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Hatebreeder

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I'll assume that since you are checking out other editions of Hatebreeder, that you are familiar with the mighty Finnish metal band Children of Bodom, whose hyperspeed fusion of death, black, and power metal elements created an entirely new style of metal.

In fact, you're probably here wondering what this "Deluxe Edition" of the band's 1999 album Hatebreeder is all about, and whether it is worth replacing your previous version of the album. The 2005 Deluxe Edition gives you the complete original album - not remastered by the way - plus a bonus track, some cool multimedia content, and a shiny foil cover on the CD booklet. The multimedia extras are cool enough, but my interest lies in the bonus track, which is a cover of the Stone song "No Commands". I have to admit I haven't heard the original version, but Children of Bodom always delivers killer covers, and this is no exception. It may not be as catchy as "Bed of Nails" or as recognizable as "Shot in the Dark", but it has plenty of COB's trademark speed and aggression.

"No Commands" was previously available as the b-side to the Downfall single, so if you have that disc and don't care much about the CD-ROM stuff, you probably don't need this Deluxe Edition of Hatebreeder. Otherwise, I'd recommend picking this one up. If it were any other band it might not be worthwhile, but this is Children of Bodom, and I tend to believe that every COB song is worth having.

Follow-up: Hatebreeder was reissued yet again in 2008, this time adding a cover of Iron Maiden's "Aces High" and the video for "Downfall". That's obviously the best version of Hatebreeder to get, but if (like me) you bought this one, you can always download (legally, of course) "Aces High" by itself rather than buy Hatebreeder a third time.