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Children Of Bodom

Profile:Children of Bodom, have, since their debut, been one of the most innovative bands in the scene. Thanks to their ability to mix Symphonic Black Metal, Melodic Death Metal and epic Power Metal to form their highly unique style, the Finnish group was able to gather fans from all sorts of musical directions and become an important representative of the whole evolution of modern Metal.

The band first formed as Inearthed sometime in 1993 as some Power Metal/Black Metal hybrid, lead by Alexi Laiho (vocals, guitars, lyrics) and Jaska Raatikainen (drums). Back then, the only thing that kept them from being labeled as simply "Power Metal" were Laiho's fierce Norwegian-style shrieks and growls, but with time the band was able to blend the two styles beautifully, adding elements mainly present in Thrash and Death Metal into the mix as well. Eventually, Alexander Kuoppala (guitars), Henkka Seppälä (bass) and J.Pirisjoki (keyboards, later on replaced by Janne Wirman) joined to complete the band's line-up. Sometime during this period, the band changed their name to Children of Bodom, inspired by the tragedy that struck Finland in the 1960s (teenagers camping next to lake Bodom were slaughtered by some axe-bearing maniac).

While the quintet was originally blamed for not sticking to a single genre and style of play, the stringwork done on the act's early work (such as their early demos, 1995's "Ubiquitos Absence Of Remission " and 1996's "Shining") was appreciated by true followers of the music. Indeed, the band's riffs and solos were higher than most band of the time's and allowed them to have a certain future into the mainstream.

Children of Bodom's debut album, "Something Wild" was released in 1998 and, even though quite short, allowed the band to start achieving what they would have in the near future thanks to the full-length's two follow-ups: 1999's "Hatebreeder" and 2001's "Follow the Reaper". Following the success the band gained thanks to the aforementioned releases, especially thanks to it's over-the-top live shows, the project released "Tokyo Warhearts" as some limited Live album recorded in Japan during one of Children of Bodom's memorable live events.

The band's popularity kept increasing as the word spread and the band eventually broke free into the 'extreme Metal' (and still quite restricted, even though highly satisfying) mainstream. "Hate Crew Deathroll" was released in 2003 and continued to display what the band had originally showed it's fans with the previous record.

Management and Worldwide Booking by
Continental Concerts & Management GmbH
Schäferstrasse 33 A , 44147 Dortmund , Germany
info@continental-concerts.de

Booking USA & Canada by
Nick Storch for the Agency Group USA
nickstorch@theagencygroup.com

