In the clip below, Children Of Bodom frontman Alexi Laiho takes Premier Guitar through his minimalist setup. It was shot on February 12th prior to the band's show at Exit/In in Nashville, TN.

Laiho tours with a trio of his signature ESP Custom Shop models. "Greeny" and "Scythe" are both tuned a whole step down from standard and house a single EMG HZ F-H2 passive humbucker and an EMG MM-04 gain boost. The boost is almost always on and is controlled with a simple switch near the volume knob. "Pinky" is the third ESP that Laiho takes on the road and is tuned to B–F#–B–E–G#–C#. All the guitars are strung with Laiho’s signature set from DR Strings (.010–.056).

Children Of Bodom recently checked in with the following update:

"We're so excited to announce Latin America dates for this year! Mexico - Chile - Argentina - Brazil we're coming for you this May. Head over to our events/tour dates page here for more info and tickets on sale today!"

Rockharz Open Air has announced another highlight for 2016. Children Of Bodom will play their only German festival show in 2016 at the festival, taking place at the airport Ballenstedt from July 7th - 9th.

Complete festival details at this location.

In October of 2015, Children Of Bodom released their latest album, I Worship Chaos, via Nuclear Blast. A lyric video for the song “Horns”, taken from I Worship Chaos, can be seen below:

Children Of Bodom recently announced the addition of Daniel Freyberg (pictured below) on guitars. Says the band: “Look for him on all upcoming tours!”

Tour dates with Megadeth, Suicidal Tendencies and Havok:

March
5 - Penticton, BC - South Okanagan Events Centre
6 - Calgary, AB - Grey Eagle Resort
8 - Dawson Creek, BC - Encana Events Centre
9 - Edmonton, AB - Rexall Place
10 - Moose Jaw, SK - Mosaic Place
13 - Chicago, IL - Aragon Ballroom
15 - Niagara Falls, NY - The Rapids Theatre
16 - New York, NY - Terminal 5
17 - New York, NY - Terminal 5
19 - Bethlehem, PA - Sands Bethlehem Event Center
20 - Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory
21 - Boston, MA - House Of Blues
23 - Bangor, ME - Cross Insurance Center
24 - Quebec, QC - Centre Videotron
26 - Sioux Falls, SD - Badlands Pawn

(Photo - Daniel Freyberg Facebook)