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All rights reserved. https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/modules/rss/news.xml.php?artist=1661 Tue, 28 Oct 2025 14:38:58 -0400 Thu, 24 Nov 2016 13:11:10 -0500 60 Ultimate-Guitar.Com https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/static/_img/logo_trans.png https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/modules/rss/news.xml.php?artist=1661 144 44 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/children-of-bodom-members-announce-tribute-concert-to-alexi-laiho-in-helsinki-we-want-to-celebrate-the-lifes-work https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/children-of-bodom-members-announce-tribute-concert-to-alexi-laiho-in-helsinki-we-want-to-celebrate-the-lifes-work Music News: "We will fulfill the long-standing wish of our fans."]]> Tue, 28 Oct 2025 14:38:58 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/everything-just-went-to-hell-children-of-bodom-keyboardist-opens-up-on-alexi-laihos-addiction-struggles-says-he-knew-he-was-slowly-killing-himself https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/everything-just-went-to-hell-children-of-bodom-keyboardist-opens-up-on-alexi-laihos-addiction-struggles-says-he-knew-he-was-slowly-killing-himself Music News: "He didn't want help; he refused our help. So, a grown man who's decided to die by his addiction, you can't help a person like that."]]> Fri, 08 Aug 2025 20:30:21 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/20-years-ago-they-made-a-controversial-change-on-new-album-but-was-it-really-that-bad-spoiler-it-wasnt-180828 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/20-years-ago-they-made-a-controversial-change-on-new-album-but-was-it-really-that-bad-spoiler-it-wasnt-180828 Features: "It’s always kind of fucked up. People usually end up saying the same shit, like, you know, 'It's better, it's new, it's different, but it's really good.'"]]> Fri, 08 Aug 2025 11:33:10 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/children-of-bodom-guitarist-reveals-what-alexi-laiho-was-really-like-please-dont-notice-that-im-here https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/children-of-bodom-guitarist-reveals-what-alexi-laiho-was-really-like-please-dont-notice-that-im-here Music News: "I was like, 'In a music theory sense, that doesn't work.' But then Alexi was like, 'Yeah, it does. Just listen. Just listen.'" ]]> Sun, 18 May 2025 21:00:07 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/quit-the-band-or-practice-more-this-is-how-much-of-a-perfectionist-alexi-laiho-was-children-of-bodom-guitarist-recalls https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/quit-the-band-or-practice-more-this-is-how-much-of-a-perfectionist-alexi-laiho-was-children-of-bodom-guitarist-recalls Music News: "If we had a gig and we didn't play so well, it was like the end of the world for him."]]> Wed, 30 Apr 2025 22:02:01 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/the_real_tragic_story_behind_children_of_bodoms_band_name-158434 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/the_real_tragic_story_behind_children_of_bodoms_band_name-158434 Features: The tragic story behind the name of the modern death metal icons.]]> Sat, 21 Oct 2023 12:19:10 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/ex-children_of_bodom_keyboardist_explains_what_alexi_laiho_was_like_in_his_final_few_years_recalls_how_his_downfall_started.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/ex-children_of_bodom_keyboardist_explains_what_alexi_laiho_was_like_in_his_final_few_years_recalls_how_his_downfall_started.html Music News: "Alexi's downfall started in 2016."]]> Sun, 30 Jul 2023 19:51:31 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/ex-children_of_bodom_keyboardist_reveals_how_he_felt_after_band_ended_will_release_new_album_as_warmen_in_2023.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/ex-children_of_bodom_keyboardist_reveals_how_he_felt_after_band_ended_will_release_new_album_as_warmen_in_2023.html Music News: "After the abrupt ending of Children Of Bodom, I wasn't sure if I'll ever make music again."]]> Wed, 21 Dec 2022 01:32:26 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/former_children_of_bodom_members_are_opening_a_bar_and_band_museum.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/former_children_of_bodom_members_are_opening_a_bar_and_band_museum.html Music News: "Together we will build this unholy concoction of hard rock café and dive bar with a lot of Bodom in it."]]