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\\\"Sentenced\\\" was a heavy metal band formed in 1989, in the town of Muhos, Finland. They disbanded in 2005.
At that time, their musical style was fast, European death metal/doom metal. In springtime 1992 they recorded a new three-song promotional |
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by Sentenced
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Label: EMI Int'l
2007-09-17
Media: Audio CD
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Tracklisting:
1. Intro: The Gate
2. Noose
3. Shadegrown
4. Bleed
5. Keep My Grave Open
6. Crumbling Down (Give Up Hope)
7. Sun Won't Shine
8. Ode to the End
9. 0132
10. Warrior of Life [Reaper Redeemer)
11. I'll Throw the First Rock
12. No Tomorrow [*]
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\\\"Sentenced\\\" was a heavy metal band formed in 1989, in the town of Muhos, Finland. They disbanded in 2005.
At that time, their musical style was fast, European death metal/doom metal. In springtime 1992 they recorded a new three-song promotional tape \\\'\\\'Journey to Pohjola\\\'\\\' to flirt around labels. As a result, they got themselves a deal with the Finnish Spinefarm Records, which was just starting its career, a fledgling company.
The sophomore album \\\'\\\'North from Here\\\'\\\' (and later during the ongoing year, \\\'\\\'The Trooper EP\\\'\\\') saw the light of the day in spring 1993. Jarva had assumed lead vocal duties using a different style than Tenkula\\\'s. It was \\\'\\\'North From Here\\\'\\\' that earned the band the attention of German record label Century Media Records, and in 1994 Sentenced left Spinefarm in order to head toward a wider market with a new multi-album contract under Century Media\\\'s wing.
It was in 1995 that the band made their real breakthrough with \\\'\\\'Amok\\\'\\\', considered the best of their albums by most of their fans and critics. Compared with their earlier work the music had slowed down somewhat, acquiring a more melodic structure. The track \\\"Nepenthe\\\" was complemented with a music video and the band took to tour Europe in two full-length tours supporting Samael and Tiamat (band)|Tiamat right as \\\'\\\'Amok\\\'\' was released.
In autumn, the band released the \\\'\\\'Love & Death\\\'\\\' MCD. Music-wise, it kept a fairly similar concept as \\\'\\\'Amok\\\'\\\', as the songs had been written around the same time. As soon as Sentenced had achieved success in melodic death metal and Doom/death metal|death markets, Jarva left the band, which surprised many fans. (He resurfaced a few years later with his new band, The Black League.)
Following this, Jarva\\\'s baritone was replaced by the much more softer and cleaner growler Ville Laihiala (of \\\'\\\'Breed\\\'\\\' fame) in 1996, the decision finalized just three weeks before the band was due to head toward Germany. The destination was Woodhouse Studios, and the cause: to record their fourth long-play album \\\'\\\'Down\\\'\\\' with producer Waldemar Sorychta. Once again, the music evolved more melodic with a huge rock influence granting the band many new possibilities for musical growth, development and evolution. During this time, bassist Sami Kukkohovi also joined the band, but only as a session member on gigs. However, in spring 1997 he was granted a permanent slot in the line-up.
Sentenced\\\'s fifth full-length album \\\'\\\'Frozen\\\'\\\' (1998) was also recorded at the Woodhouse Studios and it continued pretty much on the same path as \\\'\\\'Down\\\'\\\', adding depth wherever necessary. Laihiala and Kukkohovi had gotten properly initiated into the band, so they participated a lot in the composition process, resulting in \\\'\\\'Frozen\\\'\\\' being very much a group effort; a band album. In 1999 a special edition of \\\'\\\'Frozen\\\'\\\' was released, containing a recolored (gold) cover and rearranged track running order, with four cover songs included. Some fans scorned, stating that they now had to buy the album \\\'\\\'again\\\'\\\', because of this new release coming well after the \\\"regular\\\" one, and without prior warning.
The next Sentenced album to be released was \\\'\\\'Crimson\\\'\\\' in 2000. As the single \\\"Killing Me, Killing You\\\" showcased, the band\\\'s sound had once again taken a turn for the lighter direction. And two years from that, the release of \\\'\\\'The Cold White Light\\\'\\\' saw the band in a slightly different light, the lyrics displaying some self-irony and even an extremely rare positive edge, in a \\\"there is light at the end of the tunnel after all\\\" sort of way.
After \\\'\\\'The Cold White Light\\\'\\\' also lies a CD-single. Released in 2003 along with songs by other bands on a four track compilation single that\\\'s dedicated to Oulun Kärpät, the ice hockey team of the band\\\'s hometown, \\\'\\\'Routasydän\\\'\\\' remains the only song Sentenced sung in Finnish, and cannot be found elsewhere. The song caused something of a stir in Finland, as several politicians reviewed the lyrics and purported them to contain Nazi overtones, which the band has steadfastly refuted.
In early 2005, the band announced that their following release \\\'\\\'The Funeral Album\\\'\\\' would be their last. It was also stated that there would be \\\"no\\\" reunions. They performed few farewell gigs during the spring and summer (as per their wishes) and ended with a funeral gig in October 2005 in their hometown Oulu, Finland. A DVD concentrating on their last show was also part of the plan; this has come the dissolution of Sentenced\\\'s 16 year career.
The Sentenced concert film \\\'\\\'Buried Alive\\\'\\\', directed by Mika Ronkainen, filmed at the funeral gig in their hometown Oulu October 1st 2005, was premiered at Oulu Music Video Festival September 9th, 2006.
anyone who loves HIM or Finnish Love Metal will love Sentenced. |
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