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CHILDREN OF BODOM Frontman On Touring, Songwriting And Covering Other Bands' Material

Terrorizer assistant editor Louise Brown recently conducted an interview with CHILDREN OF BODOM guitarist/vocalist Alexi Laiho. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On covering other people's songs: "We just did a SUICIDAL TENDENCIES cover. We are massive fans of SUICIDAL TENDENCIES. We were told we...

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CHILDREN OF BODOM's LAIHO And WIRMAN: Extended NAMM Jam Posted Online

Bay Area Backstage has posted an extended (13-minute) video clip of CHILDREN OF BODOM's guitarist Alexi Laiho and keyboard player Janne Wirman jamming this past Saturday (January 19) at the ESP booth at this year's winter NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) show, which was held at the Ana...

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ANNIHILATOR Mainman To Guest On 'The Metal File'

ANNIHILATOR mainman Jeff Waters will be the featured guest on "The Metal File" with Mike Metal this Friday night, January 25 at midnight (technically Saturday morning) on CHOM 97.7 FM in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. You can listen to the show live via the Internet at www.chom.com. ANNIHILATOR released...

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NAILDOWN Working On New Songs

Finnish melodic death/power metal band NAILDOWN has issued the following update: "We have started working on new songs for our third release. This obviously means that for the first part of 2008 we won't be as active in the live section as last year, since we really want to put an effort into creati...

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ANNIHILATOR Mainman Comments On ICED EARTH's Split With TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS

About.com's Chad Bower recently conducted an interview with ANNIHILATOR mainman Jeff Waters. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: About.com: "Metal" has been out for nearly a year in Europe. What was the delay in getting a North American release? Jeff Waters: I've been away from the states sin...

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CHILDREN OF BODOM's LAIHO And WIRMAN Jam At NAMM; Video Available

Bay Area Backstage has posted a short video clip of CHILDREN OF BODOM's guitarist Alexi Laiho and keyboard player Janne Wirman jamming yesterday (Saturday, January 19) at the ESP booth at this year's winter NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) show, which is being held at the Anaheim Conve...

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CHILDREN OF BODOM: 'Blooddrunk' Artwork Unveiled

CHILDREN OF BODOM fan site Scythes Of Bodom has unveiled the cover artwork for the group's forthcoming album, "Blooddrunk", due in Europe on April 7, 2008 via Spinefarm Records (two days later in Finland). Check it out at this location. "Blooddrunk" was recorded and produced by Mikko Karmila at Petr...

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CHILDREN OF BODOM's LAIHO, WIRMAN Offer 'Blooddrunk' Track-By-Track Breakdown

UK's Metal Hammer magazine flew to Helsinki to interview Finnish metallers CHILDREN OF BODOM recently to get the lowdown on their new album, "Blooddrunk". Frontman Alexi Laiho and keyboard player Janne Wirman were on hand to spill the beans. 1. Hellhounds On My Trail Alexi: It isn't literally about...

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CHILDREN OF BODOM: 'Blooddrunk' Track Listing Revealed

Finnish metallers CHILDREN OF BODOM have revealed the track listing for the new album, "Blooddrunk", due in Europe on April 7, 2008 via Spinefarm Records (two days later in Finland). "Blooddrunk" was recorded and produced by Mikko Karmila at Petrax and Finnvox studios in Finland during October, Nove...

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FIREWIND Guitarist Announces NAMM Performance And Signings

In 2007, the Greek metal powerhouse FIREWIND began to solidify its spot as one of the genre's defining artists with "Allegiance", a scorching metal opus with powerful, melodic hooks and bombastic guitarwork. This phenomenon is led by the young guitar sensation Gus G. (ex-DREAM EVIL, NIGHTRAGE, MYSTI...

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ANNIHILATOR Mainman: 'I Am Not In MEGADETH!'

ANNIHILATOR's Jeff Waters has shot down reports that he has been asked to play for MEGADETH on the group's upcoming tour following the rumored departure of MEGADETH's most recent guitarist Glen Drover. Although MEGADETH has yet to address the rumors via its official web site, numerous postings on va...

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DEFTONES, LAMB OF GOD, QUEENSRŸCHE, CHILDREN OF BODOM: ESP GUITARS Clinics, Signings Announced

ESP Guitars will be hosting its largest NAMM show ever, both in terms of artist appearances, new guitars and basses, and a whole new upstairs demo room (Room 213D) that will allow for live performances and clinics in addition to the standard artist signature sessions. All events listed below with th...

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CHILDREN OF BODOM Frontman Discusses Forthcoming Album

CHILDREN OF BODOM's web site has been updated with a brand new interview with the band's guitarist/vocalist Alexi Laiho in which he discusses the Finnish metal group's forthcoming album, entited "Blooddrunk". An excerpt from the chat follows: Q: I think we'll just start right away with the new album...

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CHILDREN OF BODOM's LAIHO To Support STONER KINGS Frontman At Finland's 'Winter War'

On Saturday, December 15 in the heart of Helsinki, Finland at the Töölö Sports Hall, Fight Club Finland presents the hottest, most action-packed combat spectacular of the year entitled Winter War 2007. On this special night of powerfully dynamic pro wrestling action "The Canadian Rebel" StarBuck, wh...

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ANNIHILATOR: Video Interview With JEFF WATERS Available

France's Radio Metal conducted an interview with ANNIHILATOR mainman Jeff Waters on June 2, 2007 in Lyon, France. Watch the chat in three parts below. ANNIHILATOR will release its latest album, "Metal", in North America on January 15, 2008 via SPV. "Metal" was released in Europe in April via SPV Rec...