Formed: 1993
From:
Helsinki,
Finland
Last Known Status: Active
Background
Children of Bodom was bred in spring 1993 when guitarist Alexi Laiho (Sinergy, Kylähullut, ex-Impaled Nazarene, Thy Serpent) and drummer Jaska Raatikainen (Virtuocity) decided to form a death metal band under the moniker "Inearthed." They recruited bassist Samuli Miettinen and recorded their first demo "Implosion of Heaven" in 1994. Soon after, the band added guitarist Alexander Kuoppala and keyboardist Jani Pera Pirisjoki. Later on, Miettinen and Pirisjoki left the band and Henkka Seppäla (bass) and Janne Warman (keyboards; Warmen) joined in.
With their own money, the band recorded their debut album "Something Wild" in 1997, blending elements of speed, death and power metal. The album impressed Spinefarm Records so much that they decided to sign the band. Inearthed changed its name to Children of Bodom (named after a notorious mass murdering that occured at Lake Bodom just outside of Helsinki in 1960) in order to get out of their previous contract with a Belgian label. Children of Bodom got a licensing deal with Nuclear Blast to handle releases to the rest of Europe.
Alexander left the band in July 2003, leaving fans in shock as the band had said that they would quit if one of its members left. But Alexi said "Children of Bodom ain't ready to fucking die yet!" as they recruited Alexi's fellow Sinergy guitarist, Roope Latvala (Walhalla, ex-Stone, To/Die/For, Waltari). After ruling Europe, Children of Bodom began to take over North America with their first ever North American tour with Dimmu Borgir in late 2003.
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Mustaine's Smaller Gigantour Returns Strongly
The Bell Center is a pretty good venue in terms of size and sound quality, but for those of us who weren’t able to buy ground tickets before they sold out, the seats were a bit lame. I don’t want to complain, but the bands were really far away – you try headbanging from the stands with five inches of standing room without bashing into the people standing nearly on top of you.
On the other hand, the people-watching in the large arena was excellent, particularly because Megadeth tends to draw metal fans as well as metalheads. By this, I refer to the hordes of young teenage boys flocking to the over-priced merchandise stands to don $40 Megadeth tees as their girlfriends went about in whatever Hot Topic is peddling to the angsty-girl demographic these days. On the opposite end of the spectrum, overweight middle-aged men guzzled down expensive beer and sat in their seats looking bewildered until Megadeth came on. Before I become too disparaging of the crowd, however, I am compelled to note that the enormous pit where people are typically embroiled in hockey battling looked like a great deal of fun from where I was sitting. More...
Spinefarm Raffles Golden Gods Tickets
Spinefarm Records UK has 150 tickets to give away for Children of Bodom's performance at this year's June 16 Golden Gods Awards. You can enter by filling out the form on Spinefarm’s website. Note that the contest is for tickets only, so winning would probably be much more fun - and financially sound - for all those UK residents out there!
Winners will be notified two weeks prior to the event.
In Flames Checks In From Gigantour
In Flames, who are currently performing on the Gigantour with Megadeth, Children Of Bodom, High On Fire and Job For A Cowboy, have posted the following message:
“We have now done NEARLY half of the tour and so far things are going great. It feels really good to be out playing live again and to, finally, be able to play the new songs for you all. Hope you who have seen the shows enjoyed it as much as we have!
All the other bands on the tour are awesome and we are having a great time!
See you soon for more shows around the globe.”
Children Of Bodom Re-Issues To Include Bonus Music
Scythes-Of-Bodom.com, The Ultimate CHILDREN OF BODOM Hate Crew Fanpage, reports:
"Blooddrunk hit charts in high positions in many countries. As expected the album hit the pole position of the charts in Finland (where it already sold Gold). In Japan the album charted at #2, in Sweden at #8 and in Germany it reached #10. More world wide chart positions will be announced in the next days.
There are some new release dates on the Spinefarm website regarding Children Of Bodom. On April 30th Something Wild, Hatebreeder, Follow The Reaper, as well as the live album Tokyo Warhearts will be re-released as 2008-editions.
The three studio albums will contain the known songs + the following bonus material:
Something Wild: 'Children Of Bodom' (original single version) - bonus track, 'Mass Hypnosis' (SEPULTURA cover) - bonus track, 'Deadnight Warrior' - enhanced video.
Hatebreeder: 'No Commands' (STONE cover) - bonus track, 'Aces High' (IRON MAIDEN cover) - bonus track, 'Downfall' - enhanced video, not yet confirmed).
