Alexi Laiho - Kitara, kaaos & kontrolli

Alexi Laiho was the frontman of melodic death metal band Children of Bodom, one of the most popular Finnish metal bands. He was also an insanely talented guitar player, featured often in the covers of guitar magazines and guitar ads. He has surely motivated many young people around the world to grab a guitar and start practising.

This book was published a couple years ago so it doesn't cover the last 2 years of Alexi Laiho's life. He passed away a few months ago, way too early for such a talented and hard working musician. The book tells his story mostly from the perspective of music and his bands, starting all the way from childhood. It doesn't go too deep in his personal life outside of music circles, which is a little bit shame, but he probably also wanted to keep his private life a little bit separate from the professional one.

I enjoyed reading this so I'd recommend it for any Children of Bodom fan around the world. Finnish books rarely get translated to English though, which is also a shame.