It is believed that Laiho's final work is currently being prepared for posthumous release.
Few details have emerged from Alexi Laiho's representatives, friends, and bandmates concerning the exact circumstances of the master guitarist's sad death. The news was broken via an official joint statement from the surviving members of Childen of Bodom — Jaska Raatikainen (drums), Henkka Seppälä (bass guitar), Janne Wirman (keyboards) — which informed fans that Laiho had passed away the previous week, at his home in Helsinki, Finland. The statement also revealed that the late guitarist had "suffered from long-term health issues in his last years," giving added poignancy to the music he was creating in his final years, but kept the exact cause of his tragic death private. Express reported only that he "died suddenly at his home in Helsinki, Finland."
The band's statement continued: "More than 25 years of friendship. We lost a brother. The world lost a phenomenal song writer and one of the greatest guitarists of all time. Memories and Alexi's music will live forever. Our thoughts are with Alexi's family during this difficult time."
Per the Guardian, Laiho's wife, Kelli Wright-Laiho, said: "Alexi was the most loving and magnificent husband and father. Our hearts are eternally broken."
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