Children of Bodom was a Finnish metal band from Espoo. The band is usually labelled as melodic death metal , although it incorporated many other musical styles including power metal , thrash metal or neoclassical metal. The group consisted of Alexi Laiho (Lead vocals, lead guitar), Janne Wirman (keyboards), Henkka T. Blacksmith (bass), Jaska Raatikainen (drums) and Daniel Freyberg (rhythm guitar). They released ten studio albums, two live albums, two EPs, two compilation albums and one DVD. Formed in 1993 by guitarist Alexi "Wildchild" Laiho and drummer Jaska Raatikainen under the name of Inearthed.