Follow The Reaper: 'Hate Me!' (original single version) - bonus track, 'Hellion' (W.A.S.P. cover) bonus track, 'Every Time I Die' - enhanced video.
Via this way, the two early and rare recordings of the songs 'Children Of Bodom' and 'Hate Me!' will be re-released as well because these songs were only released on their singles and on some compilations. Spinefarm could have also re-released the first and very rare recording of 'Towards Dead End' on the Hatebreeder 2008-edition but probably they just forgot it.
Also, there will actually be a 'Hellhounds On My Trail' single, which will come out in June. At the same time, the video of the song will be officially released. It's not yet clear what song will be used as b-side but most likely it could be the SUICIDAL TENDENCIES cover 'War Inside My Head', the fourth cover song that was recorded during the Blooddrunk recordings."
Children Of Bodom Enters Top 10 Worldwide
CHILDREN OF BODOM's new album Blooddrunk has achieved the following first-week chart positions around the world:
Finland - #1
Japan - #2 (International)
Sweden - #8
Germany - #10
Children Of Bodom Bassist Checks In From Gigantour
CHILDREN OF BODOM bassist Henkka T. Blacksmith has checked in from the North American leg of Gigantour 2008 with the following update:
"Hi there everybody! The Gigantour has kicked in very well! Lots of people, and good atmosphere too, within the crowd and the touring party. Today (April 19th) is the sixth show, and we will see how the Louisville crowd is! Wanna thank everybody who's been watching the bands, and those who's been visiting our merch booth, and getting the Blooddrunk CD!"
Later,
Henkka
Children Of Bodom's Blooddrunk Tops Finnish Charts
Finnish metallers CHILDREN OF BODOM have topped the album chart in their home country with their latest release, "Blooddrunk". The video for the CD's title track, which was produced by Katapult Filmproduktion, can be viewed below. The clip was shot in the former Nazi barracks in Krampnitz in the vicinity of Berlin, Germany, where the Russian army was stationed before the German reunion.
"Blooddrunk" was certified gold in Finland (for sales in excess of 15,000 copies) on pre-sales alone — before it was even officially released — a first for the band.
The CD was released in North America on April 15 via Spinefarm/Fontana International.
More Acts Confirmed For Download Festival 2008
A posting on the official Download festival website has confirmed that six more bands have been announced. Legendary former KISS guitarist Ace Frehley is one of the acts confirmed who has been away from the UK for many years. Aussie rockers Airbourne have been added to the bill aswell as have southern rock favourites Black Stone Cherry. Irish Indie band Ash are also announced as have Elliot Minor. Finally, drum and bass act Pendulum are scheduled to perform.
This year's lineup has been the most controversial one yet. Many fans in the UK have been complaining of its choice of headliners and other acts with more British metal festival goers deciding to attend foreign festivals than before. More...
Children Of Bodom's New Album Streamed Online
Children Of Bodom's entire new album "Blooddrunk" can be streamed online here. The outing will see a release tomorrow, April 15th through Spinefarm.
Kylahullut Post "Kieli Hanurissa" Video Online
"Kieli Hanurissa", the new video from KYLÄHULLUT — the Finnish punk project featuring CHILDREN OF BODOM frontman Alexi Laiho on guitar/vocals — can be viewed here. (Note: Alexi does not appear in the clip but is featured on the accompanying audio track.) The video was filmed in October 2007 by drummer/bassist Tonmi Lillman (also of AJATTARA; ex-SINERGY).
"Kieli hanurissa" (Finnish for "Tongue in ass") comes off the group's latest album, "Peräaukko Sivistyksessä" (Finnish for "Asshole in Civilization"), which came out in November through Finland's Kråklund Records.
KYLÄHULLUT is:
Alexi Laiho - Guitar, Vocals
Vesku Jokinen - Vocals
Tonmi Lillman - Drums, Bass More...
Megadeth Announce Buenos Aires Tour Dates
MEGADETH will play two shows in Buenos Aires, Argentina next month — on Wednesday, May 28 and Thursday, May 29. As previously reported, MEGADETH will also perform in Santiago, Chile on May 31. More South American shows will be announced soon.
MEGADETH's February 4, 2008 concert in Helsinki, Finland marked the band's live debut with new guitarist Chris Broderick, who has previously played with JAG PANZER and NEVERMORE.
