''Skeletons in the Closet'' is the second compilation album by Finnish

melodic death metal Melodic death metal (also referred to as melodeath) is a subgenre of death metal that employs highly melodic guitar riffs, often borrowing from traditional heavy metal (including New Wave of British Heavy Metal). The genre features the heavines ...

band

Children of Bodom Children of Bodom was a Finnish melodic death metal band from Espoo. Formed in 1993 as Inearthed, the final line-up of the group upon their split in 2019 consisted of frontman Alexi Laiho, drummer Jaska Raatikainen, bassist Henkka Seppälä, ...

, released on 22 September 2009 through

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. It consists of various covers of songs, most of which have been released on other releases such as B-sides on Children of Bodom's singles. The album only contains four unreleased covers for the songs "Hell Is for Children", "Antisocial", "War Inside My Head", and "Waiting", but the previously released songs are remixed and new details can be heard. The Japanese edition is pressed in SHM-CD format.

Track listing

European version

US version

Japanese version

Charts

Personnel

;Children of Bodom *

Alexi Laiho Alexi Laiho (; born Markku Uula Aleksi Laiho; 8 April 1979 – 29 December 2020) was a Finnish guitarist, composer, and vocalist. He was best known as the lead guitarist, lead vocalist and founding member of the melodic death metal band Children ...

− lead guitar, lead vocals *

Roope Latvala Roope Juhani Latvala (born 25 June 1970) is a Finnish guitarist. He is one of the founding members of the thrash metal band Stone, which was one of the first notable bands in the history of Finnish heavy metal. He was also the former guitarist ...

− rhythm guitar, backing vocals *

Janne Wirman Janne Viljami "Warman" Wirman (born 26 April 1979) is a Finnish heavy metal musician. He is the founder and keyboardist of Warmen and was formerly a member of Children of Bodom from 1997 to 2019. Biography 150px, left, Wirman in 2009 Born i ...

− keyboards *

Henkka Seppälä Henri Seppälä (born 7 June 1980), also known as Henkka T. Blacksmith, is the former bassist of the Finnish melodic death metal band Children of Bodom from 1996 to 2019. He is also responsible for backing vocals both in studio and live. In 202 ...

− bass, backing vocals * Jaska Raatikainen − drums *

Alexander Kuoppala Alexander Kuoppala (born 11 April 1974) is a Finnish musician who was the guitarist for the melodic death metal band Children of Bodom from 1995 to 2003. He played on their albums '' Something Wild'', ''Hatebreeder'', '' Follow the Reaper'', and ...

− rhythm guitar and backing vocals on "Mass Hypnosis", "Hellion", "No Commands", "Don't Stop at the Top", "Silent Scream", "Aces High", "Somebody Put Something in My Drink", "Rebel Yell" and "Waiting" ;Guest musicians *Nipa Ryti – bass on "Don't Stop at the Top" and "Waiting" *Euge Valovirta –

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on "Lookin' Out My Back Door" *Pete Salomaa –

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on "Lookin' Out My Back Door" *Kaapro Ikonen – vocals on "No Commands" *Mikko Karmila – guitar solo on "War Inside My Head" *Jonna Kosonen – vocals on "Oops!... I Did It Again" *Band photos by Tomi Lauren *Artwork and layout by Kalle Pyyhtinen

References

Details at Metal Underground

Alexander Kuoppala Tracks
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