CHILDREN OF BODOM Keyboardist Says He 'Expected More' From BLACK LABEL SOCIETY Tour

February 22, 2011

Darayus Kaye of RockAndMetalNews.com recently conducted an interview with keyboardist Janne Wirman of Finnish metallers CHILDREN OF BODOM. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below.

RockAndMetalNews.com: Do you feel you were pushed more with Matt [Hyde] as a producer?

Janne: We had a little shorter studio time this time because of a of lot things. We played some festivals this summer and then we were a little later with the songwriting process. The studio time got shrunk, but in the long run it kept us all focused. During the recording of our last album we were just drinking and partying at the studio. This time we were all just focused on recording and getting it done.

RockAndMetalNews.com: Looking at the history of the band, you seem to have spent your lives in a tour bus or in a studio. How do you find coping with that lifestyle, as it can get quite monotonous?

Janne: It's getting harder and harder, I am 31 now. As you get towards 30, you realize that you cant drink and party 24/7 and your physique cant take it either. We're still having fun on the road and in the studio, but it's getting harder on you.

RockAndMetalNews.com: When you're in your twenties you think you're indestructible and going to live forever!

Janne: Whatever we did all around the world was fun, but then you sort of realize, "Oh, shit, I can't keep doing that; it's not cool."

RockAndMetalNews.com: I've read that now your all quite lazy when it comes to practising?

Janne: Back in the day we practiced five days a week for about four or five hours at a time; we were retarded with all the practicing back in the day. I am personally quite lazy nowadays, but before a tour or going into a studio, we do practice like crazy.

RockAndMetalNews.com: Your new album, "Relentless Reckless Forever", is that a statement of how you guys live?

Janne: Well, Alexi [Laiho, guitar/vocals]writes all the lyrics so I guess it's him. In a way I guess it does relate to all our attitudes. I think the new album is really fresh; some of the melodies and the choruses are so catchy, but you can recognize the aggressive guitar riffs.

RockAndMetalNews.com: You've recently toured with BLACK LABEL SOCIETY and Zakk Wylde in the States. Was it fun?

Janne: I don't know if I should say this in an interview, but I am going to say it anyway. I think they kind of made a mistake with the whole tour. I think the ticket price was a little too high and at the same time there was a great tour with SLAYER, MEGADETH and ANTHRAX at the same time and their ticket prices were a lot lower. If I was a fan, I would have gone and seen SLAYER. That was the problem with the BLACK LABEL tour. I was expecting bigger crowds, bigger arenas. We had a great time, of course; all the crowds in Canada were huge. In the end it was a great tour, but I was expecting a little bit more for some of the dates.

Read the entire interview from RockAndMetalNews.com .

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