Info over SENTENCED (R.I.P.)
Quite possibly one of the greatest bands to ever enter into the world of music and art, Sentence had an incredible journey. For 16 years, Sentenced would honor their fans with the music that their fans had craved for, since day one. Sentenced was one of the very few bands in this world that didn't follow fame, but instead followed their music. To show their skill Sentenced didn't only play one type of metal music, they explored many different pieces with their music to create their own type of metal... Today, most bands could be defined by a simple genre, Sentenced was so unique that they created their own brand of metal. Sentenced Metal is a new term that is being introduced by this myspace, in hopes that from now on, whenever people talk of bands like Sentenced, that sound like Sentenced, Sentenced has had an influence on those bands, therefore they should be called Sentenced Metal. An excerpt from the Sentenced website states that, "Sentenced The Funeral Album Release Date: May 30th 2005
"R.I.P. Sentenced" Dear Assembly, We have now gathered here, with heavy hearts, to lay SENTENCED to rest. Therefore let us cast an eye on those sixteen glorious years of this band's life. Following a short prelude, the two guitarists Miika Tenkula and Sami Lopakka as well as drummer Vesa Ranta came together in the provincial town of Oulu in the cold north of Finland in the year 1989 to baptize their death metal newborn, and gave it the name: SENTENCED. Only one year later, this child of death let loose its first startling scream in the shape of the demo "When Death Joins Us..." (1990). When its voice developed an extremely charismatic touch with the recruiting of singer and bass-player Taneli Jarva, a first record-deal followed soon, which led to the release of the traditional death metal debut "Shadows Of The Past" (1991). Two years later SENTENCED took a more melodic turn on "North From Here" (1993) and created a true milestone of their deadly genre. Just a small amount of time elapsed until this rapidly growing whelp honoured its Iron Maiden roots with "The Trooper" (1993). This MCD also saw a strengthening of the band's melodic side at the expense of its harshness. With a fresh worldwide contract of German label Century Media in their pockets and the release of their third masterpiece "Amok" (1995), the Finns were getting their deserved breakthrough. It was emotional, melancholic but still harsh. Taneli's smoky voice breathed life into the album and the fans loved it. Another hint of a change in style was given by the second MCD "Love & Death" (1995). Just coming out of his infancy, this precocious youngster opened up to more rock influences and broadened his musical horizon. SENTENCED had reached a first peak in their career, but the fast and furious rock 'n' roll lifestyle demanded a sacrifice: rough-throated Taneli Jarva was too worn out to continue and took some years off before returning with his own band The Black League. An era had reached its end. SENTENCED had built the base of the Finnish boom in metal, alongside Amorphis and Waltari, paving the path for such diverse bands as Children of Bodom or Nightwish..." The rest of this info could be found at
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Bandleden Ville Laihiala – vocals (1996-2005) Miika Tenkula – guitar (1989-2005) Sami Lopakka – guitar (1989-2005) Sami Kukkohovi – bass (1996-2005) Vesa Ranta – drums (1989-2005) Previous members Lari Kylmänen – bass (1989-1991) Taneli Jarva – bass and vocals (1991-1996) Tuure Heikkilä - drums (1988 - 1989) Niko Karppinen – bass (live) (1995-1996) Tarmo Kanerva – drums (summer 1999) Marco Sneck - keyboards Vorphalack – Backup vocals (1996)