Ville Laihiala (born 13 June 1973) is a Finnish musician. He was the vocalist and guitarist of the
gothic metal
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band
Poisonblack, and 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''.
Personal life
In 2019 he was charged with aggravated drunk driving.
Discography
;Sentenced
*''
Down'' (1996/
Century Media
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A ...
)
*''
Frozen'' (1998/Century Media)
*''
Crimson
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'' (2000/Century Media)
*''
The Cold White Light'' (2002/Century Media)
*''
The Funeral Album'' (2005/Century Media)
;Poisonblack
*''
Escapexstacy'' (2003/Century Media)
*''
Lust Stained Despair'' (2006/Century Media)
*''
A Dead Heavy Day'' (2008/Century Media)
* ''
Of Rust and Bones'' (2010/Century Media)
* ''
Drive'' (2011/Hype Records)
* ''
Lyijy'' (2013/
Warner Music Finland
Warner Music Group (WMG) owns, has a joint share, or is associated with the record labels listed here.
Flagship labels
*Atlantic Records
*Elektra Records
*Parlophone Records
*Warner Records
Atlantic Music Group
* 1st & 15th Entertainment
* A ...
)
;S-TOOL
*''Tolerance 0'' (2017/
Playground Music)
*''Exitus'' (2020/Playground Music)
;Ville Laihiala & Saattajat
''Ei meillä ole kuin loisemme'' (2022/Sakara Records)
References
External links
*
Official S-TOOL Facebook page
Finnish heavy metal musicians
Finnish heavy metal singers
1973 births
Living people
Musicians from Oulu
21st-century Finnish singers
21st-century Finnish guitarists
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