Ville Laihiala

Ville Laihiala (born 13 June 1973) is a Finnish musician. He was the vocalist and guitarist of the gothic metal band Poisonblack,^[1] 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.

Ville Laihiala
Laihiala in 2014
Background information
Born	(1973-06-13) 13 June 1973 (age 52) Oulu, Finland
Genres	Gothic metal, heavy metal
Occupation	Musician
Instrument(s)	Vocals, guitar
Years active	1996–present
Formerly of	Sentenced, Poisonblack, S-TOOL

Personal life

In 2019 he was charged with aggravated drunk driving.^[2]

Discography

Sentenced

• Down (1996/Century Media)
• Frozen (1998/Century Media)
• Crimson (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)

S-TOOL^[3]

• Tolerance 0 (2017/Playground Music)
• Exitus (2020/Playground Music)

Ville Laihiala & Saattajat^[4]

Ei meillä ole kuin loisemme (2022/Sakara Records)