With the announcement of the departure of long-time guitarist Roope Latvala, Children of Bodom have announced Antii Wirmen (Warmen) as their temporary replacement for upcoming performances. Antii is the brother of current CoB keyboardist Janne Wirman. The band played a surprise show with Antii on May 30th at the Nosturi club in Helsinki, FI. The band is currently working on the follow-up to 2013’s Halo of Blood (Nuclear Blast) for a late 2015 release.