Release:

Spinefarm Records / Universal
18.05.2012

Info:

AWARD-WINNING FINNISH BAND CHILDREN OF BODOM LOOK BACK ON "A DECADE AND A HALF OF MODERN HEAVY METAL" AND CELEBRATE 15 YEARS OF WASTED YOUTH WITH COMMEMORATIVE COMPILATION, ‘HOLIDAY AT LAKE BODOM’...

On May 18th, world famous Finnish metal superstars CHILDREN OF BODOM will release Holiday at Lake Bodom (15 Years of Wasted Youth), a very special CD+DVD career retrospective in celebration of the band's 15th Anniversary.

The release will spotlight specially selected tracks from every one of the band's critically acclaimed albums (1997's Something Wild, 1999's Hatebreeder, 2000's Follow The Reaper, 2003's Hate Crew Deathroll, 2005's Are You Dead Yet?, 2008's Blooddrunk and 2011's Relentless Reckless Forever), plus two newly-recorded, and undeniably fun, cover songs (‘I’m Shipping Up To Boston’ by Dropkick Murphys and ‘Jessie’s Girl’ by Rick Springfield), plus detailed liner notes penned by the members of COB themselves.

The CD track listing for CHILDREN OF BODOM's Holiday at Lake Bodom (15 Years of Wasted Youth) is as follows:

1.) Hate Crew Deathroll
2.) Shovel Knockout
3.) Hate Me
4.) Everytime I Die
5.) Needled 24/7
6.) I¨m Shipping Up to Boston (*previously unreleased)
7.) Sixpounder
8.) Warheart
9.) Roundtrip to Hell and Back
10.) Trashed, Lost & Strungout
11.) Living Dead Beat
12.) Deadnight Warrior
13.) Blooddrunk
14.) Follow The Reaper
15.) Are You Dead Yet?
16.) Silent Night, Bodom Night
17.) Jessie’s Girl (*previously unreleased)
18.) In Your Face
19.) Angels Don’t Kill
20.) Downfall

The DVD portion of the package will include "candid touring and backstage footage from around the world”, plus the never-before-seen music video for Relentless Reckless Forever's "Shovel Knockout".

"‘15 Years of Wasted Youth’ is the sound of Children Of Bodom working hard, partying hard, being relentless and stubborn," says the band's superstar guitarist / vocalist Alexi Laiho. “We went through many brick walls to get to where we are, and after seven studio albums, two live albums, non-stop touring, bleeding and breaking a lot of bones, I think we are justified in putting this album out. Let the music speak for itself. You have been warned."

The release of Holiday at Lake Bodom (15 Years of Wasted Youth) continues CHILDREN OF BODOM's year-long anniversary celebration, which kicked off with the band's highly successful "15th Anniversary" headlining tour of North America - a run of dates greeted by rave reviews.

On the heels of the Stateside portion of the band's worldwide celebration, CHILDREN OF BODOM has announced a slew of European live performances and summer festival appearances alongside rock royalty such as Guns n’ Roses, Motley Crue, Ozzy Osbourne and more.

The band's summer touring schedule is shaping up as follows…

Tourdates:

May 26 - Madrid SPA - Sonisphere w/ Metallica, Slayer, Kyuss Lives!
June 15 - Amsterdam NL - Melkweg
June 17 - Clisson FRA - Hellfest w/ Guns n' Roses, Motley Crue, Ozzy Osbourne
June 19 - Barcelona SPA - Razzmatazz 2 w/ Cannibal Corpse
June 20 - St Etienne FRA - Le Fil w/ Cannibal Corpse
June 21 - Milan ITA - Gods of Metal w/ Guns n' Roses, Motley Crue, Ozzy Osbourne
June 23 - Basel CH - Earshakerdays w/ Lamb of God, Black Label Society
June 24 - Dessel BE - Graspop w/ Guns n' Roses, Ozzy Osbourne, Motörhead
June 26 - Cracow PL - Klub Studio w/ Cannibal Corpse
June 27 - Sopron HUN - Volt Festival w/ Iggy & The Stooges, Snow Patrol, Skrillex
June 29 - Spalene Porici CZ - Basinfirefest w/ Cannibal Corpse, Lacuna Coil
June 30 - Dischingen GER - Rock am Härtsfeldsee w/ Blind Guardian, Sodom
July 1 - Roitzschjora GER - With Full Force Festival w/ Lamb of God, Soulfly
July 3 - Oslo NOR - Rockefeller
July 4 - Malmö SWE - Kulturbolaget
July 7 - Turku FIN - Ruisrock w/ Refused, Explosions in the Sky
July 15 - Joensuu FIN - Ilosaarirock w/ Modeselektor, Nasum, Against Me!