Children Of Bodom Completes Work On 'Blooddrunk'

Finnish metallers Children Of Bodom have completed work on their sixth album, "Blooddrunk", due in Europe on April 7, 2008 via Spinefarm Records (two days later in Finland). Songtitles set to appear on the CD include "Pray for the Devil", "Good Morning Roadkill" and "Tie My Rope" (a re-recording of the song that appeared on the recently released "Viva La Bands, Vol. 2" CD).

"Blooddrunk" was produced by Mikko Karmila and features a guest appearance by Peter Tägtgren of Hypocrisy and Pain fame.

Commented Children Of Bodom bassist Henkka T. Blacksmith: "Yeah, finally the thing is done. Yesterday [Thursday, December 6] we had the first master and we listened to it with bunch of reporters from all around the world in Helsinki! It was good, we had sauna, and then we dipped into the icecold Baltic Sea. Respect for doing that! Anyway, feeling relieved now that the album finally complete. It sounds good! Can't wait to get on tour again..."

Children Of Bodom will release a new single, "Blooddrunk", in Finland on February 27, 2008 (March 3 in the rest of Europe).

The band will travel to Germany mid-December to film two videos, to be produced by Katapult Filmproduktion.

According to an article in the November 2007 issue of the Finnish magazine Soundi, CHILDREN OF BODOM has laid down cover versions of the following songs during the recording sessions for "Blooddrunk":

"War Inside My Head" (Suicidal Tendencies)

"Lookin' Out My Back Door" (Creedence Clearwater Revival)

"Just Dropped In" (Kenny Rogers)

"Ghost Riders In The Sky" (Stan Jones)

Children Of Bodom frontman Alexi Laiho has told Revolver magazine that he plunged into an alcohol stupor that lasted several months following the completion of the band's two-year tour in support of 2005's "Are You Dead Yet?" "I was so tired of everything and everybody," he said. "I was just like, 'Fuck this, I'm going to get drunk."

"I was in a really aggressive mood, so I think the songs are thrashier and faster than the ones on 'Are You Dead Yet?'" Laiho added. "It's a faster album, but some of it is more progressive. You'll just have to hear it."

Children Of Bodom and In Flames are in talks to play next year's Gigantour in North America, the tour's organizer, Dave Mustaine of Megadeth, revealed during an appearance on the "Talking Metal on Fuse" show on Fuse TV. Another act that may be taking part in the trek is the Arizona-based extreme metal group Job For A Cowboy.

Two songs from Children Of Bodom — "Angels Don't Kill" and "In Your Face" — are featured on the "Unholy Alliance Tour" DVD, which was released on October 30 via American Recordings. The set features the the "Unholy Alliance Tour: Preaching to the Perverted" lineup — Slayer, Lamb Of God, Mastodon, Children Of Bodom and Thine Eyes Bleed. The DVD has an approximate running time of 90 minutes.

The "Unholy Alliance Tour" DVD was shot at Vancouver's General Motors Place on July 13, 2006, was directed by Adam Rothlein (Speedway Films), and boasts performance footage plus bonus material to include backstage, behind-the-scenes and one-on-one interviews, many of which were conducted by the Unholy Alliance artists themselves.

The second episode of Children Of Bodom's COBTV takes the viewers to Petrax Studios in Hollola, Finland for special coverage of the recording sessions for "Blooddrunk". Watch the six-minute clip here.

Thanks for the info to Metalfromfinland.com.

Comments

[NewYorkShredder]

when does it come out in the u.s.?

[metal4ever6328]

F*CK YES!!! Incredible guitarist...incredible!

[Shabalaba]

Cant wait for this album i love Children of Bodom

[Donkey Fly]

Awesome, sounds like it should be a good album.

[cobain_is_king]

Looking forward to this one, wasn't disappointed with AYDY but I have high hopes for Blooddrunk

[PerpetualBurn]

Tie My Rope has a sweet melody, this should be good!

[metaljroc]

Fuck Yeah!!! C.O.B.H.C. Returns finally.

[IainDavies_2]

Why are they waiting till april to release the album?
I want it now!!!

[rush4life]

Looking forward to it, but man that's a bad album title.

[Demons&Wizards]

COB cover of ghost riders in the sky, awesome

[666Sabbath666]

Wow a cover of CCR, that is so epic. Very excited to hear the new album, and hopefully se them live again.

[sleepwalker16]

WOOOOO

BODOM!!!!!

[ultimo101]

four covers seems overboard

[leniwm1]

forget the album!! COB, In Flames, Megadeth tour?!? Metallica album! Im gonna see Van Halen March 13, Iron Maiden March 14. 2008 will be best year ever, for me!!!

[Mr.Garreth]

Ah I cant wait. Alexi is one of the most gifted guitarist around.

[DaveGilmour1189]

CCR, Stan Jones and Kenny Rodgers covers?

dam alexi knows how to pick weird cover songs. They should be great though.

