Drive (Poisonblack album)

Drive
Studio album by
Released27 April 2011
RecordedJanuary–February 2011
StudiosAntfarm Studio, Arhus, Denmark
GenresGothic metal, gothic rock, hard rock, heavy metal
LabelHype
ProducerTue Madsen
Poisonblack chronology
Of Rust and Bones
(2010)
Drive
(2011)
Lyijy
(2013)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Hallowed4/7[1]
Melodic2.5/5[2]
Metal.de8/10[3]

Drive is the fifth studio album by the Finnish gothic metal band Poisonblack. It was released on 27 April 2011 in Europe by Hype Records.[4] A single was released for the track "Scars".[5]

Track listing

All music and lyrics by Laihiala. All arrangements by Laihiala/Kanerva/Remes.

  1. "Piston Head" – 4:05
  2. "Mercury Falling" – 4:07
  3. "A Good Day for the Crows" – 4:24
  4. "Maggot Song" – 3:48
  5. "From Now-Here to Nowhere" – 6:10
  6. "Sycophant" – 3:49
  7. "The Dead-End Stream" – 3:29
  8. "Futile Man" – 6:21
  9. "Scars" – 5:07
  10. "Driftwood" – 3:29
  11. "Them Footsteps Echo" – 2:44 (bonus track for Japan)
  12. "The Ball and Chain" – 4:50 (bonus track for Japan)

Personnel

Poisonblack
  • Ville Laihiala – 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 – recording, mastering & engineering

References

  1. ↑ "Review Poisonblack - Drive 2011". Hallowed. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
  2. ↑ "Melodic Net Review: Poisonblack - Drive". Melodic. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
  3. ↑ "Poisonblack - Drive". Metal.de. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
  4. ↑ "POISONBLACK: 'Drive' Artwork, Release Date, Track Listing Revealed". Blabbermouth.net. Roadrunner Records. 11 March 2011. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  5. ↑ "Poisonblack – "Scars"". Chaoszine. 10 March 2011. Retrieved 13 June 2026.