Drive is the fifth studio album by the Finnish
gothic metal
Gothic metal (or goth metal) is a fusion genre combining the aggression of heavy metal with the dark atmospheres of gothic rock. The music of gothic metal is diverse with bands known to adopt the gothic approach to different styles of heavy met ...
band
Poisonblack
Poisonblack was a Finnish gothic metal band led by singer and guitarist Ville Laihiala.
History
In 2003, the band's first album, ''Escapexstacy'', was on the Finnish national charts for three weeks, peaking at No. 21. They opened for Iro ...
. It was released on 27 April 2011 in Europe by
Century Media Records
Century Media Records is a heavy metal record label with offices in the United States, Germany and London. In August 2015, Century Media was acquired by Sony Music for US$17 million.
Background
Century Media was founded by Robert Kampf and Oli ...
.
Track listing
All music and lyrics by Laihiala. All arrangements by Laihiala/Kanerva/Remes.
# Piston Head – 4:05
# Mercury Falling – 4:07
# A Good Day for the Crows – 4:24
# Maggot Song – 3:48
# From Now-Here to Nowhere – 6:10
# Sycophant – 3:49
# The Dead-End Stream – 3:29
# Futile Man – 6:21
# Scars – 5:07
# Driftwood – 3:29
Personnel
;Poisonblack
*
Ville Laihiala
Ville Laihiala (born 13 June 1973) is a Finnish musician. He was the vocalist and guitarist of the gothic metal band Poisonblack. He was also the frontman for Sentenced from 1996 (when he replaced their former bassist and vocalist Taneli Jarv ...
– guitar, vocals
* Tarmo Kanerva – drums
* Antti Remes – bass
* Marco Sneck – keyboards
;Session musician
* Anette Euesgaard – background vocals (tracks 1, 3 and 7)
;Production
Tue Madsen
Tue Madsen (born 1969) is a Danish music producer and sound engineer, who is well known in metal genre for his work with bands like Meshuggah, Dark Tranquillity, Suicide Silence, Hatesphere, The Haunted,
Mnemic,
Ektomorf, Cataract,
Exmortem ...
– recording, mastering & engineering
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Poisonblack albums
2011 albums