The Black League Explained

The Black League
Origin:	Oulu, Finland
Years Active:	1998–2014
Current Members:	Taneli Jarva Heavy Hiltunen Maike Valanne Ilkka Tanska Rale Tilainen
Past Members:	Alexi Ranta Mikko "Florida" Laurila Kimmo "Sir" Luttinen

The Black League was a Finnish heavy metal band. They were formed in 1998 by Taneli Jarva, three years after his departure from the gothic metal band Sentenced. The Black League's first two full-lengths carry on the spirit from Taneli's work with his former band, seasoning their metal with elements of traditional rock 'n' roll. On their third release, Man's Ruin Revisited, these influences take an even more prominent role in their sound.^[1] ^[2] ^[3] In October 2014, Taneli Jarva pronounced of his decision to call the band the quits due to "lack of personal inspiration".^[4]

Band members

Taneli Jarva – lead vocals (1998–2014)
Maike Valanne – rhythm guitar, backing vocals (1998–2014)
Heavy Hiltunen – lead guitar (2005–2014)
Ilkka Tanska – bass (2005–2014)
Rale Tiiainen – drums (2005–2014)

Previous members

Alexi Ranta – lead guitar (1998–2005)
Mikko Laurila (a.k.a. Florida) – bass (1998–2005)
Kimmo Luttinen (a.k.a. Sir Luttinen) – drums (1998–2005)

Session members

Lene Leinonen – bass (live 2004)

Discography

Demos

Demo 98 (1998)

Singles

Cold Women & Warm Beer (2003)

EPs

Doomsday Sun (2001)

Albums

Ichor (2000)
Utopia A.D. (2001)
Man's Ruin Revisited (2004)
A Place Called Bad (2005)
Ghost Brothel (2009)

Videography

Winter Winds Sing (2000)
Rex Talionis (2002)
Same Ol' Fuckery (2005)
The Pusher (2007)
The Beast Is a Riddle (2009)

Notes and References

Web site: The Black League. metal-archives.com. 13 January 2014.
Web site: The Black League. spirit-of-metal.com. 13 January 2014.
Web site: The Black League. sputnikmusic.com. 13 January 2014.
Web site: The Black League. . 6 October 2014.