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| Origin = {{flagicon|Finland}} [[Espoo]], [[Finland]]

| alias = Inearthed (1993–1997)

| Genre = [[Power metal]]<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.metalstorm.ee/bands/view_band.php?band_id=children_of_bodom| title=Metal Storm - Children of Bodom| accessdate=2006-10-22}}</ref><br/>[[Melodic death metal]]<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.rockdetector.com/artist,1713.sm;jsessionid=C6303315C544A86D137E3E688CAAFE8A| title=Children of Bodom| publisher=Rockdetector| accessdate=2006-05-20}}</ref><br/>[[Melodic black metal]]<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.mp3.com/children-of-bodom/artists/262815/summary.html| title=Children of Bodom| publisher=MP3.com| accessdate=2006-05-20}}</ref><br/>|</ref>[[Neo-Classical metal]] (on [[Something Wild]])

| Years_activeorigin = 1993 - Present= [[Espoo]], Finland

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| Label = [[Nuclear Blast]]<br />[[Spinefarm Records]]<br />[[Century Media]]

* [[Melodic death metal]]

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* [[power metal]]

| URL = [http://www.cobhc.com/ Children of Bodom's official homepage]

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| Current_members = [[Alexi Laiho]]<br/>[[Roope Latvala]]<br/>[[Janne Wirman]]<br />[[Henkka Seppälä]]<br />[[Jaska Raatikainen]]

| discography = [[Children of Bodom discography]]

| Past_members = [[Alexander Kuoppala]]<br/>[[Jani Pirisjoki]]<br />[[Samuli Miettinen]]<br/>[[Erna Siikavirta]]

| years_active = 1993–2019<!-- Please stop changing the dates. 2019 is the year that Children of Bodom played their final show and therefore the band disbanded that year, not 2020. Bodom After Midnight is a different band that has its own section below. -->

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* [[Nuclear Blast]]

* [[Spinefarm Records|Spinefarm]]

* [[Century Media Records|Century Media]]

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| associated_acts = [[Bodom After Midnight]]

| website = {{URL|cobhc.com/}}

| past_members =

* [[Alexi Laiho]]

* [[Jaska Raatikainen]]

* Samuli Miettinen

* [[Alexander Kuoppala]]

* [[Henkka Seppälä|Henkka T. Blacksmith]]

* Jani Pirisjoki

* [[Janne Wirman]]

* [[Roope Latvala]]

* [[Daniel Freyberg]]

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'''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 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''' is a [[heavy metal music|metal]] band from [[Espoo, Finland|Espoo]], [[Finland]]. There is some contention regarding the band's genre classification, but in general the band's musical style can be described as a hybrid of [[melodic black metal]], [[power metal]], and, in later albums, [[melodic death metal]]. Their name was derived from the [[Lake Bodom murders]].<ref name="Read more about Children of Bodom">{{cite web

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The band's third studio album, ''[[Follow the Reaper]]'', was their first album to receive a [[music recording certification|gold certification]] in Finland, and subsequent studio albums acquired the same status. Their next four albums each debuted at [[list of number-one albums (Finland)|number one]] on the [[The Official Finnish Charts|Finnish album charts]],<ref name="FIN">{{cite web| url=http://finnishcharts.com/search.asp?cat=a&search=Children+of+Bodom |title=Discography Children of Bodom |language=fi |publisher=Finnish charts |access-date=24 May 2009}}</ref> and have also seen chart positions on the United States [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]. They are [[List of best-selling music artists in Finland|one of Finland's best selling artists of all time]] with more than 250,000 records sold there alone.

The band's earlier releases leaned towards a power metal style, but the band has since focused on a style more closely related to melodic death metal. Several key traits have remained consistent throughout the band's history, such as a focus on rapid tempos and technical guitar and keyboard solos. Other traits, such as Laiho's vocal approach and Raatikainen's use of [[blast beat]]s are also consistent across the band's discography. The lyrics of Children of Bodom's songs are written in [[English language|English]] and are most often concerned with the subjects of [[death]]/the [[grim reaper]], personal struggles, [[war]] and the Lake Bodom murders. Recent albums have seen a shift to more antagonistic lyrics (songs such as "You´re Better Off Dead" and "In Your Face") and a more straight-foreward heavy metal style.

In 2019, Children of Bodom held their last concert in Helsinki named A Chapter Called Children of Bodom, before disbanding the band. Laiho and Freyberg carried on as [[Bodom After Midnight]] in 2020.<ref name="bam">{{cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/former-children-of-bodom-frontman-alexi-laiho-launches-new-band-bodom-after-midnight/ |title=Former CHILDREN OF BODOM Frontman ALEXI LAIHO Launches New Band, BODOM AFTER MIDNIGHT|website=Blabbermouth|date=16 March 2020|access-date=16 March 2020}}</ref> Laiho, who was one of the founding members of Children of Bodom as well as the main songwriter, died in December 2020.<ref name="death">{{Cite web|last=brownypaul|date=4 January 2021|title=Children of Bodom Vocalist/Guitarist Alexi Laiho Passed Away, Aged 41|url=https://wallofsoundau.com/2021/01/04/children-of-bodom-vocalist-guitarist-alexi-laiho-passed-away-aged-41/|access-date=4 January 2021|website=Wall Of Sound|language=en-US}}</ref>

==Biography==

==Early years==

== History ==

The band was founded in 1993 by guitarist Alexi "Wildchild" Laiho and drummer Jaska Raatikainen under the name of ''IneartheD''. Both musicians had known each other since their childhood and had shared an interest in heavy metal, especially [[death metal]] bands, such as [[Stone (band)|Stone]], [[Entombed (band)|Entombed]] and [[Obituary (band)|Obituary]]. Bassist [[Samuli Miettinen]] completed the initial line-up of the band. IneartheD recorded its first [[Demo (music)|demo]], titled ''Implosion of Heaven'', during August of the same year.

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=== Formation and early years (1993–1996) ===

Samuli was the main composer of the band's lyrics for the two years that he took part in IneartheD, but his family moved to the [[United States of America|United States]] in 1995, making it impossible for him to remain in the band. His last contribution to IneartheD were the lyrics of the songs from their second demo, ''Ubiquitous Absence of Remission''. In this demo, keyboards were incorporated into the band's songs for the first time. In order to achieve this, both Alexi and Jaska played the keyboards separately, and subsequently mixed the recorded track with the other instruments. Alexi, who had previously only composed the melodies of the songs, assumed the role of the band's lyricist.

Children of Bodom was formed in 1993 by guitarist [[Alexi Laiho|Alexi "Wildchild" Laiho]] and drummer [[Jaska Raatikainen]] under the name of '''Inearthed'''. They had known each other since early childhood and had shared an interest in heavy metal, especially [[death metal]] groups, such as [[Dissection (band)|Dissection]], [[Entombed (band)|Entombed]], [[Cannibal Corpse]], [[Autopsy (band)|Autopsy]], and [[Obituary (band)|Obituary]] and classic metal groups such as [[Iron Maiden]], [[Judas Priest]], [[Black Sabbath]], [[Metallica]], [[Dio (band)|Dio]], and [[Ozzy Osbourne]]. Bassist Samuli Miettinen completed the initial line-up of the band. Inearthed recorded its first [[Demo (music)|demo]], ''Implosion of Heaven'', during August of the same year.

At the time, Jaska played [[Horn (instrument)|French horn]] in a local big band, and during a rehearsal he met Alexander Kuoppala, a [[trumpet]] player and also a proficient guitarist. Hence, shortly after the recording of their second demo, Alexander was invited to join IneartheD as a rhythm guitarist. {{cite needed}}

[[File:Masters of Rock 2007 - Children of Bodom - Alexi Laiho - 08.jpg|thumb|upright|left|Lead guitarist and singer Alexi Laiho in 2007]]

The bassist chosen to replace Samuli was Henkka "Blacksmith" Seppälä, whom Alexi and Jaska had previously known from school. Apart from playing the bass, Henkka also often doubles as the band's backing vocalist. Also, the band recruited a musician to specialize on keyboards, whose name was Jani Pirisjoki. Both joined IneartheD in early 1996.

