Alexi Laiho plays riffs from Children Of Bodom's new album 'Halo Of Blood'

[@ragnarokawaits3476]

Hi, it's Alexi from Chillin' at Bodom - He won't say it to us anymore... RIP Alexi :'(

[@meltemh.2002]

Rip legend, way too soon. We're devastated.

[@goatsurgeon]

How he can play those trippy riffs and scream vocals on top of it live is beyond me

[@pukki34]

He was the real deal

[@av8644]

Master status

[@jasonabraham7673]

Also his solos were great too

[@reaper1869]

It's so sad that all my guitars heroes have died/will have died by the time I'll be able to attend a show of their band.

[@MrPriestyman]

maaan his pinch harmonics are godly even with a practice amp

[@JayBruceWorld]

Big part is the single humbucker

[@AnonymousUser66649]

@@JayBruceWorld it does not matter at all if you have 1, 2 or 10 humbuckers. Pickup model affects a bit how easily you can pull the pinch harmonics off, but not the number of pickups.

[@JayBruceWorld]

Tyonhakija that’s not even remotely true. One pickup = one magnetic field pulling on the strings. This equals increased sustain and harmonics. Everyone knows that a single pickup guitar equals a more aggressive sound.

[@AnonymousUser66649]

@@JayBruceWorld Nope. Guitar pickups have so little magnetic pull that they don't affect the sustain that much really. Check out youtube videos where people compare sustain with real super powerful magnets to guitar pickups and the super powerful magnets affect the sustain by a second or so. Those magnets can pull like 1000x more than a guitar pickup. I've been working with guitars almost my whole life and i hate when people create their own theories in their mind. These myths have been busted million times already, so i just can't understand why people still believe them.

[@JayBruceWorld]

Tyonhakija dude, if you’ve been working with guitars “your whole life” but can’t recognize the massive sonic difference between one pickup and two pickups, you shouldn’t even be touching a guitar. Just the amount of windings in a pickup drastically effects the results. The thickness of the wire, the windings, the type of magnets used, coil shape, winding pattern and magnet placement all are huge determinants of tone and harmonic capabilities and that’s just in one pickup. All of those factor into how the signal is sent through the amp. If those minute details effect tone that drastically, surely the omission of an entire pickup will greatly effect tone.

[@paulkirk7887]

I totally respect this guy, he played a full set at a lamb of god show with broken ribs and still rocked. That's dedicated.

[@Coppersteel]

Paul Kirk was it at the myth in Minneapolis? I was there too! I think it was actually a broken collar bone (left side) from when he fell off his bunk on the tour bus. I've broken my left collar bone as well and I couldn't put the weight of a guitar on it for months! You have to admire the man's dedication! I have no idea how he pulled off that set

[@artikos8750]

Who? He is not from LoG lol

[@awguitarroom8033]

@@artikos8750 really dude?

[@Kevinheardaflyingdog]

"The slower you play the bigger risk you have of sounding like a moron" lol

[@Jdhellrose]

It's not how difficult it is to play, it's what sounds great when played.

[@Jdhellrose]

You're funny.

[@nrthrn_dcy]

"Haloa blahd" xD God I love Alexhi

[@nn4299]

Seeing this and think how this was precious and now we don't get to see any more guitar clinics is truly painful .. rest in power alexi ,❤️

[@vgeesnaps]

This was 9 years ago. The first 1 month of this video, I downloaded it in my laptop and copied it on my USB and all of his live guitar play through in EMG TV. So sad I won't be able to download new songs and live video concerts of him and COB anymore. RIP Wild Child. :'(

[@taylorhaney1812]

I love that guitar he has. I love the green, especially in the inlays.

[@metallicsavage788]

His pinch harmonics were amazing. Massive respect as was his overall technique. R.I.P Alexi

[@EvolutionXvideo]

You'd never expect Alexi to play a riff like the one in Dead Man's Hand On You but he did it and it is just beautiful

[@axedistortion2595]

U should check out his new guitar its a saw its like shiny and the head is cut like sawteeth. Its badass.

[@yaina5528]

fuck you

[@muaythai4lifelife]

Maybe my favourite from the album.

[@Wickedchickizumi]

Alexi laiho Thank you so much. It was always my inspiration.

[@delamain3748]

Жаль ушел так рано из жизни. Один из моих любимых музыкантов ...

[@KatherinaKornoski]

I love watching him playing ♥

[@derick3482]

aw cause he's cuuuuuuuute " emos

[@michaelgriffith4110]

Hope we all appreciate what a gift this man was to us all for all these years!!

[@alasanoei]

I really always dig Alexi's style of playing.

[@k7j007]

Miss this guy so much.

[@willkirkoff1333]

Alexi is an amazing guitar player

[@rumman_huda]

RIP my Guitar Hero 😢

[@av8644]

He will live on in those he influenced but the world lost an incredibly talented man

[@joe415ful1]

Come back, master! :(

[@m169marroquin]

alternate picking is harder for me..but im getting it down.

