Japanese Hospitality

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Japanese Hospitality
Japanese Hospitality (album).jpg
Studio album by
Warmen
Released26 August 2009
Recorded2009
Genre Power metal, neoclassical metal
Length40:57
Label Spinefarm
Producer Janne Wirman
Warmen chronology
Accept the Fact
(2005)		Japanese Hospitality
(2009)		 First of the Five Elements
(2014)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com 3.5/5 [1]
Imperiumi  [ fi ]9/10 [2]
Metal.de 6/10 [3]
Powermetal.de  [ de ]7/10 [4]
Soundi  [ fi ]3/5 [5]

Japanese Hospitality is the fourth studio album by Warmen, the side project of Children of Bodom keyboard player Janne Wirman. It was released on 26 August 2009 by Spinefarm Records. The album includes two cover versions: "Separate Ways", originally recorded by Journey, and "Black Cat" by Janet Jackson. Guest musicians include Alexi Laiho (Children of Bodom), Pasi Rantanen (Thunderstone), Timo Kotipelto (Stratovarius), Jonna Kosonen  [ fi ] (Nylon Beat) and Marko Vaara.

Contents

Reception

About.com concluded: "Japanese Hospitality is an enjoyable album featuring a diverse cast of characters, some catchy songs, eclectic music and only one misfire." [1] Metal Hammer highlighted "High Heels on Cobblestone" and "Don't Bring Her Here" but said many other tracks seem half-baked and unfinished. [6] Metal.de said the two cover songs sound too much like the originals. [3] Imperiumi  [ fi ] praised Rantanen's vocals on "My Fallen Angel" and called it one of the best songs on the album. [2] Vampster  [ de ] said the album sounds like it's made in a laboratory and the cover songs lack originality. [7]

Track listing

  1. "Japanese Hospitality" (J. Wirman, A. Wirman) – 4:22
  2. "Eye of the Storm" (feat. Timo Kotipelto) (J. Wirman, A. Wirman, T. Kotipelto) – 3:26
  3. "Goodbye" (feat. Jonna Kosonen  [ fi ]) (J. Wirman, A. Wirman, J. Kosonen) – 3:39
  4. "My Fallen Angel" (feat. Pasi Rantanen) (J. Wirman, A. Wirman, P. Rantanen) – 4:27
  5. "Don't Bring Her Here" (feat. Jonna Kosonen) (Alexi Laiho, J. Kosonen) – 3:01
  6. "High Heels on Cobblestone" (feat. Alexi Laiho) (J. Wirman, A. Wirman, A. Laiho) – 3:47
  7. "Switcharoo" (J. Wirman, A. Wirman) – 4:09
  8. "Black Cat" (Janet Jackson cover, feat. Jonna Kosonen) (Janet Jackson) – 4:23
  9. "Unconditional Confession" (feat. Marko Vaara) (J. Wirman, A. Wirman, J. Helko, M. Vaara) – 3:57
  10. "Separate Ways" (Journey cover, feat. Pasi Rantanen) (Steve Perry, Jonathan Cain, Neal Schon) – 5:26
  11. "Fading Like a Flower" (Roxette cover, feat. Jonna Kosonen) (Japanese edition bonus track) (Per Gessle)

Personnel

Production

Charts

Chart (2009)Peak
position
Finnish Albums Chart [8] 36

References

  1. 1 2 Bowar, Chad. "Warmen Japanese Hospitality Review". About.com . Archived from the original on 12 July 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
  2. 1 2 Heino, Kalevi (21 August 2009). "Levyarviot: Warmen – Japanese Hospitality". Imperiumi  [ fi ] (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 1 March 2010. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
  3. 1 2 Fabian (25 August 2009). "Warmen - Japanese Hospitality Review". Metal.de (in German). Archived from the original on 30 November 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
  4. ↑ Schaper, Pia-Kim (19 August 2009). "Review: Warmen - Japanese Hospitality". Powermetal.de  [ de ]. Archived from the original on 23 August 2009. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
  5. ↑ Säynekoski, Marko (August 2009). "WARMEN: Japanese Hospitality". Soundi  [ fi ]. Pop Media  [ fi ]. Archived from the original on 23 January 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2025. Arvio julkaistu Soundissa 8/2009.
  6. ↑ Leim, Christof (1 April 2011). "Warmen JAPANESE HOSPITALITY Review". Metal Hammer (in German). Axel Springer SE. Archived from the original on 6 March 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
  7. ↑ Jutze (2 December 2009). "Reviews - WARMEN: Japanese Hospitality". Vampster  [ de ] (in German). Archived from the original on 3 December 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
  8. ↑ Suomen virallinen lista
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