by Zenae Zukowski | Dec 23, 2019 | News
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...
by Zach Fehl | Dec 23, 2019 | Lists, Top 10
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...
by Zenae Zukowski | Dec 16, 2019 | News, Video
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...
by Chris Annunziata | Nov 19, 2019 | Break (Up) Stuff, Departures, Drama, Updates
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...
by Zenae Zukowski | Nov 1, 2019 | News, Splits
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,”...