Finland's CHILDREN OF BODOM have updated their tour schedule for Latin America. Dates can be viewed below:

May

25 - São Paulo, Brazil - Carioca Club
27 - Buenos Aires, Argentina - Teatro Flores
29 - Santiago, Chile - Teatro Caupolican (NEW!)
31 - Quito, Ecuador - Teleférico

June

1 - Bogota, Colombia - Las Vegas Nevada
4 - Monterrey, Mexico - Escena
6 - Mexico City, Mexico - Circo Volador

Children Of Bodom frontman Alexi Laiho is featured in a new interview with PerformerMag.com. An excerpt is available below:

Q: What was the first album you remember hearing that influenced you to pick up a guitar and start a band?

Alexi: "So many bands come to mind, but as far as guitar playing goes I remember the first time I heard STEVE VAI’s Passion and Warfare. Well, I mean I was already obsessed with the guitar at that time, but when I heard that damn thing, I was like, 'I’m going to have to learn to play the guitar!' I’m still working on it (laughs)."

Q: What inspires you to be as amazing of a musician as you are, both in the studio and onstage?

Alexi: "(Laughs) It’s hard to explain, dude. It’s in my head really and it’s something I need to get out. Sometimes when I’m supposed to write music and I got nothing I’ll just sit down with a guitar and noodle around for hours and hours and nothing really comes out, nothing good anyway. I come up with riffs all the time but everything sucks to me, you know?

But after like five hours I’ll come up with one short thing that’s really cool, and that’s the best feeling ever. Just to get that one short part that I think is really cool. I mean I can come up with inspiration from driving a fucking car or picking up the guitar, it’s in my head.

But what inspires me really the most would probably have to be negative feelings in general; it’s something that every human being goes through every single day, feelings of anger and depression. And not even necessarily depression, just feeling bummed out about something, anything negative at all I try to turn into music. When I feel pissed off I feel the strongest, and that’s the time I should be writing a riff or writing some lyrics. I mean, happy music is something that needs to be there for sure, but negative music is more honest, it comes from a much deeper and darker place and it’s harder to come by."

Go to this location for the complete interview.

Children Of Bodom recently announced tour dates for Southeastern Asia in support of their latest album, Halo Of Blood. Dates are as follows:

May

12 - Manila, Philippines - SM City North Edsa
14 - Hong Kong- Kitec Music Zone
16 - Bangkok, Thailand- Center Point Studio
18 - Taipei, Taiwan - The Park Live House
20 - Shanghai, China - Mao Live House
22 - Beijing, China - Mao Live House