Miettinen was the main composer of the band's lyrics for the two years that he took part in Inearthed, but his family moved to the United States in 1995, making it impossible for him to remain in the band. His last contributions to Inearthed were the lyrics of the songs from their second demo, ''Ubiquitous Absence of Remission'' which was the first time they worked with producer [[Anssi Kippo]] at Astia-studios (Lappeenranta, Finland). In this demo, keyboards were incorporated into the band's songs for the first time. In order to achieve this, both Laiho and Raatikainen played the keyboards separately and subsequently mixed the recorded track with the other instruments. Laiho, who had previously only composed the melodies of the songs, assumed the role of the band's lyricist.

At the time, Raatikainen played [[French horn]] in a local big band, and during a rehearsal, he met [[Alexander Kuoppala]], a [[trumpet]] player and also a proficient guitarist. Shortly after the recording of their second demo, Kuoppala was invited to join Inearthed as a rhythm guitarist.

With this new line-up, IneartheD proceeded to record their third demo, entitled ''Shining''. This demo did not impress record labels any more than the previous ones had, and none took interest in the band.{{cite needed}} Despite their efforts, their music got little exposure and managed only to play at local events. As a last resort, the band decided to record an independent, self-funded album. Considering that none of the musicians had much money to begin with, it was an audacious move.

In early 1996, Henkka "Blacksmith" Seppälä, whom Laiho and Raatikainen had previously known from school, replaced Miettinen on bass as well as contributing backing vocals. The band also recruited Jani Pirisjoki to play keyboards.

[[Image:Children of Bodom (band).jpg|thumb|250px|Children of Bodom, circa 2003. From left to right: Alexander, Jaska, Janne, Henkka and Alexi]]

With this new line-up, Inearthed proceeded to record their third demo, titled ''Shining''. This demo did not impress record labels any more than the previous ones had, and none took interest in the band.<ref name =cos-interview>{{cite web|url=http://www.chroniclesofchaos.com/articles/chats/1-207_children_of_bodom.aspx |title=CoC : Children of Bodom : Interview : 1/16/1999 |publisher=Chroniclesofchaos.com |access-date=6 November 2011}}</ref> Despite their efforts, their music got little exposure and managed only to play at local events. As a last resort, the band decided to record an independent, self-funded album.

Alexi wanted to make use of the keyboards more effectively and Pirisjoki was not fit for the task anymore; thus, he was fired from the band. {{cite needed}}. A friend of Jaska's, a talented pianist called Janne "Warman" Wirman, assumed the role of keyboard player.

Laiho wanted to make use of the keyboards more effectively, but Pirisjoki was not attending rehearsals. Thus, he was fired and replaced by a friend of Raatikainen's, a jazz pianist named Janne "Warman" Wirman.<ref name="cos-interview"/>

Janne was the component which was previously missing from IneartheD. His presence allowed the band to assume the style which would later characterise Children of Bodom. With him, the band successfully recorded their first album in 1997. Their debut, ''Something Wild'', was supposed to be released by a small [[Belgium|Belgian]] label, but second vocalist [[Sami Tenetz]] (from [[Thy Serpent]]) acquired a copy of their album through the hands of Alexander, both worked for the same company at the time. Shortly after IneartheD signed this contract, [[Spinefarm Records]]' boss immediately became interested in signing them for a country-wide release.{{cite needed}} The latter deal was much more attractive to the band, since the Belgian label was offering them close to no help, to the point where they would have to distribute and sell the album themselves.

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=== ''Something Wild'' and ''Hatebreeder'' (1996–2000)===

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With the intention of promoting the upcoming release of ''Something Wild'', the band opened one of the shows from the symphonic [[black metal]] band [[Dimmu Borgir]] in late 1997. Their success was such that a representative from the [[Nuclear Blast]] label shortly approached them with a contract for a European release, a deal which started on the subsequent year.{{cn}}

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[[File:Provinssirock 20130615 - Children of Bodom - 52.jpg|thumb|[[Roope Latvala]]]]

''[[Something Wild (album)|Something Wild]]'' was produced, recorded and mixed by [[Anssi Kippo]] and Children of Bodom at Astia-studios (Lappeenranta, Finland). In an attempt to promote their band, they opened a show for [[Dimmu Borgir]] in 1997. ''Something Wild'' was released in late 1997 in Finland and in 1998 worldwide. In early 1998, for promotional purposes, the band recorded a [[music video]] of the song "Deadnight Warrior". The video was directed by Mika Lindberg and had a slim budget of €1000. It made use of simple scenery, which consisted essentially of an outdoors ___location after a snowstorm. The band played for a couple of hours at night, with an average temperature of minus fifteen degrees Celsius.

Although Laiho was very critical of all of the music he had written, he noted that he dislikes ''Something Wild'' the most of all of his albums. When recording this album, Laiho had tried to mimic the style of one of his idols, [[Yngwie Malmsteen]], which is why ''Something Wild'' is considered one of the most technical albums Children of Bodom have produced. Despite this, he considered it to be their "most important" record, as it "put them on the map."

''Something Wild'' was officially released in November of 1997, and for promotional purposes the band recorded a [[music video]] of the song "Deadnight Warrior". The video was directed by [[Mika Lindberg]] and had a slim budget of €1000. It made use of simple scenery, which consisted essentially of an outdoors ___location after a snowstorm. The band played for a couple of hours at night, with an average temperature of minus fifteen degrees [[Celsius]] .

Children of Bodom's first European tour began in February of 1998. They played together with bands such as [[Hypocrisy (band)|Hypocrisy]] (at such festivals as Under the Black Sun), [[The Kovenant (band)|The Kovenant]] and [[Agathodaimon (band)|Agathodaimon]], but suffered from the absence of Janne, who was concentrating on finishing his studies.{{cite needed}} HeWirman was replaced by pianist [[Erna Siikavirta]] for the duration of the tour.

Months later, the band recorded two new songs again at Astia-studios with producer [[Anssi Kippo]], entitledtitled "Towards Dead End" and "Children of Bodom". The latter was included in a compilation by Spinefarm Records, which after being released remained on the top of Finnish charts for eight consecutive weeks.{{cite needed}} In late August, the band played the song "Forevermore" live for the first time during a show in [[Russia]]. This song was later renamed "Downfall".{{cite needed}}

Their second European tour occurred in September of that same year, but once more JanneWirman was not able to perform with them. AlexiLaiho's then-girlfriend [[Kimberly Goss]] (from [[Sinergy]] and formerly of [[Dimmu Borgir]], [[Ancient (band)|Ancient]] and [[Therion (band)|Therion]]) assumed the keyboards this time. By the end of the tour, Kimberly invited AlexiLaiho to join Sinergy, which at the time was still in its early stages.

The second album, ''[[Hatebreeder]]'', was recorded between the end of 1998 and the beginning of 1999 by [[Anssi Kippo]] at Astia-studios (Lappeenranta, Finland). It was originally titled ''Towards Dead End'', but while in studio the members of the band opted for the current title. To create anticipation in Finland, the '"Downfall" single was released two weeks prior to the album's release. It was accompanied by a new music video, once more directed by Mika Lindberg. ''Hatebreeder'' ultimately topped the charts in many European countries. In July 1999, the success of the "[[Downfall (Children Of Bodom song)|Downfall]]" single and ''Hatebreeder'' allowed Children of Bodom to schedule three concerts in Japan with Sinergy and [[In Flames]]. During two of these concerts, the live album ''[[Tokyo Warhearts]]'' was recorded. In it the band managed to seamlessly reproduce and at times improve on their songs. At their request, no [[overdub]]s were used on the recording of the concert.

===Hatebreeder and Follow the Reaper===

The second album, ''Hatebreeder'', was recorded between the end of 1998 and the beginning of 1999. It was originally entitled ''Towards Dead End'', but while in studio the members of the band opted for the current title. To create anticipation in Finland, the '"Downfall" single was released two weeks prior to the album's release. It was accompanied by a new music video, once more directed by Mika Lindberg. ''Hatebreeder'' ultimately topped the charts in many European countries.

