Welcome to the Children of Bodom's Hell Hole! We have plenty in store for you including free exclusive artwork, amazing cover tracks by COB of some of their favourite artists, our very own Hell Hole flash game and a competition to win a Spinefarm Sampler CD + sticker!
MARCH 31st 2009
CHILDREN OF BODOM MAINMAN VOTED 'BEST METAL GUITARIST' IN GUITAR WORLD'S 2009 READER'S POLL
ALREADY A front cover artist the rockin' world over, Children Of Bodom vocalist/guitarist Alexi Laiho has been voted 'Best Metal Guitarist' by the readers of Guitar World magazine - the Number One guitar mag on the planet with a circulation in excess of 225,000.
According to this US publication, Alexi - who recently launched a new range of signature models with ESP - "trounced the competition", beating out such major players as Metallica's Kirk Hammett and Alex Skolnick from Testament.
Alexi was also recently featured on the cover of Big Cheese magazine.
Children Of Bodom are about to start a major run of US dates with Lamb Of God, As I Lay Dying, Municipal Waste and God Forbid.
FEBRUARY 21st 2009
COB have just completed their first ever headline tour of the UK, which was a resounding success with several of the shows selling out in advance. Thanks to all those who came along to support the band. What happens next? It's being discussed at the moment, so watch this space!
JANUARY 26th 2009
Alexi Laiho, currently ranked one of the best guitarists in the world by critically acclaimed magazines, has just unveiled four new signature models by ESP/LTD guitars. The ESP Alexi-Blacky, ESP Alexi-Scythe, LTD Alexi-600-Blacky, and LTD Alexi-600-Scythe will be available from ESP's network of dealers and international distributors.
The ESP Alexi-Blacky and ESP Alexi-Scythe both feature a neck-thru-body design at 25.5" scale, with a light alder body and maple neck with a 24-fret ebony fingerboard. High-end hardware on the models includes Gotoh tuners, an original Floyd Rose bridge, and a single EMG HZ F-H2 pickup. An MM-04 on-off boost switch is also built into the guitar. The Blacky model incorporates a metallic black satin finish with a gloss black stripe and black pearl sawtooth fret marker inlays, while the Scythe model is a white finish with a black pinstripe, and scythe-shaped inlays.
The new LTD versions of the Alexi Laiho Signature Series models offer very similar specifications, only substituting Grover tuners and a 1000 Series Floyd Rose tremolo.
"We've been very fortunate to have a relationship with a guitarist of Alexi's caliber for the last six years," says Allen Steelgrave, ESP's director of marketing and artist relations. "As is the case with all ESP and LTD signature series models, the new guitars are based on the artist's exact specifications, and we've worked closely with Alexi to create these updated versions of his main guitar."
JANUARY 13th 2009
Check out the latest/January issue of Terrorizer magazine for a front cover feature on the band. The interview and photos were both done at Bloomsbury Bowling in central London, where the guys were able to indulge their passions for drinking and bowling at one and the same time.
February 9th sees the 2004 DVD EP 'Trashed, Lost and Strungout' being granted an official UK release for the very first time. This ten track collection features videos, audio tracks, cover versions, messages, live performances and fly-on-the-wall footage of the five Finns out and about in Helsinki (warning : alcohol is involved!).
Spinefarm Records UK will also be reactivating COB's 2005 'Are You Dead Yet' release and the band's 'STOCKHOLM KNOCKOUT' live release.
