Bodom After Midnight

Bodom After Midnight is a Finnish melodic death metal supergroup from Espoo, Finland, formed in 2020 by guitarists Alexi Laiho and Daniel Freyberg of Children of Bodom after the dissolution of the band. The band is named after the second track from the album Follow the Reaper, because of legal issues with former bandmates.[1] Drummer Waltteri Väyrynen (Paradise Lost) and bassist Mitja Toivonen (ex-Santa Cruz) completed the initial line up, along with the touring keyboardist Lauri Salomaa.[2][3] Their first three festival shows were announced for the summer of 2020; it was later confirmed that they were all cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] The band made a live debut on October 23, 2020 in Seinäjoki, Finland with two more shows in the same venue.[5]

Bodom After Midnight
Lead guitarist/lead vocalist Alexi Laiho (left) and rhythm guitarist Daniel Freyberg (right), the two founding members of Bodom After Midnight after Children of Bodom
Background information
OriginEspoo, Finland
GenresMelodic death metal, power metal
Years active2020–present
LabelsNapalm Records, Ward Records
Associated acts
MembersDaniel Freyberg
Mitja Toivonen
Waltteri Väyrynen
Past membersAlexi Laiho

On January 4, 2021, it was announced that Alexi Laiho had died in late December 2020 from health complications.[6] He was 41 years old. Bodom After Midnight was in the process of working on its full-length debut album, and before his death, recorded three songs and shot a music video, which will be released posthumously.[7] The band has not yet released a statement if they will break up or carry on with a replacement for Laiho.

Band members

Current members

Live members

  • Lauri Salomaa – keyboards, backing vocals (2020–present)
  • Vili Itäpelto – keyboards (2020–present)

Former members

References
  1. Hartmann, Graham. "Alexi Laiho Can't Legally Use Children of Bodom Name". Loudwire.
  2. http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=146344 “Children of Bodom official website. "A Chapter Called Children of Bodom". Retrieved 2019-11-01.
  3. "Former CHILDREN OF BODOM Frontman ALEXI LAIHO Launches New Band, BODOM AFTER MIDNIGHT". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. March 16, 2020.
  4. https://www.newsbreak.com/news/0ORaPhnC/alexi-laiho-starts-new-band-bodom-after-midnight-first-shows-announced
  5. https://loudwire.com/bodom-after-midnight-live-debut-set-list-video/
  6. Mankkinen, Jussi; Kiviranta, Varpu (4 January 2021). "Children of Bodomin perustanut Alexi Laiho on kuollut: kitaristi arvosti suomalaista itsepäisyyttä ja sisua". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). Helsinki: Yleisradio. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  7. brownypaul (2021-01-04). "Children of Bodom Vocalist/Guitarist Alexi Laiho Passed Away, Aged 41". Wall Of Sound. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
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