"What do you fuckin' mean I should not show off on my solos?-I have busted my ass practicing all my life just for that!!!-I will fuckin' show off as much as I want!!"- Alexi Laiho RIP

As a finn, I feel like we've not only lost a guitar legend, but a national hero of sorts. We finnish people admire other finns who are able to put Finland on the map + he was an amazing metal musician, he will be sorely missed by many people around the world and that warms my heart despite the horrible event.

Amazing tribute brother Bradley. Nothing but pure awesomeness here!!!

I’m a 36 year old guy with 2 kids, and I broke down and cried this morning as I told my wife that Alexi died. I think that was a first for me.

RIP Alexi Laiho. This news came out of nowhere

dude i really felt that one, alexi is a legend

Im 19 and Alexi Laiho made me want to start playing the guitar because my dad had met him plenty of times. He lived like few kilometers from my house.

Alexi: ARE YOU DEAD YET?!?! Us: *tear*

Kissing the Shadows has one of the best solos of all time. That guitar/keyboard duel is amazing.

Totally agree with you. He was the guitar idol of our generation, like VH was in his time. I remember listening to Hatebreeder with my friends and trying to figure out some licks. We wanted to be like him, play like him. And to think he was 19/20 when he recorded Hatebreeder is just insane. His music is the soundtrack of my teens, no doubt about it. RIP Alexi WildChild Laiho

You know that Alexis passing was big deal here Finland and all over the world when finnish main tv news had full article about him😭

I'm late 30s, and I remember hearing "Something Wild" as a 16 year old, and just being amazed that someone just a couple years older than me was achieving at such a high level, internationally. Amazingly inspiring.

"Downfall" is probably my favorite solo of his, and it's also a strong contender for my favorite COB song. COB was one of those foundational bands that got be into heavy music (Melodeath specifically), and just like Bradley (and many more in the comments, I'm sure) his style of playing has greatly influenced my own. It's a damn shame, but at the very least, Alexi left an impressive legacy for someone so young.

He was one of the reasons for me to pick up the guitar again when i was a high school student. He was one of my biggest influences with John Petrucci and Randy Rhoads. I can't describe how sad i am right now, i still can't believe it. Rest in peace Alexi, you will be missed.

I spent my entire ninth grade learning Kissing the Shadows note for note. I wouldn't be half the guitarist I am today without Alexi's influence. RIP, brother.

Kissing the shadows is definitely one of the all-time best fucking solos ever recorded

I never listened to children of bodom that much but I was sad about this when I first heard, R.I.P. alexi laiho

Really great tribute, and I agree about him being the Van Halen of our generation. Scary enough I posted a tribute video to Alexi Laiho a month ago on this exact date. Anyways, you really choosed the extra Nice parts from his catalouge. Awsome work man! 👊

Shout out to everyone practicing Alexi Laiho licks in their basements today in honor of one of the guys that made us want to pick up a guitar

Another guitar hero left us...This news shoked me today. RIP Alexio

That solo from Kissing the Shadows. Man, that is great. He was 41 but had more miles on him than most at 80. So sad to hear about his passing.

To be able to shred and be a killer frontman is beyond me. Such talent Great tribute!!

My wife really loves COB and Alexi. She have seen them over 20 times and have every album signed. I myself remember him at a festival we both attended, he as an artist with COB and me as a rep for diff bands. Sat in the instrument display tent (music retailer tent) which had around 200 people in it at the time playing various versions of Smoke on the water, when this scrawny short pale guy with glasses and a cap sat down beside me in the Jackson booth and started playing some Malmsteen licks on this Green Meanie with me and a acquaintance of mine. We both knew who this guy was and just let him be him self for about 30 minutes when we all of a sudden started playing Downfall and later Needled. A group of 10 Finnish, mildly inebriated, COB fans noticed us and our session ended. That was a nice day. (Got my ass signed by Satchel that day as well)

Kissing the shadows is not a solo , its a death metal orgasm symphony , a masterpiece that will forever stay in the throne of death metal guitar tunes history

It is a sad day, very sad day. 😭 Follow the reaper is my favourite album from COB. Genius! I bought my flying V because of him back in 2007. He will be missed.

