Sentenced - Metal-R.US

Amok · 03:31 AM

From Death Metal to Hard pop-ish gothic-ish rock.

When the band members were 17-18-years old:

The refined their sound with North From Here, long before the new wave of melodic Death flooded the seen. Check out :56 to 1:56

Seminal moment came with the daring and original Amok. It would be the last full length with their singer and bass player Taneli Jarva, a player so bad ass they needed two people to replace him:

After that, they got a new singer and became more and more commercial sounding. And they talk about suicide and death a lot, in a way an emo at Hot Topic might. It's ok.

Not bad, but nothing to brag about:

Thoughts and opinions?

Blaise

I like the way you did this. A good overview of a bands evolution....I will have to take a listen to these songs. ElderMalice and Sheol introduced me to Sentenced. So my first introduction to Sentenced was Frozen and Crimson. Amok didn't strike me as awesome right away but it was like I couldn't stop listening to it.....I need to buy that album. I saw it used once for 5 bucks and I passed it up....doh!

N00bs

I only got into early Sentenced but never thought they were that great overall.

About2Crash

I'll take a listen to the vids. But I love the way that you set this up. We should strive to do this if we are introducing bands.

herrieman

It takes a special mood to listen to the Sentenced records I have: Frozen, Funeral Album and... damned. forgot the title

Amok

Quote:

Originally Posted by herrieman

It takes a special mood to listen to the Sentenced records I have: Frozen, Funeral Album and... damned. forgot the title

I thought of you when I heard the first vid I posted ^^^

Marsallah

I didn't care about their early stuff, then Jarva started to sing and Lopakka/Tenkula changed the musical direction...I became a fan when I first heard Sentenced in 1995 when they were on tour promoting of Amok as a support band for Tiamat. Awesome show, awesome band.

I was shocked when Jarva left (was kicked out?), but the first record with the new guy (Down) wasn't actually bad, perhaps partly due to Vorph's (of Samael) vocal participation in 3 songs, but then it was a clear downfall.

Dr. Lindgren

Nicely done, good sir. I should give the older stuff a second chance, now that I've gotten a little older and my tastes have changed a little.

Amok

My tastes have changed quite a bit, though have always remained in the Metal circle. One thing for sure, is that Amok has never aged in the 14 years since I've owned it. It's one of those releases you appreciate more and more as all of these cookie cutter bands come and go.

@Marsallah. Down was pretty good for what it was. I was disappointed in it at first but it grew on me.

Amok They All Look At Me Funny Moderator MRU Donor Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Olympia, WA. Posts: 10,014 Images: 4 Horns up: 283 Horns up 606 times in 458 posts	Sentenced From Death Metal to Hard pop-ish gothic-ish rock. When the band members were 17-18-years old: The refined their sound with North From Here, long before the new wave of melodic Death flooded the seen. Check out :56 to 1:56 Seminal moment came with the daring and original Amok. It would be the last full length with their singer and bass player Taneli Jarva, a player so bad ass they needed two people to replace him: After that, they got a new singer and became more and more commercial sounding. And they talk about suicide and death a lot, in a way an emo at Hot Topic might. It's ok. Not bad, but nothing to brag about: Thoughts and opinions? Last edited by Amok; 09-07-2009 at 03:31 AM.
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Blaise Meus Percarsus MRU Donor Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Southern California Posts: 4,590 Images: 11 Horns up: 141 Horns up 444 times in 304 posts	I like the way you did this. A good overview of a bands evolution....I will have to take a listen to these songs. ElderMalice and Sheol introduced me to Sentenced. So my first introduction to Sentenced was Frozen and Crimson. Amok didn't strike me as awesome right away but it was like I couldn't stop listening to it.....I need to buy that album. I saw it used once for 5 bucks and I passed it up....doh!
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herrieman Highway to Hell MRU Donor Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Westwoud, Holland Posts: 8,632 Images: 57 Horns up: 434 Horns up 307 times in 252 posts	It takes a special mood to listen to the Sentenced records I have: Frozen, Funeral Album and... damned. forgot the title
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Marsallah Motörized MRU Battlemaster MRU Donor Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Warsaw, Poland Posts: 4,222 Images: 19 Horns up: 282 Horns up 296 times in 217 posts	I didn't care about their early stuff, then Jarva started to sing and Lopakka/Tenkula changed the musical direction...I became a fan when I first heard Sentenced in 1995 when they were on tour promoting of Amok as a support band for Tiamat. Awesome show, awesome band. I was shocked when Jarva left (was kicked out?), but the first record with the new guy (Down) wasn't actually bad, perhaps partly due to Vorph's (of Samael) vocal participation in 3 songs, but then it was a clear downfall.

Dr. Lindgren At the Palace of Wisdom Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 2,043 Images: 35 Horns up: 21 Horns up 56 times in 48 posts	Nicely done, good sir. I should give the older stuff a second chance, now that I've gotten a little older and my tastes have changed a little.
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