Something Wild (album)

Something Wild
Studio album by
Children of Bodom
Released16 November 1997
RecordedJuly–August 1997
StudioAstia-Studios
Genre
Length35:57
LabelSpinefarm, Nuclear Blast
ProducerAnssi Kippo, Children of Bodom
Children of Bodom chronology
Something Wild
(1997) 		Hatebreeder
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Metalitalia9/10[3]
Metal.de10/10[4]
Metalfan91%[5]
Metal1.info8.5/10[6]

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.[1]

Something Wild was an innovative and pioneering album in extreme metal by incorporating elements of power metal, a sound not seen in other melodic death metal bands of the time; this fusion was inspired by that country's most influential band Stratovarius.[7][8][9]

Something Wild entered the Finnish album charts at number 35 in the last week of December, 1997. It would spend 12 weeks in the album chart peaking at number 20 in January of 1999. The album would re-enter the Finnish album charts in October of 2021 at number 19. It would spend one week in the charts. [10]

Track listing

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

Personnel

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)[11] 19

References

  1. ^ a b "The Top 20 best metal albums of 1997". Metal Hammer. Future plc. 2 December 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  2. ^ Jason Anderson. Something Wild at AllMusic
  3. ^ "Children of Bodom – Something Wild". Metalitalia. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
  4. ^ "Children Of Bodom - Something Wild Review • metal.de". Metal.de.
  5. ^ "Children of Bodom - Something Wild | Metalfan.nl Review". Metalfan.nl.
  6. ^ Redaktion, der (5 April 2013). "Children Of Bodom - Something Wild • Review".
  7. ^ "Children Of Bodom - Something Wild review". Metal Storm. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  8. ^ "CHILDREN OF BODOM: Tales from the depths of lake Bodom part 2 - Metal From Finland". 17 March 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  9. ^ Admin (1 September 1999). "Children of Bodom – Hatebreeder – Interview | Lollipop Magazine". Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  10. ^ "Finnish Charts Something Wild". Finnish Album Charts. 1997. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  11. ^ "Children Of Bodom: Something Wild" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 30 November 2021.


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