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Alexi showed me that even the heaviest music can have compositional substance and melody. His music pushed my personal playing to another level and continues to inspire me. I will miss him like a close friend, though we never met.  " Life could be beautiful For anybody it's for, but I'd swear this Mothafuckin' shit is rotten to the core."

The first song I ever heard by Bodom was Sixpounder. I remember thinking how brutal that song was. I instantly loved their music and would listen to them whenever no matter what mood I was in. They have always been my go to band to make me feel better. Because of them I learned how to say perkele and vittu. Lol. I’m truly happy I can say I’ve seen COB a handful of times and they have always been amazing live. Just wish I would have had the pleasure to meet them. They’ve always been a big part growing up and have truly been an inspiration to me. Rest in Power Alexi you will truly be missed.

I remember the first time i heard a bodom song, and to be honnest, at first i wasn't into like extreme metal, so i remember i didn't like that much the vocals (i love them now), But the guitar man, it was so awesome. If it wasn't of him, i would never have played the guitar. The melodie, the solo, the fact that he can play better than satan himself. I was blown away by is talent. This was like back in 2014 when i was 13 years old. And since, bodom is always in my heart, my favorite band ever! 

I had the chance to see then twice live, once back in 2017, i was in severe depression back then but Alexi music was the only thing that didn't suck for me! I even had a small chat with the Wildchild himself that night, finally i had the chance to tell him how i love him and how much is music was important to me. He smiled back at me, gave me the biggest smile ever with a huge thumbs up that i'll forever remember! And he simply told me "good for you my friend" or something like that. I caught one of is guitar pick (and used jaska drumstick) that night and i litterally cried tears of joy! 

The last time i saw them was in 2019, i think it was their first show of the Hexed tour in quebec city! Didn't met him that night but it was a hell of a good concert. My neck still hurt from all the headbanging! 

I've buy the LTD Alexi-600 white scynth when i was about 14 years old and still my axe of choice! I hope that he will be remember forever as the biggest badass the world ever know.

Cheers Alexi! Thanks for all this good memory and all those night of headbanging! Thanks for the music and thanks for keeping me away from the darkness! And my dearest sympathie for all the familly, the close friend and the Hate Crew!

I remember my first time like a strange moment, when I saw a picture of him I thought " oh man who is him?" But when I listened a first song "Hate ME" I thought "oh man, this band it's fucking awesome !!". Before of COB i listened Motorhead, Alter Bridge and others but the ones who approached me to a musical instrument and make me love music in general was Alexi !!
It's difficult for me to express all my sentiments for him in a few words, but .. a little piece of my heart is dead with him.
I don't live with music (I have another job in my life), I don't play the guitar but a bass guitar but this is not the important thing, the important thing is the love that I have for the music now and I have to thank only him and very few other people.

Thank you Alexi, my hero, you'll live 4ever in our hearts and in our music.
A big hug to the family and friends.

R.I.P -
"The portal has been past and it's
Time to make a turn, to follow the reaper
Until the point of no return."

First time I heard from COB and Alexi Laiho back in 2003 or 2004. I was 7 or 8 years old. My brother and I shared a room together and he was listening lake bodom with his friend. At the time i was not, so interested that style of music.

later in time in my early teens. Many bad things happened in my life so I was sad, angry also had many selfharming toughts. Then I found COB again. My darkest times Cob music became my survive music. Also I became close with my brother by sharing same muaic taste.

Dearest memories became in 2019 when I was part of COB music video in, Hexed album. Group photo from that day hangs in my wall still. Same year I also had a chance to see them play live. That wad my first and sadly last, Cob concert.

So Alexi Laiho was a very talented man and he and his music is the reason I survived my dark days and the inspiration why I still enjoy drawing his music was just so good to get inspiration. He is dearly missed and nobody can ever be like him.❤️