{"id":26,"date":"2011-11-10T06:06:47","date_gmt":"2011-11-10T06:06:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/news\/?p=26"},"modified":"2012-05-04T22:35:13","modified_gmt":"2012-05-05T05:35:13","slug":"children-of-bodom-announces-15th-anniversary-north-american-headlining-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/news\/2011\/11\/10\/children-of-bodom-announces-15th-anniversary-north-american-headlining-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"CHILDREN OF BODOM Announces &#8220;15th ANNIVERSARY&#8221; North American Headlining Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>World famous Finnish metal superstars\u00a0<strong>CHILDREN OF BODOM<\/strong>\u00a0have announced a North American headlining tour in celebration of the band&#8217;s 15th Anniversary. \u00a0Presented by ESP in association with Full Metal Jackie, the quindecennial trek will kick off on\u00a0<strong>January 30, 2012<\/strong>\u00a0in Rochester, NY and run through March 4, hitting\u00a0<strong>26<\/strong>\u00a0cities over the course of the five week jaunt. Support on the\u00a0<strong>CHILDREN OF BODOM<\/strong>\u00a0anniversary tour will come from Swiss folk metal band\u00a0<strong>Eluveitie<\/strong>, Boston extreme metal band\u00a0<strong>Revocation<\/strong>\u00a0and Canada&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Threat Signal<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 292px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Children Of Bodom 15th Anniversary Tour\" src=\"https:\/\/fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net\/hphotos-ak-snc7\/309649_10150350126802133_628232132_8548154_999979405_n.jpg\" alt=\"Children Of Bodom 15th Anniversary Tour\" width=\"292\" height=\"448\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Children Of Bodom 15th Anniversary Tour<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>CHILDREN OF BODOM<\/strong>\u00a0(or\u00a0<strong>COB<\/strong>) continues to tour the globe in support of its critically acclaimed new album\u00a0<em><strong>Relentless Reckless Forever<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0which landed at #41 on the Billboard Top 200 in its first week of release. Fronted by vocalist and international guitar hero\u00a0<strong>Alexi &#8220;Wildchild&#8221; Laiho<\/strong>, the band high-energy hooks and electric energy forge stadium-sized heavy metal anthems that seethe with marvelous musicianship. 15 years into its career,\u00a0<strong>COB<\/strong>continues to grow its ever-expanding fan base via supercharged live shows that have also made fans of some of hard rock&#8217;s biggest names. Longtime metal vocalist and reality TV star<strong>Sebastian Bach<\/strong>\u00a0jumped on stage and expressed his love for the band at a\u00a0<strong>CHILDREN OF BODOM<\/strong>\u00a0show in Los Angeles this past summer while\u00a0<strong>Laiho<\/strong>\u00a0was invited to join\u00a0<strong>Deftones<\/strong>\u00a0on stage in\u00a0<strong>COB<\/strong>&#8216;s hometown of Helsinki for a joint performance of the band&#8217;s hit &#8220;Root&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><strong><strong>ESP Guitars presents<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>CHILDREN OF BODOM<\/strong><br \/>\nWith\u00a0<strong>Eluveitie<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Revocation<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Threat Signal<\/strong><br \/>\nIn association with\u00a0<strong>Full Metal Jackie<\/strong><br \/>\nBrought to you by\u00a0<strong>Spinefarm Records, Good Fight Entertainment, Nuclear Blast Records, Relapse Records\u00a0<\/strong>&amp;<strong>\u00a0ACTION! PR<\/strong><em><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>January 30\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Rochester, NY \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Water Street Music Hall<br \/>\nJanuary 31\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Detroit, MI \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Harpos<br \/>\nFebruary 1 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Grand Rapids, MI \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Intersection<br \/>\nFebruary 3 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Milwaukee, WI \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0The Rave<br \/>\nFebruary 4 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0St. Louis, MO\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Pops<br \/>\nFebruary 6 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 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21\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Austin, TX\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Emos East<br \/>\nFebruary 22\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Houston, TX\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Warehouse Live<br \/>\nFebruary 24\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Louisville, KY\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Expo 5<br \/>\nFebruary 25\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Cleveland, OH \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Peabodys<br \/>\nFebruary 26\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Toronto, ON\u00a0 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Ballroom<br \/>\nMarch 4 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Baltimore, MD \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Ram&#8217;s Head Live<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>World famous Finnish metal superstars\u00a0CHILDREN OF BODOM\u00a0have announced a North American headlining tour in celebration of the band&#8217;s 15th Anniversary. \u00a0Presented by ESP in association with Full Metal Jackie, the quindecennial trek will kick off on\u00a0January 30, 2012\u00a0in Rochester, NY and run through March 4, hitting\u00a026\u00a0cities over the course of the five week jaunt. Support &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/news\/2011\/11\/10\/children-of-bodom-announces-15th-anniversary-north-american-headlining-tour\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;CHILDREN OF BODOM Announces &#8220;15th ANNIVERSARY&#8221; North American Headlining Tour&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":69,"href":"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26\/revisions\/69"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}