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| Children of Bodom | |
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| Band Info | |
| Origin | Espoo, Finland |
| Years-Active | 1993 - 2022 |
| Genre(s) | melodic death metal, (early) Black metal, Thrash metal, Extreme metal, (early) Power metal,Progressive metal, (early) Neoclassical metal |
| Label(s) | Nuclear Blast, Spinefarm Records, Century Media Records, Fearless |
| Associated Acts | Norther, Sinergy, Kylähullut, Warmen, Stone, Timo Rautiainen, Nightwish, Sonata Arctica, A Skylit Drive |
| Homepage | www.cobhc.com |
Children of Bodom was a Finnish extreme melodic death metal band from Espoo, formed in 1993 (named as Inearthed until 1996). The same year, the band began to perform live in finnish local concerts. In 1995, they released their first album. The group consisted of Alexi Laiho (vocals, lead guitar), Roope Latvala (rhythm guitar), Janne Wirman (keyboards), Henkka Seppälä (bass), and Jaska Raatikainen (drums). In total, they have released twelve studio albums (including one cover album), two live albums, three EPs, two compilation albums and one DVD.
The band's second studio album, Something Wild, was their first album to receive a Gold certification in Finland, and since then, all seven of the band's studio albums have reached the same status. In Finland, Children of Bodom has released three consecutive albums that debuted at number one on Finnish album charts, and has also seen chart positions on the United States Billboard 200. In particular, they have twelve gold and five platinum records (including singles, EP's and live albums).
The band has incorporated many different musical styles, leading critics and fans to label them as melodic death metal, early black metal, thrash metal, extreme metal, early power metal, progressive metal and early neoclassical metal.
They are one of Finland's best selling artists of all time with more than 250.000 records sold there alone.
They decided to close the wonderful circle of their successful career of thirty years, in the end of 2022, when they disbanded. They left us an amazing legacy.
Band members[]
- Final members
- Alexi Laiho – lead vocals, lead guitar (1993–2022)
- Jaska Raatikainen – drums, percussion (1993–2022)
- Henkka Seppälä – bass guitar, backing vocals (1993–2022)
- Janne Wirman – keyboards, synthesizers (1997–2022)
- Daniel Freyberg – rhythm guitar (2016–2022)
- Former members
- Samuli Miettinen – bass guitar, backing vocals (1993)
- Jani Pirisjoki – keyboards, synthesizers (1993–1997)
- Alexander Kuoppala – rhythm guitar, backing vocals (1996–2003)
- Roope Latvala – rhythm guitar, backing vocals (2004–2015)
- Antti Wirman - rhythm guitar, backing vocals (2015)
- Touring musicians
- Kimberly Goss – keyboards (1998)
- Erna Siikavirta – keyboards (1998)
- Netta Scog - accordion (guest star 2015, 2016)
Discography[]
- Studio albums
- Implosion of Heaven/Ubiguitous Absence of Remission/Shining (as Inearthed) (1995)
- Something Wild (1997)
- Hatebreeder (1999)
- Follow the Reaper (2000)
- Hate Crew Deathroll (2003)
- Are You Dead Yet? (2005)
- Blooddrunk (2008)
- Skeletons in the Closet (2009)
- Relentless Reckless Forever (2011)
- Halo of Blood (2013)
- I Worship Chaos (2015)
- Hexed (2019)
- Live albums
- Tokyo Warhearts (1999)
- Chaos Ridden Years - Stockholm Knockout Live (2006)
- Compilation albums
- Bestreeder from 1997 to 2000 (2003)
- Holiday at Lake Bodom - 15 Years of Wasted Youth (2012)
- Video albums
- Chaos Ridden Years - Stockholm Knockout Live (2006)
- EP's
- Trashed, Lost and Strungout (2004)
- Hellhounds on my Trail (2008)
- Paint in the Sky with Blood (as Bodom After Midnight) (2021)