Children of Bodom To Enter the Studio!

Last year, Children of Bodom spent a great deal of time on the road in support of their I Worship Chaos album.

This year, the Finnish Metal group will be entering the studio to record a new album, which comes 20 years after their debut release.
Drummer Jaska Raatikainen issued a statement, reflecting on the previous year on his Facebook page, while also revealing the severe back pain he’s struggled with.

“Even though so many great things happened to me this year it was still overshadowed by severe back pain that made me really frustrated and anxious,” the skinsman began. “I needed pain killers to be able to perform a show and still wasn’t able to enjoy it. Sometimes it was just surviving through the set. The days I didn’t have pain and I could play normally were rare. Those shows I played like it could be my last show and just couldn’t help thinking that this great thing what I was doing on stage could end any day.”
Raatikainen even mentioned how this pain caused concern for his future as a touring musician. “Being a drummer with a body that is a total wreck is probably the worst combo,” he said. “All the flying and suffering from sleep deprivation was just too rough for me. It really made me think if this all work is worth the pain. Though, I don’t give up very easily when it comes to what I love the most.”

As for new music, Raatikainen said, “We will start creating new songs during spring and summer, and will head to the studio during fall. The album will be our 10th studio album, which is also quite a milestone. It seems that after the studio I will have some time to get my back better somehow, possibly an operation if all the other options have been tried out.”



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Lindsay O’Connor    January 17, 2017