> Sat, 10 Sep 2022 01:00:01 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/children_of_bodom_members_speak_up_on_the_truth_behind_2019_split_say_alexi_laihos_version_diverged_from_what_really_happened.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/children_of_bodom_members_speak_up_on_the_truth_behind_2019_split_say_alexi_laihos_version_diverged_from_what_really_happened.html Music News: "The fans have a right to know what happened."]]> Tue, 10 May 2022 17:45:37 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/ex-children_of_bodom_members_explain_why_theyre_against_playing_alexi_laiho_tribute_shows.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/ex-children_of_bodom_members_explain_why_theyre_against_playing_alexi_laiho_tribute_shows.html Music News: "Alexi would not like a tribute show. Alexi would like just Children of Bodom playing a show."]]> Wed, 23 Mar 2022 06:06:42 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/children_of_bodom_frontman_alexi_laihos_cause_of_death_officially_announced_alcohol-induced_degeneration_of_the_liver__pancreas_connective_tissue.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/children_of_bodom_frontman_alexi_laihos_cause_of_death_officially_announced_alcohol-induced_degeneration_of_the_liver__pancreas_connective_tissue.html Music News: "Furthermore, he had a cocktail of painkillers, opioids and insomnia medication in his system."]]> Fri, 05 Mar 2021 18:59:08 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/7_ways_alexi_laiho_proved_he_was_the_guitar_hero_we_deserve-115052 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/7_ways_alexi_laiho_proved_he_was_the_guitar_hero_we_deserve-115052 Features: Remembering Alexi's life and his impact on modern music.]]> Tue, 05 Jan 2021 13:51:33 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/children_of_bodom_frontman_alexi_laiho_dead_at_41.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/children_of_bodom_frontman_alexi_laiho_dead_at_41.html Music News: "Laiho had suffered from long-term health issues during his last years."]]> Mon, 04 Jan 2021 10:36:43 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/alexi_laiho_sees_no_reason_why_he_shouldnt_play_children_of_bodom_songs_with_new_band.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/alexi_laiho_sees_no_reason_why_he_shouldnt_play_children_of_bodom_songs_with_new_band.html Music News: "Those songs are written by me anyway," the frontman says.]]> Wed, 18 Mar 2020 19:18:46 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/children_of_bodom_no_longer_exists_frontman_alexi_laiho_launches_new_band_bodom_after_midnight.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/children_of_bodom_no_longer_exists_frontman_alexi_laiho_launches_new_band_bodom_after_midnight.html Music News: As reported, Alexi has no rights to the band's name.]]> Mon, 16 Mar 2020 15:44:41 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/ex-children_of_bodom_members_confirm_alexi_laiho_owns_no_rights_to_bands_name_address_false_rumors__future.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/ex-children_of_bodom_members_confirm_alexi_laiho_owns_no_rights_to_bands_name_address_false_rumors__future.html Music News: "We have received a lot of questions about what we're going to do next and why we quit," the three musicians wrote in a statement.]]> Mon, 23 Dec 2019 19:16:10 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/alexi_laiho_could_be_forced_to_abandon_children_of_bodom_name_by_ex-bandmates.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/alexi_laiho_could_be_forced_to_abandon_children_of_bodom_name_by_ex-bandmates.html Music News: The frontman says "it might not be a good idea" legally to continue using the name.]]> Tue, 19 Nov 2019 12:16:41 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/children_of_bodom_parts_ways_with_longtime_drummer_bassist__keyboardist.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/children_of_bodom_parts_ways_with_longtime_drummer_bassist__keyboardist.html Music News: The guys joined the band way back in the '90s.]]> Sat, 02 Nov 2019 14:22:57 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/children_of_bodom_bassist_the_more_albums_you_do_the_more_people_expect__always_reflect_to_older_stuff.