=== Rise to popularity: ''Follow the Reaper'' and ''Hate Crew Deathroll'' (2000–2004) ===

In July of 1999, the success of the "Downfall" single and ''Hatebreeder'' allowed Children of Bodom to schedule three concerts in [[Japan]] with Sinergy and veteran band [[In Flames]]. During two of these concerts the live album ''Tokyo Warhearts'' was recorded, and in it the band managed to seamlessly reproduce and at times improve on their songs, a notable achievement for a band with only two albums recorded previously. Under their request, no [[overdub]]s were used on the recording of the concert.

[[File:Jaska Raatikainen - Ilosaarirock 2009 2.jpg|thumb|[[Jaska Raatikainen]]]]

For their next release, Children of Bodom decided to make use of [[Peter Tägtgren]]'s Abyss studio in Sweden instead of the Finnish Astia-studio from [[Anssi Kippo]] where they had recorded all of their previous releases including the demos from Inearthed. The band wrote eight songs for the album. While in the studio, they decided to include an extra track that was hastily composed and featured lyrics improvised by Laiho; that track would eventually receive the name of "Kissing the Shadows". The band gave the album the name of ''[[Follow the Reaper]]'' and recording sessions took place between August and September 2000; the album saw a worldwide release in late 2000. A music video for "[[Everytime I Die]]" was recorded by the Finnish director Tuukka Temonen shortly after.

In February 2002, Children of Bodom began writing songs for their upcoming album, titled ''[[Hate Crew Deathroll]]''. They returned to Astia-studio (Lappeenranta, Finland) to work with producer [[Anssi Kippo]] again. The session ensued during the months of August and September, and the album was released January 2003 in Finland. It remained on the top of the Finnish charts for a total of three weeks and subsequently became the band's first gold album. Eventually, all of the band's albums reached this status and ''Follow the Reaper'' reached platinum.

For their next release, Children of Bodom decided to make use of [[Peter Tägtgren]]'s Abyss studio in [[Sweden]], instead of the Finnish Astia-studio from [[Anssi Kippo]], in which they had recorded all of their previous releases, including the demos from IneartheD. The band wrote eight new songs for this album, and while in the studio decided to include an extra track, which was hastily composed and featured lyrics improvised by Alexi; that track would eventually receive the name of "Kissing the Shadows". The band gave the album the name of ''Follow the Reaper'' and recording sessions took place between August and September of [[2000]]; the album saw a worldwide release in early [[2001]]. A music video for "[[Everytime I Die]]" was recorded by Finnish director [[Tuukka Temonen]] shortly after.

On 3 January 2003, the Finnish Metal Music Awards were held at [[Tavastia Club]] in Helsinki. Voting was open to all the metal fans and was presented through the various media outlets that were working with the event's organizers. Children of Bodom was awarded Finnish Band of the Year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=7129 |title=Metal News - Finnish Metal Music Awards 2003 Results ( Metal Underground . com ) |publisher=Metalunderground.com |access-date=22 July 2011}}</ref>

===Hate Crew Deathroll and Are You Dead Yet?===

In February of [[2002]], Children of Bodom began writing songs for their upcoming album, entitled ''Hate Crew Deathroll''. Recording ensued during the month of August, and the album was released January [[2003]] in Finland. It remained on the top of the Finnish charts for a total of three weeks and subsequently became the band's first gold album, even though all of their albums eventually reached this status, with ''Follow the Reaper'' reaching platinum status.

Children of Bodom's first world tour began in [[2003]] and lasted until late [[2004]]. The tour had many sold-out concerts and marked the consolidation of the band in [[North America]], but was also accompanied by an unexpected announcement: AlexanderKuoppala decided to quit Children of Bodom for personal reasons right in the middle of the tour without giving previous warning. In an interview, when Laiho was asked why Kuoppala left the band, he stated that "Well, I try to be careful about what I say about him because there is no bad blood between us. He told me that he just got sick of touring and the whole band/rock 'n roll lifestyle living in hotels and tour buses and stuff. For me it was really weird because he was always the one who was SO into it! He was a die hard rock 'n roller and suddenly he made a quick 180 turn in his whole life. This whole situation involves a new girlfriend."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metal-rules.com/interviews/ChildrenOfBodom-Sept2003.htm |title=Interview with Children of Bodom's Alexi Laiho |publisher=Metal-Rules.com |access-date=22 July 2011}}</ref> [[Griffin (band)|Griffin]]'s guitarist [[Kai Nergaard]] was invited by AlexiLaiho to replace AlexanderKuoppala, but did not accept the offer. Thus, Alexi's bandmate from Sinergy, [[Roope Latvala]] (founding member of [[Stone (Finnish band)|Stone]], one of the bands which started the heavy metal movement in Finland) assumed the guitars as a session player, until a more permanent solution could be found. This formation was introduced in [[Moscow]] on the 16th of16 August.

=== Breakthrough with ''Are You Dead Yet?'' (2004–2007) ===

After successfully finishing the world tour with Latvala — who then assumed a permanent position in the band's line-up — Children of Bodom proceeded to record and release the [[Extended play|EP]] ''[[Trashed, Lost & Strungout]]'' and the single "In Your Face", which contained songs from their upcoming album and a cover of the [[Britney Spears]] song "Oops!... I Did It Again" as a joke. In late [[2005]], the album ''Are You Dead Yet?'' was released, featuring a style different from what had been presented by the band on its previous works. Simpler and heavier guitar [[riff]]s were incorporated into Children of Bodom's sound, as well as elements from [[industrial music]]. Reactions from fans to the release were varied; however, the album remains the band's most commercially successful. It was awarded gold status in Finland and reached first place on the Finnish charts, 16th in [[Germany]], 16th in [[Sweden]] and 17th in [[Japan]]. The next release of the band was a DVD-single for the song "In Your Face", which included the music video, [[backstage]] footage from the band and a live recording of the song "Sixpounder" at Wacken Open Air festival in 2004.

[[File:Children of Bodom - Elbriot 2017 31.jpg|thumb|[[Janne Wirman]] ]]

After finishing the world tour with Latvala – who then assumed a permanent position in the band's line-up – Children of Bodom proceeded to record and release the [[Extended play|EP]] ''[[Trashed, Lost & Strungout]]'' and the single "In Your Face", which contained songs from their upcoming album and a [[parody music|parody cover]] of "[[Oops!... I Did It Again (song)|Oops!... I Did It Again]]" by [[Britney Spears]]. In late 2005, the album ''[[Are You Dead Yet?]]'' was released, featuring a style different from what had been presented by the band on its previous works. Simpler and heavier guitar [[riff]]s were incorporated into Children of Bodom's sound, as well as elements from [[industrial music]]. Reactions from fans to the release were varied; however, the album remains the band's most commercially successful. It was awarded gold status in Finland and reached first place on the Finnish charts, 16th in Germany, 16 in Sweden and 17 in Japan. The next release of the band was a DVD-single for the song "In Your Face", which included the music video, [[wiktionary:backstage|backstage]] footage from the band and a live recording of the song "Sixpounder" at Wacken Open Air festival in 2004. In June, Children of Bodom was in front of 120,000 spectators, one of their biggest concerts, on the last concert of the [[Böhse Onkelz]]. The DVD of the concert, called [[Vaya Con Tioz]], includes Children of Bodom's performance of "Everytime I Die".

Children of Bodom's [[live album|live]] DVD ''[[Stockholm Knockout Live|Chaos Ridden Years - Stockholm Knockout Live]]'' was released on 5 December 2006. It contains a recording of a live concert performed on 5 February 2006 in [[Stockholm]], Sweden, with over 90 minutes of live footage. "Chaos Ridden Years" refers to a documentary featuring interviews with band members about the history of the band and footage of the band on tour. It also contains every [[music video]] Children of Bodom has made, except for "Needled 24/7". Guitarist Alexi Laiho was voted world's best guitarist of 2006 by [[Metal Hammer]] magazine.

