17 cover tunes: some old and previously issued, others exclusive to this collection. Not many compilations, cover tunes of not, can go from Slayer (‘Silent Scream’), King Diamond (‘Waiting’) and Sepultura (‘Mass Hypnosis’) to Kenny Rogers, Poison or Britney Spears. Fewer top flight metal acts would allow such names to even appear on their album, but Children Of Bodom enjoy music, drink and having fun: not necessarily in that order. At least they’ll expose a new generation of kids (their fanbase) to some classic rock tunes. Talk about mixed metaphors, they punk up CCR’s ‘Lookin’ Out My Back Door’, but also employ banjo! Benatar’s ‘Hell Is For Children’ is played pretty straight forward, a few lyrical changes, altering the viewpoint to a male singer (guitarist Alexi Laiho employing a gruffer intonation) and the closing guitar run splits time with Janne Warman’s keyboards. Given the Finns proclivity for alcohol, have a sneaking suspicion The Ramones’ ‘Somebody Put Something In My Drink’ was selected for the titular phrase alone, especially with the all-band, gang vocals come the chorus. Interesting to hear Slayer with a preponderance of keys (courtesy of Warman), with makes those sections sound like video game music. As COB state in the liner notes (accompanying most tracks), “I just hope Kerry King is not gonna shoot us with a bazooka.” Laiho’s black metal voice over Maiden’s ‘Aces High’ is not for purists, while ‘Hellion’, complete with repeated beer cans opening, is a nod to W.A.S.P., the origins of his 'Wild Child' moniker. Having previously heard Spears’ ‘Oops I Did It Again’ piss-take (female accompaniment by Jonna Kosonen, who has appeared on Warmen albums), the shocker in this bunch (for me) was Poison’s ‘Talk Dirty To Me’. While aware of Laiho’s affinity for 80s American MTV metal (no Ozzy, guess he wanted too much money), the glamsters could be credibility’s a kiss of death, but they pull it off: same guitar tone and simplistic snare drumming. Speaking of influences, sort of like cheating, covering Roope Latvala’s former band, Stone (‘No Commands’, with vocals by former Cry Havoc countryman Kaapro Ikonen). The “why don’t you pack it in and retire” line in ‘Anti-Social’ (Anthrax/Trust) takes on a whole new (unintentional) light these days. Strange that the Johnny Cash/Outlaws ‘Ghost Riders In The Sky’ contains no information (not even accreditation), but keys and accordion make it a never-heard before rendition, for sure.