Alexi Laiho (Children Of Bodom) has died

You read that right. After years of health problems the Children Of Bodom frontman has passed away at the age of  just 41, presumably due to complications suffered due to his partying lifestyle but that's yet to be confirmed.

NO!! Children of Bodom was one of the first melodeath bands I've enjoyed where the vocals are almost entirely growls. I admired his growls and guitar shredding so much. Now I feel bad for leaving my interest in this band during my escape from my earlier epic metal taste. Children of Bodom had already ended over a year ago and Alexi Laiho started a new project Bodom After Midnight. Now it's uncertain whether or not that project will go on. This is awful. Party on in metal heaven, Alexi... RIP );