Follow the Reaper
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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. 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.
Track listing
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Personnel
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- Children of Bodom
- Alexi Laiho – lead guitar, vocals
- Alexander Kuoppala – rhythm guitar
- Janne Wirman – keyboards
- Henkka Seppälä – bass
- Jaska Raatikainen – drums
- Production
- Peter Tägtgren – production, engineering
- Children of Bodom – production
- Lars Szöke – assistant engineering
- Mikko Karmila – additional treatment
- Mike "Count" Jussila – mastering
- Additional personnel
- King Sami Saramäki – graphic design
- J. S. Karjalainen – assistant photographer
- Toni Härkönen – band photographs
Charts
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