It's so sad, I just discovered Children of Bodom last year. So disappointing to hear that he passed. He continues to inspire me as a young musician. \m/

Big chunk of growing up was spent listening to CoB and Alexi's killer playing - 2021 sucks. Great video man - showing some of them tough licks he had!!

R.i.p Alexi, we miss him :(

Alexi Laiho was such great talented metal musician. Thanks for this, Bradley. 🤘🏼

rest in piece, alexi, the beast of melodeath

Alexi was the reason I learned to play the guitar in the first place. Wouldnt be where i am now without him. R.I.P. Alexi your music will never be forgotten.

Beautiful tribute, I can see Alexi with a beer in his hand and a big ass shit eating grin on his face, watching you pay homage to his masterwork...much love bro and thank you for this, it is extremely appreciated by me, as Alexi Laiho is my favorite guitarist of all time. A lot of tears have been shed today, and CoB has been on repeat since I heard the news. Cheers, to one of Metal's heaviest hitters. R.I.P.

This hit so hard I had to cry. Alexi brought me to metal and is the reason why I picked guitarr. Rest in peace wildchild, love from Finland ♥️🤘

I was also thinking that, Alexi Laiho is the EVH for people in their 20's and 30's. I was and still am heartbroken from the news, i loved COB and Alexi, amazing musician and songwriter and he will be forever be missed. Thank you for this tribute Bradley. R.i.p. Wildchild.

Thank you for doing this. As an 18 year-old guitarist in progress, Alexi has been one of my biggest inspirations (and part of the reason I started painting my nails black!) Happy to see the "Oops!" solo getting some love, that cover is a total meme, but the musicianship is still legitimately awesome!

I never listened to Children of Bodom but I knew who Alexi was and respected him for his insane guitar abilities (I still have the metal guitar DVD he did). I wasn’t into the screaming stuff when I first gave them a listen about 13 years ago. When I read he had passed I was shocked and saddened and started listening to some CoB, now I’m older and angrier I’ve been digging the crap out of their albums haha. Sooooo many good songs I’ve been missing out on that I wasn’t ready to hear back then.

30 years old here, he was the guitar hero when I was in my teens. RIP.

I love the Nail solo, absolutely awesome sweep arpeggios guitar solo and underrated guitar solo Anyway, you nailed the solo, Mr. Hall

Im crying :'( I listen to them for 5 months. I also painted my nails like Alexi :)

Eventhough I never reached the awesome level of his playing, damn he was one of my guitar idols as well. His songwriting is exeptional, and that mix of classical elements and metal is what got me into metal and opened the door to a whole new world for mir. RIP

R.I.P to a fucking legend! 2021 has a really bad start & you might be one of the fastest person who can learn so fast... I mean 10 solos within just a few hours

Even though COB’s style changed throughout the years, I love every one of their albums. A truly unique band that turned me on to extreme metal.

He was the Randy Rhoads of our generation dude. He definitely reopened the way and made it cool to be good at guitar again. In a sea of breakdowns, he was a flashy beacon of excellent lead work. The look, the style, everything was on point. Hell of a sad way to start the new year

Literally the man who made me pick up a guitar. Still is one of my biggest inspirations, and forever will be. So glad I got to see CoB at least once, but damn.. His playing wasn't the best technically, but it always was to me for some reason. His playing was just so fun, inspiring and awesome, and so was his writingskills. The world just got a whole lot darker for a lot of people.. Rest in peace, you magnificent man.

Great tribute Bradley! I love that you included "Oops I did it again." This is truly devastating, glad I caught Bodom back in 2016 it was such an amazing show. Gonna miss Alexi so much R.I.P. Wildchild 😭🙏🏾🤘🏾

“Kissing the Shadows” is one of my favorite songs and you nailed that solo! 🙌🏻 What a way to start a tribute! Alexi is proud of you wherever he may be...

