Posted by Elise Yablon on April 22, 2020
Chaos, Control & Guitar, the biography of ex-Children Of Bodom/current Bodom After Midnight frontman Alexi Laiho, is being released in English for “international readers and fans.” The new copies ship on April 24. “When a punk rocker’s attitude to life is combined with dazzling technical know-how on the electric guitar, a larger-than-life story begins […]
Posted by Chris Annunziata on March 16, 2020
Children of Bodom’s Alexi Laiho has started a new band called Bodom After Midnight. Joining him in the band is Daniel Freyberg, who was in Children of Bodom since 2016, bassit Mitja Toivonen and Paradise Lost drummer Waltteri Väyrynen. This new chapter for Laiho and Freyberg started back in November when all three original members, drummer Jaska Raatikainen, […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on January 22, 2020
Former Children of Bodom bassist Henri “Henkka” T. Blacksmith” Seppälä has joined the band Moon Shot. The brand new Finnish project featuring frontman Ville Malja (Lapko), guitarist Jussi Yiloski and drummer Mikko Hakila (Disco Ensemble). The group announced they are “on a roll again, together for the first time.” Seppälä performed his last show […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on December 23, 2019
Last month, three original Children of Bodom members Jaska Raatikainen (drums), Henri “Henkka T. Blacksmith” Seppälä (bass) and Janne Wirman (keyboards), quit the band. Questions were raised and escalated when we heard Alexi Laiho might not be able to use the COB name. According to Jaska, Henri, and Janne, rumors have sparked since they announced […]
Posted by Zach Fehl on December 23, 2019
I originally wrote a long winded introduction to this, but it sucked so I deleted it for you. Check out the lists of Matt, Bram, Jeff, Zenae, and whoever else here is writing them. We have a thing about the decade. Dope shit came out this year. I know what you’re here for. Lets discuss. […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on December 16, 2019
Children of Bodom had their final show with their current lineup yesterday (15th) at the Black Box in Helsinki Ice Hall. Last month, the group shocked us all when three original members, drummer Jaska Raatikainen, bassist Henkka T. Blacksmith, and keyboardist Janne Wirman, decided to quit the band. While the group has maintained their professionalism […]
Posted by Chris Annunziata on November 19, 2019
Earlier this month, Children of Bodom announced the departure of three original members: drummer Jaska Raatikainen, bassist Henkka T. Blacksmith, and keyboardist Janne Wirman. This left frontman, Alexi Laiho on the search for new members, however a new obstacle has arose. In a new article by Finnish music magazine Soundi, apparently Raatikainen, Seppälä and Wirman all own […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on November 1, 2019
Shocked is an understatement when we woke up to the news that not one, not two, but three original Children of Bodom members have announced their departure from the group. The announcement was made just two days after the release of their animated video for “Hexed,” and roughly eight months after their new album Hexed […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on October 30, 2019
Children of Bodom have unveiled an animation video just in time for Halloween for the song “Hexed.” The track is the title track of their latest effort, which was released in March via Nuclear Blast. The clip was made by the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in Australia and spent fifteen weeks to bring it […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on May 9, 2019
Living in New York City has its perks including seeing a show nearly every night. However, these advantages do have setbacks with the inevitable scheduling conflicts. On April 19th, 2019, you could say the metal community had a difficult decision to make. On the same evening, there was Hatebreed and Obituary at Playstation Theater, Veil […]
