On March 5 th, Goss violated the Laiho family’s wishes by publicly sharing Alexi’s cause of death, despite the fact that Alexi was a private person and took care not to disclose his illness during his lifetime. Kaaoszine published a post from Alexi’s friend Matt Fawcett in which Matt elaborates on the situation and supports the family’s position. Alexi’s sister, Anna, stated: “… Kimberly threatened him to take 50% of his money if he divorces her.” She has also made it clear that her brother wanted Goss to sign divorce papers at the time of his death.
Yet, Kimberly has been accused of abusing her status as “widow” to delay Alexi’s burial and more. Alexi stated in his biography: “Kim needed a residence permit for Finland.” Goss, who currently resides in the United States, has since become a mother. CoB was opening for Dimmu Borgir, for which Goss was the live keyboardist.) Their union lasted from 2002-2004. (Alexi met Kimerbly at CoB’s “first important show,” which transpired at the Lepakko Halloween party in 1997. Although the couple had a wedding ceremony, they were unable to legally marry because Laiho had not been granted an official divorce from his first spouse and ex- Sinergy bandmate, Kimberly Goss. Kelli had been the managing director of a heavy metal P.R. Alexi often stated that he had given up drinking while on tour in favor of adopting a more sensible attitude.Īlexi Laiho left behind his beautiful wife, Kelli Wright-Laiho, and his stepdaughter, Shelby, with whom he enjoyed living in Australia when his schedule permitted. Pity was clearly not his aim, and he wanted to direct his fans’ attention toward CoB’s music. Laiho courageously spoke of his struggles with alcohol and depression while maintaining unspoken personal boundaries on the subject. (Laiho told Petri Silas: “I have adopted the Hindu goddess of Death as a kind of the guardian angel.” Taneli Jarva of the great yet defunct band Sentenced tattooed Laiho with Kali’s image.)Īlthough Alexi suffered from the long-term effects of alcoholism, which ultimately proved fatal, his ability to muster sufficient stamina to muscle through all tribulations until the very end remains both admirable and heartbreaking. Paint the Sky with Blood ends with a cover of Dissection's “Where Dead Angels Lie,” which was a perfect choice thematically speaking for the EP: “A spell was cast and the sky turned red…” The classic song was written by the late “Maha Kali” composer and performer Jon Nödtveidt, who revolutionized death metal like Alexi. Afterwards, the band wished each other a “Merry Christmas” and parted with the understanding that they would begin work on a new album after the holidays.
According to the Bodom After Midnight’s members, they shot the video for “Paint the Sky with Blood” about 10 days before Laiho's passing. Laiho posthumously rocked the world with the 3-song EP Paint the Sky with Blood, which was released on April 23 rd, 2021. The latter band was simply a continuation of the former. He not only flubbed Alexi’s name, but he also insulted the slain Pantera shredder’s late brother, Vinnie Paul, four years later.)Ĭhildren of Bodom split up in 2019, but Alexi had a bright future with his loyal rhythm guitarist Daniel Freyberg, Paradise Lost’s Waltteri Väyrynen on drums, and ex- Santa Cruz’s Mitja Toivonen on bass in Bodom After Midnight. (Unfortunately, however, GWAR’s Oderus Urungus, who presented the skull-shaped trophy, was an ill-chosen candidate. Dimebag’s partner, Rita Haney, stood onstage while Alexi accepted this well-deserved honor. In 2008, he was presented with the Dimebag Darrell Shredder Award at the Metal Hammer Golden Gods ceremony. Dave Mustaine, who brought CoB on tour with Megadeth, mourned: “I guess now the heaven heavy metal band has its lead guitar player.” (In his celestial lineup, Alexi would want his deceased friend and collaborator Tomni Lillman on drums.) Laiho was arguably the greatest guitarist of his generation. Nevertheless, the magnitude of the shock waves sent by the loss of one of metal’s most beloved figures was not diminished.
For example, Alexi’s acquaintance Bam Margera of Jackass paid tribute to him in late March. Although the devastating news was quickly reported by major outlets like People and USA Today upon confirmation from Alexi’s label, it was slow to reach all his fans due to Covid-19. The death of the 41-year-old ex- Children of Bodom frontman was announced on January 4 th, 2021. Almost a year has elapsed since this tragedy. Alexi “Wildchild” Laiho passed away on December 29 th, 2020, at his home in Helsinki, Finland.
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