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/children_of_bodom_bassist_the_more_albums_you_do_the_more_people_expect__always_reflect_to_older_stuff.html Music News: "Then, at some point, you just try not to expect anything," Henkka Seppälä adds.]]> Wed, 04 Sep 2019 15:42:08 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/children_of_bodom_frontman_names_guitar_brand_hed_play_if_esp_didnt_exist_clarifies_why_hes_not_yngwie_copycat.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/children_of_bodom_frontman_names_guitar_brand_hed_play_if_esp_didnt_exist_clarifies_why_hes_not_yngwie_copycat.html Music News: Alexi Laiho also explains how many hours he invests into guitar practice on a daily basis.]]> Thu, 27 Jun 2019 14:23:13 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/children_of_bodom_frontman_theres_no_such_thing_as_completing_guitar.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/children_of_bodom_frontman_theres_no_such_thing_as_completing_guitar.html Music News: "You can never know everything; there's always more to practice and more to discover," Alexi Laiho says.]]> Fri, 29 Mar 2019 10:02:18 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/children_of_bodom_frontman_explains_why_new_album_is_their_first_record_with_no_covers_talks_his_infamous_drinking__more.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/children_of_bodom_frontman_explains_why_new_album_is_their_first_record_with_no_covers_talks_his_infamous_drinking__more.html Music News: "We don't want to force anything, you can only do one Britney [Spears] cover," frontman Alexi Laiho says.]]> Mon, 25 Mar 2019 08:29:26 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/children_of_bodom_frontman_thinking_about_fan_expectations_can_be_very_destructive_for_the_creative_process.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/children_of_bodom_frontman_thinking_about_fan_expectations_can_be_very_destructive_for_the_creative_process.html Music News: "When you think about stuff like that, it's a bit a distraction and you end up writing stuff that's not for real," Alexi Laiho says.]]> Sun, 17 Mar 2019 17:40:04 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/upcoming_releases/children_of_bodom_to_release_new_album_in_march_2019.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/upcoming_releases/children_of_bodom_to_release_new_album_in_march_2019.html New Releases: "It's very Children of Bodom, but there's always something new," bassist Henkka Seppälä said.]]> Tue, 28 Aug 2018 12:22:26 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/children_of_bodom_new_album_to_be_released_in_2019.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/children_of_bodom_new_album_to_be_released_in_2019.html Music News: "It's done. It's mixed. It's mastered."]]> Fri, 13 Jul 2018 20:21:37 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/community_feed/children_of_bodom_to_get_into_studio_in_march_2018.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/community_feed/children_of_bodom_to_get_into_studio_in_march_2018.html Community Feed: "We're in the middle of writing, so it's very exciting times for us because we have almost half of the record already written."]]> Sun, 12 Nov 2017 22:36:49 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/community_feed/children_of_bodom_announce_north_american_tour_support_from_carach_angren_uncured_lost_society.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/community_feed/children_of_bodom_announce_north_american_tour_support_from_carach_angren_uncured_lost_society.html Community Feed: Twenty four shows for this September and October.]]> Tue, 11 Jul 2017 23:42:18 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/community_feed/children_of_bodom_-_something_wild_2017_t-shirts_available_to_celebrate_20th_anniversary.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/community_feed/children_of_bodom_-_something_wild_2017_t-shirts_available_to_celebrate_20th_anniversary.html Community Feed: Finnish bashers Children Of Bodom are celebrating the 20th anniversary of their debut album, Something Wild.]]> Mon, 03 Apr 2017 08:23:51 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/children_of_bodom_post_fan_photo_lyric_video_for_my_bodom_i_am_the_only_one.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/children_of_bodom_post_fan_photo_lyric_video_for_my_bodom_i_am_the_only_one.html Music News: Alexi Laiho says it's his favorite lyric video by far.]]> Thu, 24 Nov 2016 13:11:10 -0500