Children of Bodom was a Finnish melodic death metal band from Espoo. Formed in 1993 as Inearthed, the final line-up of the group upon their split in 2019 consisted of frontman Alexi Laiho, drummer Jaska Raatikainen, bassist Henkka Seppälä, keyboardist Janne Wirman and rhythm guitarist Daniel Freyberg. The band released ten studio albums, three live albums, two EPs, two compilation albums and one DVD.

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Children Of Bodom Frontman Alexi Laiho Passes Away, Age 41

"Our hearts are eternally broken."

Reviews / Live

Live Review: Megadeth, Children Of Bodom

"One of the more surprising sights at the Megadeth show at the Hordern has to have been the number of kids sitting on parental shoulders."

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Album Review: Children Of Bodom - I Worship Chaos

"The slight tone down of mind-melting solos and ridiculously intense drum patterns gives I Worship Chaos a more creative and cohesive sound."

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Children Of Bodom "Must Love Melody"

"The thing about Finnish bands is that they don't have anything in common… maybe melody is the one thing we have in common."

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Children of Bodom

hildren of Bodom bassist Henkka Seppälä took some time out to tell us what has been happening with the band in preparation to a return to our shores.

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Megadeth To Return To Australia This October

Veteran thrashers make their return.

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Halo Of Booze

“We have cut [the drinking] down a lot”

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Children Of Bodom Announce May Tour Dates

The band will bring their intense live show to the east coast

Reviews / Album

Album Review: Children Of Bodom - Holiday At Lake Bodom (15 Years Of Wasted Youth)

COB live up to their prior release’s moniker: relentless and reckless forever.

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Album Review: Children of Bodom - 'Relentless Reckless Forever'

Brilliant or inconsistent? You decide.