![]() ![]() The book about Alexi "Wildchild" Laiho 9789510455197. Spanning over 15 years, his professional and personal relationship with Alexi Laiho makes him a uniquely placed ghostwriter for the book. Petri Silas has been writing about music for a quarter of a century. Chaos, Control & Guitar - a veritable "Hitchhiker's Guide to Alexi" - is the only authorized biography of the founder and frontman of Children of Bodom and Bodom After Midnight. In his candid biography, the best metal guitarist in the world reveals for the first time what he loves, what he hates, and what he fears. These are the elements that Alexi "Wildchild" Laiho is known for. Relentless practice, horror movies, and vintage cars. Spanning over 15 years, his professional and. "I choose to live by the notion that the entire globe is our playground." - Alexi Laiho When a punk rocker's attitude to life is combined with dazzling technical know-how on the electric guitar, a larger-than-life story begins to unfold. Chaos, Control & Guitara veritable Hitchhiker’s Guide to Alexiis the only authorized biography of the founder and frontman of Children of Bodom and Bodom After Midnight. Chaos, Control & Guitar will come out in English in May from Johnny Kniga, an imprint of Werner Söderström Ltd.Book Description Condition: new. Alexi Laiho’s autobiography, released a year ago, has shipped over 11 000 copies in Finland. As a touring keyboardist, the quartet is joined by Lauri Salomaa.Īlexi Laiho will lead Bodom After Midnight to play selected festival appearances follow after which band will start working on new material.Īt the moment, he also has another thing to be very excited about. The drummer will be Waltteri Väyrynen who has been a member of Paradise Lost since 2015 whereas bass duties are handled by Mitja Toivonen of Santa Cruz fame. And the name for the new line-up? It had been right under Alexi’s nose all along. Finally, the pieces to complete the puzzle were found. High-level musicianship, a cool stage presence and a fitting personality were the factors put under the microscope. But as Laiho had already witnessed people exit less than elegantly, he wanted to get just the right cohorts. It was time to start thinking about who could handle the drums, bass and keyboards. But two guitar players do not a group make. ![]() Committing to a hard-working team was never a problem for him either. Guitarist Daniel Freyberg crawled through the wreckage to join Laiho in his quest. A new line- up or death! Luckily, he wasn’t alone. What went through the mind of the guitarist, songwriter and bandleader who had been continually chosen as the best metal guitarist in the world by the readers’ and experts’ polls of various music magazines and websites? Laiho brushed the dust off his shoulders and revved up the engines. The situation was a new kind of challenge. The shutdown process went as planned and the members parted as friends. This was the fate staring Alexi Laiho straight in the face at a band meeting early last year.Īs the assembly was completed, the attendees had reached a unanimous decision: The group known as Children Of Bodom would cease to exist after a concert at the Helsinki Ice Hall in December 2019. “The blood in most musicians’ veins would curdle if they all of a sudden learned that the perpetually globe-trotting team they have recorded ten albums with is about to implode. The following was said about the band on their official Facebook page: Former Children Of Bodom members Alexi Laiho and Daniel Freyberg have joined forces with Waltteri Väyrynen (Paradise Lost) and Mitja Toivonen (ex-Santa Cruz) in a new group called Bodom After Midnight. ![]()
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