I knew Alexi/COB from old articles in Guitar Player magazine about his beef with Petrucci/Dream Theater, Judging by his music, I thought they are on the same age, then I just I realized he just in early 20s at that time! What a legend. Rest in Peace Wildchild

This is the loss that hits home worse than anything. For 20 years, there's been no other group whose music I can relate to in the same manner. So many moments I'' remember always. If I had to pick a top moment, I'd pick the latest. Watching the band live in pouring rain. My first ever metal gig not completely drunk. They start playing Hecate's Nightmare. Never cared much for that song. Then the songs picks up the pace. The intensity suddenly rises. Things are moving. Then the chorus come the first time, and pyro flames blow high as hell, the stage is engulfed in flames. The song is heavy as fuck, the album version sounds like Britney Spears next to that live version. The high point of the great show. Sure wish I'd have done something else for the last 20 years other than drinking and missing out so much while going to gigs.

I'm 13, I heard of COB two years ago, and this was so good... this is still good. RIP Alexi

R.I.P to one of my biggest childhood idols. His art helped me through so many awful times in my life and he truly will be missed.

Kissing the Shadows just makes me happy. That dueling solo is absolutely dynamite. God damn I miss Alexi. What an unreal musician. Wicked tribute compilation dude!

I'm sure the majority of us have lost at least one musician that was an inspiration to us. While it is sad to see Alexi leave us at a young age, it makes us reflect on his work as an amazing guitarist and musician. Alexi, Thanks for your amazing work, and wherever you are, I'm sure you are rocking it on with all our fellow passed on idols. Bradley thanks for this epic tribute!

I never heard Cob, I'm gonna look to their work. 🖤

All the guitar heros I looked up to as a child are pretty much gone now, Alexi was one of the first to blow my tiny little mind as a tot. Not going to lie, he influenced my playing in ways I'll never understand. While it might take some years for me to ever reach their level, occasionally I'll write something and have a brief burst of of inspiration that just screams their style. I wouldn't be half the player I am today without trying to learn from this guy. Honestly can't thank him enough, he will be missed. R.I.P. man.

I remember going thru every single COB related article, video or interview during my teenage years, I was living and breathing that band. I'll always remember not only the music, but also the funny interview moments, on stage shenanigans with Janne and the crazy backstage/studio material they relased over the years. Thank you for everything Alexi

Rip to Alexi💔 So grateful i got to see them perform at graspop 2019. Very talented guitarist and singer

its absurd just how memorable he managed to be with each solo despite absolutely igniting the fretboard. one of a kind player. hes the reason im into melodic death metal. hurts extra bad as well cuz he was an icon in my countries music scene.

That was the exact same thing I went through when I heard the news, right down to realizing how much his playing influenced mine! Silent Night...Bodom Night.

Kind of "funny" to see how people of my generation, which is yours (I'm 30 now), react to this tragic event. CoB was the first extreme metal band I really listened to, and I loved it mainly because of the incredible guitar work (Alexi of course, but Roope is an amazing player too). My first step on guitar was Maiden and Metallica, my second step was CoB. I played so many riffs, tried to play so many solos, Alexi was my first guitar idol, my first inspiration. I barely stopped listening to CoB for several years, even if I came back to it with nostalgia sometimes. But when I learned the news, I was deeply sad. As if a part of myself, as a musician and a passionate, was gone. As you, I listened all the amazing songs and solos that made my musician youth, and I was blown away. First, because the stuff still sounds amazing today, I still think that Alexi is one of the greatest, if not the greatest, melodic metal composer from our generation. But especially because I realized that many elements of my guitar playing today, are from Alexi's playing, even if I barely don't listen to that kind of stuff anymore. From his solos of course, but also from his riffs (Hate Crew Deathroll/Are You Dead Yet/Blooddrunk era is sooooooooo good for this). Great video as always Bradley, and thank you for the honest tribute. I feel the same as you, and thanks to tributes like yours, his work and musicianship will be spread to current generations. And most of all, thank you Alexi, may you rest in peace. You were a true metalhead, with both good and bad sides of it. Your work and your influence will live forever in the music you loved.

