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Children Of Bodom have announced their final album

A recording of the band’s final show in Helsinki, A Chapter Called… Children Of Bodom arrives in December.

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The 50 best albums from 2011

From Mastodon and Machine Head to Foo Fighters and Frank Turner, we rank the greatest albums from the year 2011…

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EP review: Bodom After Midnight – Paint The Sky With Blood

Bodom After Midnight release the late Alexi Laiho’s excellent final recordings, and remind the metal world of the massive talent we’ve lost...

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What Alexi Laiho taught me: Bodom After Midnight remember their beloved bandleader

As his final recordings see the light of day on the Paint The Sky With Blood EP, the surviving members of Bodom After Midnight reminisce on life alongside the late, great Alexi Laiho…

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Hear the first song from Bodom After Midnight's Paint The Sky With Blood EP

Bodom After Midnight's Paint The Sky With Blood EP – containing Alexi Laiho's final recordings – will arrive in full in April.

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"We are all human, we all suffer, but help is out there": Alexi Laiho's legal widow shares moving message with official cause of death

Alexi Laiho's legal widow Kimberly Goss announces plans to "start a memorial foundation or charity" in Finland as she confirms the guitarist's official cause of death.

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Alexi Laiho’s final recordings will be released on a new Bodom After Midnight EP

Alexi Laiho's post-Children Of Bodom group have announced details of an upcoming EP – Paint The Sky With Blood – containing his final recordings.

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Alexi Laiho's widow Kelli thanks fans for their support as she takes time to grieve "enormous loss"

Kelli Wright-Laiho says she is "completely broken" after the tragic passing of her husband Alexi.

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Alexi Laiho: The Wildchild who influenced a generation of metal guitarists

We pay tribute to Children Of Bodom's Alexi Laiho, who has passed away at 41

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"We lost a brother": Children Of Bodom pay tribute to Alexi Laiho

Alexi Laiho's former bandmates in Children Of Bodom pay tribute to "a phenomenal songwriter" and "one of the greatest guitarists of all time".

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Children Of Bodom's Alexi Laiho dies aged 41

Children Of Bodom frontman Alexi Laiho passed away in his home in Helsinki, Finland last week.

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17 of the most surprising band name origins in rock and metal

Public indecency, killer prostitutes and a million corpses are among the best explanations for the names of some of your favourite bands…

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Here's our definitive ranking of the 22 bizarre monsters who represent metal to the world…

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10 Unsung Heroes In Huge Bands

Here are 10 members of major bands who shine bright, even if they aren't in the spotlight.

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Every Children Of Bodom album ranked from worst to best by Alexi Laiho

Children Of Bodom frontman Alexi Laiho ranks his band's records from least favourite to most loved

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Children Of Bodom Release Beer Brewed With Water From Lake Bodom

Children Of Bodom have launched Lake Bodom Pre-Prohibition Lager

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Children Of Bodom Announce North American Tour

Swallow The Sun and Wolfheart will fill out the bill.

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"We are all human, we all suffer, but help is out there": Alexi Laiho's legal widow shares moving message with official cause of death

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