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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...

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MANOWAR Shares Video Of JOEY DEMAIO's 'Call To Arms' Bass Playthrough

The MANOWAR YouTube channel has uploaded bassist Joey DeMaio's playthrough video of "Call To Arms" recorded in his new studio, Asgard Studios New York. The track is featured on the band's 2002 album "Warriors Of The World". This past January, new MANOWAR guitarist Michael Angelo Batio responded...

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Ex-CHILDREN OF BODOM Keyboardist JANNE WIRMAN Says ALEXI LAIHO Told Him 'I'm Going To Drink Until I Die'

Former CHILDREN OF BODOM frontman Alexi Laiho passed away in December 2020 due to alcohol-induced degeneration of the liver and pancreas connective tissue. Furthermore, Laiho had a cocktail of painkillers, opioids and insomnia medication in his system. He had suffered from long-term health issues le...

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UNDEROATH Shares New Single 'Lifeline (Drowning)'

Metalcore outfit UNDEROATH has released a new standalone single, "Lifeline (Drowning)", via MNRK Heavy. The band most recently released the acoustic version of its single "Let Go", which received acclaim from Revolver, Alternative Press and Kerrang!, and launched UNDEROATH into a U.S. headline tour...

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The Beggar

Challenging listeners since 1982, barring a 13-year period of inactivity around the aughts, Michael Gira and SWANS have worked with fairly consistent line-ups sculpting genre-defying experimental rock. The talent he's brought in, either short or long-term, has been quite remarkable. We're talking ab...

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WARMEN Feat. Ex-CHILDREN OF BODOM Keyboardist JANNE WIRMAN: New Single 'Warmen Are Here For None' Now Available

WARMEN, the brainchild of former CHILDREN OF BODOM keyboardist Janne "Warman" Wirman, will release a new album, "Here For None", on August 18 via Reaper Entertainment. The LP's first single, "Warmen Are Here For None", is now available on all major streaming platforms. The lyric video for the song w...

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BEHEMOTH Shares Music Video For 'Once Upon A Pale Horse'

Polish extreme metallers BEHEMOTH have released the official music video for the song "Once Upon A Pale Horse". The clip was directed by Grupa13 and features animation by Anton "strss893" Pavsyuk. "Once Upon A Pale Horse" is taken from BEHEMOTH's 12th studio album, "Opvs Contra Natvram", which was r...

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WARMEN Feat. Ex-CHILDREN OF BODOM Keyboardist JANNE WIRMAN: New Album 'Here For None' Due In August

WARMEN, the brainchild of former CHILDREN OF BODOM keyboardist Janne "Warman" Wirman, will release a new album, "Here For None", on August 18 via Reaper Entertainment. Comments Wirman: "Whether you know of WARMEN or are new to our music, you are in for a treat! We have put a lot of thought and energ...

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Sutra

The genre-defying, musically adventurous sensibilities that are inherent to the immensely talented YAKUZA have been both a blessing and a curse. They've been overwhelming and impressive when measured artistically. But while they've shared stages with the likes of MASTODON, LACUNA COIL, THE DILLINGER...

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MANOWAR's JOEY DEMAIO Announces November 2023 Spoken-Word Tour

Joey DeMaio, the charismatic leader of iconic metal band MANOWAR, is taking to the stage with his "Words Of Power" spoken-word tour 2023. A gifted storyteller, DeMaio delivers thought-provoking, honest, and fun entertainment, always with a motivational takeaway for his audience. Following MANOWAR's...

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JAMES KOTTAK Says His Battle With The Bottle Is 'An Ongoing Process': 'It's Progress, Not Perfection'

Former SCORPIONS and current KINGDOM COME drummer James Kottak spoke about his alcohol issues in a new interview with Tulsa Music Stream. He said in part (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I've had a few bouts with booze over the years. But what people don't know is all the years that I was sobe...

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HALESTORM's AREJAY HALE And LIT's TAYLOR CARROLL Release Debut KEMIKALFIRE Single 'Dead And Gone'

KEMIKALFIRE, the side project of HALESTORM drummer Arejay Hale and LIT drummer Taylor Carroll, has released its debut single, "Dead And Gone". The official music video for the track, which was shot by Alex Bemis of Bemis Creative at KEMIKALFIRE's first-ever live performance, which took place on Janu...

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JAMES KOTTAK Explains How He Cracked Three Ribs And His Left Hip In Two Separate Incidents Months Apart

Former SCORPIONS and current KINGDOM COME drummer James Kottak says that he feels "great" after undergoing physical therapy for a hip that he "cracked" last fall when he "tripped and fell on the pavement." The 60-year-old musician, who missed some of KINGDOM COME's shows last September because he wa...

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KINGDOM COME's KEITH ST. JOHN Says JAMES KOTTAK 'Should Have Started Working On His Health' Before SWEDEN ROCK Performance

KINGDOM COME singer Keith St. John, who joined the band in 2018 as the replacement for original frontman Lenny Wolf, spoke to Italy's Poisoned Rock about the absence of drummer James Kottak from some of the group's recent shows. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "James needed some time o...

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Untopia

Measuring and comparing levels of heaviness in music is a largely pointless and entirely subjective activity. But sometimes the truth is plain for all to see. The visceral and indecently exciting sound of a giant, concrete block being dropped onto humanity's twitching skull, over and over again for...