RYUJIN Mastermind RYOJI SHINOMOTO Announces CHILDREN OF BODOM Tribute Album, Streams “Lake Bodom”

Ryoji Shinomoto, best known for his work with Japanese metal band Ryujin, has announced his debut solo album and it’s all cover songs! Shinomoto will pay tribute to Children Of Bodom‘s Alexi Laiho on what would’ve been his 46^th birthday with a Children Of Bodom cover record named Children Of Bushido.

Shinomoto is now streaming his unique take on “Lake Bodom” and honestly, if this doesn’t convince you that Children Of Bushido is going to be fucking awesome then I don’t know what to tell you.

“This song is from Children of Bodom‘s first album Something Wild and is very popular in Japan,” said Shinomoto. “I remember back in high school, I saw Alexi teaching the intro in a Japanese guitar magazine, and I practiced it like crazy.

“For my arrangement, I gave it a ‘Samurai Metal’ twist—blending shamisen, traditional Japanese flutes, and a heavier orchestral arrangement to create a more symphonic feel. I also adapted the guitar solos and obbligatos by replacing the original scales with hirajoshi and other traditional Japanese scales, making them more in line with the kind of solos I play in Ryujin. There’s even a little homage to the traditional Japanese song ‘Sakura’ hidden in one part of the solo.”

Pre-save Children Of Bushido here.