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Children Of Bodom Bassist Henkka Comments On Upcoming Tour With Cannibal Corpse

posted Jan 30, 2009 at 10:44 AM by Skylark.  (31 Comments)

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Finnish metallers CHILDREN OF BODOM will team up with Florida death metal legends CANNIBAL CORPSE for a European tour that is scheduled to kick off tonight (Friday, January 30) in Berlin, Germany.

CHILDREN OF BODOM bassist Henkka Seppälä (a.k.a. Henkka T. Blacksmith) has posted the following update on his band's web site:

"The tour starts tomorrow. We will play Berlin first and then do some German dates before we start going south. Switzerland, Hungary, Austria, Italy...

"We are excited about playing with CANNIBAL CORPSE. 'Eaten Back to Life' was one the first metal albums I bought. It impressed me. I saw them live in Helsinki couple of years ago and it was great. It feels weird playing after this legendary act. I admit it. And I m sure many people think it's wrong. I do hope that CANNIBAL fans will show up anyway to see the shows.

"We haven't headlined Europe since 'Are You Dead Yet?' tour, and it's been too long. Usually we've played also Spain, and especially Barcelona has been always awesome for us. This tour won't go to Spain, and I think it's sad, but I do hope we get to play in Spain in summer later on!! So we will play many places in Europe, and then end this thing in Finland, first Helsinki and then Seinäjoki."

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31 Comments on "Children Of Bodom Talks About Upcoming Tour"

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1. cannibal_fucking_corpse writes:

BODOM!!! BODOM!!! BODOM!!!

# Jan 30, 2009 @ 1:20 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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2. bbristowe writes:

Too bad Alexi has Kirk Hammet syndrome.

# Jan 30, 2009 @ 2:30 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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3. H8TEBrEEDr writes:

Kirk Hammet syndrome?

# Jan 30, 2009 @ 4:15 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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4. bbristowe writes:

Sucks at playing guitar now. I prefer old cob over any of their new stuff.

# Jan 30, 2009 @ 5:11 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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5. Jake.Shall.Perish writes:

Wow bristowe you are an idiot. Kirk Hammet is still as big of a badass as he ever was at solo's.

# Jan 30, 2009 @ 6:09 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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6. SonOfKalmah writes:

yeah i wouldnt say alexhi or kirk suck, however, im with bristowe with the fact that i prefer bodom's first 3 albums over the last 3. in fact i thought blooddrunk was a piece of sh**. also if you've noticed, alexhi's solos all sound the same more or less. he does the same few tricks and after FTR it got old. kalmah owns bodom

# Jan 30, 2009 @ 6:35 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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7. Shoe Police writes:

The overall quality of their ablums has definitely gone downhill. Everything up until Are You Dead Yet was good. The latest one sounds distorted and the melodic technicality was definitely lacking. It was more thrashy and reeked of poop.

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8. analguest writes:

going to the gig in london, after cannibal corpse i'm leaving, no point watching a one-trick pony with nothing original to perform.

# Jan 31, 2009 @ 2:13 AM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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9. mull writes:

not comin to ireland grrr im p***ed! cob are the best and blooddrunk was a great album, why so scared of a little change?

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10. bbristowe writes:

"Wow bristowe you are an idiot. Kirk Hammet is still as big of a badass as he ever was at solo's."

Coming from the guy who believes All Shall Perish has any minuscule amount of interesting material to bring to the table. Kirk Hammet was good on four albums. I'm sure you can figure that out. If you can't, gtfo. gg.

# Jan 31, 2009 @ 4:51 AM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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11. wilco writes:

well yeah do think hammet still kicks a$$ on his ax
but there are some beter ones now as well like wylde
and maybe my self hahaha
well have to agree with post ten
he does have a hammet syndrome
but its cool you know if you play like one of your heroes
hornsup

# Jan 31, 2009 @ 8:25 AM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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12. murder667 writes:

every guitar player sounds the same after 4 or 5 albums......you know y? cuz thats their style of play. thats why people like certain guitar players.

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13. xFiruath writes:

I always love Wilco's avatar pics. Do you think the next one will feature full frontal male nudity? The beer is a nice touch man.

# Jan 31, 2009 @ 2:59 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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14. bbristowe writes:

"Do you think the next one will feature full frontal male nudity?"