Booking Finland by
Jouni Markkanen for King Foo Entertainment Ltd Oy
jouni@kingfooentertainment.fi
URLs:http://www.cobhc.com/
http://www.childrenofbodom.com/
http://www.myspace.com/childrenofbodom
Members:Alexander Kuoppala, Alexi "Wildchild" Laiho, Henkka T. Blacksmith, Janne Jameson Warman, Jaska W. Raatikainen, Roope Latvala
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Releases:
Something Wild (Album) ◄ (7 versions)   Spinefarm Records ... 1997
Children Of Bodom (CD, Maxi)   Spinefarm Records 1998
Downfall (CD, Maxi)   Spinefarm Records 1999
Hatebreeder (Album) ◄ (5 versions)   Spinefarm Records ... 1999
Something Wild (CD)   Nuclear Blast 1999
Tokyo Warhearts - Live In Japan 1999 ◄ (2 versions)   Spinefarm Records ... 1999
Follow The Reaper (Album) ◄ (4 versions)   Spinefarm Records ... 2000
Hate Me! (CD, Maxi)   Spinefarm Records 2000
You're Better Off Dead! (CD, Maxi)   Spinefarm Records 2002
Hate Crew Deathroll (Album) ◄ (5 versions)   Spinefarm Records 2003
Needled 24/7 (7", Pic, Single)   Spinefarm Records 2003
Trashed, Lost & Strungout (CD, EP, Enh)   Spinefarm Records, Spinefarm Records 2004
Trashed, Lost & Strungout (CD, Maxi)   Spinefarm Records 2004
Are You Dead Yet ? (Album) ◄ (4 versions)   Spinefarm Records ... 2005
Are You Dead Yet? (CD, Album)   Spinefarm Records 2005
In Your Face (Maxi, Single) ◄ (4 versions)   Spinefarm Records ... 2005
Stockholm Knockout Live (2xCD, Album)   Spinefarm Records 2006
Blooddrunk (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Spinefarm Records ... 2008
Blooddrunk (Single) ◄ (3 versions)   Spinefarm Records 2008
Smile Pretty For The Devil (CD, Single, Enh)   Spinefarm Records 2008
Tracks Appear On:
Metalliliitto (CD) Deadnight Warrior Spinefarm Records 1997
The Carpenter (CD, Maxi) Red Light In My Eyes, ... Spinefarm Records 1997
HellDorado (CD) Towards Dead End Spinefarm Records 1998
Metalliliitto: Volume 2 (CD, Comp) Children Of Bodom Spinefarm Records 1998
News From Nuclear Blast Volume 1 (CD, Promo, Smplr) Deadnight Warrior Nuclear Blast 1998
Nuclear Blast Soundcheck Series - Volume 13 (CD, Smplr) Deadnight Warrior Nuclear Blast 1998
Rock Hard Dynamit Vol.10 (CD, Smplr, Car) Deadnight Warrior RockHard 1998
Sepultural Feast - A Tribute To Sepultura (CD) Mass Hypnosis Black Sun Records 1998
Death ... Is Just The Beginning V (2xCD) Children Of Bodom Nuclear Blast 1999
Death...Is Just The Beginning V (DVD) Deadnight Warrior, Hat... Nuclear Blast 1999
Dynamit Vol. 16 (CD, Comp, Car) Children Of Bodom RockHard 1999
Hard N' Heavy Vol. 14 (CD, Smplr) Bed Of Razors Hard N' Heavy 1999
Hard N' Heavy Vol. 19 (CD, Smplr) Intro, Silent Night, B... Hard N' Heavy 1999
Hard Rock #29 (CD, Smplr) Warheart Hard Rock 1999
Millenniumliitto (2xCD) Silent Night, Bodom Ni... Spinefarm Records 1999
Nuclear Blast Soundcheck Series - Volume 18 (CD) Silent Night, Bodom Night Nuclear Blast 1999
Psychosonic! Vol.5 (CD, Promo, Enh, Comp) Downfall Psycho! 1999
2001 One Music Sampler (CD, Smplr, Promo) Everytime I Die Onemusic Discs 2001
Death...Is Just The Beginning Vol. VI (DVD, Comp) Everytime I Die Nuclear Blast 2001
Metal Rock Cavalcade (2xCD) Hate Me! Low Frequency Records 2001
Metal Rocks (CD, Comp) Aces High Spinefarm Records 2001
Nuclear Blast Soundcheck Series - Volume 25 (CD, Comp, Promo, Smplr) Everytime I Die Nuclear Blast 2001
Hard N' Heavy Vol. 51 (CD, Enh) You're Better Off Dead Hard N' Heavy 2002
Finnish Music At SXSW (2xCD, Comp, Smplr) Needled 24-7 Not On Label 2003
Hard N' Heavy Vol. 56 (CD, Enh) Bodom Beach Terror Hard N' Heavy 2003
Metallian Sampler n°29 (CD, Enh) Chokehold (Cocked ' N ... Metallian Editions 2003
Monsters Of Metal - The Ultimate Metal Compilation (2xDVD-V, PAL, Comp) Everytime I Die Nuclear Blast 2003
Armageddon Over Wacken - Live 2004 (3xCD) Sixpounder Armageddon Music 2004
Headbangers Ball - Volume 2 ◄ (2 versions) Needled 24/7 Roadrunner Records 2004
Spinefarm Hard Covers (CD, Comp, Promo, Car) Aces High Spinefarm Records, Spinefarm Records 2004
Rare Trax (File, MP3) Hellion Nuclear Blast 2005
Come Hear. Finland. Finnish Moosic 2006 (DVD-V, Promo) In Your Face Not On Label 2006
Nuclear Blast Showdown 2005 (File, MP3) No Commands Nuclear Blast 2006
Soundi 2007 (CD) Every Time I Die - Liv... Spinefarm Records 2006
Blue Sunrise Christmas Rave 2007 (2xCD) The Final Countdown, A... Vicious Recordings (2) 2007
Metallian - Dans L'Enfer Du Hellfest 2007 ! (DVD-V, Smplr, PAL, Car) Needled 24/7, Leaving ... Metallian Editions 2007
Vaya Con Tioz (4xDVD-V, PAL + Box) Everytime I Die rule23 recordings 2007
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