CHILDREN OF BODOM

ARTIST PROFILE

CHILDREN OF BODOM Quick Facts

MEMBERS

Alexi Laiho, Jaska Raatikainen, Henkka Blacksmith, Janne Warman, Roope Latvala

HOMETOWN

Espoo, Finland

LABEL

Universal

RECENT NEWS! World famous Finnish metal superstars CHILDREN OF BODOM have announced a North American headlining tour in celebration of the band's 15th Anniversary. Presented by ESP in association with Full Metal Jackie, the quindecennial trek will kick off on January 30, 2012 in Rochester, NY and run through March 4, hitting 26 cities over the course of the five week jaunt. Support on the CHILDREN OF BODOM anniversary tour will come from Swiss folk metal band Eluveitie, Boston extreme metal band Revocation and Canada's Threat Signal.

CHILDREN OF BODOM (or COB) continues to tour the globe in support of its critically acclaimed new album Relentless Reckless Forever which landed at #41 on the Billboard Top 200 in its first week of release. Fronted by vocalist and international guitar hero Alexi "Wildchild" Laiho, the band high-energy hooks and electric energy forge stadium-sized heavy metal anthems that seethe with marvelous musicianship. 15 years into its career, COB continues to grow its ever-expanding fan base via supercharged live shows that have also made fans of some of hard rock's biggest names. Longtime metal vocalist and reality TV star Sebastian Bach jumped on stage and expressed his love for the band at a CHILDREN OF BODOM show in Los Angeles this past summer (see video HERE) while Laiho was invited to join Deftones on stage in COB's hometown of Helsinki for a joint performance of the band's hit "Root" (see video HERE).

Current Release

Relentless Reckless Forever

March 8, 2011 Universal

"Not My Funeral"
"Shovel Knockout"
"Roundtrip to Hell and Back"
"Pussyfoot Miss Suicide"
"Relentless Reckless Forever"
"Ugly"
"Cry of the Nihilist"
"Was it Worth It"
"Northpole Throwdown"

Discography

Bloodrunk 2008
Are You Dead Yet? 2005
Hate Crew Deathroll 2003
Follow the Reaper 2000
Hatebreeder 1999
Something Wild 1997

Tour Dates

CHILDREN OF BODOM headline; Eluvietie, Revocation and Threat Signal support

January 28 - Charlotte, NC - Tremont Music Hall
January 29 - Philadelphia, PA - Reverb
January 30 - Rochester, NY - Water Street Music Hall
January 31 - Detroit, MI - Harpo's
February 1 - Grand Rapids, MI - Intersection
February 3 - Milwaukee, WI - The Rave
February 4 - St. Louis, MO - Pops
February 6 - Lawrence, KS - Granada Theater
February 7 - Denver, CO - Gothic Theater
February 9 - Las Vegas, NV - House of Blues
February 10 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Complex
February 11 - Boise, ID - Knitting Factory
February 13 - Santa Ana, CA - Yost Theatre
February 14 - San Diego, CA - House of Blues
February 15 - Phoenix, AZ - Marquee Theatre
February 17 - Albuquerque, NM - Sunshine Theatre
February 18 - El Paso, TX - Tricky Falls
February 19 - Lubbock, TX - Pavilion
February 21 - Austin, TX - Emo's East
February 22 - Houston, TX - Warehouse Live
February 24 - Louisville, KY - Expo 5
February 25 - Cleveland, OH - Peabodys
February 26 - Toronto, ON - The Sound Academy
February 27 - Montreal, QC - Metropolis
February 29 - Quebec City, QC - Imperial
March 1 - Hartford, CT - Webster Theatre
March 2 - Huntington, NY - The Paramount Theater
March 3 - Sayreville, NJ - Starland Ballroom
March 4 - Baltimore, MD - Ram's Head Live

Press

"technically dazzling" NEW YORK TIMES
"Thrashing, death-y, stadium-sized power metallers" PITCHFORK
"metal done with theatricality, precision and an eye on the arena" LOS ANGELES TIMES
"strength, virtuosity and over-the-top spectacle." GUITAR WORLD
"CHILDREN OF BODOM's well-camouflaged pop will get you disgustingly drunk" REVOLVER