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Alexi Laiho
Laiho performing at Provinssirock 2013
Background information
Birth name
Markku Uula Aleksi Laiho
Also known as
Wildchild[1]
Born
(1979-04-08)8 April 1979 Espoo, Finland
Died
29 December 2020(2020-12-29) (aged 41) Helsinki, Finland
Genres
Melodic death metal
power metal
neoclassical metal
thrash metal
symphonic black metal
Occupation(s)
Musician
singer
songwriter
Instrument(s)
Guitars
vocals
Years active
1993–2020
Spouse(s)
Kimberly Goss
(m. 2002)
Website
cobhc.com
Musical artist
Alexi Laiho (Finnish pronunciation:[ˈɑleksiˈlɑi̯ho]; born Markku Uula Aleksi Laiho;[1] 8 April 1979 – 29 December 2020)[2] was a Finnish guitarist, composer, and vocalist. He was best known as the lead guitarist, lead vocalist and founding member of the melodic death metal band Children of Bodom, and was also the guitarist for Sinergy, the Local Band, Kylähullut, and Bodom After Midnight, which formed just prior to his death. Laiho had previously played with Thy Serpent and Impaled Nazarene on occasion, as well as Warmen and Hypocrisy.
^ abVedenpää, Ville; Rissanen, Juha; Väänänen, Marja; Hurtta, Anna (8 August 2015). "Henkilökuva: Miten Alexi Laihosta tuli maailman paras hevikitaristi?". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). Yleisradio Oy. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
^Wright-Laiho, Kelli. "Instagram post from February 4, 2021". Instagram. Retrieved 4 February 2021. Non-loginwalled link at bibliogram.pussthecat.org[permanent dead link]
AlexiLaiho (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈɑleksi ˈlɑi̯ho]; born Markku Uula Aleksi Laiho; 8 April 1979 – 29 December 2020) was a Finnish guitarist, composer...
line-up of the group upon their split in 2019 consisted of frontman AlexiLaiho, drummer Jaska Raatikainen, bassist Henkka Seppälä, keyboardist Janne...
Alexi is a given name that is a variant or nickname of Alexander or Alexandra. Notable people with the name include: AlexiLaiho (1979–2020), full name...
Laiho is a Finnish surname. Notable people with the surname include: AlexiLaiho, Finnish guitarist and composer Hanna Laiho (born 1975), Finnish gymnast...
Arch Enemy and Mercyful Fate), drummer Ronny Milianowicz and guitarist AlexiLaiho (from Children of Bodom). The debut album Beware the Heavens was recorded...
eventually married guitarist AlexiLaiho, who played lead guitar for both Sinergy and Children of Bodom (in which Alexi also did lead vocals). The couple...
Deathroll" was included in the 2007 skateboarding video game Skate. AlexiLaiho had the letters COBHC (Children of Bodom Hate Crew) tattooed on his left...
much no sleep or rest for six weeks," stated lead vocalist/guitarist AlexiLaiho. "But we were determined to make the best COB album ever, so we were...
Wild to use D-flat tuning. All tracks are written by AlexiLaiho Children of Bodom AlexiLaiho – lead vocals, guitars Jaska Raatikainen – drums Henkka...
EP consists of three songs recorded in November 2020 before frontman AlexiLaiho's death the following month, when the band was about to enter the process...
supergroup formed in 2013. The band got its start when Children of Bodom's AlexiLaiho and The 69 Eyes' Jussi 69 expressed interest in playing some of their...
Albums of All Time. All tracks are written by AlexiLaiho, except where noted Children of Bodom AlexiLaiho – lead guitar, vocals Alexander Kuoppala – rhythm...
from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved March 27, 2011. "AlexiLaiho Fan Club – Alexi's Guitars". Alexilaihofanclub.tripod.com. Retrieved April 22,...
Randy Rhoads, Michael Romeo, Jason Becker, Tony MacAlpine, Vinnie Moore, AlexiLaiho, Uli Jon Roth, Stéphan Forté, Wolf Hoffmann, Timo Tolkki, and Marty Friedman...
album. He is the main influence of many Finnish guitarists, especially AlexiLaiho (from Children of Bodom). After the breakup of Stone, he released an...
Goss performs in a sharper, more aggressive vocal style, and guitarists AlexiLaiho and Roope Latvala perform more technical solos. Goss has noted that despite...
where Jesper Strömblad (In Flames guitarist) plays guitar alongside AlexiLaiho; his position was filled in by Roope Latvala on all subsequent albums...
beginning with Nihil (2000) and the accession of Children of Bodom guitarist AlexiLaiho, towards a sound that has been described as "a benzedrine-fueled combination...
line-up before they officially disbanded in 2019 included the founders AlexiLaiho (lead vocals, lead guitar) and Jaska Raatikainen (drums) along with Henkka...
vocalist of the band Olli Herman has appeared in "Local band" lineup with AlexiLaiho (of Children of Bodom), Archie Kuosmanen (of Santa Cruz) and Jussi 69...
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