CHILDREN OF BODOM Frontman Interviewed At METAL HAMMER GOLDEN GODS; Video Available

Alexi Laiho, frontman of the Finnish metal band CHILDREN OF BODOM and winner of the "Dimebag Darrell Shredder" award at this year's Metal Hammer Golden Gods, stopped by for a brief chat with Metal Hammer's Bezer just before receiving his gong. Watch the chat at this location.

Fan-filmed video footage of the award presentation, which was held on June 16 at London, England's state-of-the-art Indigo2 complex, can be viewed below.

CHILDREN OF BODOM's latest album, "Blooddrunk", sold 19,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release. This is roughly four times the opening tally of its predecessor, "Are You Dead Yet?", which premiered with 5,000 units back in October 2005 to land at No. 195.

"Blooddrunk" was certified gold in Finland (for sales in excess of 15,000 copies) on pre-sales alone — before it was even officially released — a first for the band.