The third installment of the U.S. Gigantour — the acclaimed traveling heavy music festival launched in 2005 by MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine — will launch April 12 in Denver, CO with headliner MEGADETH, Swedish metal band IN FLAMES, Finland's CHILDREN OF BODOM, Arizona's modern extreme JOB FOR A COWBOY and Oakland, CA heavy power trio HIGH ON FIRE all confirmed. The 29-date trek will criss-cross North America and wraps May 22 in Phoenix, AZ.
Complete NEMHF 2008 Lineup Revealed
The complete lineup for the 10th Anniversary of the New England Metal and Hardcore Festival, set for weekend of April 25-27 at the Palladium in Worcester, Massachussetts has been confirmed.
The largest and most successful metal festival in the United States will be presented this year by ESP, Randall, EMG, exclusive magazine presenter Metal Maniacs Magazine, and "Summer Slaughter Tour" second stage sponsor Sumerian Records.
"When we first started, we never could have much this festival would have grown," said festival co-founder Scott Lee. "It started out of our love for metal and it’s been amazing to be able to share that with fans who love it as much as we do. It’s also gratifying to be able to give exposure to up-and-coming bands and watch them develop into international stars."
The New England Metal and Hardcore Festival will present Gigantour featuring Megadeth, In Flames, Children of Bodom, Job for a Cowboy and High on Fire on Friday night. Doors will open Friday at 4:30 p.m.
Saturday will kick off the full two-stage set up at 11:30 a.m. with for the Fallen Dreams, Veil of Maya, Trap Them, COCKPUNCH!, Xtryrantx, Winds of Plague, From A Second Story Window, Soilent Green, Arsis, Sleeping Giant, Stick to Your Guns, First Blood, Disfear, Municipal Waste, The Ghost Inside, Embrace the End, The End, Keep Of Kalessin, Monstrosity, Skeletonwitch, Through the Eyes of the Dead, Animosity, As Blood Runs Black, Heaven Shall Burn, Vital Remains, Kataklysm, Hate Eternal, The Acacia Strain, Overkill, Behemoth, Shadows Fall, and Dimmu Borgir.
Sunday’s lineup includes Classic Struggle, Stray from the Path, Waking the Cadaver, Unholy, Cold World, Recon, Elysia, Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza, On Broken Wings, Dead to Fall, Full Blown Chaos, Ligeia, Since the Flood, Shai Hulud, Hemlock, After the Burial, Unexpect, Thy Will Be Done, Born of Osiris, Impending Doom, Kid Deposit Triumph, Vanna, Emmure, A Life Once Lost, Despised Icon, God Forbid, Eluveitie, Tyr, Turisas, Ensiferum, Nevermore, Meshuggah, and Ministry. The show will begin at 11:30 a.m. on Sunday.
The full schedule of set times will be announced soon.
The festival will also host the popular vendor area, where fans can pick up an assortment of rare CDs, t-shirts, and other memorabilia. Artists performing at the show will be on hand for meet and greets throughout the three days.
The New England Metal and Hardcore Festival is also sponsored by Metal Edge Magazine, Monster Energy, All In Merchandise, 518 Prints, MTV’s Headbanger’s Blog, The Syndicate, Mazur PR, Heavy Hitter, Scott Lee Clothing, and many more to be announced.
Tickets are $47.50 for Friday, $45 for Saturday, $45 for Sunday, or $129 for a three-day pass.
Tickets are available at all Strawberries and FYE Stores, online at tickets.com and enterthevault.com, or by calling 1-800-477-6849.
The Palladium is located at 261 Main Street in Worcester, MA.
More Bands Announced For Download 2008
The Download website has announced some more bands for this years festival. Metal and rock fans who have been previously disapointed and even angry will probably not find any comfort in the latest batch of acts confirmed for the festival. Bullet For My Valentine, Madina Lake, Fightstar, Seether and Biffy Clyro have been confirmed as the latest additions to the British festival.
The full line up so far is as follows:
KISS (headliners)
The Offspring (headliners)
Lost Prophets (headliners)
Judas Priest (special guests)
36 Crazyfists
A Day To Remember
Alesana
Alter Bridge
Apocalyptica
Biffy Clyro
Black Dahlia Murder
Bleeding Through
Bullet For My Valentine
Cavalera Conspiracy
Children Of Bodom
Chris Cornell
Coheed And Cambria
The Devil Wears Prada
Dillinger Escape Plan
Disturbed
Fightstar
HIM
Incubus
Jimmy Eat World
Job For A Cowboy
Jonathon Davis
Kid Rock
Madina Lake
Motorhead
Rise Against
Seether
Simple Plan
The Subways
Throwdown
Within Temptation
Stay tuned for more updates on the event.
