Nuclear Blast has issued that Via the official Nuclear Blast Europe Facebook page at
http://www.facebook.com/nuclearblasteurope fans from all around the world had the chance to ask CHILDREN OF BODOM their questions – and when Felix of Nuclear Blast met the band he forwarded them to Alexi and Henkka.
This resulted in a great video interview. Part II is now available here:
Part I can be watched here:
CHILDREN OF BODOM recorded “Halo Of Blood” at Finland’s Danger Johnny Studios (in a top secret, undisclosed location in Helsinki) with recording engineer Mikko Karmila, who worked on the “Hatebreeder” (1999), “Follow the Reaper” (2000), and “Hate Crew Deathroll” (2003) albums.
The album was produced by the band and Mikko Karmila, Keyboards recorded by Janne Wirman and vocal production by Peter Tägtgren.
“Halo Of Blood” was mixed at Finland’s famed Finnvox Studios.
Track listing for COB’s Halo Of Blood is:
01 – Waste Of Skin
02 – Halo Of Blood
03 – Scream For Silence
04 – Transference
05 – Bodom Blue Moon (The Second Coming)
06 – Your Days Are Numbered
07 – Dead Man’s Hand On You
08 – Damage Beyond Repair
09 – All Twisted
10 – One Bottle and a Knee Deep
Check also out the first album trailers:
Part I:
Part II:
The new album “Halo Of Blood” will be released June 07, 2013 via Nuclear Blast.
Via the official Nuclear Blast Europe Facebook page at
http://www.facebook.com/nuclearblasteurope fans from all around the world had the chance to ask CHILDREN OF BODOM their questions – and when Felix of Nuclear Blast met the band he forwarded them to Alexi and Henkka.
This resulted in a great video interview – Part I can be watched here:
CHILDREN OF BODOM recorded “Halo Of Blood” at Finland’s Danger Johnny Studios (in a top secret, undisclosed location in Helsinki) with recording engineer Mikko Karmila, who worked on the “Hatebreeder” (1999), “Follow the Reaper” (2000), and “Hate Crew Deathroll” (2003) albums.
The album was produced by the band and Mikko Karmila, Keyboards recorded by Janne Wirman and vocal production by Peter Tägtgren.
“Halo Of Blood” was mixed at Finland’s famed Finnvox Studios.
Track listing for COB’s Halo Of Blood is:
01 – Waste Of Skin
02 – Halo Of Blood
03 – Scream For Silence
04 – Transference
05 – Bodom Blue Moon (The Second Coming)
06 – The Days Are Numbered
07 – Dead Man’s Hand On You
08 – Damage Beyond Repair
09 – All Twisted
10 – One Bottle and a Knee Deep
Check also out the first album trailers:
Part I:
Part II:
The new album “Halo Of Blood” will be released June 07, 2013 via Nuclear Blast.
Finnish death metallers CHILDREN OF BODOM have announced via their Official Facebook Page the “Halo Of Blood Over Europe 2013″ Tour, check out the confirmed dates below.
