Genre(s):
Death Metal (early), Melodic Death Metal (mid), Gothic Metal (late)
Lyrical Theme(s):
Doom, Nature, Depression, Love, Suicide
Origin:
Finland (Oulu)
Formed In:
1989
Status:
Split-up
Last known line-up:
Ville Laihiala - Vocals (1996-2005) (occasional guitars) (Poisonblack, Breed, Negative, Dead City Babies, Rotten Angel)
Miika Tenkula - Guitars (1989-2005), Vocals (1989-1992), Bass (1996) (R.I.P. March 6, 1974 - February 19, 2009, heart attack)
Sami Lopakka - Guitars (1989-2005), Keyboards (1993) (KYPCK)
Sami Kukkohovi - Bass, Backing Vocals (1997-2005) (KYPCK, Solution 13, Mythos (Fin), Breed, Fiasco General)
Vesa Ranta - Drums (1989-2005) (Anthony, The Man-Eating Tree)
Former/Past Member(s):
Bass:
Lari Kylmänen (1989-1991)
Taneli Jarva (1991-1995, also vocals 1992-1995) (Chaosbreed, Impaled Nazarene, The Black League)
Niko Karppinen (Session 1995-1996) (Bloodride (Fin), Maple Cross, Plan E, Legenda (Fin))
Drums:
Tarmo Kanerva (1999) (Poisonblack, Magga, Solution 13, Breed, Confusion Red))
Additional notes:
Photo:
Standing, from left to right: Sami Lopakka, Sami Kukkohovi, Miika Tenkula
Seated, from left to right: Ville Laihiala, Vesa Ranta
Started as a Thrash Metal band in autumn 1988 called Deformity.
The first line-up included Miika Tenkula (Vocals, Guitars), Lari Kylmänen (Bass) and Tuure Heikkilä (Drums). After line-up changes in 1989 they changed their name and style.
Tuure Heikkilä never played in the band under Sentenced name.
Sentenced split-up in 2005 after a farewell album called "The Funeral Album" and an extensive farewell tour. At their last gig in their hometown of Oulu, Taneli Jarva joined the band to sing a few songs from "North From Here", "Amok", and "Love And Death".
The Sentenced logo was originally drawn by Taneli Jarva.
Discography:
Sentenced - When Death Join Us [demo] - 1990
Sentenced & Carbonized & Bluuurgh... & Xenophobia - Cronology Of Death [split] - 1991
Sentenced - Rotting Ways To Misery [demo] - 1991
Sentenced - Shadows Of The Past [full-length] - 1991
Sentenced - Journey To Pohjola [demo] - 1992
Sentenced - North From Here [full-length] - 1993
Sentenced - The Trooper [ep] - 1994
Sentenced - Amok [full-length] - 1995
Sentenced - Love And Death [ep] - 1995
Sentenced - Down [full-length] - 1996
Sentenced - Story: A Recollection [best of/compilation] - 1997
Sentenced - Frozen [full-length] - 1998
Sentenced - Killing Me Killing You [single] - 1999
Sentenced - Crimson [full-length] - 2000
Sentenced - Shadows Of The Past [re-issued] - 2001
Sentenced - No One There [single] - 2002
Sentenced - The Cold White Light [full-length] - 2002
Sentenced - Routasydan [single] - 2003
Sentenced & Orphaned Land - Promo Split Mcd [split] - 2005
Sentenced - Ever-frost [single] - 2005
Sentenced - The Funeral Album [full-length] - 2005
Sentenced - Buried Alive [live] - 2006
Sentenced - The Glow Of 1000 Suns/Amok Run [single] - 2008
Sentenced - Manifesto Of Sentenced [best of/compilation] - 2009
Sentenced - Coffin - The Complete Discography [boxed set] - 2009
*****
Official site:
http://www.myspace.com/sentencedband
Sentenced - Shadows Of The Past [full-length] - 1991 by qwwertum
Sentenced - North From Here [full-length] - 1993 by Old Vyaine
Sentenced - Amok [full-length] - 1995 by Old Vyaine
Sentenced - Love And Death [ep] - 1995 by Kjemiker
Sentenced - Down [full-length] - 1996 by Livevil
Sentenced - Frozen [full-length] - 1998 by Old Vyaine
Sentenced - Killing Me Killing You [single] - 1999 by qwwertum
Sentenced - Crimson [full-length] - 2000 by Kjemiker
Sentenced - Shadows Of The Past [re-issued] - 2001 by Nidhogg
Sentenced - The Cold White Light [full-length] - 2002 by Old Vyaine
Sentenced - The Funeral Album [full-length] - 2005 by fenryr
