''Escapexstacy'' is the debut album of Finnish

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band Poisonblack. It was released on 17 February 2003 in Germany, 25 February 2003 in the United States and Canada, and 8 March 2003 in Japan. Amy Sciarretto gave a favourable review in

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, writing that "''Escapexstacy'' boasts gorgeous and progressive Euro-rock, which never gets too heavy..." The song "The Exciter" was featured in an episode of ''

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'', entitled "Where's Vito?", during a scene where Vito Margera destroys

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's beloved Hummer via being pushed into a

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Track listing

# "The Glow of the Flames"– 2:51 # "Love Infernal"– 3:57 # "The State"– 4:56 # "All Else Is Hollow"– 4:02 # "In Lust"– 5:30 # "The Exciter"– 4:29 # "Lay Your Heart to Rest"– 4:24 # "With Her I Die"– 5:20 # "Illusion/Delusion"– 4:24 # "The Kiss of Death"– 4:32

Personnel

* Juha-Pekka Leppäluoto – vocals *

Ville Laihiala Ville Laihiala (born 13 June 1973) is a Finnish musician. He was the vocalist and guitarist of the gothic metal band Poisonblack, and the frontman for Sentenced from 1996 (when he replaced their former bassist and vocalist Taneli Jarva) unti ...

– guitars *Marco Sneck – keyboards *Janne Kukkonen – bass *Tarmo Kanerva – drums

References

2003 debut albums Poisonblack albums Century Media Records albums {{2000s-metal-album-stub