[@ericdelsalto4151]

omfg i've learned so much thrash metal from you i cant believe i randomly clicked this and saw you commented

[@MetalOfAllOwns]

Eric DelSalto Now all we need is Killrbuckeye to comment and my life will be Complete...

[@Vaidizzz123]

5 stirng sweeping is a pain in the ass for me

[@Three3Nill]

MetalOfAllOwns what happened to that guy?! he was great.

[@isnowyazn]

I guess it came naturally quick to people like me then.. I literally took up practicing alternate picking about a good month into learning guitar basics, and then about a few months in, I started learning economy picking. I pretty much have most other techniques down, but sweeps are still getting there.. Sweeping from the higher strings to the low are easy for me, but for some reason, sometimes I get caught more going from the lower to higher strings.

[@Lahnanine]

Always when Alexi says Children Of Bodom, I hear it like Chillin' At Bodom. Idk why :D

[@fatherlandchild2780]

Well i like to chill at lake Bodom, so makes sense either way.

[@shyambabu1402]

Rock in paradise wildchild

[@JacksonX94]

Waste Of Skin sounds so awesome!!!

[@frankiefromflorida]

Love that guitar.

[@randymarsh7556]

always a pleasure to just watch him play one of the best

[@MartinBellamyMBDrums]

Loooove his style, he was metal all the time 🖤🤘

[@haileyvoorhees386]

I love his pretty little fingers

[@pantherex4284]

Very few men can pull of black fingernails with epicness

[@jordanbinge66]

+Connor Roth YEAH I AGREEE

[@ProtossBossSauce]

+Connor Roth very few men can suck this bad at an instrument and still make a living with it. Thank god for theatrical paint and tattoo's otherwise this guy would be in his mom's basement still.

[@pantherex4284]

ProtossBossSauce I too am frustrated due to the collapsing of our economy.

[@jpmisterioman]

+ProtossBossSauce lmao

[@trevorphillips6192]

+ProtossBossSauce arm chair analyst at its best.

[@SASHIDHARRAOLANKA]

I LOVE this guy!!

[@tatiennewise7173]

Come back, live. Stop to dye! All legends is die, finally for me. Nooooo 😭

[@nazarethstack7661]

I'm cryin again

[@HellhammerFFF]

REST IN POWER! ALEXI!

[@DevouredByADream]

Love this guitar!

[@mikekiske]

Hypocrisy t shirt? Dissection a like riffs? Alex is definitely raging against the tide. And I love that.

[@elsantin84]

Thanks for your art. R.I.P.

[@jager11599]

I like how everybody on here is mostly talking shit even though he has more talent and can out play all of their favorite guitarists -_-

[@SawyerSmoak]

John 5?

[@jager11599]

***** I love John 5 but yep. Three words: Kissing The Shadows

[@SawyerSmoak]

One word: Versatility. John 5 can cover all styles of music. His solo stuff jumps all of the place as far as styles go.

[@jager11599]

***** True but when it comes down to just pure talent Alexi. Can Alexi play John 5's stuff yes. Can John 5 play all of Alexi's stuff nope.

[@SawyerSmoak]

You sure about that? I highly doubt we will ever here Alexi master Chicken Pickin'

[@rishubhchakraborty4963]

Always the legend. Alexi Laiho bro, rest easy \m/

[@andrewjohnson4352]

With all his lessons its like he’s still with us.

[@WayneTwitch]

RIP God of the guitar world !!!

[@lunarhaze105]

damn, that guitar

[@ErebosArt]

Great talent and riff writing.

[@AndrewTylar-c5j]

Miss you Alexi I'll see you in metal heaven

[@tlehi3303]

R.I.P Alexi 😞

[@ShredmasteRsl3]

it's refreshing seeing Alexi playing real CLEAN guitar riff! \,,/

[@Omen_Seven]

I've been listening to CoB for years now and watching videos like this of Alexi for just as long and this is the first time I've actually noticed how powerful is alternate picking is. When most people alternate pick they kind of tap the string on the upstroke; not Alexi. Alexi uses the same amount of force on his upstroke as he does on the downstroke. Which if you think about it makes his speed even more impressive.

[@UrbanTheMyth]

4:18 "We's cants nots plays fast.. um physiscally" "Yeah, it's hard!"

[@metall7331]

i have that same picking habit, i just can't strum unless i'm supporting my hand with my pinky resting on the guitar. i'm still learning so glad to know that isn't much of an obstacle

[@charliefoxtrotthe3rd335]

When he plays the riff of "Halo Of Blood" in slow @ 0:30 I was kinda liking that vibe! I can imagine that with some bass and a killer drum groove behind it. But the normal tempo riff is badass. He is like Tony Iommi, a riff machine!

[@mikekeating3824]

There are few players that are solid teachers and really get it. This guy got it. RIP

[@BlissCreation]

@ 1:53 sounds better alone than with all the guitars thrown down on the original song

[@edgarlitoalima3877]

see you here....LIVE IN MANILA 2014.Good luck!