Children of Bodom's new DVD "Chaos Ridden Years - Stockholm Knockout Live" was released on December 5, 2006 (US). It mainly focuses on the February 5

, 2006 live concert in [[Stockholm]], [[Sweden]], with over 90 minutes of live footage. It also contains every official video Children of Bodom has ever made, excluding the Needled 24/7 promo. [http://www.cobhc.com/ Source]

In June of 2006, the band embarked on one of their biggest tours: [[The Unholy Alliance (tour)|The Unholy Alliance]] tour, playing alongside [[Slayer]], [[Lamb of God (band)|Lamb of God]], [[Mastodon (band)|Mastodon]], [[In Flames]] and [[Thine Eyes Bleed]]. The bands toured the US through June and July, and Europe through October and November.

On 31 January 2007, Laiho slid down the lane at a bowling alley after accidentally stepping over the foul line. He slammed hard into the wall, breaking his left shoulder. This rendered him unable to play guitar for six weeks. Due to this incident, Children of Bodom was forced to cancel their first 2007 tours, and a festival that they were slated to headline.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bravewords.com/news/children-of-bodom-frontman-alexi-laiho-injured-bowling-six-weeks-of-no-guitar-playing-doctors-orders|title=CHILDREN OF BODOM Frontman Alexi Laiho Injured Bowling - "Six Weeks Of No Guitar Playing - Doctor's Orders"|website=bravewords.com|date=6 February 2007 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.guitarworld.com/features/alexi-laiho-final-days|title=The wild times, final days and last recordings of Alexi Laiho|first=Jon Wiederhorn last|last=updated|date=28 June 2021|website=guitarworld}}</ref>

Currently, Children of Bodom are headlining a US tour. [[Amon Amarth (band)|Amon Amarth]], [[Sanctity (band)|Sanctity]] and [[Gojira (band)|Gojira]] are playing as supporting acts.

On 31 March 2007, the band's website released information on Laiho's condition stating that while Laiho's injury will never fully heal, it no longer affects his ability to play the guitar. The same notice also stated that the band had already written some songs for a new album and would start recording sometime later in 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cobhc.com |title=Children of Bodom Hate Crew Official Website &#124; The Ugly World Tour 2011 |publisher=Cobhc.com |access-date=22 July 2011}}</ref>

==Genre controversy==

Children of Bodom's genre classification is debated amongst fans and critics. The band is part of several musical genres, including blackened power metal, [[melodic death metal]], [[neo-classical metal]], [[progressive metal]], [[melodic black metal]], [[power metal]], [[speed metal]], and [[thrash metal]].

=== ''Blooddrunk'' and ''Relentless Reckless Forever'' (2007–2012) ===

Sources claim the band is 'extreme power metal', due to the band's overarching use of power metal elements throughout their discography, and their use of [[extreme metal]] elements combined with these.{{cite needed}} Others claim the band as speed metal due to the use of high [[tempo]]s akin to power metal and thrash metal. People also claim Children of Bodom are 'Blackened Power metal', though this is seen by as an entirely apocryphal genre.

[[File:Provinssirock 20130615 - Children of Bodom - 15.jpg|thumb|[[Henkka Seppälä]]]]

From October to December 2007, Children of Bodom recorded their sixth studio album, titled ''[[Blooddrunk]]'', which was released on 15 April 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=33281 |title=Metal News - Children of Bodom Reveal American Release Date ( Metal Underground . com ) |publisher=Metalunderground.com |access-date=22 July 2011}}</ref>

The album contained 10 songs including a cover of "Ghost Riders in the Sky".

Children of Bodom was featured on the [[Gigantour]] 2008 North American tour with [[Megadeth]], [[In Flames]], [[Job for a Cowboy]] and [[High on Fire]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=87190 |title=Gigantour 2008 lineup |publisher=Roadrunnerrecords.com |access-date=22 July 2011}}</ref> Children of Bodom was one of the first bands to be confirmed for [[Wacken Open Air]] 2008, where they performed alongside many bands including [[Iron Maiden]], [[Sonata Arctica]] and [[Avantasia]].<ref>{{cite web

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}}</ref> Children of Bodom played at Donington Download on 15 June, playing a mixture of old and new songs. On 8 March 2008, Children of Bodom did their first UK signing event at the [[Zavvi Entertainment Group Ltd|Zavvi]] music shop in Oxford Street, London. They signed copies of their new single "Blooddrunk" in CD, 7&nbsp;inch and 12&nbsp;inch vinyls,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cobhc.com/index.php?id=main |title=Children of Bodom Hate Crew - Official Website |publisher=Cobhc.com |access-date=22 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110101102615/http://www.cobhc.com/index.php?id=main |archive-date=1 January 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> only 666 copies of the 12&nbsp;inch vinyls have been made.<ref>[http://www.whatrecords.co.uk/items/46129.htm] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080308093025/http://www.whatrecords.co.uk/items/46129.htm|date=8 March 2008}}</ref>

On 26 June 2008, Children of Bodom played their first show in Auckland, New Zealand with support from local scene acts Dawn of Azazel and Subtract at the Transmission Room.<ref>[http://www.nzmetal.com/cms/e107_plugins/calendar_menu/event.php?1212303600] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080328053039/http://www.nzmetal.com/cms/e107_plugins/calendar_menu/event.php?1212303600|date=28 March 2008}}</ref> In 2008, Children of Bodom's first three studio albums, as well as ''Tokyo Warhearts'', were remastered and re-released with bonus tracks. In September and October 2008, the band toured the U.S. supporting ''[[Blooddrunk]]'' with support from [[The Black Dahlia Murder (band)|The Black Dahlia Murder]] and [[Between the Buried and Me]]. [[Testament (band)|Testament]] also made a special guest appearance in the main support slot at the tour's New York City date. In November and December 2008, the band toured in Europe supporting [[Slipknot (band)|Slipknot]] and [[Machine Head (band)|Machine Head]]. From late January to early March 2009, the band also co-headlined the European tour with [[Cannibal Corpse]] with [[Diablo (band)|Diablo]] opening for them. On 2 April 2009, Children of Bodom embarked on the No Fear Energy Tour headlined by [[Lamb of God (band)|Lamb of God]] with main support from [[As I Lay Dying (band)|As I Lay Dying]] and themselves, and rotating opening slots with [[God Forbid]] and [[Municipal Waste (band)|Municipal Waste]], but dropped off the tour a week before it was finished following a serious injury Alexi sustained after falling from the top bunk of his tour bus on 26 April 2009, after the show in Palladium Ballroom, Dallas, Texas. In addition to the injury, on 8 May 2009, at [[Roseland Ballroom]] in [[New York City]], Alexi and Children of Bodom were forced to quit playing after a few of their songs because of Alexi's previous injury. Laiho originally planned to continue touring despite his injury but was forced to cancel last six dates when any efforts to alleviate the pain failed. All summer festival dates went down as planned and were unaffected by Alexi's injury.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.Net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=112519 |title=Blabbermouth.Net - Lamb of God, As I Lay Dying, Children of Bodom To Team Up For North American Tour |publisher=Roadrunnerrecords.com |access-date=26 July 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090221201115/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.Net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=112519 |archive-date=21 February 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.Net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=119760 |title=CHILDREN OF BODOM Performs Abbreviated Set in New York City |publisher=Roadrunnerrecords.com |access-date=26 July 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090513101507/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=119760 |archive-date=13 May 2009}}</ref>

Alexi Laiho is reluctant to categorize their music as anything more specific than metal that is not power metal. Though in one interview, he does not dismiss the black metal elements, claiming that his "roots are in black metal to give them a heavier sound than everyone else".<ref name="alexiongenre">[http://www.metalunderground.com/interviews/details.cfm?newsid=16865 Interview with Alexi Laiho at Metalunderground.com]</ref>

[[File:AlexanderKuoppala.jpg|thumb|upright=0.7|[[Alexander Kuoppala]]]]

Due to the fact that their lyrics and vocals do not fit the [[power metal]] genre, many fans believe that this is a false label, since so much importance is put into the lyrics and vocals in [[power metal]]. If nothing else, they could at least be called Finnish metal because of the similarites they share with fellow Finnish bands such as: [[Kalmah]], [[Fintroll]], [[Eternal Tears of Sorrow|Etos]], [[Norther]], and [[Wintersun]].

