In the present day, Jan. 4, it was revealed that Children of Bodom guitarist and vocalist Alexi Laiho died on the age of 41 in his house in Finland final week. The lack of such an illustrious guitar hero is a painful one and Laiho’s friends have begun to replicate on his passing on social media.
Born Markku Uula Aleksi Laiho on April 8, 1979, the musician rose to prominence with the extremely melodic excessive steel act Youngsters of Bodom, with which he launched his first album, One thing Wild, at simply 18 years previous. With the next releases of the Hatebreeder, Observe the Reaper and Hate Crew Demise Roll albums, Laiho immediately gained recognition as extremely achieved musician able to weaving neoclassical melodies and energy/glam steel pomp into the Finnish group’s pummeling assault of extremity.
In all, Youngsters of Bodom put out 10 albums spanning 1997 by way of 2019, on which Laiho served as the first writing pressure. Following the band’s breakup in 2019 after the simultaneous departure of three longtime members, Laiho shaped the Bodom After Midnight offshoot and retained Bodom axeman Daniel Freyberg, who had joined in 2016. A 2021 full size debut was anticipated to be launched as nicely.
View what members of the rock and steel neighborhood needed to say about Laiho’s loss of life beneath. Our condolences to the Laiho household, Alexi’s bandmates and all who knew the influential musician.
Youngsters of Bodom
Dave Mustaine (Megadeth)
Alex Skolnick (Testomony)
Gary Holt (Exodus, Slayer)
Mark Morton (Lamb of God)
Chris Kael (5 Finger Demise Punch)
Matt Heafy (Trivium)
Herman Li (DragonForce)
The Black Dahlia Homicide
Mille Petrozza (Kreator)
Michael Amott (Arch Enemy, ex-Carcass)
Kiko Loureiro (Megadeth)
Ground Jansen (Nightwish)
Gus G. (Firewind, ex-Ozzy Osbourne)
Amorphis
Marty Friedman (ex-Megadeth)
Tobias Sammett (Edguy, Avantasia)
Sonata Arctica
Michael Wilton (Queensryche)
Paolo Gregoletto (Trivium)
Nightwish
Mikael Stanne (Darkish Tranquillity)
Shagrath (Dimmu Borgir)
Jason Suecof (producer)
Simone Simmons (Epica)
Brian Truthful (Shadows Fall)
Terry Butler (Obituary)
Ozzfest
Nita Strauss (Alice Cooper)
Decapitated
Samus Paulicelli (Decrepit Beginning)
Chris Holmes (ex-W.A.S.P.)
Marshall Amps
Orange Amplifiers