[DaveGilmour1189]

and whens it being released

[lambofgodfold]

Most likely this album will be an import, so you gotta order it online or wait a few weeks for hot topic or your local music store to get it in stock! for me i'm so excited for this album CoB have not put out a bad album! one of the best metal acts today!

[Spay]

A Kenny Rogers cover? How in the hell is that going to work?

[Lauri]

Totally looking forward. It would've been at least a little bit better if it was Blood-Drunk or something.

[perilouspete]

they're already done with the album? that's so awesome, i can't wait to hear this.....such sick riffs and solo's, can never get enough bodom!

[Chimpy101]

Looking forward to hearing some of this album when I go and see them in March :P

[lovelost]

Job for a Cowboy?
I remember when those guys were no bigger than they're friends on myspace lol now they are scoring Gigantour? crazy, cool though

[lovelost]

*their

[nebraskan]

Awesome, I hope they come within a few hours of Nebraska.

[DaveGilmour1189]

does alexi just go "huh, what would be the weirdest song for a finnish metal band to cover?"

[sictree]

YUS cant wait!! HOPE they tour to NZ!

[HETFIELDHAMMETT]

leniwm1 wrote:

forget the album!! COB, In Flames, Megadeth tour?!? Metallica album! Im gonna see Van Halen March 13, Iron Maiden March 14. 2008 will be best year ever, for me!!!

holy crap same bro. at the izod in NJ rite. i saw van halen there back in november and it was TITE. im still debating whether to see them again. but hellz yea maidens comin.

this album looks nasty good. to the guy who said to much covers:
1) its not on album they just recorded it
2) metallica made a hole damm cd of covers and look how good it did

[x.brutal.x]

finally

[Pretty_Much]

meh, i don't really like the album name. but it will be amazing.

[HETFIELDHAMMETT]

leniwm1 wrote:

forget the album!! COB, In Flames, Megadeth tour?!? Metallica album! Im gonna see Van Halen March 13, Iron Maiden March 14. 2008 will be best year ever, for me!!!

holy crap same bro. at the izod in NJ rite. i saw van halen there back in november and it was TITE. im still debating whether to see them again. but hellz yea maidens comin.

THEYRE TOURING WITH MEGADETH WHEN!!!!!

Checked.

[F-ing Hostile]

DUDE! Megadeth, In Flames, and Children of Bodom on 1 Tour?!?!

*CONVULSES VIOLENTLY*

[perilouspete]

leniwm1 wrote:

forget the album!! COB, In Flames, Megadeth tour?!? Metallica album! Im gonna see Van Halen March 13, Iron Maiden March 14. 2008 will be best year ever, for me!!!

i saw van halen in chicago and it was sick, i'm probably gonna see them in milwaukee again in april. i really wanna see maiden but there's just those two US dates so far....does anyone know if they're adding more? i mean they they have to it's a huge tour

[blocsox90]

F-ing Hostile wrote:

DUDE! Megadeth, In Flames, and Children of Bodom on 1 Tour?!?!

*CONVULSES VIOLENTLY*

haha exactly my thoughts, i hope that happens. gigantour usually comes to columbus, so i'll keep my fingers crossed.

[ChaoticVengence]

when is it realeased anywhere other than europe?

[One Way Ticket]

I will be checking this out.

[FadeToBlack2404]

Spay wrote:

A Kenny Rogers cover? How in the hell is that going to work?

dude after you hear the britney spears cover, you pretty much think they can do whatever the hell they want. A Kenny Rogers would be easy after that shit lol

[FadeToBlack2404]

FadeToBlack2404 wrote:

Spay wrote:

A Kenny Rogers cover? How in the hell is that going to work?

dude after you hear the britney spears cover, you pretty much think they can do whatever the hell they want. A Kenny Rogers would be easy after that shit lol

A kenny rogers cover*

[wrathchild666]

Glad they are getting more "thrashier" compared to Are u dead yet? I like COB better when they speed it up!

[wrathchild666]

COB is sick when is the new album released in Australia?

[DarthKarth]

i can't believe they are going to be on the same tour as blowjob for a cowslut...

[kradamek]

666Sabbath666 wrote:

Wow a cover of CCR, that is so epic. Very excited to hear the new album, and hopefully se them live again.

epic? wow u r so hardcore!i give u props for that.

[eighty82future]

COB rocks so ****ing hard! I think I have to get tix 4 the Gigantour this year- "Tie my Rope" is an awesome song-I'm sure the album will be 2 \m/!

[Red Death]

freakin' awesome! go bodom! man, i hope they do more melodic-virtuosic-traditional-bodom shtuff such as hatebreeder, as opposed to the "BAM!" kind of approach they seemed to take with are you dead yet? and i pray they come to houston, tx because we don't have enough metal down here. probably not gonna' happen though, since everybody seems to skip over us...

[MTVget0FFtheAIR]

Blooddrunk? taken from the 300? i think so...