Children Of Bodom + special guests
September 25 – Tyrol, Stockholm (SWE)
September 26 – Brewhouse, Gothenburg (SWE)
September 27 – Rockefeller, Oslo (NOR)
September 28 – Amager Bio, Copenhagen (DEN)
September 29 – Hamburg Metal Dayz, Hamburg (GER)
October 1 – Live Music Hall, Cologne (GER)
October 2 – Postbahnhof, Berlin (GER)
October 3 – Halle Gartlage, Osnabrück (GER)
October 4 – Trix, Antwerp (BEL)
October 5 – Werk 2, Leipzig (GER)
October 7 – Academy, Bournemouth (UK)
October 8 – Academy, Bristol (UK)
October 10 – Vicar Street, Dublin (IRL)
October 12 – Academy, Sheffield (UK)
October 13 – Academy, Newcastle (UK)
October 14 – Academy, Manchester (UK)
October 15 – Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London (UK)
October 17 – Garage, Saarbrücken (GER)
October 18 – Metal Invasion, Straubing (GER)
October 19 – Stadthalle, Alsfeld (GER)
October 20 – O13, Tilburg (NL)
October 21 – LKA Longhorn, Stuttgart (GER)
October 24 – Z7, Pratteln (CH)
October 26 – Razzmatazz 1, Barcelona (SPA)
October 27 – La Riviera, Madrid (SPA)
October 29 – Sala Custom, Sevilla (SPA)
October 30 – Paradise Garage, Lisbon (POR)
November 1 – Club Hard, Porto (POR)
November 2 – Sala Capitol, Santiago De Compostela (SPA)
November 3 – Rock Star Live, Bilbao (SPA)
November 7 – Les Docks, Lausanne (CH)
November 8 – Live Club, Milan (ITA)
November 10 – Arena, Vienna (AUS)
November 12 – Turbohalle, Bucharest (RO)
November 13 – Universiada Hall, Sofia (BG)
November 15 – Principal Club, Thessaloniki (GR)
November 16 – Gagarin 205, Athens (GR)
November 18 – Dom Omladine, Belgrade (SRB)
November 19 – Kino Siska, Ljubljana, (SLO)
November 20 – Majestic Music Club, Bratislava (SK)
November 22 – Petöfi Csarnok, Budapest (HU)
November 23 – Winter Masters Of Rock, Zlin (CZ)
November 24 – Klub Studio, Cracow (PL)
November 25 – Stodola, Warsaw (PL)
November 27 – Forum Palace, Vilnius (LT)
November 29 – Rock Cafe, Tallinn (EST)
The presale for the shows starts next week. Stay tuned for more dates and more details on the band’s biggest European tour ever.
The new album “Halo Of Blood” will be released June 07, 2013 via Nuclear Blast.
Finnish metal superstars CHILDREN OF BODOM have announced the following six off-date shows during their stint on the upcoming 2013 Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival.
July
9 – Intersection – Grand Rapids, MI
29 – Expo 5 – Louisville, KY
August
5 – Cricket Wireless Amphitheater – Bonner Sprint, KS (with Rob Zombie / Machine Head / Amon Amarth)
7 – Pop’s – St. Louis, MO
8 – Marathon Music Works – Nashville, TN
9 – Peabody’s – Cleveland, OH
Complete dates and info about the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival can be found at this location.
Nuclear Blast has issued that the Finnish metal superstars CHILDREN OF BODOM have just released the second trailer for their upcoming masterpiece “Halo Of Blood”. In this video, Janne and Jaska talk about the cover artwork, songwriting and recording process of the new album.
Check it out below.
Check also out the first trailer of “Halo Of Blood”:
CHILDREN OF BODOM recorded “Halo Of Blood” at Finland’s Danger Johnny Studios (in a top secret, undisclosed location in Helsinki) with recording engineer Mikko Karmila, who worked on the “Hatebreeder” (1999), “Follow the Reaper” (2000), and “Hate Crew Deathroll” (2003) albums. The album was produced by the band and Mikko Karmila, Keyboards recorded by Janne Wirman and vocal production by Peter Tägtgren. “Halo Of Blood” was mixed at Finland’s famed Finnvox Studios.
Track listing for COB’s Halo Of Blood is:
01 – Waste Of Skin
02 – Halo Of Blood
03 – Scream For Silence
04 – Transference
05 – Bodom Blue Moon (The Second Coming)
06 – The Days Are Numbered
07 – Dead Man’s Hand On You
08 – Damage Beyond Repair
09 – All Twisted
10 – One Bottle and a Knee Deep
The new album “Halo Of Blood” will be released June 07, 2013 via Nuclear Blast.
Nuclear Blast has issued that Finland’s metal heroes CHILDREN OF BODOM have just released the first trailer for their upcoming masterpiece “Halo Of Blood”.
