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CHILDREN OF BODOM Release Animated Music Video For Title Track Of Latest Album \u2018Hexed\u2019<\/strong><\/span>
\nOctober 30th, 2019<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Espoo, Finland-based melodic death metal group Children Of Bodom have released an official animated music video for the title track of their latest album Hexed<\/em>. The RMIT University in Australia spent the last 15 weeks working on the video, with producers Aaron McLoughlin and Simon Norton spending around 3000 working hours with their team to create the video, which can be viewed below.<\/p>\n

Co-producer Aaron McLoughlin stated: \u201cAs always, we like to come up with something that suits what the band is all about, so we drew inspiration from the song lyrics as well as the monochromatic imagery found in Children Of Bodom\u2019s videos and album art. We decided a black and white horror film would be cool – set on a lake, of course! And we had to include a Roy cameo appearance, obviously!<\/p>\n

\u201cAlthough \u2018Hexed\u2019 is a fast track, it\u2019s also particularly measured in the way it plays out over the five-minute duration, so part of the fun was crafting a cinematic narrative that flows with the amazing technical precision of the music.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe animation students at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia are some of the most talented rising stars in the world, and I think they\u2019ve done a terrific job on this project. Animating metal videos is such a fun thing to do at university, and the team felt very honoured creating this film for Children Of Bodom.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bassist Henkka Blacksmith added: \u201cIt\u2019s such a cool thing to have a video of one my favourite tracks of the album. And the fact it\u2019s made by Aaron and his 25 students in Australia is even cooler. The black and white calm mood suits perfectly to this not-so-calm song. The lake and it\u2019s reflection makes a perfect ending for it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Children Of Bodom issued tenth full-length studio album Hexed<\/em> on March 8th, 2019 through Nuclear Blast Records.<\/p>\n

Frontman and guitarist Alexi Laiho commented: \u201cPeople have said that this album is generally catchier. So I started thinking about that, perhaps the song structures are easier to grasp on initial listen. But there\u2019s some crazy shit in there, almost progressive or at least technical. There are certain melodies across the album that could have come from jazz songs, although they\u2019re completely metal with us, of course (laughs).\u201d<\/p>\n

Henkka Blacksmith added: \u201cFor me, it has always been very hard to describe our new music. In a way it always feels familiar, but the new stuff also always surprises me. Here we have something that\u2019s very Bodom, but somehow we haven\u2019t done this kind of stuff, possibly ever. Then again, someone said that there\u2019s a somewhat similar vibe to what Follow The Reaper<\/em> [2000] had. I don\u2019t know. Anyway, we had a really hard time choosing the songs for the videos, I guess that\u2019s a positive problem to have.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hexed<\/em> was recorded with producer Mikko Karmila at the band\u2019s own Danger Johnny Studios in Helsinki, except keyboards which were recorded by Janne Wirman at Beyond Abilities Studios. The outing was mixed and mastered at Finnvox Studios in Helsinki.<\/p>\n

Cover artwork was created by Deins Forkas.<\/p>\n

Henkka Blacksmith commented: \u201cFor some years I\u2019ve wanted to try a different approach with our cover art. We are so used to digital art, so it\u2019s really hard to do something else. Doing it completely with a computer is somewhat safe and convenient. This time we all agreed to try going old school. We found this cool dude and gave him simple instructions – the cover has to be purple and the reaper has to be central. Half a year later we got his work, and with little tweaking, we now have the cover of Hexed<\/em>. It is very different from what we are used to, even the Reaper looks different, but at the same time very spooky.\u201d<\/p>\n

The track listing is as follows:<\/p>\n

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01. \u2018The Road\u2019
\n02. \u2018Under Grass And Clover\u2019
\n03. \u2018Glass Houses\u2019
\n04. \u2018Hecate\u2019s Nightmare\u2019
\n05. \u2018Kick In The Spleen\u2019
\n06. \u2018Platitudes And Barren Words\u2019
\n07. \u2018Hexed\u2019
\n08. \u2018Relapse (The Nature Of My Crime)\u2019
\n09. \u2018Say Never Look Back\u2019
\n10. \u2018Soon Departed\u2019
\n11. \u2018Knuckleduster\u2019
\n12. \u2018I Worship Chaos (Live)\u2019
\n13. \u2018Morrigan (Live)\u2019
\n14. \u2018Knuckleduster (Remix)\u2019<\/p>\n

Children Of Bodom\u2019s line-up is as follows:<\/p>\n

Alexi Laiho (vocals and lead guitar)
\nDaniel Freyberg (rhythm guitar)
\nHenkka Blacksmith (bass)
\nJaska Raatikainen (drums)
\nJanne Wirman (keyboards)<\/p>\n

Directed by Yk\u00e4 J\u00e4rvinen, music videos were filmed for the tracks \u2018Under Grass And Clover\u2019 and \u2018Platitudes And Barren Words\u2019. In addition, official lyric videos were created for the songs \u2018The Road\u2019 and \u2018Hecate\u2019s Nightmare\u2019. All four clips can also be viewed below.<\/p>\n

Ninth studio record I Worship Chaos<\/em> was released<\/a> in October 2015 via Nuclear Blast Records.<\/p>\n

Promotional photograph by Marek Sabogal.<\/em><\/p>\n