Children of Bodom was one of the first metal bands I got into, they were my favorite for several years and I'm very glad I got to see them once, though I wish the circumstances had been better, I'm still glad to have seen them. Alexi's music is always going to be a big part of me

Kissing the Shadows literally convinced me to get into guitar when I was 14. Seen him live 8 times and he was an inspiration . RIP ALEXI LAIHO \m/

RIP Alexi. “I was only 41 when I died”

Watching this video on the one year anniversary of his passing really hits different. Alexi and CoB are just such a huge influence in my songwriting, it's honestly insane. I remember being hit pretty hard by the news back when I first heard about it. We truly lost a real legend in not just metal, but also music as a whole one year today.

for me the solo duel in Hatebreeder was a big moment when my 18 year old self thought, dayum this is the most badass shit i've ever heard...

I am honestly on the verge of crying, children of bodom was one of my favourite bands growing up, and Alexi is one of my greatest inspirations in both technique and songwriting Thank you for this awesome tribute. RIP a legend

Laiho was the reason I bought an electrical guitar. I watched him playing with dropped jaw as a teenager and wanted to get from basic chords to that level. I never reached that level, but at least I was able to play most of the riffs and easier solo parts. RIP you absolute legend!

Well done man - I hadn’t listened to bodom in probably 10 years but you brought it all back. Saw Alexi passed on dragonforce s channel - hit me in the feels

He was such a special person, every single riff and solo is just amazing beyond imagination.

man :( I literally just found out from this video 💔 Such a shock and such a young age ;( RIP to one of the greatest guitarists of all time! 💔🤘

I remember when I first heard Alexi play, it was the cover of the Four Seasons by Vivaldi and I was amazed! What always sparked my interest in Alexis' work was how it was super heavy and shredy but also melodic as all hell!! He will be missed

Can't believe it'll be 2 years in less than a week. I cried like a fucking baby when I heard. CoB is what got me into metal, be as bold as you want Brad, he was the EVH of fucking death metal. Was listening to them today and came across this video.

It is nice seeing real tributes like this, there are a lot of people looking for views with just a slideshow of pics, but I really enjoy "true tributes" like yours. Thanks! Also, long-time subscriber, I was kinda excepting your video hehe.

Something Wild, Hatebreeder & Follow the Reaper (red, green & blue) are immortal masterpieces within heavy metal, specially death metal.

I remember how obsessed I was with this band last year. I'm just paying a visit to my all-time favorite COB songs. Rest in Peace Alexi. It's just the start of a whole new year and we can't believe you died this early. You will always be missed and will remain a huge inspiration into the world of music especially metal. So... Are you dead yet?

Ive got a similar back story with COB, Alexi was the reason I started playing guitar in school, he was a massive influence for me. His death hit harder than I thought it would... RIP to a true metal hero Awesome video man, wish I could play Alexi's riffs and solos that well, never been able to play them clean enough

Thanks, Brad. This video was touching, amazing, and just a joy to watch.

This was a great tribute video man. (intro was very well said). Metal just won't be the same...

Some of his best stuff is on Sinergy’s Suicide By My Side album.

