
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Compilation albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions		Sales
		FIN [14]	JPN [22]
Bestbreeder from 1997 to 2000	Released: August 2003 Label: Toy's Factory Format: CD	—	84
Holiday at Lake Bodom (15 Years of Wasted Youth)	Released: May 22, 2012 Label: Spinefarm Format: CD	12	67	US: 600[31]
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Cover albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions					Sales
		FIN [14]	AUT [16]	GER [19]	JPN [22]	US [26]
Skeletons in the Closet	Released: September 22, 2009 Label: Spinefarm Format: CD	9	63	78	67	81	US: 5,600[32]

Video albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions				Certifications
		FIN [33]	HUN [20]	JPN [34]	SWE [35]
Chaos Ridden Years: Stockholm Knockout Live	Released: October 16, 2006 Label: Spinefarm Format: DVD	1	3	37	3	IFPI FIN: Platinum[27] MC: Platinum[36]

Demos

Title	Demo details	Notes	Track listing
Implosion of Heaven	Released: December 12, 1994 Label: Self-released Formats: CS	released as IneartheD	"Chaos" – 4:30 "Shards of Truth" – 6:31 "Implosion of Heaven" – 3:56 "Tss, Aah!!" – 0:41
Ubiguitous Absence of Remission	Released: 1995 Label: Self-released Formats: CS	released as IneartheD	"Intro" – 1:35 "Translucent Image" (feat. Nina Keitel) – 4:03 "Possessed" – 5:01 "Shamed" – 5:05
Shining	Released: February 14, 1996 Label: Self-released Formats: CS	released as IneartheD	"Talking of the Trees (Sanctuary)" – 5:19 "Vision of Eternal Sorrow" – 5:02 "Homeland" – 4:42 "Homeland II: Shining (The 4th Kingdom)" – 3:00

EPs

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions	Sales	Certifications
		FIN [37]
Trashed, Lost & Strungout	Released: October 6, 2004 Label: Spinefarm Format: CD, DVD	1^[a]	FIN: 5,083[27]	IFPI FIN: Gold[27]^[b]
Hellhounds on My Trail	Released: June 9, 2008 Label: Spinefarm Format: CD	8^[c]

Notes

a. ^{^} Extended version of single under the same title. Despite being released as a CD/DVD, Trashed, Lost & Strungout charted on the Finnish Singles Chart.[37]

b. ^{^} Applies to DVD edition of EP.

c. ^{^} Released only in the United Kingdom and Finland. Despite being released as an EP, Hellhounds on My Trail charted on the Finnish Singles Chart.[37]

Singles

Commercial and promo singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions				Sales	Certifications	Album
		FIN [38]	GER [39]	HUN [20]	UK [25]
"Children of Bodom" (with Cryhavoc and Wizzard)	1998	1	—	—	—	FIN: 5,503[27]	IFPI FIN: Gold[27]	Hatebreeder
"Downfall"	1998	1	—	—	—	FIN: 6,235[27]	IFPI FIN: Gold[27]
"Hate Me!"	2000	1	—	—	—	FIN: 10,741[27]	IFPI FIN: Platinum[27]	Follow the Reaper
"You're Better Off Dead!"	2002	1	—	—	—	FIN: 7,322[27]	IFPI FIN: Gold[27]	Hate Crew Deathroll
"Trashed, Lost & Strungout"	2004	1	89	1	—	FIN: 7,509[27]	IFPI FIN: Gold[27]	Are You Dead Yet?
"In Your Face"	2005	1	—	8	144	FIN: 6,788[27]	IFPI FIN: Gold[27]
"Blooddrunk"	2008	1	—	—	78			Blooddrunk
"Hellhounds on My Trail"		—	—	—	—
"Smile Pretty for the Devil"		—	—	—	—
"Lookin' Out My Back Door"	2009	—	—	—	—			Skeletons in the Closet
"Was It Worth It?"	2011	6	—	—	—			Relentless Reckless Forever
"Transference"	2013	—	—	—	—			Halo of Blood
"Halo of Blood"		—	—	—	—
"Your Days Are Numbered"		—	—	—	—
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

DVD singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
		FIN [40]
"In Your Face"	2005	5	Are You Dead Yet?

Music videos

Year	Music video	Director
1998	"Deadnight Warrior"	Ed Grain
1999	"Downfall"
2000	"Everytime I Die"	—
2003	"Needled 24/7"	Pasi Takula[41]
	"Sixpounder"	Ed Grain[42]
2004	"Trashed, Lost and Strungout"	Patric Ullaeus[43]
2005	"In Your Face"	Sandra Marschner[44]
2006	"Are You Dead Yet?"	Ralf Strathmann[45]
2008	"Blooddrunk"	Sandra Marschner[46][47][48]
	"Hellhounds on My Trail"
	"Smile Pretty for the Devil"
2009	"Lookin' Out My Back Door"[49]	—
2011	"Was It Worth It?"	Dale “Rage” Resteghini[50]
	"Roundtrip to Hell and Back"[51]	—
2012	"Shovel Knockout"	Jussi Hyttinen[52]
2013	"Transference"[53]	—
2015	"Morrigan"	Patric Ullaeus
2018	"Under Glass and Clover"	Yka Jarvinen
2019	"Platitudes and Barren Words"
	"Hexed"	Lucas Cappy & James McIntosh

See also

• List of best-selling music artists in Finland

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External links

• Children of Bodom's official website