| Children of Bodom |
| Genre(s) |
| Melodic Death/Power Metal |
| Lyrical theme(s) |
| Death, Hate, Lake Bodom, Personal Struggles |
| Origin |
Formed in |
Current label |
Status |
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Finland
(Espoo) |
1997 |
Spinefarm |
Active |
| Current line-up |
Alexi "Wildchild" Laiho - Vocals, Guitar (Impaled Nazarene, Kylähullut, Sinergy, Thy Serpent, Warmen)
Roope Latvala - Guitar (2003-) (Dementia (Fin), Latvala Bros, Nomicon, Sinergy, Stone, Walhalla (Fin), Waltari, Soulgrind (Fin), Warmen)
Janne "Warman" Wirman - Keyboards (Kotipelto, Masterplan, Warmen, Ari Koivunen)
Henkka T. "Blacksmith" Seppälä - Bass (Aivokasvain)
Jaska W. Raatikainen - Drums (Evemaster, Gashouse Garden, Virtuocity) | | Former/past member(s) |
| Alexander Kuoppala - Guitar (1997-2003) (Timo Rautiainen) |
| Additional notes |
The group started out in 1993 and released all of their demos as Inearthed. The band faked a split-up and changed their name to Children of Bodom just before the release of "Something Wild" to escape from a record deal with a smaller label (perceived by the band as a "rip-off") in order to sign for Spinefarm.
Children of Bodom acquired their name from a legendary murder that took place in Finland at Lake Bodom. When four teens went camping at Lake [...]
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| Morrigan | July 10th, 2002 |
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