Are You Dead Yet?

Infobox Album
Name = Are You Dead Yet?
Type = studio
Artist = Children of Bodom


Released = September 19, 2005
Recorded = April - May 2005
Genre = Melodic death metal
Length = 40:52
Label = Spinefarm
Producer = Anssi Kippo (track 8) Mikko Karmila (all other tracks)
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:5xkvikcfbbf9 link]
* The Metal Observer rating-10|8 [http://www.metal-observer.com/articles.php?lid=1&sid=1&id=9055 link]
Last album = "Hate Crew Deathroll" (2003)
This album = "Are You Dead Yet?" (2005)
Next album = "Blooddrunk" (2008)
Misc = Singles
Name = Are You Dead Yet?
Type =
Single 1 = In Your Face
Single 1 date = 2005

"Are You Dead Yet?" is the fifth album by the Finnish melodic death metal band Children of Bodom. It was released in Finland on September 14, 2005 and internationally on September 19, 2005 under the Century Media label. It is the first Children of Bodom album to feature guitarist Roope Latvala (Stone, Sinergy, ex-Waltari), due to the departure of Alexander Kuoppala. In this album, the band has chosen the dropped C tuning (typical drop D tuned down a whole step), which differs from the "whole step down" tuning previously employed. The power metal influences previously prominent are also greatly reduced in this album.

Album information

"Are You Dead Yet?" is the first Children of Bodom album to have two singles from it. "Trashed, Lost & Strungout" was released as an EP and single in 2004, and "In Your Face" was released in August 2005 shortly before the album. It will also be their first album with three music videos, with their third video being the title track.

"If You Want Peace...Prepare For War" is the English translation of the Latin phrase Si vis pacem, para bellum.

The title track's video was shot in part at the Tavastia club in Helsinki, Finland on February 13 2006. Additional footage for the video was filmed in the U.S. The clip received its premiere in the US on MTV Headbangers Ball on March 18, 2006 wherein the band made a special appearance.

Track listing

*All music by Alexi Laiho, except track 7 by Alexi Laiho/Roope Latvala.
*All lyrics by Alexi Laiho, except track 6 by Alexi Laiho/Kimberly Goss and track 7 by Kimberly Goss.

# "Living Dead Beat" – 5:18
# "Are You Dead Yet?" – 3:54
# "If You Want Peace… Prepare for War" – 3:57
# "Punch Me I Bleed" – 4:51
# "In Your Face" – 4:16
# "Next in Line" – 4:19
# "Bastards of Bodom" – 3:29
# "Trashed, Lost & Strungout" – 4:01
# "We're Not Gonna Fall" – 3:17

Japan Bonus tracks

* "Oops!... I Did It Again" (Britney Spears cover)
* "Talk Dirty to Me" (Poison cover)

North America Bonus track

* "Somebody Put Something in My Drink" (Ramones cover)

United Kingdom Bonus track

* "Rebel Yell" (Billy Idol cover)

Line-up

*Alexi Laiho - vocals, lead guitar
*Roope Latvala - rhythm guitar
*Janne Warman - keyboards
*Henkka Blacksmith - bass guitar
*Jaska Raatikainen - drums
*Alexander Kuoppala - rhythm guitar on "Somebody Put Something In My Drink"