During a new fan-submitted Q&A session hosted by Guitar World, Children Of Bodom leader Alexi Laiho was asked, what’s the most technically demanding guitar solo you’ve ever performed? 

Laiho replied, "Wow, that’s quite a question. Probably a lot of the older stuff where some of the solos I was writing were insanely fast arpeggios and picking. Everything seems hard right now as I had a massive shoulder operation about two years ago. Apparently, my collar bone had been broken for about 10 years. I’ve had to relearn how to play. It’s not a nerve problem, but some of my fingers are not up to speed on a lot of things. It’s a slow process; I’m still not quite back to where I was before the operation."

To read the complete Q&A article, click here.

Children Of Bodom continues to tour in support of their new album, Hexed. Confirmed dates are as listed:

June
28 - Download - Madrid, Spain
30 - Hills Of Rock Festival - Plovdiv, Bulgaria

July
6 - Rockharz Open Air - Ballenstedt, Germany
7 - Rock Fest Barcelona - Santa Coloma De Gramenet, Spain
12 - Area 53 Festival - Leoben, Austria
14 - Masters Of Rock - Vizovice, Czech Republic
26 - Qstock - Oulu, Finland

August
3 - Porispere - Pori, Finland
9 - Bloodstock Festival - Derby, United Kingdom
23 - Kaisaniemen Puisto - Helsinki, Finland

October
2 - Art Zavod - Kharkov, Ukraine
3 - Bingo - Kiev, Ukraine
4 - Re:public - Minsk, Belarus
6 - Arena Hall - Krasnodar, Russia
7 - Arena Hall Don - Rostov, Russia
8 - Podzemka Club - Novosibirsk, Russia
11 - Angar - Omsk, Russia
12 - Tele Club - Yekaterinburg, Russia
14 - Ogni Ufy - Ufa, Russia
16 - Milo Concert Hall - Nizhniy Novgorod, Russia
17 - Adrenaline Stadium - Moscow, Russia
18 - A2 Club - St. Petersburg, Russia