Skeletons in the Closet

Skeletons in the Closet is a strongly conceptual covers album that translates the original songs into a CHILDREN OF BODOM-style sound. Rather than viewing it as a mere song selection, it is interesting to hear how CHILDREN OF BODOM transpose outside songs into their own timing, voice and guitar ring. It is a record pleasing to fans, gathering cover songs recorded intermittently over a long career. Rather than relying on the fame of the originals, the band’s idiosyncrasies emerge through the push of the rhythm, the thickness of the choruses and the air around the solos. Turn your ear to the unity that arises within the sequence, more than the origin of each track. Even on a concept release outside the flow of the signature works, the way of interpretation shows an artist’s aesthetic. By following not only the main albums but such detours too, you can confirm CHILDREN OF BODOM’s outline more three-dimensionally — an intriguing record.