Poisonblack was a Finnish gothic metal band led by singer and guitarist Ville Laihiala.

[2] They opened for Iron Maiden at the Hartwall Areena in Helsinki on 21 December 2003 for the Dance of Death World Tour.

In 2006, the band toured Europe with Lacuna Coil and their second album, Lust Stained Despair,[5] reached No.

In 2008, they released A Dead Heavy Day which hit the Finnish Album Chart in position 6.

On 23 August 2015, singer Ville Laihiala posted a statement that the band had broken up.