“It is with a heavy heart and great sadness that we have to announce the death of Alexi Laiho,” said a statement released by Napalm Records, on behalf of Bodom After Midnight.
Laiho was the guitarist and vocalist for the metal band Children of Bodom, which was formed in 1993 under the name IneartheD, until the group played their last show in 2019.
The guitarist received several other international awards for his music, and was awarded the Metal Hammer Golden Gods award, according to the management of Bodom After Midnight.
In 2015, he led a group of 100 guitarists at the Helsinki Festival in 2015 playing his own composition, “100 Guitars From Hel.”
Laiho later formed the supergroup Bodom After Midnight. The group recorded three songs and filmed a video clip, which will be released posthumously, according to a statement on its official Facebook page.
In addition to Children of Bodom, the guitarist was also associated with artists Warmen, Sinergy, Kylähullut and The Local Band, said the statement, signed by the management of Bodom After Midnight.
“Alexi was the most loving and magnificent husband and father,” said his wife Kelli Wright-Laiho in a statement. “Our hearts are forever broken.”