No country did anything to anyone here, don't be stupid.
Anyway, I couldn't find the interview on youtube, so here's my transcription of it. My way of saying thanks to the diligent hard work of valkokukka and celeb.
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Hill: Alexi, Children of Bodom, how're you doing man? I've seen you at NAMM a couple times. Tell me about the NAMM festivities. It's kind of like a big heavy metal party, isn't it?
Alexi: Well it seems to be, yeah. But right now, you know, this party is kind of lame. No offense to anybody, but I've been here for, like, five years in a row and I wanted to take a year off. However, I decided to do two signings. For EMG and ESP, and that's it. But you know, whatever. It's always good to be here and see a lot of friends and stuff like that.
Hill: That's cool. Now word is that there's going to be a big jam tonight. Are you going to hop on stage and play?
Alexi: Oh, HELL to the no.
Hill: Really? No way? We can't get you up there?
Alexi: Dude, I'm off the clock. I'm drinking. *laughs*
Hill: I hear you. Now let's talk about what's going on with the band right now.
Alexi: Well we just finished, like, 16 months of touring. So I had a month off, and I started working on the new material, and we should be hitting the studio by June.
Hill: So that's cool, are you planning a 2011 release? You're just going to take this whole year to put the record together?
Alexi: Well I'm hoping that it'll be coming out this year, but it's probably not going to happen. So probably the first quarter of '11. *pause* Then again, what the fuck do I know?
*Both laugh*
Hill: You're in the band, you know a lot more then I do! Hey so, you guys have been known to do some crazy cover tunes. You guys been busting out anything new?
Alexi: Well, I don't, I mean, well yeah, well, we just put out this cover album a while ago - there's some crazy shit in there. *smiles* But, I know we're always going to come up with something that's going to freak people out. And that's what we do.
Hill: 'Cause you guys take, like, some of the really cheesy pop stuff, and like- Bodomize it.
Alexi: Yeah, like Britney.
Hill: Yeah, yeah. Maybe like Keyshia (?) that new girl Keyshia. You could do a cover tune of that.
Alexi: You know what, we should do -
Hill: Tick tock!
Alexi: *laughs* we should do - No, no, we should do a Lady Gaga cover. That'll be fucking awesome.
Hill: Poker face, right?
Alexi: Poker face, or like, Paparazzi or some shit like that.
Hill: There you go! See, you know those song titles too, that's awesome.
Alexi: But I'm saying that, you know, that kind of music, you know, like, it's so easy to put it into - to dress it up in a metal format. You know.
Hill: Bodomize it! You gotta Bodomize these songs.
Alexi: Yeah, Bodomize it.
Hill: So the Metal Hammer Golden God Awards are coming up. If you could pick a band for a lifetime achievement award, who would it be?
Alexi: Do you mean, like, a band or a musician?
Hill: It could be a musician, it could be a band, but it's gotta be metal, and they gotta be legendary. Who deserves the award?
Alexi: Well come on dude, that's like -
Hill: Ozzy won it last year.
Alexi: I don't even give a fuck dude. No, don't get me wrong, I love Ozzy. But I'm saying Slayer.
Hill: Ok, there you go, Slayer?
Alexi: Yeah.
Hill: We got a vote for Slayer right here, that's awesome. Ok, so the last question. Everyone's been one to chime in on this. Hottest chick in metal. Who're you picking?
Alexi: *pause* Hottest chick in metal?
Hill: Yeah.
Alexi: Well dude, you know what? That'd be my fucking girlfriend, who's working in the business. She's pretty hot! I like her.
Hill: Alright! Cheers!
