Escapexstacy
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{{Infobox album
| name = Escapexstacy
| type = studio
| artist = Poisonblack
| cover = Escapexstacy.jpg
| alt =
| released = 17 February 2003
| recorded = 2002
| venue =
| studio = Neo Studios
| genre = Gothic metal
| length = 44:23
| label = Century Media Records
| producer = Ville Laihiala and Janne Kukkonen
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Lust Stained Despair
| next_year = 2006
}} {{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}} [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r627111|pure_url=yes}} link]
|rev2=Metal Glory|rev2Score=(not rated) [http://www.metalglory.de/reviews.php?nr=588 link] |}}
Escapexstacy is the debut album of Finnish gothic metal band Poisonblack. It was released on 17 February 2003 in Germany, 25 February 2003 in the United States and Canada, and 8 March 2003 in Japan. Amy Sciarretto gave a favourable review in CMJ New Music Monthly, writing that "Escapexstacy boasts gorgeous and progressive Euro-rock, which never gets too heavy..."{{cite journal|last=Sciarretto|first=Amy|date=24 February 2003|title=Loud Rock: Poisonblack – Escapextasy|journal=CMJ New Music Report|publisher=CMJ Network, Inc.|volume=74|issue=802|pages=24|issn=0890-0795|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4UNDOrvXwzQC&dq=poisonblack&pg=PA24}}
The song "The Exciter" was featured in an episode of Viva la Bam, entitled "Where's Vito?", during a scene where Vito Margera destroys Bam Margera's beloved Hummer via being pushed into a quarry.
Track listing
- "The Glow of the Flames"– 2:51
- "Love Infernal"– 3:57
- "The State"– 4:56
- "All Else Is Hollow"– 4:02
- "In Lust"– 5:30
- "The Exciter"– 4:29
- "Lay Your Heart to Rest"– 4:24
- "With Her I Die"– 5:20
- "Illusion/Delusion"– 4:24
- "The Kiss of Death"– 4:32
Personnel
- Juha-Pekka Leppäluoto – vocals
- Ville Laihiala – guitars
- Marco Sneck – keyboards
- Janne Kukkonen – bass
- Tarmo Kanerva – drums