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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Hoobastank – Finally Awake
C.O.B – Sixpounder
Classic: Stairway to Heaven – Led Zeppelin.
Protest the Hero – Sequoia Throne
sleater-kinney- ironclad
Pink Floyd – Shine on you crazy diamond
Muse – New Born
Dimmu Borgir- Puritania
We’re Not Gonna Fall – Children of Bodom
dimmu borgir- puritania
Jeff Loomis – Miles of Machine
Are you dead yet? – Children Of Bodom
Talk Dirty To Me ~ Poison (I love it, it’s fun to run around the house full air guitar jumping around like a rockstar! (even when the neighbors complain ))
I love guitar, Air Guitar, anything really.
Children of Bodom opened up a new world for me and I know I probably won’t win but it would be like, the coolest thing ever if by some fluke I did!
All Shall Perish – There Is No Business To Be Done On A Dead Planet
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Something for the Ages – Hammerfall
“Conquer All” by Behemoth
And then there was silence – Blind Guardian
Equilibrium – Der Sturm
Lake bodom- Children of bodom
Pantera – 5 Minutes Alone
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“Smoke On The Water” Deep Purple
are you dead yet – children of bodom
duh
my favorite air guitar song is Rory Gallgher’s “Last of the Independents”
Overkill – Rotten to the Core
Amon Amarth – Asator
Children Of Bodom – Triple Corpse Hammerblow
Children Of Bodom – Triple Corpse Hammerblow
For the love of God – Steve Vai
*** Mors Principium Est — Altered State of Consciousness ***
Intro solo is fucking INSANE \m/
Cult Of Personality by Living Colour
Children of Bodom – “She is Beautiful.”
Childeren of Bodom- Taste of my scythe
You would have to be good at air guitar to play that song
“Dark Eternal Night” by Dream Theater
Periphery — Jetpacks Was Yes!
Rainbow “Stone Cold”
Trapped Under Ice-Metallica
“Cliffs Of Dover” Eric Johnson
Yeah, gotta go with Rush-Tom Sawyer !
Peter Frampton- Do You Feel Like I do?
Rush 2112 medley.
Led Zeppelin – Stairway to Heaven
layla – eric clapton
Slayer- Raining Blood
Loudness – Crazy Nights
Shillelagh – Cancer Bats
Muse – Knights of Cydonia \m/
“For the love of God” – Steve vai, slower, people can make it look like they know how to play it until the solo :D
One Vision – Queen
An underrated classic
You shook me all night long – AC/DC
Jimi Hendrix – Purple Haze
Children of Bodom – “Northern Comfort”
Yngwie Malmsteen – Rising Force
Du riechst so gut – Rammstein
Judas Priest – Painkiller
Led Zeppelin – Stairway to Heaven
Van Halen – Panama
VAN HALEN-Panama
Hanger 18 – Megadeth
amon amarth – death in fire!
I believe in a thing called love – The Darkness :)
Queens of the Stone Age — No One Knows
cross the breeze-Sonic Youth
Led Zeppelin – Dazed and Confused, all 29 minutes of TSRTS live recording.
Neil Young & Crazy Horse – Cinnamon Girl
“Ain’t Talking ‘Bout Love” by Van Halen
The Who – Won’t Get Fooled Again.
Gov’t Mule: Bad Little Doggie
The Sword – Freya
THANKS!
megadeth — hanger 18
Bloodbath – Eaten
Gorod — Disavow Your God
bloodmeat – protest the hero, i usually end up singing along to it as well haha
Steve Vai – for the love of god
“Whole Lotta Love” by Led Zeppelin is my favorite air guitar song.
Van Halen – Panama
DYING FETUS — YOUR TREACHERY WILL DYE WITH YOU
pavement “the hexx”
Children of Bodom – Downfall
The Metal – Tenacious D
Silverchair – Tomorrow
I can’t but help air guitar-ing to smoke two joints by sublime
Andy McKee – “Rylynn”
Andy McKee – “Rylynn”
(couldn’t get the d*mn FB to connect)
Deep Purple……….Smoke on the Water!!
Bumblefoot – Guitars SUCK
capricci di diablo- yngwie malmsteen
Guns N Roses – welcome to the jungle
“…And Justice for All” by Metallica,
The Strokes – Take It Or Leave It.
Slayer-Angel Of Death
Red-King Crimson
Someday – The Strokes
Sweet Child O Mine – Guns N Roses
velcro fly——– ZZ TOP
Pantera “Floods”
Slayer “South of Heaven” 2nd
One – Metallica
Children Of Bodom-Tie My Rope
Pink Floyd – Time
Clapton-While My Guitar Gently Weeps