In 2008, he was presented with the Dimebag Darrell Shredder Award at the Metal Hammer Golden Gods ceremony. Dave Mustaine, who brought CoB on tour with Megadeth, mourned: “I guess now the heaven heavy metal band has its lead guitar player.” (In his celestial lineup, Alexi would want his deceased friend and collaborator Tomni Lillman on drums.) Laiho was arguably the greatest guitarist of his generation. Nevertheless, the magnitude of the shock waves sent by the loss of one of metal’s most beloved figures was not diminished. For example, Alexi’s acquaintance Bam Margera of Jackass paid tribute to him in late March. Although the devastating news was quickly reported by major outlets like People and USA Today upon confirmation from Alexi’s label, it was slow to reach all his fans due to Covid-19. The death of the 41-year-old ex- Children of Bodom frontman was announced on January 4 th, 2021. Almost a year has elapsed since this tragedy. Alexi “Wildchild” Laiho passed away on December 29 th, 2020, at his home in Helsinki, Finland.
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