CHILDREN OF BODOM's LAIHO And WIRMAN: Extended NAMM Jam Posted Online

Bay Area Backstage has posted an extended (13-minute) video clip of CHILDREN OF BODOM's guitarist Alexi Laiho and keyboard player Janne Wirman jamming this past Saturday (January 19) at the ESP booth at this year's winter NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) show, which was held at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. Watch the clip below.

Commented Bay Area Backstage's Nikki Law: "I went to the annual NAMM show in Anaheim, California as a part of the Bay Area Backstage crew, and I had such an awesome time there on Saturday (January 19). Besides seeing many talented musicians walking around, I got to watch a very exclusive 'clinic' at the ESP booth that featured a jam with Alexi and George Lynch (DOKKEN, LYNCH MOB),and a jam with Alexi and Janne. Although I didn't get to see much of the Alexi/Lynch jam (we walked into the ESP room at the very end of their performance),I did see the entire Alexi/Janne jam alongside a handful of other people...

"As the crew was setting up the stage area for Alexi and Janne's clinic, Randy Blythe (LAMB OF GOD) made a quick appearance in the ESP room before ducking backstage (I thought that he was going to jump on a mic while Alexi and Janne played, but he never did unfortunately). Some of the guys from ARMORED SAINT (Phil and Gonzo Sandoval) were also in the crowd to watch the clinic, so I talked to them for a few minutes as the tech guys were setting up the equipment... During the soundcheck, someone played the beginning of MÖTLEY CRÜE's 'Too Young To Fall In Love' (like on 'Stockholm Knockout Live''s 'Downfall'),but I'm not sure if it was Alexi or not (there was a curtain in front of the stage before Alexi and Janne started).

"But once Alexi and Janne came out, the curtain was pulled aside so that the shred-fest could begin. I don't remember all the details of everything that was played, but I do know that an instrumental 'Tie My Rope' and 'Sioux City Sarsaparilla' (with added keys) were performed (Alexi used his custom black guitar with pink pinstripes during the jam). It was awesome to watch Janne and Alexi play together in such a small space — the stage was set up in a corner of the ESP room, and I was probably a good 10 feet away from them (there wasn't any barrier separating the fans from them either, besides the frustrated security guard that acted as a human barricade). I felt like I was watching a garage band perform to their closest friends — it was a very intimate and amazing performance that only a few people got to see, and I'm glad that I was one of them."

CHILDREN OF BODOM fan site Scythes Of Bodom has unveiled the cover artwork for the group's forthcoming album (or single),"Blooddrunk", due in Europe on April 7, 2008 via Spinefarm Records (two days later in Finland). Check it out at this location.

"Blooddrunk" was recorded and produced by Mikko Karmila at Petrax and Finnvox studios in Finland during October, November and December 2007, except vocals, which were recorded by Peter Tägtren, and keyboards, which were recorded by Janne Wirman at Petrax studios, Finland, during October, November and December 2007. The CD was mixed at Finnvox by Mikko Karmila in November 2007 and it was mastered at Finnvox by Mika Jussila in December 2007.

"Blooddrunk" track listing:

01. Hellhounds On My Trail
02. Blooddrunk
03. LoBodomy
04. One Day You Will Cry
05. Smile Pretty For The Devil
06. Tie My Rope
07. Done With Everything, Die For Nothing
08. Banned From Heaven
09. Roadkill Morning

CHILDREN OF BODOM will release a new single, "Blooddrunk", in Finland on February 27, 2008 (March 3 in the rest of Europe).

The band recently traveled to Germany to film two videos, both of which were produced by Katapult Filmproduktion.