알렉시 라이 호, 핀란드 메탈 밴드 Children of Bodom과 슈퍼 그룹 Bodom After Midnight의 프론트 맨, 사망했다, 그의 레코드 레이블이 확인되었습니다.
“It is with heavy hearts and great sadness that we have to announce the passing of Alexi Laiho,” a statement released by Napalm Records, on behalf of Bodom After Midnight, 말했다.
“We are absolutely devastated and heartbroken for the sudden loss of our dear friend and band member,” 그만큼 성명서, signed by bandmates Daniel, Mitja and Waltteri, 추가.
A statement on Laiho’s official Facebook page 말했다 the musician died in his Helsinki home last week, adding that he suffered from long-term health issues during his last years.
Laiho was the guitarist and vocalist of metal band Children of Bodom, which was formed in 1993 under the name IneartheD, until the group played their final show in 2019.
The band have sold more than 250,000 records in their native Finland, and are one of the country’s bestselling artists, according to their 웹 사이트, with Laiho voted “Best Metal Guitarist” by readers of Guitar World magazine.
The guitarist received several other international prizes for his music, and had been awarded a Metal Hammer Golden Gods prize, according to the management of Bodom After Midnight.
에 2015, he led a group of 100 guitar players at Helsinki Festival in 2015 in playing his own composition, “100 Guitars From Hel.”
Laiho later formed supergroup Bodom After Midnight. The group recorded three songs and shot a music video, which will be released posthumously, according to a statement on his official Facebook page.
In addition to Children of Bodom, the guitarist was also associated with acts Warmen, Sinergy, Kylähullut and The Local Band, 진술, signed by Bodom After Midnight management, 말했다.
“Alexi는 가장 사랑스럽고 웅장한 남편이자 아버지였습니다.,” his wife Kelli Wright-Laiho said in a statement. “우리의 마음은 영원히 상합니다.”
