Warmen

Warmen may have started out in 2000 as Children Of Bodom keyboardist Janne Warman's solo proejct with a bunch of hired guns helping him to put his musical inspiration to life. Their Unknown Soldier -debut was exactly that, but already on their second effort Beyond Abilities (2002) Warmen was already more of a real band.

During the recordings of the band's latest studio outing Accept The Fact (2005) the concept of Warmen became even more clear. It's all about friends gathering together to have a good time and to challenge each other musically. The single cuts from Accept The Fact, namely the Rockwell cover "Somebody's Watching Me" featuring Alexi Laiho and the band's original track "They All Blame Me" featuring Jonna Kosonen, both received a significant amount of air time on Finnish radio stations.

Now, a few years later, Warmen has finished recording their fourth album "Japanese Hospitality". Guitarist Antti Warman comments: "The upcoming album will without a doubt be our strongest one to date. It features some killer vocalists and has the best songs we have ever composed. The production is going to be top notch as well and we are aiming for a September release via Spinefarm Records."

Lineup 2009

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

Discography

Accept The Fact Spinefarm Records, 2005

01 Accept The Fact 02 Invisible Power 03 Waters of Lethe 04 Roppongi Rumble 05 They All Blame Me 06 Puppet 07 Lying Delilah 08 Return Of Salieri 09 Somebody’s Watching Me

J. Warman, A. Warman J. Warman J. Warman, A. Warman J. Warman, A. Warman L. Porra, J. Warman J. Warman, A. Warman J. Warman, A. Warman L. Porra (Rockwell cover)

Guests

Timo Kotipelto (Stratovarius, Kotipelto) - vocals on tracks 02 & 06

Marko Vaara (Tunnelvision) - vocals on track 03

Jonna Kosonen (Jonna's Problem) - vocals on track 05

Alexi Laiho (Children Of Bodom) - vocals on track 09

Beyond Abilities Spinefarm Records, 2002

01 Beyond Abilities 02 Spark 03 Hidden 04 Trip To… 05 Dawn 06 Singer’s Chance 07 Alone 08 Confessions 09 Salieri Strikes Back 10 War of Worlds 11 Finale

J. Warman, A. Warman J. Warman J. Warman, A. Warman J. Warman L. Porra, J. Warman J. Warman (Heart cover) L. Porra, J. Warman L. Porra, J. Warman J. Warman J. Warman

Guests

Timo Kotipelto (Stratovarius, Kotipelto) - vocals on tracks 02 & 06

Kimberly Goss (Sinergy) - vocals on tracks 03 & 07

Pasi Nykänen - vocals on track 05

Unknown Soldier Spinefarm Records, 2000

01 Introduction 02 The Evil That Warmen Do 03 Devil’s Mistress 04 Hopeless Optimism 05 Unknown Soldier 06 Fire Within 07 Warcry Of Salieri 08 Into The Oblivion 09 Piano Intro To 10 Treasure Within 11 Soldiers Of Fortune

J. Warman J. Warman J. Warman J. Warman J. Warman J. Warman J. Warman J. Warman J. Warman J. Warman J. Warman

Guests

Kimberly Goss (Sinergy) - vocals on tracks 03 & 06

Roope Latvala (Children Of Bodom) - guitar solo on track 06

Bonus tracks

Faithful Eyes feat. Marko Vaara & Ralph Santolla Somebody's Watching Me CDS (2005)

Dead Reflection feat. Kimberly Goss & Maija Salo Alone CDS (2001)

E.W.O. Suite No. 1 feat. Kimberly Goss Beyond Abilities (Japanese Edition, 2001)