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Biography
refimprove|date=September 2009Infobox musical artist | name = Poisonblack| image = Poisonblack Summerbreeze2007 06.jpg| caption = Poisonblack live in 2007| image_size =| background = group_or_band| alias =| origin = Oulu , Finland | genre = Heavy metal music|Heavy metal , gothic metal (early)| years_active = 2000–present| label = Hype Records| associated_acts = Kalmah , Sentenced , Nothnegal , Charon (band)|Charon | website = http://www.poisonblack.com http://www.poisonblack.com| current_members = Ville Laihiala Tarmo Kanerva Marco Sneck Antti Remes| past_members = Juha-Pekka Leppäluoto Janne Kukkonen Janne Dahlgren Janne Markus| notable_instruments = Poisonblack is a Finland|Finnish heavy/gothic metal band led by singer/guitarist Ville Laihiala , known for his vocals with the band Sentenced (band)|Sentenced from 1996 - 2005. After the departure of Juha-Pekka Leppäluoto sometime after the release of their first album, Escapexstacy, Laihiala, the band's principal songwriter, assumed vocal duties himself 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.
After the chart success of Lust Stained Despair (#2 in Finland). In 2006, they toured Europe with Lacuna Coil . They have also done various concerts here and there outside Finland and opened for Iron Maiden in Helsinki, 2003.
In 2008 the 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 .
2010 Poisonblack released "Of Rust And Bones", their fourth album. They didn't tour much and in November 2010 it was announced that the band had signed with Hype Records.
The Scandinavian release date for Poisonblack's latest album, "Drive", has been set for April 27, 2011.
Band members
Ville Laihiala - Vocals (2004–present), Lead Guitars (2000–present)
