August 18th, 2009

WARMEN CONFIRM ‘SEPARATE WAYS’ DIGITAL SINGLE FOR AUGUST 17TH ’09 IN SUPPORT OF NEW ALBUM ‘JAPANESE HOSPITALITY’ SET FOR AUGUST 24TH ’09 RELEASE VIA SPINEFARM RECORDS UK

CHILDREN OF BODOM keyboard wizard Janne Warman has confirmed ‘Separate Ways’ as the lead digital single from latest studio album ‘Japanese Hospitality’, released under the Warmen banner.

The single, a cover of Journey’s melody-conscious 1983 Top Ten classic (fronted here by Pasi Rantanen of Thunderstone fame), will be available digitally from August 17th. The bonus track with the single will be “Faithful Eyes”, previously unreleased in the UK.

‘Japanese Hospitality’, set for an August 24th release, comprises of eight original compositions plus two cover versions (the aforementioned “Separate Ways”, and “Black Cat”, the #1 US single, written and recorded by Janet Jackson). The album features the core Warmen line-up, supplemented by a host of special guests, including COB guitar star Alexi Laiho – who provides the solo on “Black Cat” – and vocalists Jonna Kosonen (“Black Cat”) and Timo Kotipelto (“Eye Of The Storm”) of Stratovarius fame.


The line-up for the 2009 incarnation of the band is as follows:-

Janne Warman (Children Of Bodom) - keyboards
Antti Warman (The Scourger) - guitars
Mirka Rantanen (Thunderstone) - drums
Jyri Helko (For The Imperium) - bass


Tracklisting

1. Japanese Hospitality
2. Eye Of The Storm (featuring Timo Kotipelto)
3. Goodbye (featuring Jonna Kosonen)
4. My Fallen Angel (featuring Pasi Rantanen)
5. Don't Bring Her Here (featuring Jonna Kosonen)
6. High Heels On Cobblestone (featuring Alexi Laiho)
7. Switcharoo
8. Black Cat (featuring Jonna Kosonen - Janet Jackson cover)
9. Unconditional Confession (featuring Marko Vaara)
10. Separate Ways (featuring Pasi Rantanen - Journey cover)