Ville Laihiala

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Ville Laihiala
Laihiala in 2014
Background information
Born	(1973-06-13) 13 June 1973 (age 51) Oulu, Finland
Genres	Gothic metal, heavy metal
Occupation	Musician
Instrument(s)	Vocals, guitar
Years active	1996–present
Formerly of	Sentenced, Poisonblack, S-TOOL

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) 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.