[@wannabeserpento99]

His style is still the sexiest i've seen

[@БлекРоуз]

классные риффы

[@Litherix]

awesome I love their new album

[@Metal123x]

amazing guitar player

[@pimeydenneito]

Alexi you're so amazing no matter how busy u are you ALWAYS got a time to teach!!Respect :3 \m/\m/

[@filipevieira3343]

Actually was Swisgar who wrote those riffs! \m/

[@irfanahmed7047]

i really like those bracelets he is wearing any ideas where i can find them i tried bt just cannot find these bracelets :(

[@JaeTLDR1]

Irfan Ahmed look for bangles and crap at a jewelers

[@NathanMichalik]

Shame he didn't go over "All Twisted" . Some of the best riffs of that album in that song.

[@Blitzstorm9]

I could be wrong but I don't think that is the reason. He uses his normal guitars (ESP's) on several of his dvd releases ( In your face guitar just to name one) . I think he is probably just showing off the Ltd version of his new signature guitar. The esp website promotes both the esp and ltd version of this guitar

[@ShadowMuFiN]

Fun story, the audio on the left and right aren't synced very well when he's about to play, so when it chenged it scared the living shit out of me. Fucking Alexi coming through my door

[@aanddone4747]

Love those songs especially Waste of Skin & Halo of Blood

[@brokensteel8516]

I saw them along with 5FDP, Amon Amarth, Machine head, and Mastadon at Mayhem fest 2013. They Did really good.

[@thunderfalldown]

He is using his ltd is because his Japanese signature guitar shape is copyrighted in the US by Jackson/fender from any video/ad he can only use them in live show

[@Paxonex]

R.I.P Alexi

[@SYNDRONE]

thanks for replying! can you refer to a certain video? i have checked out one recording session but there wasn`t much guitar playing in it... :)

[@abhishekrajkhowa3737]

R.i.p 🙏

[@medseb]

i think that Laiho is one of the best guitar players in metal. Very superior to Petrucci and another "clean" players who have no soul on their playing. Maybe Laiho it's a little dirty, but he have a brutal feeling on his solos and riffs.

[@wannabeserpento99]

Yeah I love his picking style

[@Heavy-Metal]

Hi, I see some ways to play the main riff (intro riff) of the song Downfall, by COB. Could you show me the exact way Alexi played it?

[@RyanSmithGuitar]

God damn those pinch harmonics are heavenly

[@kameroyluv]

scream for silence my FAV song from this album

[@Balithazzarr]

Whelp, thanks for the instruction. Guess I have to buy one of your guitars now.

[@headbangermama1]

Fernando Garcia.. I'm guilty of one of those "sick bracelets" . gave it to him in 2012 when they came to long island, NY.. i love watching him play.. he's my favorite... !

[@MichaelEdwardsGuitar]

I like how he says let's see how it goes on scream for silence like he doesn't

[@Oakyplays]

that's cos skwisgar is modelled/based off Alexi :P

[@thinusary1]

alexi looks to be in a very good phase since halo of blood was announced. he isnt sloppy as of lately. and look more sobber then usualy

[@marouanharrak9771]

he is so good

[@psychedelicpain420]

Fact: His guitar glows in the dark

[@kezothehappylurker787]

Outstanding alt-picking!

[@yogengrg7690]

in the photo beginning, it looks like he's using 10s guage strings..not 11s...doesn't it?

[@nuke8672]

Rest in Power indeed Alexi

[@Smorewazherr]

he wasn't comparing yngwie to alexi in any form, he was stating that yngwie and a mix of other guitarist, like alexi, were used to create the character skwisgaar from metalocolypse, there was no comparison in his comment.

[@ZGhart]

Alexi is back. Just check out the recording of halo of blood.

[@Jurr]

He's just like "Oh I just do this, and that, and a little of this too. Meh" while everyone watching this video is like "Woa wait, slow down, what how the hell do you do that?O_o"

[@InTheSh8]

is this the EMG H2 in that Greeny? I like the clear & crisp tone of it.

[@Gothguitarist]

Fh2

[@ObscureStuff420]

Is he playing power chords with first finger and pinky? that's what I do

[@yourmama7721]

What are you talking about? Alexi is an amazing guitarist.

[@ashleyisland]

Alexi is God!!

[@yaina5528]

fuck you

[@Mustaerkki]

weak

[@nunofrg]

kind of tap on the upstroke? do more force on it?

[@matthewdavis2703]

waste of skin is starting to blow my speakers IVE PLAYED IT A THOUSAND TIMES

[@soulfullofmetal]

Imagine this guy and zakk wylde doing a jam session!!!

[@ctwgxnnt]

I wish I could learn by watching it, its tough

[@kad0877]

Fucking hell i love his pinch harmonics

[@Stenchy333]

cant wait too see you in mansfield mass alexi Keep Kicking ass!!

[@ctwgxnnt]

I want the tabs for waste of skin!!!

[@OlviMasta77]

Liked the intro riffs when played slower. Sounds like Marty Friendman-era Megadeth :))