Children Of Bodom "Something Wild (2012 Reissue, Remastered, Enhanced CD, Japan, Thunderball 667, UICN-2001)"

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.

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.

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.

Tracklist:

1. Deadnight Warrior 03:21   
2. In the Shadows 06:01  
3. Red Light in My Eyes, Pt. 1 04:28   
4. Red Light in My Eyes, Pt. 2 03:49  
5. Lake Bodom 04:01   
6. The Nail 06:17
7. Touch like Angel of Death 07:57
8. Children of Bodom (single version) 05:10
9. Mass Hypnosis (Sepultura cover) 04:04   
10. Deadnight Warrior (video) 03:35

Time:  48:43  

Recording information:

Recorded and mixed at Astia Studio, Lappeenranta, Finland.