Guitar World ranked him one of the 50 fastest guitarist in the world. Metalhammer voted him the best guitarist in the world. Kirk Hammett’s referred to Alexi Laiho (“that kid Alexi!”) as one of the “best guitarists ever.” You won’t be able pick up the skills of the Children Of Bodom front/axeman by using one of his ESP guitars, no, but it makes for a nice prize: One winner takes home a limited-edition ESP Alexi 600 Scythe Signature Guitar, one of six models Laiho himself plays. The details:
• Neck-Thru Body Construction
• 25.5” Scale
• Alder Body
• Maple Neck
• Ebony Fingerboard
• 42mm Locking Locking Nut
• Thin U Neck Contour
• 24 XJ Frets
• Black Nickel Hardware
• Grover Tuners
• Floyd Rose 1000 Series Bridge
• EMG HZ F-H2 p.u.
• Finish: WH w/ BLK Pinstripe & “COBHC” On Back
You’ll find more information on the guitar at ESP.
Children Of Bodom’s seventh album Relentless Reckless Forever is out 3/8. The winner gets a copy of that, too.
To be eligible to win, all you have to do is be a fan of Stereogum on Facebook, and comment on this post with your favorite air guitar song after logging-in via Facebook Connect (do not use your ‘Gum user account on this post — we’ll have to be able to check if you are a fan of Stereogum on FB when the sweepstakes ends). We’ll pick a winner from the comments posted here, at random. Deadline to enter is 3/1 at 5:30PM EST. Have your comment logged by then, and you’re in.
UPDATE: We have a winner. Dragonforce “Valley Of The Damned” fan Sam Goodwin.
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Tie My Rope-Children of Bodom
A New Level – Pantera
Jimi Hendrix – Little Wing
Thunderstruck by AC/DC.
Heroes of our Time by Dragonforce
Necrophagist — Epitaph
Stranglehold – Ted Nugent
Silent night, Bodom Night-Children of Bodom
trivium- to the rats
Mea Culpa – The Human Abstract
AC/DC – back in black
AC DC- Thunderstruck
C.O.B. – BODOM AFTER MIDNIGHT!!!
Megadeth – Hangar 18
Quicksand Symmetry by Disarmonia Mundi
Definitly One by METALLICA! Even tho I actually know the solo…its still fun to air guitar too XD
Ozzy Osbourne – Shot in the Dark
Bullet For My Valentine – Waking the Demon
Lake Bodom – Children of Bodom
Jeff Loomis from Nevermore “Miles of Machines” — One of the most shredtastic songs ever… Cant help but air guitar the sweeps :D
Slayer – Raining Blood
Metal and Mayhem-Nihilist…….kicks ass
C.O.B. SIlent night Bodom night
Duncan Hills Coffee Jingle – Dethklok
Mastadon-Oblivion
Arsis, “Face of My Innocence” Great air guitar song.
PanterA – Fucking Hostile!!
Bodom Beach Terror – Children Of Bodom
trashed, lost, and strungout – children of bodom
Sonata Arctica – Wolf and Raven
necrophagist – fermented offal discharge
Amon Amarth – Cry of the Black Birds
War Pigs – Black Sabbath.
Pantera- Cowboys from Hell
Children of Decadence – Children Of Bodom
not just because the contest is for COBHC stuff. thats just a kick ass jam
Round and round – Ratt
Mandatory Suicide – Slayer
sails of charon by the scorpions
Children of Bodom – “Triple Corpse Hammerblow”
“paradise city”-GnR :)
or anything by Dream Theater \m/
Wintersun – Winter Madness :D
Save Me- Avenged Sevenfold
System of a Down- Sad Statue
Pretty Woman – Van Halen Version
Children of Decadence – Children of Bodom!
I’d definitely say ‘Wicked Game’ by Chris Isaak
Follow The Reaper – Children Of Bodom
All that remains – six
Television – Marquee Moon
Buckethead -Jordan. It basically involves just wiggling your fingers as fast as humanly possible.
Slayer: “Captor of Sin” or Megadeth: “Tornado of Souls” Not just intricate, but melodic. Slayer also has the excess wailing that is fun for air guitaring.
Breaking the Law – Judas Priest
Alice in Chains – Man in the Box
Holy Diver – Dio (and/or) Killswitch Engage
Poison – talk dirty to me, duh lol
“Owner of A Lonely Heart.” Oldie but and air guitar goody!
damage inc by metallica, its an insane song
Battery-Metallica
Animals As Leaders – CAFO
Silent Night, Bodom Night – Children of Bodom
Behemoth – Daimonos
Cowboys from hell – Pantera
Kalmah – Cold Sweat [Thin Lizzy Cover]
Megadeth – Wake Up Dead (such a killer riff !)
Radiohead – Just
The Fourth World ~ Sinergy
“Six” – All That Remains
Arch Enemy – Dark Insanity.
“In The Fire” Roadrunner United
Brian Eno (ft. Robert Fripp) – St. Elmo’s Fire
Currently: Disarmonia Mundi – Fragments of D-Generation
Hellion and I wanna be somebody from WASP
metallica-one
Mutha (Don’t Wanna Go to School Today) by Extreme. Nuno Bettencourt FTW
Start Me Up- The (Rolling) Stones!!!
Purple Haze – Jimi Hendrix
Beast and the Harlot – Avenged Sevenfold
Led Zeppelin – Stairway to Heaven
Clouds Over California – Devildriver \m/
Cliffs of Dover – Eric Johnson
Disturbed – indestructable.
Randy Rhoads – Mr. Crowley off of Blizzard of Ozz…..
Layla by Derek and the Dominos
I am partial to both “End of the World” by Gary Moore (the intro screams air guitar) and “Stand Up and Shout” from the DIO (RIP RJD) album Holy Diver (Vivian Campbell’s solo always turns me into an air guitar freak).
Metal Meltdown -Judas Priest
Extreme — Kid Ego
It’s gotta be the glorious – I Believe In A Thing Called Love by The Darkness
Metallica- Fuel
Metallica-Fuel
I’m gonna go with Cliffs of Dover. If that counts. Rock on
Children of Bodom – Hate Crew DeathRoll
Megadeth – Hanger 18
Yngwie J. Malmsteen- Far Beyond the Sun!
Needled 24/7-Children of Bodom
Are You Dead Yet? — by none other than Children of Bodom!!
Holy Wars (Punishment Due) – Megadeth :)
Children of Bodom – Downfall
there are so many ridiculously fun air guitar songs, but I suppose I will go with Northern Comfort by Children of Bodom
Children of Bodom – Kissing the Shadows
Pierced from Within – Suffocation
sick tech death riffs