Finland’s melodic death veterans, Children Of Bodom, will release their tenth album, ‘Hexed,’ on March 8, 2019 via Nuclear Blast Records. The band has just released the second single entitled, “This Road,” as a lyric video. Frontman guitarist and mastermind Alexi Laiho commented it was the last song written for the album but ended up being the opening track. He also stated it was one of his favorites and its different from anything they have done since ‘Follow The Reaper’.
Children Of Bodom has been grinding out a path for themselves for over two decades. They have incorporated different musical styles into their sound have been labeled melodic death metal, thrash metal, symphonic black metal, and neoclassical metal. Through endless touring they have managed to capture fans from across the globe with melodic hooks and instrumental acrobatics.
For the record, the band returned to Finland’s Danger Johnny Studios where they were reunited with Mikko Karmila (‘I Worship Chaos,’ ‘Halo Of Blood,’ ‘Hatebreeder,’ ‘Follow the Reaper ‘& ‘Hate Crew Deathroll’) who recorded everything except keyboards and also produced the album with the band. Janne Wirman recorded keyboards at Beyond Abilities Studios. The album was mixed and mastered at Finnvox Studios in Helsinki, Finland.
‘Hexed’ will be available for purchase in the following formats:
- CD Digipak
- Pink w/ Black splatter vinyl – Limited to 300
- CD Digipak + T-Shirt + Poster
Below is the track listing for ‘Hexed’
1. This Road
2. Under Grass and Clover
3. Glass Houses
4. Hecate’s Nightmare
5. Kick in the Spleen
6. Platitudes and Barren Words
7. Hexed
8. Relapse (The Nature of My Crime)
9. Say Never Look Back
10. Soon Departed
11. Knuckleduster
12. I Worship Chaos (live)
13. Morrigan (live)
14. Knuckleduster (remix)
Recently the band has announced their Hexed 2019 North American Tour. The trek will kick off in Quebec City on March 13th and conclude in New York City on April 19th. Supporting the band are Finnish death-doom melody-makers Swallow The Sun and Finnish epic melodic Death Metal quartet Wolfheart as well as Summoner’s Circle (March 13-16 & April 9-19,) Hollow Cry (March 18-29) and Fragmentum (March 30 April 7) who are opening select shows.
Fans will have the opportunity to purchase 2 unique VIP packages. Details of the packages below:
Gold Hexed VIP Package
- 1 General Admission Ticket
- Group Photo with CHILDREN OF BODOM
- Meet & Great with CHILDREN OF BODOM
- Exclusive Silk Screen Poster
- Exclusive Wall Flag
- Exclusive COB Bonus Studio Footage USB Drive
- Laminate with Lanyard
Platinum Hexed VIP Package
*Only 4 per market*
- 1 General Admission Ticket
- Premium Viewing Area For CHILDREN OF BODOM
- Personalized Video From A COB Band Member
- Group Photo with CHILDREN OF BODOM
- Meet & Greet with CHILDREN OF BODOM
- Exclusive Silk Screen Poster
- Exclusive Wall Flag
- Exclusive COB Bonus Studio Footage USB Drive
- Laminate with Lanyard
- Early Entry
Pre-Order Available Here!
Confirmed dates for the Hexed 2019 North American tour with SWALLOW THE SUN, WOLFHEART, SUMMONER’S CIRCLE, HOLLOW CRY, and FRAGMENTUM are:
3/13/2019 Imperial – Quebec City, QC*
3/14/2019 Corona Theater – Montreal, QC*
3/15/2019 Bronson Centre – Ottawa, ON *
3/16/2019 The Phoenix Concert Theater – Toronto, ON*
3/18/2019 St. Andrews – Detroit, MI**
3/19/2019 House of Blues – Chicago, IL**
3/20//2019 Skyway Theater – Minneapolis, MN**
3/22//2019 The Summit – Denver, CO **
3/23//2019 Metro Music Hall – Salt Lake City, UT**
3/25//2019 The Palace Theatre – Calgary, AB**
3/26//2019 Union – Edmonton, AB**
3/27//2019 The Vogue Theater – Vancouver, BC**
3/29//2019 El Corazon – Seattle, WA**
3/30//2019 Hawthorne Theater – Portland, OR ***
4/01//2019 The Regency Ballroom – San Francisco, CA***
4/02//2019 The Observatory – Santa Ana, CA ***
4/03//2019 Club Red – Phoenix, AZ***
4/05//2019 Alamo Music Hall – San Antonio, TX ***
4/06//2019 Warehouse Live – Houston, TX ***
4/07//2019 Canton Hall – Dallas, TX ***
4/09//2019 The Ritz – Tampa, FL *
4/11//2019 Masquerade – Atlanta, GA *
4/12//2019 The Underground – Charlotte, NC *
4/13//2019 Baltimore Soundstage – Baltimore, MD*
4/14//2019 Mr Smalls Theatre – Pittsburgh, PA*
4/16//2019 Westcott Theater – Syracuse, NY*
4/17//2019 The Royale – Boston, MA*
4/18//2019 Reverb – Reading, PA *
4/19//2019 Irving Plaza – New York, NY *
* SUMMONER’S CIRCLE, opening (March 13-16 & April 9-19)
** HOLLOW CRY opening (March 18-29)
*** FRAGMENTUM opening (March 30 April 7)