The video resulted from the listening session of the new album, which took place at the Nuclear Blast headquarters in Germany on March 16th, and shows the first impressions of the international press.
The new album “Halo Of Blood” will be released June 07, 2013 via Nuclear Blast.
CHILDREN OF BODOM recorded “Halo Of Blood” at Finland’s Danger Johnny Studios (in a top secret, undisclosed location in Helsinki) with recording engineer Mikko Karmila, who worked on the Hatebreeder (1999), Follow the Reaper (2001), and Hate Crew Deathroll (2003) albums. The album was produced by the band – Peter Tägtgren (Hypocrisy, Amorphis, Immortal, Marduk, Amon Amarth) just oversaw production on both vocals and keyboards. The album was mixed at Finland’s famed Finnvox Studios.
Track listing for COB’s Halo Of Blood is:
01 – Waste Of Skin
02 – Halo Of Blood
03 – Scream For Silence
04 – Transference
05 – Bodom Blue Moon (The Second Coming)
06 – The Days Are Numbered
07 – Dead Man’s Hand On You
08 – Damage Beyond Repair
09 – All Twisted
10 – One Bottle and a Knee Deep
Nuclear Blast has issued that the Finnish metal superstars CHILDREN OF BODOM have named their 8th studio album “Halo Of Blood” and have unveiled the album artwork. Coverart was created this time by Sami Saramäki (Follow The Reaper, Are You Dead Yet?, Hate Crew Deathroll).
Mastermind Alexi Laiho commented: “Halo Of Blood is the 8th studio album from Children Of Bodom and believe it or not but we still managed to keep it fresh and new while still maintaining the elements that make COB sound recognizable. Its got the fastest and the slowest song we ever made and lyrics wise there are themes we had never had before. Its 10 new songs of pure nordic metal and wether you enjoy it with a beer or a glass of water, I’m sure you will have a good time.”
Bass player Henkka Seppälä states about the artwork: “We wanted to have a winter scene. Somehow it fits Well with the atmosphere of the music and the composing session. It could be lake bodom actually, frozen, with people trapped under the ice. Very Finnish looking scene.We were really happy how Sami created the whole imagery!”
The “Halo Of Blood” track listing:
01. Waste Of Skin
02. Halo Of Blood
03. Scream For Silence
04. Transference
05. Bodom Blue Moon (The Second Coming)
06. The Days Are Numbered
07. Dead Man’s Hand On You
08. Damage Beyond Repair
09. All Twisted
10. One Bottle And A Knee Deep
“Halo Of Blood” will be released June, 07 via Nuclear Blast.
Nuclear Blast has issued that the Finnish metal superstars CHILDREN OF BODOM, who are currently busy in their own studio in Helsinki, recording ten new tracks for the upcoming 8th album release, have uploaded a short video from the recording desk to give an update on the sessions.
Nuclear Blast has issued that the Finnish metal superstars CHILDREN OF BODOM, who are currently busy in their own studio in Helsinki, recording ten new tracks for the upcoming 8th album release, now report from the recording desk to give an update on the sessions.
Bassist Henkka Seppälä comments: “Last night I finished my parts in making the record. We listened to all the songs and fixed what had to be fixed. So the bass tracks are in. So are the basic tracks for guitars, from both Roope and Alexi.And of course drums were recorded first. So next in line is guitar melodies and solos, and then laying down the keyboards. Then it’s time for vocals. We are ahead of schedule and very happy to work here inHelsinki for the first time ever. I’ll update you again when we are further in recording.”
Regarding the fact that the record is being recorded on the band’s own premises, front man Alexi Laiho states: “It’s a nice change to the regular method where we lock ourselves up at a studio inthe middle of the woods, usually also during the darkest time of the year. However, we did track drums at the tried-and-tested Petrax studio in Hollola this time as well, so we got our fix of that modusoperandi too. But for the guitar and bass, we don’t require a big facility in the countryside, so we decided to stay closer to home for this part of the session.”