In February 2009, Children of Bodom hinted at plans to release a [[cover album]] titled ''[[Skeletons in the Closet (Children of Bodom album)|Skeletons in the Closet]]'', which was released on 23 September 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spinefarm.fi/showband.php?id=9|title=Children of Bodom To Release 'Skeletons in the Closet' Collection of Covers|work=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|access-date=23 April 2009|date=23 April 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120401214211/http://www.spinefarm.fi/showband.php?id=9|archive-date=1 April 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> They also admitted to being "lazy" when it comes to practicing and talked about plans to have more songs on future albums.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/music/musicinterview/Children+Of+Bodom+Interview-63933.html |title=Children of Bodom Talk Cover Albums! |publisher=Female First |date=23 February 2009 |access-date=26 July 2010}}</ref> The band embarked on a tour of South America and Mexico in September 2009. Support for the trek came from [[Amorphis]]. Also in September and October 2009, the band returned to North America to headline a massive month-long tour. On most dates support on the trek came from [[The Black Dahlia Murder (band)|The Black Dahlia Murder]] and [[Skeletonwitch]]. [[Austrian Death Machine]] and [[Holy Grail (band)|Holy Grail]] made a special guest appearance in the main support slot at the tour's second Pomona, California date.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=122821 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130201114732/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=122821 |url-status=dead |archive-date=1 February 2013 |title=CHILDREN OF BODOM Bassist Checks in From The Road |publisher=Roadrunnerrecords.com |access-date=26 July 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cobhc.com/index.php?id=live |title=Children of Bodom Hate Crew Official Website |publisher=www.cobhc.com |access-date=26 July 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090221145302/http://cobhc.com/index.php?id=live |archive-date=21 February 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref> On 18 October 2009, four days after the band's North American tour finale in Honolulu, Hawaii they performed at Japan's [[Loudpark Festival]] along with [[Megadeth]], [[Judas Priest]], [[Slayer]], [[Anthrax (American band)|Anthrax]], [[Rob Zombie]] and [[Arch Enemy]]. In the six days following their performance at the Loudpark Festival, they held three shows in Hong Kong, Taiwan and China respectively. They finished their two-month September to October tour in Moscow, Russia. This concluded their year and a half long Blooddrunk World Tour.

''[[Skeletons in the Closet (Children of Bodom album)|Skeletons in the Closet]]'' is a [[cover album]] released on 22 September 2009. It features [[cover version|covers]] released on versions of previous albums but also includes four new tracks. Covered artists include [[Suicidal Tendencies]], [[Britney Spears]], [[Alice Cooper]], [[Iron Maiden]], [[Slayer]], [[Andrew WK]], [[Billy Idol]] and [[Scorpions (band)|Scorpions]]

==Trivia==

* In the [[Hatebreeder]] album booklet, the song title ''Bed of Razors'' is misspelled as "Bed of Razorz"

* [[Follow the Reaper]] is the only album to date by Children of Bodom to have their logo at the bottom of the artwork. All other releases including singles and DVDs have the logo at the top.

* Children of Bodom's symbol is the [[Grim Reaper]] — jokingly nicknamed Roy by the band.

* They often refer to themselves and their fans as the "Hate Crew".

* Most of the lyrics are not printed in the album booklets.

* The single ''Children of Bodom'' included, in addition to the title track, the songs "Repent (Whore)" by [[Cryhavoc]] and "Iron, Steel, Metal" by [[Wizzard (band)|Wizzard]] which are both mistaken to be covers performed by Children of Bodom.

* After the [[2006 Eurovision Song Contest]], several European tabloids, including the [[Daily Mail]], [[The Sun]] and [[Expressen]], published an old promotional photo of Children of Bodom, claiming them to be [[Lordi]] "unmasked". The confusion stemmed from [[Erna Siikavirta]] being included in the photo; she went on to be one of the original members of Lordi. [http://www.cobhc.com]

*Contrary to popular belief, Children of Bodom has never covered the songs "The Trooper" by [[Iron Maiden]] or "The Final Countdown" by [[Europe (band)|Europe]]. "The Trooper" was actually covered by the band [[Sentenced]], and 'The Final Countdown' has been done by the bands [[Norther]] and [[Dispatched]].

* The song entitled "Needled 24/7" has a quotation from the 1986 Oliver Stone film, [[Platoon (film)|Platoon]].

* In the original version of the album ''Something Wild'', there is a hidden 8th track called "Bruno the Pig". It is just 11 seconds of silence.

* The oldest version of the album "Something Wild" has a very different Children Of Bodom logo on it, being blue and written in wavy & bold lowercase letters. Contrary to popular belief in new fanbase it's not a pirated version.

* It is thought that the world record for number of crowdsurfers carried over a barrier was broken at their Tuska 2005 performance with a total of over 2000 members of the audience successfully making it over the barrier during COB's set.

===Covers===

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* "No Commands" by [[Stone (band)|Stone]] (''Downfall'' single and Japanese edition of [[Hatebreeder]])

* "Mass Hypnosis" by [[Sepultura]] (Sepultural Feast - a Tribute to Sepultura [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:cmev97qskrht] and Japanese edition of [[Something Wild]])

* "Don't Stop At The Top" by the [[Scorpions (band)|Scorpions]] (Deluxe edition of [[Something Wild]] and Finnish deluxe edition of [[Follow the Reaper]])

* "Shot In The Dark" by [[Ozzy Osbourne]] (Japanese edition of [[Follow the Reaper]])

* "Hellion" by [[W.A.S.P.]] (''Hate Me'' single and European/US deluxe edition of [[Follow the Reaper]])

* "Aces High" by [[Iron Maiden]] (A Tribute to the Beast [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:byf8zff2eh6k])

* "Somebody Put Something In My Drink" by [[The Ramones]] (''You're Better off Dead'' single, Japanese edition of [[Hate Crew Deathroll]] and U.S. edition of [[Are You Dead Yet?]])

* "Silent Scream" by [[Slayer]] (Deluxe edition of [[Something Wild]], ''Needled 24/7'' single and deluxe edition of [[Hate Crew Deathroll]])

* "Rebel Yell" by [[Billy Idol]] ([[Bestbreeder from 1997 to 2000|Bestbreeder]] and the UK edition of [[Are You Dead Yet?]])

* "Latomeri" by [[Klamydia]] (''Seokset'' EP)

* "Bed Of Nails" by [[Alice Cooper]] ([[Trashed, Lost and Strungout - Are You Dead Yet?|Trashed, Lost and Strungout EP]])

* "She Is Beautiful" by [[Andrew W.K.]] ([[Trashed, Lost and Strungout - Are You Dead Yet?|Trashed, Lost and Strungout EP]])

* "Oops, I Did It Again..." by [[Britney Spears]] (''In Your Face'' single and Japanese edition of [[Are You Dead Yet?]])

* "Talk Dirty To Me" by [[Poison (band)|Poison]] (Japanese edition of [[Are You Dead Yet?]])

* "We're Not Gonna Take It" by [[Twisted Sister]] ('Live in Valencia' 2001)

* "Too Young To Fall In Love" by [[Mötley Crüe]] ('Live in London' 2006)

Children of Bodom featured a contest to promote their new album in which anyone could win prizes featuring an ESP/LTD M-53 electric guitar, the band's entire back catalog, and ''Skeletons in the Closet.'' The contest ran from 25 August to 21 September 2009. The winners were announced 28 September 2009.

===Quotations===

* The quotation "''From now on we're enemies - you and I''" from "Warheart" (Hatebreeder) is taken from the movie [[Amadeus]] (Alexi's favourite movie), from the character of [[Antonio Salieri]], played by [[F. Murray Abraham]]. Janne Wirman also used another quotation from this movie in ''[[Accept The Fact]]'', an album by Janne's other band, [[Warmen]]..

