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Muhos, Finland (1989 – 2005)
Sentenced was originally formed in 1989 in the town of Muhos, Finland as a death metal band. The band produced their first album “Shadows Of The Past” in 1991 with singer/guitarist Miika Tenkula. The next two albums “North From Here” and “Amok” and the following EP “Love & Death” had bassist Taneli Jarva as singer, but in 1995 Taneli decided to take a few years off to rest before starting a new band, The Black League. Sentenced recruited Ville Laihiala in 1996 and put out the album “Down”. Taneli’s deep rumbling voice was replaced by Ville’s warm and clear delivery. The dark-maned Finn immediately put his own touch to the new, melancholic and pain-ridden songs.
The band put out an album almost every 2 years. Following “Down” in 1996 came “Frozen”, “Crimson” and “The Cold White Light”. Sentenced decided to lay the band to rest with the final album “The Funeral Album” in 2005, at the peak of their career. It gives a taste of all eras of the career of Sentenced.
The band’s only DVD “Buried Alive” came out in November 2006 (in most European countries). The DVD includes the final show in Club Teatria, all videos (including an upcoming video of “Despair-Ridden Hearts”) and some extra material of all those years.
Their guitarist Miika Tenkula was found dead in his home on February 18th 2009. He was 34 years old.
Vesa Ranta (drummer) said: “Miika had a serious drinking problem for many years which escalated after Sentenced was buried. They don’t call it King Alcohol for nothing…” An autopsy revealed that he had suffered from a genetic heart condition, and suffered a heart attack at his home on February 18, 2009.
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TheSuiciderr
@biaprom: What new album? They disbanded in 2005.
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Luciferus_91
Sentenced - you are the one. An now...no one there.
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biaprom
where is new album?
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rustcosta
This musical genre has died along with Sentenced.
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Try_Another
NO ONE THERE...............
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Dave1978
Out now for FREE: Mirrored In Secrecy - Black Halo - http://mirroredinsecrecy.bandcamp.com - check it out if you like DARK ROCK / METAL music like Amorphis, Sentenced, Paradise Lost, Arch Enemy or similar!
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ikd-sj
"Broken" YES ༼☉ɷ⊙༽
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bieljuca
The best finland band for me, so singular.
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tumezuikkeli
R.I.P
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worldisblack91
where waters. fall. fuckin. frozen.
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adrian1265
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pourangsharifi
the one of my top favorite bands... R.I.P
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AgitoSan
The Funeral Album один из лучших в стиле.
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jellevisser1994
@sarhasiu Their first two albums are pure death metal, especially their first.
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freezingwings
End of the road makes me cry. Fucking Perfect Sentenced. ♥
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UselessCry
грустнота,ребята
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versionfiv
sarhasiu try listening to Shadows Of Past.
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allen7
Despair - Ridden Hearts <3 (2)
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Last_Dawn
They are the ones!
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metaltroll87
You are the one <3 <3 <3 <3 <3
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