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What Alexi Laiho taught me: Bodom After Midnight remember their beloved bandleader
As his final recordings see the light of day on the Paint The Sky With Blood EP, the surviving members of Bodom After Midnight reminisce on life alongside the late, great Alexi Laiho…
Words: Sam Law
When it was announced on January 4 that Alexi Laiho had passed away the previous week, it left the metal world in a particular state of shock. On one level, his leaving us with no warning, at the age of 41 seemed cruel and unfair. On another, though, it felt like the Finnish wildchild – who had formed his first band at the age of 13 and had recorded 10 Children Of Bodom albums as frontman, alongside dozens of guest spots and other releases – had woven himself so integrally into the fabric of modern metal that he could never truly go away.