We can only hope.....uh....wait.

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15. Cynic writes:

Hey, if you can't run around bare-chestedly slurring indecipherable messages as a metal fan there's something wrong with the way we're doing things!

No agreed, Kirk will always be my favorite solo writer/lead guitarist but the last album was pretty boring solo wise. But I guess the production killed his parts too.

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16. InfernoNecrosis writes:

LOL @ the comments in here. This is too... uhhh, cute would not be the word.

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17. bbristowe writes:

http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=cfxnNZO2RCA

That's kinda what I mean.....

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18. shattered writes:

In my opinion all their albums are pretty damn awesome...I'm going to see them in London.

# Jan 31, 2009 @ 5:39 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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19. FollowtheReaper1 writes:

I'm going to see them in Chicago, and you guys are ridiculous. Alexi Laiho has 'Kirk Hammett syndrome'? First off, Alexi Laiho is a f***ing god at guitar, and keep in mind he is vocals when he plays too. And second, Kirk Hammett doesn't suck at guitar.. he's amazing just like Alexi, and Roope, but the new Metallica CD's don't have as much shredding as the older ones, so it's not as obvious as before. So all of you who are trying to minimize COB/Hammett or anything related, f*** off.

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20. corky writes:

bbristowe you're a self centered know it all f*** tard, i read a lot of your posts and quite frankly i can't stand you you cynical douchebag

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21. Netromancer writes:

You are more than validated in liking a band no matter who else likes or dislikes them. If that's how he feels, oh well, I'm sure you can find the strength to carry on despite it. They seem to be doing fine without an internet defense league. Opinions on bands aren't personal attacks. Don't degrade yourself by taking it personally.

# Feb 10, 2009 @ 12:17 AM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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22. corky writes:

you're another f*** tard i see posting on here, does bbristowe need an internet defense league? you gonna round one up for him. you're a f***ing pansy a$$ loser and you would probably be a chronic masturbater if not for this site, but who's to say you don't beat off relentlessly anyhow?

# Feb 10, 2009 @ 12:33 AM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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23. Netromancer writes:

I take it you really like CoB? And I usually disagree with Bristowe.

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24. bbristowe writes:

^ He's right. Sorry Corky it's the internet. Get used to it.

And for the record, I still think Laiho is an awesome guitar player but I base my first comment mostly after watching his betcha can't play this an other videos of him on youtube (i.e. him and George Lynch)

fyi. post 22 clarifies everything I assumed about you from your previous post (20). Goodnight <;3

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25. Netromancer writes:

Funny thing is though, for someone who borrowed the name of a soap-opera retard I figured he'd have something more intelligent to say. I'm just mad he only called me a f***tard. I'm far more of a self-centered know-it-all.

# Feb 10, 2009 @ 1:08 AM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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26. Blood_Drive writes:

God Id love to go to this concert, Children of Bodom is soo badass, and would be an amazing concert..
P.S. have you ever played sonic while listening to Children of Bodom, it is the most orgasmic experience, right after sex

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27. Analguest writes:

weirdo

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28. Terminator writes:

kirk has always been over-rated for the things he doesnt do well and under appreciated for the things he does brilliantly. he really isnt (and never has been) that technical of a guitar player, but he's always had a great sense of melody, direction and structure for his solos.

unfortunately, though he can still rip it live, his writing skills have gone down the crapper. he doesnt try to expand himself outside of the same pentatonic boxes and relies WAY too much on his goddamn wah-wah. classic case of becoming a star and getting lazy.

as for laiho, his version of vivaldi's four seasons "summer" is badass.

now playing: dark angel - no one answers

# Feb 11, 2009 @ 2:34 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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29. Netromancer writes:

I've always been a fan of Kirk, but I found his solo's on the latest album to be incredibly dirivitive of stuff he's already done. While they weren't great I was happy to see him putting them out again. Credit where it's due and all. I am fairly new to Alexi but have found him to be pretty talented. I'll have to check that Vivaldi piece out.

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30. bbristowe writes:

I can't get over how much Alexi reminds me of Avril Lavigne sometimes. It's crazy.

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31. Cynic writes:

LOL^^^. Not sure why but I haven't got into COB. Bit plain for me, but hey at least there are kids getting into real metal.

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