Ville Laihiala

Ville Laihiala
Born	13 June 1973 (1973-06-13) (age 50) Oulu, Finland
Genres	Gothic metal, heavy metal, blues-rock.
Occupation(s)	Singer
Instrument(s)	Vocals, guitar, bass
Years active	1996–present
Labels	Century Media, Hype Productions, Warner Music Finland

Ville Laihiala (born 13 June 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".

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

• Down (1996/Century Media Records)
• Frozen (1998/Century Media Records)
• Crimson (2000/Century Media Records)
• The Cold White Light (2002/Century Media Records)
• The Funeral Album (2005/Century Media Records)
• Buried Alive (2006/Century Media Records)

DVDs

With Sentenced

• Buried Alive (2006/Century Media Records)

External links

• Official Sentenced Website
• Official Poisonblack MySpace.com Page