[wrathchild666]

Red Death wrote:

freakin' awesome! go bodom! man, i hope they do more melodic-virtuosic-traditional-bodom shtuff such as hatebreeder, as opposed to the "BAM!" kind of approach they seemed to take with are you dead yet? and i pray they come to houston, tx because we don't have enough metal down here. probably not gonna' happen though, since everybody seems to skip over us...

I know how You feel dude Australia nearly always misses out but lately a few bands such as megadeth have came, I saw sabbath as well. And I have tickets to see maiden and dream theater(separate concerts) next year, pretty pumped.

[sonofajinxxx]

****in' brutal!!!! COBHC for life!!

[Mudvayne_LP]

gigantour sounds f-in brutal!!

[Psychopathology]

If Job For A Cowboy are on Gigantour I won't be going.

[korbhag]

GIIIIIGANTOUR!!!!!

[slash_41]

Spay :
A Kenny Rogers cover? How in the hell is that going to work?

well they did do a cover of Britney Spears "Opps I Did It Again" on AYDY lol, so pretty much anythings possible with COB.

I hope its a fukin awsome album with it being faster and all \m/!!

[earl_j13]

Gigantour would be f***ing amazing with Bodom & IN FLAMES

[Aminos]

damn.. i hope they will add neo-classic influences just like in hatebreeder and something wild.. but i know its impossible

[ShredderOmega]

Uh... *heart attack.. dies happy*

[LakeboDom]

Psychopathology wrote:

If Job For A Cowboy are on Gigantour I won't be going.

Yeah they'll kill the line up.
Most overrated hyped up band next to behemoth nowadays.
JFAG is only around mainly because of myspace and entombment of a machine

[LakeboDom]

Sorry for double post.
The line up wont be killed sucks JFAG would be on possibly but come on
MEGADETH, IN FLAMES AND COB!!!

[Magero]

1. To anyone talking about JFAC and Gigantour. You are ****ing stupid for saying "oh I wont go then". You're going to miss out of bands you do like just because of one you dont. Thats just lame. Also, if any of you have actually seen JFAC live or even heard more than one song, then I'll listen to these bullshit complaints. Seriously, grow up over these "omGz jFac aRE Gay sCEne core sSHite!1" children comments.

2. To be related to the article, holy ****, they crammed like every single piece of news about COB into this article.

[1llusionz]

Megadeth, Bodom, and In Flames?

*orgasm multiple times*

I hope this actually happens. *drools*

[schizz]

Uh oh, if it's gonna be a more progressive album, they're prolly gonna lose a lot of of the general public's favor. Ha, progressive music confuses people too much.

Awesome shit if they're at Gigantour. I've been to the past two (not the whole Australia trip), and it's been a pretty awesome time at both of 'em.

I really thought the Job for a Cowboy fad was over...like...wasn't it a joke originally?

[lovelost]

In a way, I tried to give Cowboy the benefit of the doubt. I mean i gave them a chance, and didn't like them, but that's just because they didn't suit my taste very well. But I mean, I know all my metal head friends don't like them because they have some hatred for "scene kids" and they know Cowboy's biggest fan following are such. But at the same time, scene kids are just that because they "keep up with the scene" or whatever. and what was popular at the time was this brutal "death" core stuff, and Cowboy seemed to be just that, so I reckon they jumped all over it, leaving real metal heads disgusted, which i can say was like knowing the water is fine but you still know someone pee'd in it...

[wurzel1981]

They're covering looking out my back door? that is amazing! Just thinking about that song makes me wanna watch the big lebowski and drink a shitoad of white russians till i chuck. COB are awesome!!

[Night_Lights]

i thought Tie My Rope kind of sucked...

[dark_gilbert]

+1 to any comment mentioning inflames and orgasming.

[Mr Montana]

Gunna be sweet!

Love their covers too

[thepatient001]

god dam i just cant understand why everyone praises alexi so much

[Shadowplay13]

F***in' sweet!

[CaRveItiNbass]

Blooddrunk is kind of a cheesy title, but tie my rope was incredible, so im looking forward to the album. im REALLY looking forward to the Finnish Guitar Heroes CD with Alexi on it. Theres some clips of him on youtube putting down his stuff and its great. ill probably have to have it imported though.

[CaRveItiNbass]

and gigantour will be incredible. i WILL go.

[NorfIrIon]

thepatient001 wrote:

god dam i just cant understand why everyone praises alexi so much

Same, they're relatively mediocre in comparison to other bands in the same genre, I like a few of their songs, but honestly..
I'm also aware of the fact that I will be killed for this comment.

[schizz]

NorfIrIon wrote:

thepatient001 wrote:

god dam i just cant understand why everyone praises alexi so much

Same, they're relatively mediocre in comparison to other bands in the same genre, I like a few of their songs, but honestly..
I'm also aware of the fact that I will be killed for this comment.

No.

[Swamplord]

F-ing Hostile wrote:

DUDE! Megadeth, In Flames, and Children of Bodom on 1 Tour?!?!

*CONVULSES VIOLENTLY*

Has an epileptic fit at the same time