ALEXI LAIHO WAS A TRUE ONE-OFF
A GUITAR MAVERICK. A wildchild. A beloved brother of the metal scene. We had barely sat at our desks to get back to work after Christmas when we were rocked by the news of his passing. I had, quite literally, only been jamming some Children Of Bodom the day before -marvelling, as ever, at his incredible ability with a guitar in his hand, but also at his amazing talent as a songwriter. Children Of Bodom songs didn’t just get stuck in your brain -they helped to define a whole era of heavy music for millions of metal fans around the world.