CHILDREN OF BODOM, BACK ON TOUR IN THE US

Finland's own, CHILDREN OF BODOM, fast and furiously made the grade with the release of Are You Dead Yet? (Spinefarm 10/05), blasting out of the starting gates with a nearly totally sold out US tour in November-December with openers Trivium and Amon Amarth. Now, in 2006' Hot Topic Presents: CHILDREN OF BODOM's Spring US Tour with main support split between God Forbid and Chimaira; also on the bill- rotating in different cities are Bullet For My Valentine and If Hope Dies!

Presale tickets for the tour are available on January 16th at www.cobhc.com.

If last year was an indication of what is ahead for the band, hold on tight. COB debuted at # 6 on Billboard's New Artist Chart, held the top position on the CMJ Loud Rock Chart for six weeks and headlined a nearly sold out US tour with instore appearances nationwide dragging the ‘hate crew' out in droves to meet the band and grab an autograph. Heck one crazy fan even asked Alexi to punch him in the face. Alexi asked, "are you sure?" The fan was in awe and said "YES!" Alexi obliged.

CHILDREN OF BODOM and Hot Topic will give out free Artrock posters - designed by Wrecking Crew Studios (www.wreckingcrewstudios.com) with the purchase of COB's Are You Dead Yet? Starting March 1st, at select Hot Topics while supplies last.

In addition, ESP Guitars has teamed with Alexi Laiho to create his own Signature Series guitar! Available in a black w/yellow accent and a white w/black accent finish, the new Alexi Laiho guitars will be available this spring from ESP dealers in both the ESP and LTD brands.

Tour dates are as follows

Sat/Mar-18 New Haven, CT Toads

Sun/Mar-19 Sayreville, NJ Starland Ballroom

Mon/Mar-20 Norfolk, VA NorVa

Tue/Mar-21 Towson, MD Recher Theater

Wed/Mar-22 Providence, RI Lupo's

Fri/Mar-24 Toronto, ON Kool Haus

Sat/Mar-25 Columbus, OH Newport Music Hall

Sun/Mar-26 Cleveland, OH House of Blues

Mon/Mar-27 Pittsburgh, PA Club Zoo

Wed/Mar-29 Chicago, IL House of Blues

Thu/Mar-30 St. Louis, MO Pops

Fri/Mar-31 Lawrence, KS Granada Theatre

Sat/Apr-01 Oklahoma City, OK Diamond Ballroom

Mon/Apr-03 Las Vegas, NV House of Blues

Tue/Apr-04 Tucson, AZ Rialto Theatre

Wed/Apr-05 Albuquerque, NM Sunshine Theater

Fri/Apr-07 Sacramento, CA Colonial Theatre

Sat/Apr-08 San Francisco, CA Slims

Mon/Apr-10 Anaheim, CA House of Blues