Before the release of 2003’s Hate Crew Deathroll, Children Of Bodom had released three critically acclaimed albums that won them attention around the globe – well, almost everywhere except North America. These early albums were as fun and melodic as they were a showcase for the band’s technically proficient nature, but it was Hate Crew…
The legendary Children of Bodom guitarist Alexi Laiho has passed away last week in his Finland home. Alexi has suffered long-term health issues these last few years and have succumbed to his illness. The illness isn’t being releated to Covid-19. The band made an official statement today on their Facebook page. We are incredibly saddened…
Our next edition of our Revisited series starts with Children Of Bodom’s 2000 album, Follow The Reaper. Often considered the album that launched the burgeoning Finnish metal band into worldwide prominence, Follow The Reaper is a skillfully-crafted, musically-gifted record that both fans of flashy guitar and genuinely fun music will both love. Of course, if…
Some bands make waves; Battlecross makes tsunamis. Over the last year-and-a-half, the Canton, Michigan group has taken the metal world by storm by combining slabs-of-steel riffing, machine-gun drumming and larynx-shredding vocals to create its signature brand of death-infused thrash.
