Biography Poison Black
 POISONBLACK is neither just another gothic metal band hailing from Finland, nor your generic project-band formed in order to kill some time while the main band is taking a break. “This is not a project band! I have my heart and soul in POISONBLACK”, states Ville Laihiala. After playing guitar on the side for 17 years, the Sentenced frontman felt the urge to pursue his ambition as a guitarist and formed POISONBLACK towards the end of 2000. Laihiala formed the group together with a couple of talented, close friends from Oulu with whom he had jammed in various bands before , among them his soulbrother Janne Kukkonen on bass. Both of them don’t only share a long history in various bands, but also the same vision about music: “When we produced the album together it was like he could read my mind, how I wanted the songs to sound like”, recalls Laihiala about the recording process of their debutalbum Escapexstacy in Neo Studio. Since he wanted to fully concentrate on his guitar duties , Ville followed his first impulse and contacted J.P. Leppäluoto from Charon whom he met when Charon was supporting Sentenced on their Crimson-tour. “He was the best and most fitting singer I could think of. I knew his voice would fit perfectly and add a certain kind of dark yet melodic feeling to our music.” Asked about the lyrical concept of the album Laihiala smiles: “The main theme of the album is lust & addiction – for life, sex, fire, death... Let’s say I took a trip inside my mind and danced with the demons inside of it …” All visuals (artwork and photos) of Escapexstacy were handled by Sentenced-drummer Vesa Ranta, who previously designed the art for Sentenced’s highly acclaimed and successful album The Cold White Light. Escapexstacy is the perfect soundtrack for a dance with your own demons – just allow its sensual, velvety passion to take a step into your deepest emotions
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