Interview with Henkka T. Blacksmith: The Early Years of Children of Bodom | 30 Years of Astia-studio

Subtitled in English and Finnish. ⭐️ Enjoy this rare interview with Henkka T. Blacksmith, the bass player from Children of Bodom. Children of Bodom did 3 albums and around 20 sessions at Astia-studio with platinum-selling producer/engineer Anssi Kippo. To celebrate 30 years of Astia-studio you are welcome to join a trip down memory lane with Children of Bodom bassist Henkka Seppälä aka Henkka T. Blacksmith as he shares early memories from both the studio sessions and live shows with Anssi Kippo. Learn interesting details about the making of Children of Bodom albums Something Wild, Hatebreeder and Hate Crew Deathroll, along with trivia about Henkka’s bass sound and gear. Anssi Kippo worked with Henkka T. Blacksmith at Astia-studio from 1996 to 2003 and mixed FOH sound on Children of Bodom live shows from 1997 until 2002 including 2001 European tour, 2001 Japan tour, 2001 South American tour along with numerous shows and mini tours in Finland and all over Europe. BLOG POSTS TO READ: 5 Things You Didn’t Know About Children Of Bodom’s Something Wild Album 5 Interesting Facts That You Haven’t Heard Before About Children Of Bodom’s Hatebreeder Album 18 Facts About The Recording Of Children Of Bodom’s Hate Crew Deathroll Album ABOUT ANSSI KIPPO: Anssi Kippo is a music producer, sound engineer and founder of Astia-studio, a full analogue world-class recording studio located in Finland. Over the years he has produced over a dozen gold and platinum-selling releases along with three albums for Children Of Bodom and two for Ensiferum among countless others. ABOUT ASTIA-STUDIO: Full-analog Astia-studio is on a mission to bring back the energy and emotion to music with over 30 years of recording experience. Most Astia-studio clients are rock and metal bands from all over the world. Some have travelled all the way from USA and Vladivostok, Russia almost km to Lappeenranta, Finland. ASTIA-STUDIO ON INSTAGRAM: ASTIA-STUDIO ON FACEBOOK: HERE IS WHAT WE’LL COVER IN THIS VIDEO: 00:00 Introduction 00:58 Shining demo, Something Wild and early live shows 10:52 Hatebreeder and Henkka’s bass distortion 22:41 Hate Crew Deathroll 27:12 On the road 37:28 Alexi Laiho 50:51 Memorabilia #HenkkaBlacksmith #ChildrenOfBodom #SomethingWild #Hatebreeder #HateCrewDeathroll Photos that appear on this video were take by Anssi Kippo and the members of Children of Bodom. Photo credit of On the bus to Russia: Jarno Anttila. Photo credit of early COB promo card: Toni Härkönen. Photo credit of 2001 Nuclear Fire tour photos including Henkka & Alexi on stage: Stefan Straub. Photo credit of Heikki Laiho’s 5-string fretless bass: Sofia Douska. Photo credit of 12-year-old Alexi with Apollo: Anna Laiho. Photo credit of Anssi driving the bus: Maksten Päivi. Most sincere thanks to Henkka T. Blacksmith, Toni Paananen, Tarja Ruotsalainen, Sirpa Ruotsalainen-Niskanen and those who have helped to make this happen. © Astia-studio 2024