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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Iron Maiden – Aces High
Sleep Now in the Fire – Rage Against the Machine
Mastodon – Capillarian Crest
Led Zeppelin – Since I’ve Been Loving You
Numb by U2
Achilles Last Stand – Led Zeppelin
Jump In The Fire – Metallica
Machine Gun – Jimi Hendrix
La Bamba by Richie Valenz – such a good one…
Thin Lizzy – Cowboy Song
The White Stripes’ ‘Black Math’ is the baddest song ever to play on real guitar or air guitar
The Cult – She Sells Sanctuary
Dinosaur Jr. – Grab It
Helter Skelter – it’ll make your fingers air-bleed
Voodoo Chile – Hendrix
purple haze -Jimi!
Marquee Moon – Television
weezer “Say it Ain’t So”
Bohemian Rhapsody – Queen (the ending of that song is the single greatest air band song of all time)
Dinosaur Jr – Start Choppin’
metallica – one!
AC/DC – Back in Black
Radiohead – Electioneering
Journey, ‘Stone In Love.’
The Stooges – No Fun
aces high – iron maiden!
Pink Floyd – Time
Paint it black – Rolling Stones
Milli Vanilli – Girl You Know It’s True
cant you hear me knocking-the rolling stones
Seven Nation Army – The white stripes
Dance Commander – Electric six
Does Liberace have guitar in it?
pink floyd – Another brick in the wall
Neil Young – Cinnamon Girl
Fang Island- Daisy
Layla – Derek & The Dominos
London Calling – The Clash
Dethklok – Metalocalype theme song!
Toadies – Possum Kingdom
Slayer “Raining Blood”
Jimmy Hendrix- Fire.
Converge-Reap What You Sow
Van Halen – “Hot For Teacher”
Can’t Stop – Red Hot Chili Peppers
The Strokes – Razor Blade
Yeah Yeah Yeahs- NoNoNo
Yeah Yeah Yeahs- NoNoNo!
Sorry bout that, masters!
Kickstart my Heart – Motley Crue
Search and Destroy – The Stooges
queen – good old fashioned lover boy
“Set Me Free” by Sweet. I won the 2005 NY air guitar competition with that tune, and I’ve rocked it on Conan. Google it, yo.
Eruption- Van Halen! Can’t be beat when it comes to shredding air.
Who would want that crappy guitar?
What a crappy looking guitar named after a metalhead doofus.
Wilco – At Least That’s What You Said (what?! I can’t NOT air guitar to that song)
dragonforce- valley of the damned
Motorhead – Ace of Spades
La Villa Strangiato – Rush
Baroness – “A Horse Called Golgotha”
Where’s the Trey Anastasio love??
Phish’s “Run Like An Antelope”
The Pixies- Bone Machine
Journey – Any Way You Want It
Steely Dan – Reelin’ the Years
uh, Reelin’ IN the Years, of course
no one said CREEP yet? losers:) n yes the Radiohead one, not TLC.
eruption – van halen
Radiohead – Paranoid Android
“Anthem” by Arch Enemy.
Living Dead Beat- Children of Bodom
Battery – Metallica.
Breaking the Law – Judas Priest
You can’t beat the original!
As I Lay Dying- Through the Struggle
Hold On-All That Remains
sixpounder children of bodom
John Petrucci – Glasgow Kiss
Monster – Skillet.
Seven Nation Army by The White Stripes
dethklok – the gears
“The Staff of Asclepius”–Survivalist!
Dark Moor – “Maid of Orleans”
Kissing The Shadows – COB !!!
Downfall-Children of Bodom
SURVIVOR- EYE OF THE TIGER
Hundreds of Thousands- Tony Macalpine
Rammstein – Zerstoeren
Master Exploder – Tenacious D
THE END BEGINS!!! BY LEGION!!! Let me have this bad boy!!!
Nevermore-Born
Nevermore – Born. Loomis makes me feel puny and weak.
Skeletonwitch- Gorge Upon My Soul
Pantera/Ted Nugent (either/or) – Cat Scratch Fever!!!!
Manowar – Die for Metal
MACHINEHEAD – Halo
sinergy- midnight madness
Children Of Bodom- “Living Dead Beat”
Arch Enemy – Silverwing
Fury of the Storm by Dragonforce
Dragonforce’sThrough the Fire and Flames. Hands down.
Honestly, you CAN’T deny the fact that it is air guitare’d by every man woman and child who’s ever heard it. Its fucking AMAZING. Herman Li & Alexi Laiho are gods.
Carry on my wayward son- Kansas
Joe Satriani – Surfing with the Alien