“Damn, that guy could shred. Can you imagine what that would have sounded like?” Wednesday 13 says the late Alexi Laiho once came close to joining him and Slipknot’s Joey Jordison in Murderdolls

Alexi Laiho.

It’s always interesting to think of what could have been. From Dave Navarro turning down the Guns N’ Roses gig to Sharon Osbourne cutting Alex Skolnick’s Ozzy Osbourne career short after just one gig, the guitar world has plenty of tales of player what-ifs.

Now, Wednesday 13 – AKA Joseph Poole – has added another story to the pile: Children of Bodom shred master Alexi Laiho nearly joined Murderdolls.