Children of Bodom add Cannibal Corpse to London show

Finland's finest Melodic Death Metalers Children of Bodom return to the UK on February 19th 2009 to play a one off show at The Forum in London. Joining the band at this unique show as special guests will be Cannibal Corpse one of the most controversial and best selling Death Metal bands of all time.

Children of Bodom darted to international fame with their debut, 1997's Something Wild, and have gone from being "this amazing band from Finland" to a household name within the metal scene. Formed in 1993 and hailing from the city of Espoo, Finland, this young Finnish group took their name from one of the biggest murder mysteries in the history of Finnish crime: the murders at Lake Bodom. After starting out as a trash-metal combo, the founding members soon found elements of classic heavy metal creeping into their music. After taking in keyboardist Janne Wirman to complete their line-up, they honed their combination of old school black metal, classic heavy, and death metal vocals into the sharpest instrument of its kind.

Having released 6 studio albums all of which have reached Gold or Platinum status, Children of Bodom have come a long way since their humble beginnings. Today they command the respect and awe of both fans and colleagues alike. Eight years down the line, Children of Bodom remain amongst the most revered and influential leaders of the genre. It is not mere precision, but the metal-mad passion that makes Children of Bodom unique in their craft.

Formed in 1988, Buffalo born/Tampa raised Cannibal Corpse helped found, manipulate and transcend the very boundaries of death metal beginning with the scandalously controversial debut, Eaten Back To Life . Raising the eyebrows of inquisitive metalheads and incensed parents and politicians, the record - was more extreme and confrontational than anything the metal genre had ever known. As a result of the band's brilliantly gruesome cover art, grisly lyrics, Cannibal Corpse were met with further contempt by the likes of such organized censorship leagues as the PMRC. In just three years, the sale of Cannibal Corpse merchandise was (temporarily) prohibited in Australia, Korea and New Zealand (in fact, the sale of Butchered At Birth and the performance of those three records is still forbidden in Germany). But dissuaded they were not.

Proving technical dexterity, diabolic vocal grunts and a penchant for serial killers, zombies and gore of all shapes, sizes and textures, Cannibal Corpse won over the hearts of many a metal extremist and have since become a harrowing household name. Since the bands inception they have sold millions of albums world wide and show no sign of slowing or bowing down to the ever changing metal genre and all this with zero commercial radio presence and minimal video play. Older, wiser, and as malevolent as ever before, the time to Kill is now!
This is bound to be one of the most talked about Death Metal shows of 2009 so raise your horns high and make sure you're in the pit to witness it!

CHILDREN OF BODOM
Plus special guests CANNIBAL CORPSE

FEBRUARY 2009

THURSDAY 19 LONDON FORUM

Tickets are priced at £16.50(subject to booking fee) and are available from www.livenation.co.uk