* The quotation "''Death? What do you all know about death?''" as a preface to "Sixpounder" (Hate Crew Deathroll) is taken from the movie [[Platoon (film)|Platoon]], from the character of Sgt. Bob Barnes, played by [[Tom Berenger]].

* The quotation "''My pain is constant and sharp and I do not hope for a better world for anyone, in fact I want my pain to be inflicted on others. I want no one to escape.''" as an ending to "Bodom Beach Terror" and preface to Angels Don't Kill (Hate Crew Deathroll) is taken from the movie [[American Psycho]], from the character of Patrick Bateman, played by [[Christian Bale]].

* The quotation from "Follow the Reaper": "''Death, be not proud, though some have called thee Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so.''" is from the work Holy Sonnet X, of the 17th century poet [[John Donne]].

* The quotation from "The Nail" (Something Wild) "''Your eyes are full of hate, 41. That's good. Hate keeps a man alive, it gives him strength.''", is from the 1959 biblical epic film, [[Ben-Hur (1959 film)|Ben-Hur]], and the sound playing in the back is from the opening scene of the horror film [[A Nightmare On Elm Street]].

*The quotation from the song "Follow the Reaper", "I was only 21 when I died." is from the movie [[The Exorcist 3]], from a friend of the detective played by [[George C. Scott.]]

* The quotation from the song "Taste Of My Scythe" on Follow the Reaper,"..and rip and cut and mutilate the innocent. His friends, again and again and on and on..." is from the movie [[The Exorcist 3]] and is Fr. Karas/the Devil's character/the Gemini killer played by [[Brad Dourif]].

* The intro of Deadnight Warrior is from the TV Movie [[Stephen King's It]]

* The song name "Punch Me I Bleed" is a line from Spider-Man 2.

=== Return to form with ''Halo of Blood'' (2010–2014) ===

==Current line-up==

After the ''Blooddrunk'' tour ended, Children of Bodom started recording their new album. During the recording of the drum tracks there was a small tornado and the power was cut out. Consequently, the recording was delayed until after their tour with [[Black Label Society]]. Children of Bodom released some information to ''Metal Hammer'' magazine about new album tracks. The three tracks they released were titled "Pussyfoot Miss Suicide", "Ugly", and "Was It Worth It?"<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jorzine.com/default.aspx?Page=intNews&ID=1850&month=10&year=2010 |title=CHILDREN OF BODOM New Song titles Revealed |publisher=Jorzine.com |access-date=6 November 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713120535/http://www.jorzine.com/default.aspx?Page=intNews&ID=1850&month=10&year=2010 |archive-date=13 July 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cobhc.com/index.php?id=news |title=Children of Bodom Hate Crew Official Website |publisher=www.cobhc.com |access-date=26 July 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101120155242/http://cobhc.com/index.php?id=news |archive-date=20 November 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

* [[Alexi Laiho]] - Vocals, Lead and Rhythm guitar

* [[Roope Latvala]] - Lead and Rhythm guitar

* [[Janne Wirman]] - Keyboards

* [[Henkka Seppälä]] - Bass

* [[Jaska Raatikainen]] - Drums

In November the band announced "The Ugly World Tour 2011" which would run from March–May 2011 and would feature dates around Europe. Opening Acts were [[Ensiferum]], [[Machinae Supremacy]] and [[Amon Amarth]] (UK only). On 24 November, it was announced that the title of the album would be ''[[Relentless Reckless Forever]]''. The album was released on 8 March 2011. A music video for "Was It Worth It?" was produced, featuring skateboarder Chris Cole as well as noted pro skaters Jamie Thomas, Garrett Hill and Tom Asta.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=153967 |title=CHILDREN OF BODOM: 'Was It Worth It?' Video Released - Feb. 15, 2011 |publisher=Roadrunnerrecords.com |access-date=22 July 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110219103216/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=153967 |archive-date=19 February 2011}}</ref> "Was It Worth It?" was released as a downloadable track for the video game ''[[Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock]]'' in February 2011.

==Former members==

''[[Halo of Blood]]'' is the band's eighth studio album. It was released on 6 June in Europe, 10 June in the United Kingdom and on 11 June in North America. The [[Mayhem Festival]] tour alongside [[Rob Zombie]], [[Mastodon (band)|Mastodon]] and [[Amon Amarth]] was also announced on 18 March 2013.

* [[Alexander Kuoppala]] - Rhythm guitar (1993-2003)

* [[Jani Pirisjoki]] - Keyboards (1995-1997)

Music journalist Neil Kelly of ''[[PopMatters]]'' said in praise of the album, "Death metal could very well re-enter mainstream consciousness through Halo of Blood, the most accessible Children of Bodom release yet."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/171025-children-of-bodom-halo-of-blood/|title=Children of Bodom: Halo of Blood|last=Kelly|first=Neil|date=19 June 2013|publisher=[[PopMatters]]}}</ref>

* [[Samuli Miettinen]] - Bass (1993-1995)

* [[Erna Siikavirta]] - Keyboards (1998 European Tour,with [[Alexis Leroy]])

In May 2014, the band toured eastern Australia, visiting [[Brisbane]], [[Sydney]] and [[Melbourne]] with [[Eye of the Enemy]] as support, along with Orpheus Omega in Melbourne, and Emergency Gate in Brisbane and Sydney.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.last.fm/event/3738572+CHILDREN+OF+BODOM+%27Halo+of+Blood+Over+Australia%27+Tour+2014+%28Sydney+-+All+Ages%29 |title=Halo of Blood Over Australia Tour 2014 at The Hi-Fi Sydney (Moore Park) on 9 May 2014 – |publisher=Last.fm |date=9 May 2014 |access-date=27 October 2015}}</ref>

=== ''I Worship Chaos'', ''Hexed'' and final show (2014–2019) ===

[[File:Children of Bodom Rockharz 2016 06.jpg|thumb|upright|Rhythm guitarist Daniel Freyberg 2016]]

On 7 April 2015, the band announced that they have begun working on the follow-up of ''[[Halo of Blood]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/upcoming_releases/children_of_bodom_begin_work_on_new_album.html |title=Children of Bodom Begin Work on New Album &#124; Music News @ |publisher=Ultimate-guitar.com |date=5 April 2015 |access-date=27 October 2015}}</ref> On 29 May 2015, the band announced on their Facebook page that Roope Latvala is no longer part of Children of Bodom with the new album to be recorded as a four-piece for the first time.<ref name=Metalinsider>{{cite web|last1=Vallecillo|first1=Alix|title=Children of Bodom part ways with guitarist|url=http://www.metalinsider.net/metal-on-metal/children-of-bodom-part-ways-with-guitarist|website=Metal Insider|date=29 May 2015|access-date=30 May 2015}}</ref> However, the band later updated that Latvala's part in the band will be filled in by Antti Wirman, keyboardist Janne Wirman's younger brother for live commitments until the end of the year; he debuted with the band in a private live show in Helsinki. In a later interview with Wirman, he stated that his brother would not join the band permanently.<ref name=Moshville>{{cite web|title=Interview: Janne Wirman from Children Of Bodom|url=http://www.moshville.co.uk/interview/2015/08/interview-janne-wirman-from-children-of-bodom|website=Moshville|date=19 August 2015|access-date=20 August 2015}}</ref> On 8 June 2015, the album title was announced as ''[[I Worship Chaos]]'' and was released through Nuclear Blast on 2 October 2015. On 19 January 2016, the band announced the addition of [[Daniel Freyberg]] on guitar.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://venia-mag.net/children-of-bodom-najavili-novog-gitaristu/?lang=en|title=Children of Bodom Recruit New Guitarist|date=21 January 2016|publisher=Venia Magazine|access-date=30 May 2016}}</ref> He would make his live debut with them in Tampa, Florida on 9 February.

