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Poisonblack was a Finnish gothic metal band led by singer and guitarist Ville Laihiala.

Poisonblack
Poisonblack performing in 2014
Background information
Origin	Oulu, Finland
Genres	Heavy metal, gothic metal
Years active	2000–2015
Labels	Hype Records
Members	Ville Laihiala Tarmo Kanerva Marco Sneck Antti Remes
Past members	Juha-Pekka Leppäluoto Janne Kukkonen Janne Dahlgren Janne Markus
Website	poisonblack.com

History

In 2003, the band's first album, Escapexstacy,[1] was on the Finnish national charts for three weeks, peaking at No. 21.[2] They opened for Iron Maiden at the Hartwall Areena in Helsinki on 21 December 2003 for the Dance of Death World Tour.[3]

Singer Juha-Pekka Leppäluoto left in the autumn of 2003 to concentrate on his work with Charon.[4] Ville Laihiala, the band's principal songwriter, assumed vocal duties and has since led Poisonblack out of the gothic genre of their first album and in a musical direction that closely mirrors that of his former band Sentenced.

In 2006, the band toured Europe with Lacuna Coil and their second album, Lust Stained Despair,[5] reached No. 2 in Finland for one week.

In 2008, they released A Dead Heavy Day which hit the Finnish Album Chart in position 6. After this success, they toured Europe with Dark Tranquillity and Fear My Thoughts. In 2010, Poisonblack released Of Rust and Bones, their fourth album. The fifth album, Drive, was released in 2011 on Hype Records and the band's latest album, Lyijy, was released in September 2013 by Warner Music Finland. The album reached No. 4 on the Finnish album chart.

On 23 August 2015, singer Ville Laihiala posted a statement on the band's Facebook page and website stating that the band had broken up. The band played their final show at Oulu, Finland (21-08-2015). JP Leppäluoto joined the band in their final few show's. The final Song the band would ever perform would be 'The State', before ending their farewell show and tour.

Band members

• Ville Laihiala – vocals (2003–2015), guitars (2000–2015)
• Antti Remes – bass (2004–2015)
• Marco Sneck – keyboards (2000–2015)
• Tarmo Kanerva – drums (2000–2015)

Former members

• Juha-Pekka Leppäluoto – vocals (2001–2003-2015)
• Janne Dahlgren – guitars (2000–2003)
• Janne Markus – guitars (2004–2010)
• Janne Kukkonen – bass (2000–2004)

Tour members

• Veli-Matti Kananen – keyboards (2008)
• Antti Leiviskä – guitars (2010–2015)

Timeline

Discography

Albums

• Escapexstacy (2003)
• Lust Stained Despair (2006)
• A Dead Heavy Day (2008)
• Of Rust and Bones (2010)
• Drive (2011)
• Lyijy (2013)

Video albums

• A Dead Heavy Day (DVD) (2008)

Singles

• "Love Infernal" (2003)
• "Rush" (2006)
• "Bear the Cross" (2008)
• "Mercury Falling" (2011)
• "Scars" (2011)
• "Home Is Where the Sty Is" (2013)
• "Down the Ashes Rain" (2014)

Compilation

• Classics (2009)

References

External links

• Poisonblack at AllMusic
• Interview with Ville Laihiala "Music Is My Savior In So Many Ways" February 9, 2010
• Hype Records

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Poisonblack fue una banda finlandesa de heavy metal. Fueron formados en el 2000 por Ville Laihiala, cantante de Sentenced en el periodo 1996 - 2005.

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