Something Wild (album)

Something Wild is the debut full-length album by Finnish melodic death metal band Children of Bodom, released in 1997 in Finland, and in 1998 worldwide.[1] Upon release, the album was met with universal acclaim by music critics.

Something Wild
Studio album by Children of Bodom
Released	November 30, 1997
Recorded	July–August 1997
Studio	Astia-Studios[1]
Genre	Melodic black-death 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 (IT)	9/10[4]
Metal Reviews	85.25%[2]
Utimate Guitar	8.4/10[5]
Metal.de (DE)	10/10[6]
Metalfan (NL)	91%[7]
Metal1.info (DE)	8.5/10[8]

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"	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)	4:07

Spinefarm Digipack re-release bonus tracks

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

Notes

• The song "Touch Like Angel of Death" ends at 4:05. After 1 minute and 55 seconds of silence, a short keyboard passage is played by Alexi and Alexander in unison. This track is officially known as "Coda" and samples a melody from the theme to Miami Vice.
• The original pressing of the album contains an eighth track titled "Bruno the Pig", consisting simply of 10 seconds of silence.

Personnel

Children of Bodom

• Alexi Laiho – lead guitar, vocals, songwriting, keyboards (on Miami Vice Theme)
• Alexander Kuoppala – rhythm guitar, solo on "Red Light In My Eyes Pt 1", keyboards (on Miami Vice Theme)
• Henkka Seppälä – bass
• Janne Wirman – keyboards (on everything except Miami Vice Theme)
• 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)

References

1. "Children Of Bodom - Something Wild". Discogs.
2. "Children Of Bodom - Something Wild". www.metalreviews.com.
3. Jason Anderson. Something Wild at AllMusic
4. "CHILDREN OF BODOM - Something Wild".
5. "Children Of Bodom: Something Wild | Reviews @ Ultimate-Guitar.com". www.ultimate-guitar.com.
6. "Children Of Bodom - Something Wild Review • metal.de". metal.de.
7. "Children of Bodom - Something Wild | Metalfan.nl Review". Metalfan.nl.
8. Redaktion, der. "Children Of Bodom - Something Wild • Review".