POISONBLACK Confirmed For Finland's SAUNA OPEN AIR Festival

POISONBLACK, the Finnish band featuring Ville Laihiala (vocals, guitar; formerly of SENTENCED), has been confirmed for the 2007 edition of the Sauna Open Air festival, set to take place June 7-9 in Tampere, Finland. The festival billing is shaping up as follows:

Thursday, June 7:

MEGADETH
KOTIPELTO
KORPIKLAANI

Friday, June 8:

TYPE O NEGATIVE
POISONBLACK
THUNDERSTONE
ENTWINE
KOTITEOLLISUUS

Saturday, June 9:

HEAVEN AND HELL
SONATA ARCTICA
SABATON
VIOLENT STORM
SWALLOW THE SUN
LEVERAGE

POISONBLACK last year entered the Finnish national album chart with its sophomore CD, "Lust Stained Despair", at position No. 2. The group's video the song "Rush" has been posted online at YouTube.com. Also available at YouTube.com is a video clip of POISONBLACK mainman Ville Laihiala performing the band's song "Pain Becomes Me" acoustically. Check it out at this location.