Children of Bodom

Children of Bodom was a Finnish melodic death metal band from Espoo in Finland. Their name comes from the Lake Bodom murders. The band members were: Alexi Laiho (lead guitar and vocals), Daniel Freyberg (rhythm guitar), Janne Wirman (keyboards), Henkka Blacksmith (bass), Jaska Raatikainen (drums).

Children of Bodom
Children of Bodom at 2007's Masters of Rock.
Background information
Origin	Espoo, Finland
Genres	Melodic Death metal Black metal (early) Thrash metal Extreme metal Power metal (early) Progressive metal Neoclassical metal (early)
Years active	1995–2019
Labels	Nuclear Blast, Spinefarm, Century Media
Members	Alexi Laiho Jaska Raatikainen Henkka Blacksmith Janne Wirman Daniel Freyberg
Past member(s)	Samuli Miettinen Alexander Kuoppala Jani Pirisjoki Roope Latvala
Website	www.cobhc.com

Band members

Last known lineup

• Alexi Laiho – lead vocals, lead guitar (1997–2019; died 2020)
• Henkka Blacksmith – bass, backing vocals (1997–2019)
• Jaska Raatikainen – drums, backing vocals (1997–2019)
• Janne Wirman – keyboards, backing vocals (1997–2019)
• Daniel Freyberg – rhythm guitar, backing vocals (2016–2019)

Former

• Alexander Kuoppala – rhythm guitar, backing vocals (1997–2003)
• Roope Latvala – rhythm guitar, backing vocals (2004–2015)

Timeline

Discography

Studio albums

• Something Wild (1997)
• Hatebreeder (1999)
• Follow the Reaper (2000)
• Hate Crew Deathroll (2003)
• Are You Dead Yet? (2005)
• Blooddrunk (2008)
• Skeletons in the Closet (2009)
• Relentless Reckless Forever (2011)
• Halo of Blood (2013)
• I Worship Chaos (2015)
• Hexed (2019)