CHILDREN OF BODOM Frontman ALEXI LAIHO's 100 Guitars From Hel Performance To Stream Live This Friday
August 12, 2015, 9 years ago
On August 14th, Children Of Bodom frontman Alexi Laiho is turning the Senate Square in Helsinki, Finland into a metal arena. He has composed a commissioned song for the Helsinki Festival, and invited 100 electric guitarists to join him in performing it on the big stage. The guitarists have been chosen, and you can watch their auditions (as well as the auditions that didn’t make the cut) at this location.
According to an update, a live stream will be made available on the day starting at 6:00pm Finnish time (5:00pm CET, 11:00am EST). Go to this location for details and updates.
The chosen guitarists for the event have been divided into five groups, and each group will have to learn their own parts during July. Check out the five demo clips below:
According to an update, there will be a core band backing up Laiho for the August 14th performance featuring the following musicians:
Kie Von Hertzen (guitars - Von Hertzen Brothers, Don Huonot)
Archie Cruz (guitars - Santa Cruz)
Samy Elbanna (guitars - Lost Society)
Timo Kämäräinen (guitars - Toot Toot)
Tommy Armstrong-Leavitt (guitars)
Jyri Helko (bass - For The Imperium)
Janne Wirman (keyboards - Children Of Bodom)
Jaska Raatikainen (drums - Children Of Bodom)
For updates check out the 100 Guitars From Hel Facebook page here.
