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Waltteri Väyrynen (born July 5, 1994) is a Finnish drummer. He is the current drummer of the Swedish progressive metal band Opeth.[1] He was previously a member of Paradise Lost and Bodom After Midnight.
Career
[edit]In 2014, Väyrynen answered a Facebook ad for a live drummer for Paradise Lost frontman Gregory Mackintosh's side project, Vallenfyre. The next year, Paradise Lost, in a similar situation, brought Väyrynen on as a session drummer, and then later as a full time member.[2] Väyrynen remained as an active member of Paradise Lost until 2022.
In 2016, Väyrynen joined Tomi Koivusaari’s side project Abhorrence[3], of which he is still a member as of January 2024.[4] In 2019, Väyrynen joined Bodom After Midnight, founding member Alexi Laiho's continuation of the recently disbanded Children of Bodom, but the project was short-lived following Laiho's death in 2020.[5][6] In 2022, he contributed to the Finnish black metal project I Am The Night.[7]
In September 2022, Väyrynen left Paradise Lost to join the Swedish progressive metal band Opeth.[8][9] Opeth has since toured with Väyrynen as its live drummer,[10] and recorded its first studio album with Väyrynen on drums, The Last Will and Testament, which is scheduled for release in October 2024.[11]
Personal Life
[edit]Väyrynen's influences include Katatonia, Anathema, and Type O Negative.[12]
Gear
[edit]Väyrynen is endorsed by Pearl drums, Wincent drumsticks, Sabian cymbals, and Evans drumheads.[13][14][15][16]
Discography
[edit]Opeth
[edit]- The Last Will and Testament (2024)
Paradise Lost
[edit]Bodom After Midnight
[edit]- Paint the Sky with Blood (2021)
I Am The Night
[edit]- While the Gods are Sleeping (2022)
Vallenfyre
[edit]- Fear Those Who Fear Him (2017)
References
[edit]- ^ "OPETH Enlists Ex-PARADISE LOST Drummer WALTTERI VÄYRYNEN". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. September 9, 2022.
- ^ "Interview: Paradise Lost drummer Waltteri Väyrynen on joining the band, 'Medusa,' and more | Metal Insider". 22 October 2018.
- ^ "Waltteri Väyrynen - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives". www.metal-archives.com.
- ^ "The Metal Crypt - Abhorrence Interview".
- ^ "BODOM AFTER MIDNIGHT (Ex-Children Of Bodom) Sign with Napalm Records, Recording New Album". lambgoat.com.
- ^ Tagat, Anurag (April 25, 2021). "Death Metal Project Bodom After Midnight Discuss Searing EP 'Paint the Sky with Blood'".
- ^ Art, Heaviest of (February 28, 2022). "I AM THE NIGHT announce new album 'While The Gods Are Sleeping' + share new single". Heaviest of Art.
- ^ Kennelty, Greg (September 9, 2022). "Ex-PARADISE LOST Drummer Joins OPETH". Metal Injection.
- ^ "Paradise Lost Drummer Waltteri Väyrynen Leaves the Band, Touring Replacement Named". 7 September 2022.
- ^ "Watch: OPETH Plays First Concert with New Drummer WALTTERI VÄYRYNEN". 19 September 2022.
- ^ "OPETH's MIKAEL ÅKERFELDT Says 'The Last Will And Testament' Album Is 'An Explosion Of Ideas, Like TikTok'". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. August 13, 2024.
- ^ "An Interview with : Waltteri Väyrynen (Paradise Lost) – the Metalist". 18 January 2017.
- ^ "Waltteri Väyrynen | Pearl Drums -Official site-". pearldrum.com.
- ^ "Waltteri Väyrynen".
- ^ "Waltteri Väyrynen".
- ^ "Instagram".