Ville Laihiala
| Ville Laihiala | |
|---|---|
| Born |
June 13, 1973 Oulu, Finland |
| Genres | Gothic metal, heavy metal, blues-rock. |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, bass |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Labels | Century Media, Hype Productions, Warner Music Finland |
| Associated acts |
Sentenced Poisonblack |
Ville Laihiala (born June 13, 1973) is a Finnish vocalist. He was the vocalist and guitarist of the Finnish Gothic metal group, Poisonblack. He was also the frontman for Sentenced from 1996 (when he replaced their former bassist and vocalist, Taneli Jarva) until the group ended their career in 2005. When joining Sentenced he was soon accepted by fans. He wrote very few songs for Sentenced (whose main-songwriters were Miika Tenkula and Sami Lopakka), for example the song "Aika Multaa Muistot" on the album, "The Cold White Light".
Style
Sentenced was a Finnish heavy metal band that played melodic death metal in their early years. The band formed in 1989, in the town of Muhos, Finland, and broke up in 2005.
Ville's voice is deep and melodic. He wrote a few songs for both Sentenced and Poisonblack, the later stopped playing as a band in September 2015, however rumors are that Ville has ideas of re forming Posionblack.
Discography
Albums
With Poisonblack
- Escapexstacy (2003/Century Media Records)
- Lust Stained Despair (2006/Century Media Records)
- A Dead Heavy Day (2008/Century Media Records)
- Of Rust and Bones (2010/Century Media Records)
- Drive (2011/Hype Records)
- Lyijy (2013/Warner Music Finland)
With Sentenced
- Buried Alive (2006/Century Media Records)
- The Funeral Album (2005/Century Media Records)
- The Cold White Light (2002/Century Media Records)
- Crimson (2000/Century Media Records)
- Frozen (1998/Century Media Records)
- Down (1996/Century Media Records)
DVDs
With Sentenced
- Buried Alive (2006/Century Media Records)