Sentenced - Rotting Ways To Misery

You can sense the true spirit right here...Let us gather our hearts in the dark and cold... Okay,this is Sentenced which was formed in Muhos,1989. They had started out with names like "Embalmed","Utmost Deformity" and "Deformity". Sentenced followed the footsteps of fellow finnish bands like:Abhorrence,Funebre and Swedish and American bands like Obituary,Death and Entombed (Those bands defined their sound but Sami Lopakka has stated that his favourite band was at the time Slayer and Miika Tenkula's favourite band was Iron Maiden).


They recorded their first demo "When Death Joins Us" in 1990. At the time the line-up was: Miika Tenkula,Lead Guitar and Vocals. Sami Lopakka,Guitar. Lari Kylmänen,Bass. Vesa Ranta,Drums.


They recorded the second demo "Rotting Ways to Misery" with the same line-up. Thrash Records which was a french label,offered a (bad) record deal. They recorded their first album "Shadows of the Past" in 1991 (Taneli Jarva who is Miika's cousin,replaced Lari Kylmänen on Bass). Later to regret the deal,Sentenced left the record label.


They recorded the promo tape "Journey to Pohjola" in 1992,which was sent to all kinds of different record labels. Finally Spinefarm (which was at the time really small,they had Beherit for example) called them up.


They recorded the technical and melodic masterpiece "North from Here" in 1993. Miika,who wasn't interested anymore in singing,made Taneli the bands frontman.

The EP release "The Trooper" had an Iron Maiden cover,one song from "North From Here",One song from "Journey To Pohjola",and one new song. Released in 1994.

And finally "Amok" which is considered their best album,was released through Century Media in 1995. They put out an EP "Love & Death" which followed the musical path of "Amok". Taneli Jarva left the band in 1995 due to "Musical Disagreements". And the rest of the history we know,they finally moved on to a more rocking sound.

February 19th,2009 the world received sad news. Miika Tenkula had passed away. He was found in his home at Muhos. May he rest in peace.

This is from "Rotting Ways To Misery".

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[hautakivi94]

Vittu Sentenced on kova!

[makke94]

Vittu Sentenced on rankkaa!

[DatIsSumGudShit]

Vittu Sentenced oli kova! Sitten tuli Laihiala ja kusi kaiken...

[ol0pl0x]

@ol0pl0x

Siis tarkotin Tenkula/Jarva aikakautta

[ol0pl0x]

@DethGuyX3

Toki se Tenkulan aikai Sentenced oli parempaa, mutta kyllä se Villeki sopi bändiin. Se tyyli vaa muuttu silloi. Ite tykkäsin Downista ihan saatanasti vaikka Ville hyppäs kelekkaan bout muutama kk ennen julkasuu

[ol0pl0x]

Äijä on upannu kyl hienoja biisejä ja toi esittely on todella paikallaan siihen nähden, että vanha Sentenced on vitun aliarvostettua. Kiitos tästä! Vitun upee biisi

[neoxx07]

@MarcO2851 yes :/

[MarcO2851]

Is this the same band that plays emo shit nowadays???? are we talking about the same SENTENCED??

[DethGuyX3]

Vanha kunnon sentenced.. Tenkulan ajoilla kuulosti ehkäpä paremmalta..

[Beppoz]

Tenkula was the vocalist

[DemonosSilvast]

One of the greatest band ever!!! This was brutal and gore!!! These days only few can do this!!! Is Jarva or Tenkula on vocals or both???

[DarkReaperRedeemer]

Maybe the song that that maybe made me start hearing death metal!

I have not heard other deth bands till then. But i still consider Shadows of the past as one of my favourite death metal albums...