Alexi "Wildchild" Laiho (born Markku Uula Aleksi Laiho; 8 April 1979) is a Finnish guitarist, composer, and vocalist. He is best known as the lead guitarist, lead vocalist and founding member of the melodic death metal band Children of Bodom, and is also the guitarist for Sinergy, The Local Band and Kylähullut. He has previously played with Thy Serpent and Impaled Nazarene on occasion, as well as Warmen and Hypocrisy.
Laiho has received widespread acclaim for his guitar work. In 2004 he was ranked #96 out of 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Guitarists of All Time by Guitar World. Guitar World magazine has also ranked him as one of the 50 fastest guitarists in the world. In addition, Roadrunner Records ranked Laiho at #41 out of 50 of The Greatest Metal Frontmen of All Time. Furthermore, Total Guitar conducted a public voting poll to determine the greatest metal guitarist of all time; Laiho was voted #1 out of 20 metal guitarists, with over 20% of the vote.
Read more...The April 8, 1979 was a Sunday under the star sign of ♈. It was the 97 day of the year. President of the United States was Jimmy Carter.
If you were born on this day, you are 42 years old. Your last birthday was on the Thursday, April 8, 2021, 4 days ago. Your next birthday is on Friday, April 8, 2022, in 360 days. You have lived for 15,345 days, or about 368,293 hours, or about 22,097,619 minutes, or about 1,325,857,170 seconds.
Date: 08 April 1979
Edited by ANN BARRY
Edited BARRY
R Baker humorous comment on how to read a newspaper; drawing
Date: 09 April 1979
By DOUGLAS E. KNEELAND Special to The New York Times
Douglas KNEELAND
Int with Erwin Knoll, publisher of The Progressive; managing editor Samuel H Day Jr also comments; Knoll por (M)
Date: 08 April 1979
By N.R. Kleinfield
N. Kleinfield
Article on Gannett Newspaper chain, biggest in US, with 78 newspapers; co's short-term goal is to own 100; co's papers have circulation of 3 million; Gannett's magnitude and its role as management trendsetter make it very model of modern Amer chain; its operations detailed; illus of founder Frank E Gannett and chmn Allen Neuharth (L)
Date: 09 April 1979
W Ger journalists Hans Bollinger (Gamma) and Wolfgang Stiens (Stern) and Swedish journalists Arne Lemberg (Expressen) and Karl Bergman (Svenska) are killed by Ugandan secret police after they try to sneak into Uganda (s)
Date: 08 April 1979
Rand Daily Mail repts South Africa spent more than $1.5 million to buy interest in US-connected TV news film service and offered to help finance now-defunct NY newspaper, The Trib, to compete with NY Times; newspaper publisher John P McGoff as intermediary; repts when McGoff's bid to purchase Star failed, he used money to buy Sacramento Union newspaper and 50% share in UPITN; UPI pres Roderick intermediary; repts says McGoff has made no attempt to influence editorial content; Mail repts McGoff was involved in negotiations with Trib publisher Leonard Saffir; Saffir says he ended talks when he learned funds were from South African Govt
Date: 08 April 1979
By ARI L. GOLDMAN Special to The New York Times
Ari GOLDMAN
Assemblyman Peter M Sullivan proposes measure to allow radio and TV equipment in public meetings such as City Council and town bd sessions (S)
Date: 09 April 1979
Urban-guerrilla group Turkish People's Liberation Party, trying to free jailed comrade, storm police headquarters, Turgutlu, Turkey, killing 2 officers and wounding a third; attackers fail to free prisoner (S)
Date: 08 April 1979
Buys 2 NYC office bldgs, but will retain retail operation at present location