On 10 March 2026, the band expressed interest in celebrating their 30th anniversary of their recording history in 2027, stating “As many of you may know, next year will mark 30 years of Bodom’s music. May the celebration continue.”
a one-off tribute show dedicated to Laiho, titled A Celebration of Music, on 26 February 2026 at the Tavastia Club in Helsinki.
The show sold out the day after its announcement
On 28 October 2025, the surviving members of Children of Bodom announced that they were reuniting for
The band released the final show as a live album on 15 December 2023.
an EP titled Paint the Sky with Blood , which was released on 23 April 2021.
In an April 2021 interview with Loudwire , Freyberg stated that Bodom After Midnight would not continue without Laiho: “Unfortunately, Bodom After Midnight as an active band is pretty much going to be buried with Alexi. We don’t really feel comfortable using the name Bodom without Alexi, because it’s so…
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On 4 January 2021, it was announced that
Their song “Paint the Sky With Blood” was elected by Loudwire as the 8th best metal song of 2021.
Alexi Laiho had died in late December 2020 from health complications at the age of 41.