(Adrenaline PR) Finlands 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 BODOMs 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 Billboards 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 COBs 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
