Biography
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Years Active
2008 – present (16 years)
Snow White's Poison Bite was a Finnish horror punk / post-hardcore band, formed in Joensuu in 2006. The band was formed in 2006 by Allan Cotterill, Juuso Puhakka, Tuomo Korander and Teemu Leikas. Later, in 2008, the band was completed with bassist Jarkko Penttinen. At the end of 2009, Puhakka left the band due to personal and musical disagreements, ever since the band became a quartet when Cotterill moved on from guitar/clean vocals to lead vocals. Cotterill was born in the UK but has been living in Finland since he was six years old while the rest of the band's members were born and raised in Finland. Cotterill writes all music and lyrics for Snow White's Poison Bite. On May 5, 2011, Tuomo Korander, Jarkko Penttinen and Teemu Leikas announced their departure from the band, forcing them to cancel their remaining tour dates, and leaving Allan Cotterill the only remaining member.
On January 19, 2013 it was announced that the band's Victory Records label debut, Featuring: Dr. Gruesome And The Gruesome Gory Horror Show will be released on April 16. The album has received predominately favorable reviews, stating that the album is packed full of energy and charisma, containing "near pop punk before divulging into massive breakdowns".
The band announced their disbandment in 2018.
With rip-roaring riffs to chaotic screams and charmful clean vocals, Snow White's Poison Bite brings a storm of pulsing emotion complexity and intensity. The bands style of music has been put in the emo/screamo/metal/rock and punk category. This is understandable because the band members have many different influences and they are constantly working on their own unique sound and theme to stand out of the over crowded scene. The bands genre is a mixture of various styles but their music is still kept specific not to confuse people. Addictive melodies combined with beautiful lyrics Snow White's Poison Bite offers their listeners a fairytale filled with passion and cruelty. Dedicated to what they do each member is constantly motivated on keeping a hard work ethic by taking responsibility and making sacrifices to achieve their dream.
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