SENTENCED “The Trooper” + “The Glow Of 1000 Suns / Amok Run” /LP/

The first re-release of the first EP by legendary Finnish Melodic Death Metal band.
Every Melodic Death Metal band has covered an Iron Maiden song or two. And Sentences made this much faster than the original, with the raspy vocals power that the original lacked. The nicest part is that in some parts they have clean in the background, to keep the original vocal melodies intact. It's great! They nail the solo, even speed it up. In fact, the entire song is so much f***ing faster that it's a minute shorter than the original. Also, as you listen to the vocals, it sounds like Sentenced is having an f***ing blast playing this song. And you'll get a lot of fun listening to it!
"Desert by Night" is an awesome piece of early Melodic Death Metal with some Progressive and Thrash Metal influence that characterizes At The Gates, and more overt melody more commonly used by early Dark Tranquillity and In Flames. And it's great! Absolutely beautiful piano outro too.
"In Memorium" is a remastered track from the "Journey To Pohjola" demo that was released between "Shadows Of The Past" and "North From Here". It is raw and brutal, with deep vocals (like the debut), but has some melody of the second album.
"Awaiting The Winter Frost" is a song from "North From Here", and a good addition to the EP. It starts with some Folkish acoustic accompanied by haunting keyboard, before speeding up and going into Metal.
Tracks 1-3 are the demo "Journey To Pohjola" (1992), added to this re-release as a bonus.
All tracks are recorded at Tico-Tico Studios (Sonata Arctica, Wintersun, Impaled Nazarene) with Ahti Kortelainen, Finland 1992 – 1993. Booklet and original artwork are completely restored by ACW (Pestilence, Tiamat, Ceremonial Oath).
If you're a fan of Melodeath, or just Death Metal in general, check out some early Sentenced. This is a good EP to sample for it!
The track order on the inlay outside is incorrect. The correct tracklist is written below.
Century Media Records Ltd./Vic Records, 1992/1993/2020 (VIC217CD). Made in Netherlands. Pressed in Poland.


Tracklist:
1. Wings 5:09
2. In Memoriam 5:26
3. Mythic Silence (As They Wander In The Mist) 4:14
4. The Trooper (Iron Maiden cover) 3:16
5. Desert By Night 6:29
6. In Memoriam (Old School Mastering) 5:25
7. Awaiting The Winter Frost (Old School Mastering) 5:49
Total playing time: 35:48 min.

The fifth full-length studio album by legendary Finnish Melancholic Gothic Metal band.
The first album with bassist Sami Kukkohovi after former bassist/vocalist Taneli Jarva's departure, 1998's "Frozen" was a natural follow-up to the previous record, "Down", and captures the band as they explore their Melancholy Dark Rock/Metal path with strong, memorable songs that nevertheless retain a distinct sense of atmosphere.
With "Frozen", Sentenced align their Melodic Metal sound with the Gothic sounds of bands like Tiamat, Moonspell, and Paradise Lost. Returning to Woodhouse Studios with producer Waldemar Sorychta (Tiamat, Moonspell, Lacuna Coil, Samael) and try to perfect their trade, the band put forth a chilling collection of Melancholic Metal.
Although structures remain for the most part basic variations, layering of additional instrumentation augment them enough to give context to the glimpses of underlying structure granted by Black Sabbath-style epiphanies built into the apex of each song's evolution. Expert Blues lead guitar gives way periodically to some cliché-ridden complexes of tangential riffing, but mostly articulates a careful path of manipulation of the vital emotions encoded within the Blues. A reasonable comparison might be drawn to later Iron Maiden. While the essence of this music is not necessarily any massive deviation from the historical capacity of Rock n Roll, and while it is far from Death Metal, Sentenced's "Frozen" still manages to wrest some quality Heavy Metal from the background of cheese into which it could easily be absorbed, and for that gets credit from every Metal fan!
Century Media Records/Raven Music, 1988/2022 (RAV 057). Made in Israel.


Tracklist:
1. Kaamos 1:33
2. Farewell 3:44
3. Dead Leaves 5:26
4. For The Love I Bear 3:28
5. One With Misery 3:36
6. The Suicider 3:43
7. The Rain Comes Falling Down 6:18
8. Grave Sweet Grave 3:55
9. Burn 2:46
10. Drown Together 5:09
11. Let Go (The Last Chapter) 4:24
12. Mourn 4:44
Total playing time: 48:46 min.


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The first re-release of the second EP by legendary Finnish Gothic Metal band.
The EP was recorded just after the release of the band's third full-length album, "Amok", and would mark their last studio recordings with vocalist Taneli Jarva.
Recorded and mixed at Tico-Tico studios in March and July 1995, the EP features five exclusive tracks, including the cover version on Billy Idol's "White Wedding".
Sentenced is celebrated for their melancholic soundscapes and introspective lyrics, with each band member contributing to a deep, immersive listening experience. Known for their evocative songwriting and atmospheric compositions, Sentenced became a staple in the Gothic Metal scene by pushing boundaries with each release. This profound EP captures the essence of the band’s signature themes: love, loss, and the darker side of human emotion, delivered with haunting melodies and a unique blend of Gothic and Doom Metal elements.
This remastered vinyl edition preserves the haunting allure of "Love & Death", offering fans and collectors the chance to experience these unforgettable tracks in analog form. Don’t miss out on this exclusive reissue, a piece of Gothic Metal history, brought back to life!
Limited Edition to 250 copies 10” Black Vinyl.
Century Media Records Ltd./Cosmic Key Creations, 1995/2014/2024 (CKC104). Made in the Netherlands. Pressed in Czech.


Tracklist:

Side 1
1. The Way I Wanna Go 4:13
2. Obsession 5:25

Side 2
3. Dreamlands     4:51
4. White Wedding (Billy Idol cover) 3:24
5. Love and Death 3:25

Total playing time: 21:18 min.


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