Blooddrunk

Blooddrunk is a work on which CHILDREN OF BODOM bound Alexi Laiho’s sharp guitar and Janne Wirman’s keyboards to heavier, more aggressive songs. High-speed riffs and catchy melody run at once, creating the band’s characteristic cold drive. It is a record that reintroduced the early ferocity into the modern direction of the previous album. On “Hellhounds on My Trail,” “Blooddrunk” and “Smile Pretty for the Devil,” even beneath the rough vocals, the songs have clear hooks and technical interplay. Songs like “One Day You Will Cry,” “Tie My Rope” and “Roadkill Morning” breathe the band’s full playing too. They mix melodic death and neoclassical elements at a strong tension. Pursuing the balance of aggression and melody, it is a full record.