12 Great Things In Metal This Week (18th Dec)
7. Children Of Bodom Announces 2017 European Tour To Celebrate Their 20th Anniversary
It's hard to believe that Finnish melo-death thrashers Children of Bodom have really been goi9ng for 20 years, especially when you consider that their newer material like 2013's Halo of Blood and 2015's I Worship Chaos feels just as energised and powerful as any band starting out in the modern metal era.
Regardless, Children... will have been around for indeed two decades as of 2017. And while metalheads weep into their denim sleeves out of fear of getting old, the band will be celebrating with a tour encompassing the entirety of Europe. Dubbed the "20 Years: Down and Dirty" tour, it will consist of the pioneering extreme act playing (in their own words) a "mind blowing classic set" and last for an entire month from early March through to April.