Children of Bodom Announce Japanese Tour Dates
Finnish metallers CHILDREN OF BODOM will embark on a short tour of Japan in July. The dates are as follows:
July 05 - Tokyo, Japan - Studio Coast
July 06 - Tokyo, Japan - Studio Coast
July 07 - Nagoya, Japan - Diamond Hall
July 09 - Osaka, Japan - Namba Hatch
July 10 - Hiroshima, Japan - Club Quattro
July 11 - Fukuoka, Japan - Drum Logos
Children Of Bodom Announce Down Under Shows
CHILDREN OF BODOM will tour Australia and New Zealand in June. Below are the confirmed dates:
June 20 - Brisbane, AUS @ The Arena Entertainment Complex (All Ages)
June 22 - Melbourne, AUS @ The Palace Theatre (formerly The Metro)
June 24 - Sydney, AUS @ The Enmore Theatre (All Ages)
June 26 - Auckland, NZ @ The Transmission Room (All Ages)
June 28 - Adelaide, AUS @ Fowler's Live (All Ages)
June 30 - Perth, AUS @ Capitol Theatre
Tickets go on sale on Monday, March 17.
Children Of Bodom Enter Finnish Single Chart At #1
CHILDREN OF BODOM have debuted on Finland's Singles chart with their new single 'Blooddrunk'.
Children Of Bodom's new album, Blooddrunk, is now available for pre-order at JSR Direct until April 1st. The regular CD edition and CD / DVD Special Edition are both available, as well as special packages including a Blooddrunk shirt and/or instructional DVDs featuring frontman Alexi Laiho.
As previously reported, Spinefarm Records will issue a digipack version of Children Of Bodom's upcoming album, Blooddrunk, on April 9th featuring the complete album on CD, and a bonus DVD featuring the songs mixed in 5.1 surround sound, the 'Blooddrunk video, a Making Of segment, and a photogallery. In addition, the cover of Stan Jones' 'Ghost Riders In The Sky' will be featured as a bonus track on the CD. Complete details of the package are as follows:
CD: 'Hellhounds On My Trail', 'Blooddrunk', 'LoBodomy', 'One Day You Will Cry', 'Smile Pretty For The Devil', 'Tie My Rope', 'Done With Everything, Die For Nothing', 'Banned From Heaven', 'Roadkill Morning', Ghost Riders In The Sky'.
DVD: 'Blooddrunk' (video), Making Of 'Blooddrunk' Video, 'Hellhounds On My Trail' (5.1 surround), 'Blooddrunk' (5.1 surround), 'LoBodomy' (5.1 surround), 'One Day You Will Cry' (5.1 surround), 'Smile Pretty For The Devil' (5.1 surround), 'Tie My Rope' (5.1 surround), 'Done With Everything, Die For Nothing'(5.1 surround), 'Banned From Heaven' (5.1 surround), 'Roadkill Morning' (5.1 surround), Photo Gallery.
More Bands Announced For Download Festival
Kid Rock is the latest act to confirm an appearance at this year's K!-sponsored Download Festival.
Tabloid bad boy Rock - who is currently touring the US with his Rock 'N' Roll Revival show - is joined by Bleeding Through, Throwdown, The Black Dahlia Murder and The Subways at the three-day rock spectacular at Donington Park on June 13, 14 and 15.
The Kerrang!-sponsored Download festival will be headlined by: Kiss, The Offspring and Lostprophets.
The full list of other bands on the bill so far is as follows: 36 Crazy Fists, Alter Bridge, Bleeding Through, Children Of Bodom, Chris Cornell, Coheed & Cambria, Disturbed, HIM, Incubus, In Flames, Job For A Cowboy, Jonathan Davis, Jimmy Eat World, Judas Priest, Kid Rock, Motorhead, Rise Against, The Black Dahlia Murder, Throwdown and The Subways.
The Download festival takes place the weekend of June 13 to June 15. Tickets are on sale now. Prices are as follows: a full weekend ticket: £130, standard camping: £20, camper van: £40, family zone camping: £20, lockers: £11, parking £10 in advance or £15 on the day. There will be a variety of ticket packages available to buy, including the RIP packages (a VIP package) from £315. For Club or VIP Experience packages, please call 020 7009 3484 to discuss your requirements.