In an interview with Noizr Zine, taken on 14 September 2017, Children of Bodom's keyboardist [[Janne Wirman]] answering to the question about the band's plans to start working on a new album with "the same production team" (Mikko Karmila and Mika Jussila) after '20 Years Down & Dirty' tour ends, said the following: "Yes, I think we are. And we're going to record it in our warehouse."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GyiV-_efPI?t=4m35s |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/4GyiV-_efPI |archive-date=15 December 2021 |url-status=live|title=Interview: CHILDREN OF BODOM's Janne Wirman on Touring, New Album, and "Stranger Things" — Noizr|date=27 September 2017 |publisher=[[YouTube]]|access-date=29 September 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In November 2017, Bassist Henkka Seppälä discussed in an interview that the band have half an album's worth of material written for the next album. They began to start recording the new album in March 2018. In August 2018, Seppälä stated in an interview with TotalRock Radio that the album will be released in early 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqayKE_p2Pc&t=145 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/CqayKE_p2Pc |archive-date=15 December 2021 |url-status=live|title=Children of Bodom interview Wacken 2018 — TotalRock Radio|date=6 August 2018 |publisher=[[YouTube]]|access-date=20 August 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In November 2018, the band revealed that the album would be called ''[[Hexed (album)|Hexed]]''. It was released on 8 March 2019.

On 1 November 2019, it was announced that Children of Bodom would play their final show with the line-up at the time on 15 December. The gig, dubbed "A Chapter Called Children of Bodom", took place at the [[Helsinki Ice Hall]], Finland. The statement said:

{{blockquote|"After almost 25 years with Bodom, thousands of shows & 10 albums, Henkka [Seppälä], Janne [Wirman] and Jaska [Raatikainen] have decided to step back and change direction within their lives. Alexi [Laiho] and Daniel [Freyberg] will have further announcements about their plans to keep creating new music in the future."<ref>{{cite web |title=A Chapter Called Children of Bodom |url=https://www.cobhc.com/news/a-chapter-called-children-of-bodom |website=Children of Bodom - Official |date=November 2019 |access-date=4 December 2019}}</ref>}}

It was later reported that the main reason for the departures was that Raatikainen, Seppälä and Wirman could no longer find a shared viewpoint with Laiho.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://metalinjection.net/latest-news/drama/all-three-ex-children-of-bodom-members-issue-statement-are-not-quitting-music |title=All Three Ex-CHILDREN OF BODOM Members Issue Statement, "Could Not Find A Shared Viewpoint" |website=Metalinjection.net |date=24 December 2019 |access-date=21 March 2020}}</ref> Laiho and Freyberg found a new bassist and a new drummer according to [[Helsingin Sanomat]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cobhc.com/news/a-chapter-called-children-of-bodom|title=A Chapter Called Children Of Bodom|website=Cobhc.com|date=November 2019 |access-date=4 January 2021}}</ref> According to Finnish music zine Soundi, Laiho could not use the band's name without permission from his former bandmates.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://loudwire.com/alexi-laiho-children-of-bodom-name/|title=Alexi Laiho Can't Legally Use Children of Bodom Name|first=Graham|last=Hartmann|website=Loudwire.com|date=19 November 2019 }}</ref>

The band released the final show as a live album on 15 December 2023.

=== Bodom After Midnight and death of Alexi Laiho (2020–2021) ===

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| caption = [[Alexi Laiho]] (left) and [[Daniel Freyberg]], the two founding members

| genre = [[Melodic death metal]]

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| origin = [[Helsinki]], Finland

| years_active = 2020–2021

| label = [[Napalm Records|Napalm]], Ward

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| past_members = [[Alexi Laiho]]<br/>[[Daniel Freyberg]]<br/>Mitja Toivonen<br/>Waltteri Väyrynen

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In 2020, Laiho decided to carry on with Freyberg in their new band Bodom After Midnight. Joining them were bassist Mitja Toivonen (ex-[[Santa Cruz (band)|Santa Cruz]]), drummer Waltteri Väyrynen ([[Paradise Lost (band)|Paradise Lost]]) and touring keyboardist Lauri Salomaa.<ref name="bam" /> The band made a live debut on 23 October 2020 in Seinäjoki, Finland with two more shows at [[Tavastia Club|Tavastia]] in Helsinki, Finland, where the band played an hour-long set of Children of Bodom songs.<ref>{{Cite web|first=Joe|last=Divita|url=https://loudwire.com/bodom-after-midnight-live-debut-set-list-video/|title=Set List + Video: Alexi Laiho's New Bodom Band Makes Live Debut|date=24 October 2020 |publisher=[[Loudwire]]|accessdate=25 February 2021}}</ref>

On 4 January 2021, it was announced that Alexi Laiho had died in late December 2020 from health complications at the age of 41.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mankkinen |first1=Jussi |last2=Kiviranta |first2=Varpu |title=Children of Bodomin perustanut Alexi Laiho on kuollut: kitaristi arvosti suomalaista itsepäisyyttä ja sisua |url=https://yle.fi/uutiset/3-11723185 |website=Yle Uutiset |publisher=[[Yle]] |access-date=4 January 2021|date=4 January 2021 | language = Finnish}}</ref> Bodom After Midnight was in the process of working on its full-length debut album, and before his death, recorded three songs and shot a music video, which were announced to be released posthumously.<ref>{{Cite web|first=Paul|last=Brown|date=4 January 2021|title=Children of Bodom Vocalist/Guitarist Alexi Laiho Passed Away, Aged 41|url=https://wallofsoundau.com/2021/01/04/children-of-bodom-vocalist-guitarist-alexi-laiho-passed-away-aged-41/|access-date=4 January 2021|publisher=Wall of Sound|language=en-US}}</ref> On 10 February, the band announced the release of an EP titled ''[[Paint the Sky with Blood]]'', which was released on 23 April 2021. The 3-song EP features the final recordings by Laiho, consisting of two original songs and a [[Dissection (band)|Dissection]] cover.<ref>{{cite web|first=Axl|last=Rosenberg|url=https://www.metalsucks.net/2021/02/10/alexi-laihos-bodom-after-midnight-to-release-ep-in-april/|title=Alexi Laiho's Bodom After Midnight to Release EP in April|publisher=[[Metalsucks]]|access-date=10 February 2021|date=10 February 2021}}</ref> Guitarist Daniel Freyberg stated that there would be no more releases: "There was no more songs written. That was all the songs, all the riffs Alexi ever presented us. So there's no leftovers."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/alexi-laihos-bodom-after-midnight-has-no-leftover-material-there-was-no-more-songs-written/|title=Alexi Laiho's Bodom After Midnight Has No Leftover Material: 'There Was No More Songs Written'|publisher=[[Blabbermouth]]|date=9 April 2021|access-date=26 April 2021}}</ref>

In an April 2021 interview with ''[[Loudwire]]'', Freyberg stated that Bodom After Midnight would not continue without Laiho: "Unfortunately, Bodom After Midnight as an active band is pretty much going to be buried with Alexi. We don't really feel comfortable using the name Bodom without Alexi, because it's so connected to him."<ref>{{cite web|first=Graham|last=Hartmann|url=https://loudwire.com/alexi-laiho-happy-excited-about-future-bodom-after-midnight-guitarist-interview/|title=Alexi Laiho Was 'Very Happy + Excited,' Says Bodom Guitarist|publisher=[[Loudwire]]|access-date=2 April 2021|date=2 April 2021}}</ref>

Their song "Paint the Sky With Blood" was elected by ''[[Loudwire]]'' as the 8th best metal song of 2021.<ref name="lbestsongs21">{{cite web |last1=Al-Sharif |first1=Rabab |last2=DiVita |first2=Joe |last3=Hartmann |first3=Graham |last4=Richardson |first4=Jake |last5=Trapp |first5=Philip |last6=Summan |first6=Yasmine |title=The 35 Best Metal Songs of 2021 |url=https://loudwire.com/best-metal-songs-2021/ |website=[[Loudwire]] |publisher=[[Townsquare Media]] |access-date=2 January 2022 |date=6 December 2021}}</ref>

