In 1995 he joined Waltari after guitarist Sami Yli-Sirniö left the band. He then played with Dementia for around a year. He is the main influence of many Finnish guitarists, especially Alexi Laiho (from Children of Bodom).Īfter the breakup of Stone, he released an instrumental work with his brother, entitled Latvala bros. In the year of 1991, the band was dissolved, with a discography of four studio albums, one live album and one compilation album. The band's style was initially focused on a more traditional heavy metal, but they soon shifted to a faster and more aggressive sound, which was the key for them to receive mass recognition. At the age of 15, he founded the band Stone together with Janne Joutsenniemi. He was also one of the founding members of Stone, which was one of the first notable bands in the history of Finnish heavy metal. However, Alexi boldly states, “To me, both addiction and the inability to go cold turkey of one’s accord are signs of weakness and that is part of the reason for this biography not containing any rehab stories.” It wasn’t until age 33 that Alexi realized, “The consequences of my drinking really scared the shit out of me.Roope Juhani Latvala (born 25 June 1970) is a Finnish guitarist, best known as the former rhythm guitarist for the melodic death metal band Children of Bodom from 2003 to 2015 and the co-lead electric guitarist for Sinergy. “My healing process began when I decided to try and channel all the pain, chaos and bullshit into music.” As more songs are recorded and shows are played, Laiho’s physical injuries begin to mount, breaking a rib, as well as his wrist, and damaging his shoulder all sustained while intoxicated. Unafraid to share the truth, Alexi talks about his battles with depression and anxiety, his suicide attempt, and being admitted to the psychiatric ward of a hospital. Alexi recalls Bodom’s first time in North America, “Montreal was very cool, but the Milwaukee Metal Fest was not.” This isn’t the first, or last time, brevity triumphs over detail, which is quite frustrating to the reader. Sharing his musical inspirations, Alexi reveals, “The feeling of hate has always been one of my most important assets as a songwriter.” Laiho’s relationship with, and eventual marriage to former Dimmu Borgir keyboardist and Sinergy frontwoman Kimberly Goss is chronicled, as is his disturbing ritual of “self-mutilation with a knife.” Road tales include narrowly avoiding arrest in Greece, touring Mexico with Impaled Nazarene which was “weird as fuck,” and being “treated like kings” in Japan. Bassist Henkka Seppala entered the fold in 1995, and the first COB show took place in 1997 the same year their debut album, Something Wild, was released in Finland. Looking back, Alexi admits, “In many ways, I was a problem child and did my best not to hide it.” With regular school being of no interest to our protagonist, he got accepted into the Pop & Jazz Conservatory at age 12.Īlexi met Children Of Bodom drummer Jaska Raatikainen in sixth grade their first band together was called Inearthed. By far.” That same year, Alexi started taking piano lessons. A time which, despite nearly drowning at age five, the singer / guitarist considers to be “the best time of my life. Written by Petri Silas, who’s had a “professional and personal relationship” with Laiho for the last 15 years, this 293-page paperback begins with Alexi’s childhood. Originally published in Finnish in April 2019, the biography of Children Of Bodom frontman Alexi Laiho has since been updated and translated into English.
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