Children Of Bodom Announce Gigantour Off Dates
CHILDREN OF BODOM, featured on this year's North American run of the Gigantour, have announced two off-shows. On April 24th they will play The Electric Factory in Philadelphia, PA with IN FLAMES and A LIFE ONCE LOST, and on May 5th they will play a headline show at Mr. Smalls in Millvale, PA.
Children Of Bodom's tour schedule is currently as follows:
April (Gigantour - with MEGADETH, IN FLAMES, JOB FOR A COWBOY and HIGH ON FIRE)
12 - Denver, CO - The Fillmore
13 - Albuquerque, NM - Journal Pavilion
15 - Dallas, TX - Nokia Theatre
16 - Corpus Christi, TX - Concrete Street Pavilion
17 - Houston, TX - Verizon Wireless Theatre
19 - Louisville, KY - Louisville Gardens
20 - Atlanta, GA - Tabernacle
22 - New York, NY - Hammerstein Ballroom
23 - New York, NY - Hammerstein Ballroom
24 - Philadelphia, PA - The Electric Factory (off show)
25 - Worcester, MA - Palladium
26 - Baltimore, MD - Merriweather Post Pavilion
28 - Quebec City, QC - Pavilion De La Jeunesse
29 - Montreal, QC - Bell Centre
30 - Toronto, ON - Arrow Hall
May
1 - London, ON - John Labatt Centre
3 - Detroit, MI - DTE Music Center
4 - Cleveland, OH - Time Warner Cable Amphitheater
5 - Millvale, PA - Mr. Smalls (off show)
6 - Chicago, IL - Aragon
7 - Milwaukee, WI - Eagles Ballroom
9 - Minneapolis, MN - Myth
10 - Winnipeg, MB - Convention Center
11 - Saskatoon, SK - Prairieland Exhibition Hall
12 - Edmonton, AB - Shaw Conference Center
14 - Calgary, AB - The Corral
16 - Vancouver, BC - Pacific Coliseum
17 - Salem, OR - Salem Armory
19 - San Jose, CA - Event Center @ San Jose State
20 - San Diego, CA - Cox Arena
21 - Los Angeles, CA - Long Beach Arena
22 - Phoenix, AZ - Mesa Amphitheatre
June
6 - Tampere, Finland - Sauna Open Air
11 - Dublin, Ireland - Vicar Street
12 - Glasgow, Scotland - Carling Academy
13-15 - Donington, UK - Download Festival
July
18 - Vaasa, Finland - Rockperry
August
1 - Wacken, Germany - Wacken Open Air
Gigantour 2008 Adds Second New York Date
By overwhelming demand, a second show at Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City has been added to Gigantour 2008 North America for April 23. Presented by Hot Topic - Gigantour, featuring Megadeth, In Flames, Children Of Bodom, Job For A Cowboy, and High On Fire is set to kick off its six-week trek across the USA and Canada on April 12.
Children Of Bodom Bassist Discusses Download Gig
CHILDREN OF BODOM will perform at this year's Download festival, set to take place the weekend of June 13-15 at Donington Park, Leicestershire, UK. Although the Finnish outfit has been approached about the event a number of times in the past, a consistently tight schedule has never made it possible for them to take up the offer. Until now.
Says bassist Henkka T. Blacksmith: "We've been aware of the Download festival for a number of years now, but our touring & recording schedule has meant that we've just never been available at the right time. However, with the campaign for our new album, 'Blooddrunk', we plotted everything out well in advance, so if the offer to appear should come our way, we'd be ready... and we're delighted to say that it has! And we ARE! You know, it's a great pleasure for us to be involved with an event that has such an incredible history. Back in the early '80s, the Castle Donington festival was a truly ground-breaking event, one that every band dreamed of playing, and now in 2008 it's our turn to make a bit of history. See you down the front... then in the bar!"
Also scheduled to appear at Download are KISS, LOSTPROPHETS, THE OFFSPRING, JUDAS PRIEST, MOTÖRHEAD, RISE AGAINST, HIM, ALTER BRIDGE, DISTURBED, IN FLAMES and INCUBUS, among others.
In other news, June will see the reissue of the first four CHILDREN OF BODOM albums: "Something Wild" (1997), "Hatebreeder" (1999), "Tokyo Warhearts" (1999 – recorded live in Japan) and "Follow The Reaper" (2000), an album produced by noted musician and performer Peter Tägtgren, who recently rejoined forces with the band for parts of the recording of forthcoming CD, "Blooddrunk".
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