I've been a Bodom fan for a couple of years now, I've always loved and idolized Alexi, especially because he was such an exceptional guitar player, honestly waking up to hear the news that he had died was a complete buzzkill especially because I had just restarted my Bodom idolization and was getting back into listening to COB daily again. I'll always remember the day I heard my first COB song, can't remember how I found it but somehow I ended up listening to Sixpounder and that just hooked me in. I'm super sad that I never got to see Alexi play live and I will always tear myself up for missing the chance to see Bodom After Midnight's first gig, especially because I was in Helsinki at the time they were playing. Amazing tribute Bradley! I'm sure Alexi is looking down at all of us with a cold pint of beer and smiling.

i came up with Bodom as well.. at age 17/18 ish in high school my buddy gave me a stack of burned cds and one of those was Hatecrew Deathroll and within 30 seconds of Needled 24/7 i was HOOKED.. that keyboard guitar mix was all i took to make me fall in love.. then after becoming obsessed with the album i got ahold of follow the reaper and hatebreeder and something wild and i was a die hard fan.. Are you dead yet came out and i loved it... the live stockholm album/dvd combo came out and i would watch that shit on repeat... man good times.. Alexi will be missed... great video.. RIP Alexi Laiho.

I was shocked when i saw that Laiho was dead... He was my idol and always will be. He made me start playing guitar and he got me into "extreme metal" and classical music.

Thank you. I never saw my favourite Band live. :( R.I.P.

I think I skipped this years ago thinking you were going to be a goof. I’m glad I watched this and respect you for the way you went about it and you crushed it on the guitar parts as well. Alexi was definitely the master of our time and like you say the punk rock attitude! He will definitely be missed! Shred on shredman!

Thanks for that video Bradley!! Alexi was a true inspiration for a lot of guitarist that spents many hours just trying to do the things that he did on the guitar. Thanks for your respect on the video, and keep metal alive. Is the only way that musicians of this category live in our hearts forever. A hug, nice work - your awesome by the way. Greeting from Chile

One of the best guitarists in modern metal! RIP Alexi Laiho!

Went through university years with CoB never leaving my playlist and still listen to them 6 years after graduation. Alexi passed away to early :(

The best Alexi moment for me has always been, when the the green background light and keyboard intro of Downfall emerges. The anticipation of that killer riff. And then it kicks in.

These are amazing. I wish you added this, The solo from “ugly” is a piece of art

the words "Rest In Peace Alexi Laiho" don't even feel real... its just feels like a bad joke that you wish to be stopped. but it's real

R.I.P Alexi... I still can't believe it...

Just discovered your channel - and finding this tribute was priceless! Firstly, a huge well done for your performance! I think that you got his 'spirit' and 'vibe'! Wonderful job - and thanks for including Next in Line, which is one of my favorite CoB songs... As a peer with Alexi Laiho (1979), I discovered them when "Something Wild" came out, and due to the fact that we were the same age (as with the majority of the band), I kind of felt that he was a schoolmate of mine! So I was devastated with his death - and still am, to be honest. I love his crazy ideas, his musical genious, his dexterity and musical education, so contrary with his looks! Add to all these his humble character and approachfulness (if this word exists) and then you get the recipe for his success!

I've been looking for a good tribute to the band that influenced me the most in highschool. You did Alexi and Bodom proud! Rock on Brother and RIP Alexi!! Thank you !

Never really listened to them a huge amount, having said that Hate Crew Deathroll is an awesome album. RIP Alexi

Beautiful playing as always Bradley, we lost a legend today.

some of the best alexi solo covers i've seen this week - sick stuff!

thank you for that very fast post. i really adored cob when I was younger. they introduced me to melodic death metal and i still love their music. thinking of learning the vivaldi summer parts on a bass with a friend just to tribute alexi and of course roope. they will stay in my mind and ears all life

There is a trend in Metal Guitarists dying 1: Dimebag leaves his long term band for Damageplan. Dies 2: Chuck leaves his long term band for Control Denied. Dies 3: Alexi Laiho leaves his long term band for Bodom After Midnight. Dies.

"2021 will be a good year." 2021:

Nice tribute. I am glad i was able to see their show few times. It allways amazed, the whole band was amazing. #respect

great video..didnt know this channel but man i felt what you felt..alexi was like a metal teen idol for most of us, he was cool, young and everything in early cob was on point, from classical parts to thrashed out riffs..RIP Alexi