''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 heavine ...

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 Alexi Laiho (lead guitar, lead vocals), Jaska Raatikainen (drums), Henkka Sepp ...

, released on 22 September 2009 through

Spinefarm Records Spinefarm Records is a Finnish independent record label focusing mainly on heavy metal artists. It is a subsidiary of Universal Music Group. History Spinefarm Records was originally founded in 1990 by Riku Pääkkönen as a mail-order distrib ...

. 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 − lead guitar, lead vocals *

Roope Latvala Roope Juhani Latvala (born 25 June 1970) is a Finnish guitarist, best known as the former rhythm guitarist for the band Children of Bodom from 2003 to 2015 and the co-lead electric guitarist for Sinergy. He was also one of the founding members ...

− rhythm guitar, backing vocals *

Janne Wirman Janne Viljami "Warman" Wirman (born 26 April 1979) is a Finnish musician; he is the former keyboardist for the Finnish metal band Children of Bodom from 1997 to 2019 and currently collaborating with Warmen. Biography 150px, left, Wirman in 20 ...

− keyboards *

Henkka Seppälä Henri "Henkka T. Blacksmith" Seppälä (Born 7 June 1980), is the former bassist of the Finnish metal band Children of Bodom from 1995 to 2019. He is also responsible for backing vocals both in studio and live. He is currently the bassist for t ...

− bass, backing vocals *

Jaska Raatikainen Jaska Raatikainen (born 18 July 1979) is a Finnish musician, he is best known as the former drummer and co-founder of the melodic death metal band Children of Bodom from 1993 until his departure in 2019. He is currently in the project called Me ...

− drums *

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

− 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
{{Authority control 2009 compilation albums Covers albums Children of Bodom albums