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CHILDREN OF BODOM Members Announce 'A Celebration Of Music' Concert In Helsinki

Members of legendary Finnish metal band CHILDREN OF BODOM will celebrate the group's music on February 26, 2026 at the Tavastia club in Helsinki. Tickets for the evening, dubbed "A Celebration Of Music", will go on sale on October 29, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. at Tiketti.fi. The concert will feature origina...

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CHILDREN OF BODOM's JANNE WIRMAN On ALEXI LAIHO's Death: We Were 'Watching Our Friend Commit A Slow Suicide'

In a new interview with Chris Akin Presents, CHILDREN OF BODOM keyboardist Janne Wirman spoke about the December 2020 passing of the band's guitarist/vocalist Alexi Laiho. The 41-year-old died in his home in Helsinki, Finland after reportedly suffering from long-term health issues. " In 2016, everyt...

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JANNE WIRMAN: Upcoming CHILDREN OF BODOM Book 'Tells The Whole Brutally Honest Story Of The Band'

In a new interview with Ed Hackimer of This Day In Metal, CHILDREN OF BODOM keyboardist Janne Wirman spoke about the band's upcoming official book, which will be published in August via the London, U.K.-based publisher Rocket 88. The book tells the story of the Finnish melodic death metal pioneers a...

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WARMEN Feat. Ex-CHILDREN OF BODOM Keyboardist JANNE WIRMAN: 'Band Of Brothers' Title Track Released

WARMEN, the brainchild of former CHILDREN OF BODOM keyboardist Janne "Warman" Wirman, has released the official lyric video for the title track of its upcoming album, "Band Of Brothers", due on August 15 via Reaper Entertainment. The new track delivers a crushing mix of heaviness, melody, and cinema...

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WARMEN Feat. Ex-CHILDREN OF BODOM Keyboardist JANNE WIRMAN: New Album 'Band Of Brothers' Due In August

WARMEN, the brainchild of former CHILDREN OF BODOM keyboardist Janne "Warman" Wirman, will release a new album, "Band Of Brothers", on August 15 via Reaper Entertainment. The follow-up to 2023's "Here For None" was recorded at various locations across Finland and refined by Mikko Karmila (mix) and M...

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Official CHILDREN OF BODOM Book To Arrive In August: 'It Tells The Band's Full History In Our Own Words'

The official CHILDREN OF BODOM book will be published in August via the London, U.K.-based publisher Rocket 88. The book tells the story of the Finnish melodic death metal pioneers as an oral history in which bassist Henkka Seppälä, keyboardist Janne Wirman, drummer Jaska Raatikainen and early guita...

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Children Of Bushido

Well, this is a novelty. Ryoji Shinomoto has already made a name for himself as the shred-wizard leader of Japanese metal crew RYUJIN (formerly GYZE): a band that deftly blend the atmospheres and embellishments of traditional Japanese music with a bombastic, maximalist form of deathly power metal. U...

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ALEX SKOLNICK Names Only TESTAMENT Song That Is Always In The Band's Set

In a recent interview with Taylor Guitars, TESTAMENT guitarist Alex Skolnick was asked if there is a song in the band's setlist that he is tired of playing live every night. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I had this conversation with [MEGADETH leader] Dave Mustaine at one point...

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TESTAMENT's ALEX SKOLNICK On His Early Guitar Solos: 'I Felt Like There Was Something To Prove'

During a recent appearance on the "Axe Lords" podcast, TESTAMENT guitarist Alex Skolnick was asked why it was important for him to show off his skills as a lead guitarist during the band's early years, with the song "Practice What You Preach" containing a one-minute-20-second solo in what is a five-...

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ALEXI LAIHO's Life And Challenges He Faced In His Final Years Are Explored In New Six-Part YLE Podcast

Yle's (Yleisradio Oy) six-part podcast series "The World's Best Alexi Laiho" tells the story of the most revered Finnish metal guitarist of all time. The series explores the factors which influenced Laiho's virtuosic guitar playing in the band CHILDREN OF BODOM, but it also delves into the many face...

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WEDNESDAY 13: 'I'm Surrounded By A Lot Of Ghosts Now'

During a recent appearance on The UACast, Wednesday 13 was asked to name "the toughest life lesson" he has learned in the three decades since he launched his music career. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I think making permanent decisions on temporary problems, if that makes sens...

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CHILDREN OF BODOM Members Open Up About ALEXI LAIHO's Final Days: He 'Became Someone' We 'Didn't Recognize Anymore'

Earlier tonight (Thursday, December 14),CHILDREN OF BODOM members Henkka Seppälä (bass) and Janne Wirman (keyboards) hosted a listening party for the band's new live album, "A Chapter Called... Children Of Bodom (Final Show In Helsinki Ice Hall 2019)", at the Bodom Bar & Sauna in Espoo, Finland...

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A Chapter Called Children Of Bodom (The Final Show In Helsinki Ice Hall 2019)

Even though the end of Alexi Laiho's story was a tragic one, everything that had preceded it crackled with triumph. CHILDREN OF BODOM became one of the best loved metal bands on the planet by simply nailing the whole heavy metal business with more fire, flair and ferocity than anyone else. Ostensibl...

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CHILDREN OF BODOM's Final Concert To Be Released As Live Album This December

CHILDREN OF BODOM's final concert, which took place on December 15, 2019 at the Black Box in Helsinki Ice Hall in Helsinki, Finland, will be released as a live album, "A Chapter Called... Children Of Bodom (Final Show In Helsinki Ice Hall 2019)", on December 15, 2023 via Spinefarm. Released with the...

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JANNE WIRMAN Begins Life After CHILDREN OF BODOM With New WARMEN Album: 'It's Part Of My Healing Process'

By David E. Gehlke WARMEN's new "Here For None" full-length is intentionally the album CHILDREN OF BODOM never got to make. BODOM dissolved in 2019, nearly a year before Alexi Laiho, the band's leader, co-founder, primary songwriter and vocalist/guitarist, passed away in December 2020. Laiho initial...