Laiho is currently in the final stages of writing the lyrics. Beginning of February, renowned Swedish producer and musician Peter Tägtgren (PAIN, HYPOCRISY) will join the band for the vocal and keyboard recordings.
Commented Alexi: “It will be great to have Peter come over for a good stretch this time so we can really concentrate on the vocals. At the moment, I’m done with the lyrics for two tracks: ‘All Twisted’ and ‘Slowdance On Nails’.So far all the other tunes go by working titles such as ‘Moto GP’, ‘FC Pettymys’, ‘Kananmuisti-ilmiö’ and ‘Trondheim’.”
Moreover, COB-guitarist Roope Latvala has announced stronger participation in the song arrangement than before: “In my opinion many guitar parts could be made more interesting and balanced with just minor tweaks.” Alexi confirms: “Roope did voice his opinions more than usual this time around. And maybe the others, too. As far as the actual question goes, the usual rule applies: all good ideas are taken into consideration.”
Dyed-in-the-wool COB fans will be happy to hear that the band will keep up their tradition of hilarious cover versions. As to this, Alexi reveals: “We will be doing our versions of songs by BANANARAMA and ROXETTE, and a track chosen for us by the readers of the Japanese magazine Burrn.”
The yet-untitled album is scheduled for a summer 2013 release via Nuclear Blast.
Finnish metallers CHILDREN OF BODOM are hard at work at an undisclosed location in Helsinki recording ten new tracks which will comprise the band’s eighth album.
“It’s a nice change to the regular method where we lock ourselves up at a studio in the middle of the woods, usually also during the darkest time of the year,” CHILDREN OF BODOM guitarist/vocalist Alexi Laiho tells Soundi magazine. “However, we did track drums at the tried-and-tested Petrax studio in Hollola this time as well, so we got our fix of that modus operandi too. But for the guitar and bass, we don’t require a big facility in the countryside, so we decided to stay closer to home for this part of the session.”
Laiho is finishing up the lyrics for the songs so that they are ready when phase 3 kicks in at the beginning of February. Swedish producer Peter Tägtgren (PAIN, HYPOCRISY) will then travel over for a period of ten days to oversee the keyboard and vocal recordings.
“It will be great to have Peter come over for a good stretch this time so we can really concentrate on the vocals,” Alexi says. “At the moment, I’m done with the lyrics for two tracks: ‘All Twisted’ and ‘Slowdance On Nails’. So far all the other tunes go by working titles such as ‘Moto GP’, ‘FC Pettymys’, ‘Kananmuisti-ilmiö’ and ‘Trondheim’.”
In in-depth interview with Soundi last September, CHILDREN OF BODOM guitarist Roope Latvala expressed interest in taking a more prominent role in the arranging of the band material.
“In my opinion many guitar parts could be made more interesting and balanced with just minor tweaks,” Roope said, perhaps inspired by his recent work with Finn composer Anssi Tikanmäki‘s national anthem album project.
Has this comment led to Alexi giving the former STONE axeman more leeway and responsibility in the fine-tuning of the songwriting process?
“Now that you mention it, Roope did voice his opinions more than usual this time around,” Alexi says. “And maybe the others, too. As far as the actual question goes, the usual rule applies: all good ideas are taken into consideration.”
The new CHILDREN OF BODOM album may also feature a special guest appearance, as Alexi reveals exclusively to Soundi, where he was once again named “Musician Of The Year” in the annual readers’ poll.
“I played on ANNIHILATOR‘s album ‘Metal’ in 2007, so the way I see it, [ANNIHILATOR mainman] Jeff Waters owes BODOM a solo or two! It’s payback time.”
And finally, CHILDREN OF BODOM wouldn’t be CHILDREN OF BODOM without some new off-the-wall cover tracks recorded during the sessions for later use as bonus tracks for the as-of-yet untitled disc, due out before the summer.
“We will be doing our versions of songs by BANANARAMA and ROXETTE, and a track chosen for us by the readers of the Japanese magazine Burrn!” Alexi says.