==Musical style and influences==

[[File:Provinssirock 20130615 - Children of Bodom - 54.jpg|thumb|upright|Frontman Alexi Laiho is "widely celebrated as one of the genre's most accomplished players" according to [[AllMusic]].<ref name="AllMusic Laiho"/>]]

Children of Bodom has been described as [[melodic death metal]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.kerrang.com/features/every-children-of-bodom-album-ranked-from-worst-to-best-by-alexi-laiho/ |title=Every Children Of Bodom Album Ranked From Worst To Best By Alexi Laiho |work=[[Kerrang!]] |last=MacKinnon |first=James |date=13 February 2019 |access-date=30 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://consequenceofsound.net/2019/11/children-of-bodom-parting-ways-three-members/ |title=Children of Bodom are parting ways with three longtime band members|work=[[Consequence of Sound]] |date=1 November 2019 |last=Hadusek |first=Jon |access-date=30 April 2020}}</ref> and [[power metal]], combining the two genres together.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/metal-detector-getting-the-knowledge-children-of-bodom |title=Children Of Bodom: Metal Detector |work=[[Metal Hammer]] |last=Ewing |first=Jerry |date=22 November 2006 |access-date=30 April 2020}}</ref> Influences and inspirations to Children of Bodom were cited as a variety of artists such as [[Anthrax (American band)|Anthrax]], [[Darkthrone]], [[Dimmu Borgir]], [[Entombed (band)|Entombed]], [[Yngwie Malmsteen]], [[Helloween]] and [[Stratovarius]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Admin |date=1999-09-01 |title=Children of Bodom – Hatebreeder – Interview {{!}} Lollipop Magazine |url=https://lollipopmagazine.com/1999/09/children-of-bodom-hatebreeder-interview/ |access-date=2024-02-10 |language=en}}</ref>

Laiho has been, according to [[AllMusic]], "widely celebrated as one of the genre's most accomplished players",<ref name="AllMusic Laiho">[https://www.allmusic.com/artist/alexi-laiho-mn0000275148 Alexi Laiho Biography]. [[AllMusic]].</ref> while the band has an "instantly recognizable sound".<ref>Gregory Heaney. [https://www.allmusic.com/artist/children-of-bodom-mn0000086828/biography Children of Bodom Biography]. [[AllMusic]].</ref>

==Tributes==

In 2022, a restaurant [[Bar (establishment)|bar]] dedicated to the band called Bodom Bar & Sauna was opened in Espoo, located next to the [[Niittykumpu metro station]]. As the name suggests, the bar also includes a [[Sauna|public sauna]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.inferno.fi/uutiset/children-of-bodomin-muusikot-avasivat-bodom-bar-saunan/|title=Children of Bodomin muusikot avasivat Bodom Bar & Saunan|first=Jonna|last=Ikonen|website=Inferno.fi|date=13 November 2022|access-date=16 November 2022|language=fi}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hs.fi/kaupunki/espoo/art-2000009202891.html|title=Children of Bodom -baari saunoineen aukesi vaivihkaa Espooseen|first=Erika|last=Mäkelä|work=[[Helsingin Sanomat]]|date=15 November 2022|access-date=16 November 2022|language=fi}}</ref>

==Band members==

;Final lineup

* [[Alexi Laiho]] – lead guitar, lead vocals <small>(1993–2019)</small>, bass <small>(1993–1994, 1995–1996)</small>, keyboards <small>(1993–1996, 2019)</small>, rhythm guitar<small> (1993–1996, 2003, 2015) (died 2020)</small>

* [[Jaska Raatikainen]] – drums <small>(1993–2019)</small>, keyboards <small>(1993–1996)</small>

* [[Henkka Seppälä]] – bass, backing vocals <small>(1996–2019)</small>

* [[Janne Wirman]] – keyboards, backing vocals <small>(1997–2019)</small>

* [[Daniel Freyberg]] – guitar, backing vocals <small>(2016–2019)</small>

;Bodom After Midnight lineup (2020–2021)

* Alexi Laiho – lead guitar, lead vocals <small>(died 2020)</small>

* Daniel Freyberg – rhythm guitar, backing vocals

* Mitja Toivonen – bass, backing vocals

* Waltteri Väyrynen – drums

* Lauri Salomaa – keyboards, backing vocals <small>(live member)</small>

;Former members

* Samuli Miettinen – bass, backing vocals <small>(1994–1995)</small>

* Jani Pirisjoki – keyboards, backing vocals <small>(1994–1997)</small>, rhythm guitar <small>(1994–1995)</small>

* [[Alexander Kuoppala]] – rhythm guitar, backing vocals <small>(1996–2003)</small>

* [[Roope Latvala]] – rhythm guitar, backing vocals <small>(2004–2015; live member 2003–2004)</small>

;Former live members

* [[Erna Siikavirta]] – keyboards <small>(1998)</small>

* [[Kimberly Goss]] – keyboards, backing vocals <small>(1998)</small>

* [[Netta Skog]] – accordion <small>(guest 2015, 2016)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h06HxM4uwpg |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/h06HxM4uwpg |archive-date=15 December 2021 |url-status=live|title=Children of Bodom (feat. Netta Skog) - Lake Bodom (Live @ Oulu 12.12.15)|date=12 December 2015 |publisher=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQxs5lZBPoU |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/vQxs5lZBPoU |archive-date=15 December 2021 |url-status=live|title=Children Of Bodom feat. Netta Skog - Lake Bodom live at Tuska 3.7.2016|date=4 July 2016 |publisher=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVuFKoHrMAs |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/cVuFKoHrMAs |archive-date=15 December 2021 |url-status=live|title=Children Of Bodom - Lake Bodom Live @ Tuska Open Air 3/7/2016|date=3 July 2016 |publisher=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8khNg-IUUdw |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/8khNg-IUUdw |archive-date=15 December 2021 |url-status=live|title=Children Of Bodom - Ghost Riders In The Sky (Stan Jones cover) Live @ Tuska Open Air 3/7/2016|date=3 July 2016 |publisher=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.v2.fi/artikkelit/viihde/1976/Tuska-2016-raportti-lauantain-ja-sunnuntain-tapahtumista/|title=Tuska 2016, raportti lauantain ja sunnuntain tapahtumista|website=V2.fi}}</ref></small>

* Antti Wirman – rhythm guitar, backing vocals <small>(2015)</small>

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==Discography==

{{mainMain|Children of Bodom discography}}

* ''[[Something Wild (album)|Something Wild]]'' (1997)

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* ''[[Hatebreeder]]'' (1999)

Image:Something Wild (musical album).jpg|<center>'''[[Something Wild]]'''<br><center> [[1997]]

* ''[[Follow the Reaper]]'' (2000)

Image:Hatebreeder.jpg|<center>'''[[Hatebreeder]]'''<br><center> [[1999]]

* ''[[Hate Crew Deathroll]]'' (2003)

Image:Tokey warhearts.JPG|<center>'''[[Tokyo Warhearts]]'''<br>(Live CD)<br><center> [[1999]]

* ''[[Are You Dead Yet?]]'' (2005)

Image:Img012.jpg|<center>'''[[Follow the Reaper]]'''<br><center> [[2001]]

* ''[[Blooddrunk]]'' (2008)

Image:Hate Crew Deathroll (musical album).jpg|<center>'''[[Hate Crew Deathroll]]'''<br><center> [[2003]]

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* ''[[Relentless Reckless Forever]]'' (2011)

Image:ChRY.jpg|<center>'''[[Chaos Ridden Years - Stockholm Knockout Live]]'''<br>(Live CD)<br><center> [[2006]]

* ''[[Halo of Blood]]'' (2013)

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* ''[[I Worship Chaos]]'' (2015)

* ''[[Hexed (album)|Hexed]]'' (2019)

==See also==

* [[List of best-selling music artists in Finland]]

==References==

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*[http://www.cobhc.com/ Children of Bodom's official website]

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*[http://www.myspace.com/childrenofbodom Children of Bodom] at [[MySpace]]

*{{allmusic}}

*[http://highwiredaze.com/childrenofbodom.htm Henkka Seppälä interviewed] by ''[[Highwire Daze]]'' (2006)

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