# What is the best Children of Bodom album of all time?

> Alexi Laiho's neoclassical shred, keyboard hooks borrowed from 80s rock, and an early run of albums that remain some of the most beloved in Finnish metal. Which wins?

*By YPB Team · Published April 15, 2026 · https://youpick.best/ranking/what-is-the-best-children-of-bodom-album-of-all-time*

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1. **Follow the Reaper**
   Children of Bodom's 2000 album that made them a global melodic death metal force.
2. **Hatebreeder**
   Children of Bodom's 1999 breakout album with neo-classical keyboard-driven metal.
3. **Hate Crew Deathroll**
   Children of Bodom's 2003 album considered their most aggressive and technical.
4. **Something Wild**
   Children of Bodom's 1997 debut album with a raw, youthful melodic death metal energy.
5. **Are You Dead Yet?**
   Children of Bodom's 2005 more radio-friendly album with heavier groove elements.
6. **Blooddrunk**
   Children of Bodom's 2008 return to faster, thrashier songwriting.
7. **Halo of Blood**
   Children of Bodom's 2013 album praised as a strong late-career return to form.
8. **I Worship Chaos**
   Children of Bodom's 2015 heavier album with darker and more melodic tones.
9. **Hexed**
   Children of Bodom's 2019 final album before Alexi Laiho's passing.

Tags: 2000s, music, bands, metal, death metal, children of bodom