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Sorry if this is old news but I just found out today.
Rhythm guitarist Alexander "Aku" Kuoppala left CHILDREN OF BODOM following the band's appearance at last weekend's Tuska festival in Helsinki, Finland. His departure was mutually agreed upon by all parties, and the remaining members wish him the best of luck in all of his future endeavors. No appearances are being cancelled or rescheduled as a result of his departure. Click here to see a photo of Kuoppala and the rest of CHILDREN OF BODOM taken shortly after their Tuska performance.
Laiho recently described their situation with the following comments, “So unfortunately it is true that Alexander Kuoppala is no longer part of the hate crew, and we just wanted to make the point clear that there is absolutely no bad blood between us, what so ever. We really try not to make a big deal out of this, and since it`s not our place to talk about Kuoppala’s personal affairs, we have to be brief about this. He realized he couldn’t take the constant touring life anymore and felt that he was holding us back by not enjoying doing this anymore. We knew it was better for him to bail out than not giving the whole 100% and making himself unhappy. His exact words to me were ”It`s not fair to me, to you, or to our fans to pull an act in front of you all and just do it for money” We understand that some of you might feel that it`s not COB without him, and it is true that he was a huge part of us just like every other member, but we hope that you understand that this has not been easy for us, but god damn we will carry on with a new guy (which we`ll let you know about later),cuz after all, the fact is that Children of Bodom are not ready to die yet.”
A replacement for Kuoppala is going to be announced prior to the group's next live appearance, which is scheduled to take place on August 16th in Moscow, Russia.
-From the CM Newsletter
(Screwed up on the spelling of his last name.)
Rhythm guitarist Alexander "Aku" Kuoppala left CHILDREN OF BODOM following the band's appearance at last weekend's Tuska festival in Helsinki, Finland. His departure was mutually agreed upon by all parties, and the remaining members wish him the best of luck in all of his future endeavors. No appearances are being cancelled or rescheduled as a result of his departure. Click here to see a photo of Kuoppala and the rest of CHILDREN OF BODOM taken shortly after their Tuska performance.
Laiho recently described their situation with the following comments, “So unfortunately it is true that Alexander Kuoppala is no longer part of the hate crew, and we just wanted to make the point clear that there is absolutely no bad blood between us, what so ever. We really try not to make a big deal out of this, and since it`s not our place to talk about Kuoppala’s personal affairs, we have to be brief about this. He realized he couldn’t take the constant touring life anymore and felt that he was holding us back by not enjoying doing this anymore. We knew it was better for him to bail out than not giving the whole 100% and making himself unhappy. His exact words to me were ”It`s not fair to me, to you, or to our fans to pull an act in front of you all and just do it for money” We understand that some of you might feel that it`s not COB without him, and it is true that he was a huge part of us just like every other member, but we hope that you understand that this has not been easy for us, but god damn we will carry on with a new guy (which we`ll let you know about later),cuz after all, the fact is that Children of Bodom are not ready to die yet.”
A replacement for Kuoppala is going to be announced prior to the group's next live appearance, which is scheduled to take place on August 16th in Moscow, Russia.
-From the CM Newsletter
(Screwed up on the spelling of his last name.)
