Janne Wirman shares how was writing the upcoming Children Of Bodom book

In August 2025, Rocket 88 Books will publish the first official band biography of Children Of Bodom, which will tell their entire story. The book will provide readers an unvarnished glimpse into the more than three decades of one of metal’s most significant bands. Current and past band members will contribute to the oral history presentation of the Children Of Bodom biography. Along with other important players, keyboardist Janne Wirman, bassist Henkka Seppälä, drummer Jaska Raatikainen, and early guitarist Alexander Kuoppala will narrate the band’s transformation from underground heroes to global superstars. Timo Isoaho, a best-selling Finnish author and close friend of the band, wrote the biography, which includes previously untold tales and exclusive new interviews. Get your copy by clicking here!

We spent, I don’t know how many times — like 10, 15 times we got together and we had drinks and we told these stories to [Timo’s] recorder. And there was laughter, there was tears, there was everything. ‘Cause it tells the whole fucking brutal honest story of the band and how much fun was it when it started and how shit was it when it went to shit. Janne Wirman

Alexi Laiho, the band’s late frontman, guitarist, singer, and major songwriter, who died in December 2020, is at the center of the book. The biography honors Laiho’s legacy in addition to providing a history of the band. The book explores the creation, ascent, and ultimate breakup of Children Of Bodom as Janne, Henkka, and Jaska reminisce about their early years with Alexi.

Since we stopped making music and suffered the tragic loss of our brother Alexi, we’ve been remembering so many great times that we had together, and you can now read about those times…