Skeletons In The Closet

フィンランドから世界へ！日本でも絶大な人気を誇る、Children Of Bodomがリリースする聴き所、叫び所満載のカヴァー・アルバムが登場！COBのルーツなのか？彼らがファンだったのか？想像の余地はあり過ぎる程あるが、センスが問われるカヴァーでCOBらしさをキッチリと表現するあたりは流石。重厚さ、音楽の質、完璧な演奏、全てにおいてハイ･クオリティのカヴァー・アルバムだ！
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Finnish metallers Children of Bodom have a career- long history of recording covers. Skeletons in the Closet, a follow-up to 2008's Blooddrunk collects them on a single compilation with a few new ones thrown into the mix. Along with familiar versions of the Ramones ' "Somebody Put Something in My Drink," Slayer's "Silent Scream," Sepultura's "Mass Hypnosis," and Iron Maiden's "Aces High" are lighter tracks that reflect the band's more humorous side. These range from Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Lookin' out My Back Door" (complete with a banjo solo) to Britney Spears' "Oops, I Did It Again" to Billy Idol's "Rebel Yell." No matter the cover, and no matter how intentionally campy some of these are, they all contain the requisite "heaviness" that CoB are known for. In addition, there are a couple of new cuts: versions of Pat Benatar's "Hell Is for Children," and Suicidal Tendencies' "War Inside My Head." Internationally -- U.S.A., U.K., and Japan -- there are three different versions of the set, all with slightly different track listings. ~ Thom Jurek|