"Fully 20 years into the tough, heroic grind that represents the lifeblood of extreme musicians, Finland metal scientists Children of Bodom have certainly won over crowds globally through a crafted alloy that is theirs alone. But the building of their esteemed career has also been aided an abetted by the simple math of all that work, the intense touring, that inevitable return visit to your town that has made the band' s shows engaging, personable and energetic thrash parties indelibly stamped on the circuit boards of headbangers worldwide. The party continues, with the release of the band's ninth album, I Worship Chaos, which finds guitar hero for a new generation Alexi Lahio recording for the first time in a four-piece configuration (along with Janne, Jaska and Henkka), given the sudden and recent departure of long-time co-guitarist Roope Latvala from the ranks.

If there' s an increased level of heaviness rippling and rifling through I Worship Chaos, it might be because the album is constructed with guitars that are tuned a half step lower. Hence tracks like blackened thrashers 'Horns' and 'Suicide Bomber,' as well as the rhythmically sophisticated 'My Bodom (I Am the Only One)' reverberate with bottom end from both bass and guitar, even if keyboards and the band' s modern approach to drum mix fight to uphold Children of Bodom' s celebrated sense of cut, clarity, and agility." (Promo Copy)