presents:- SENTENCED - THE COLD WHITE LIGHT (MPC Q8)
Sentenced's Mini-Biography
The Finnish heavy metal band Sentenced released its debut album, Shadows of the Past , in the early'90s on a small French label; dissatisfied with their somewhat commonplace black-metal sound, they hired bassist/vocalist Taneli Jarva to provide more originality for 1992's North From Here . The record was more melodic and technically competent and got the band noticed in Sweden; it was followed in 1993 by a four-song EP, The Trooper, the title tune a cover of Iron Maiden's classic. This marked the beginning of a shift toward an even more melodic, British metal-influenced style, fleshed out on 1995's Amok and the additional EP Love and Death . Jarva left the band at this point, leaving guitarist Miika Tenkula and new vocalist Ville Laihiala as the musical focus of Sentenced . 1997's Down was the first effort by this revamped lineup; it was followed in 1998 by Story: A Recollection , a best-of compilation.
INFO AMG
In the U.S., Sentenced is thought of as an underground metal band, but listening to The Cold White Light, it's easy to imagine them being huge in their native Finland, where metal is more commercially accepted and where the lack of sunlight results in an unusually high suicide rate. Sentenced may have started off as a death/black metal band, but the music on The Cold White Light is better categorized as a new kind of pop-metal — not in the sense of sounding like Warrant or Bon Jovi (it doesn't), but in terms of the verse-chorus-verse song structures and the emphasis on vocal melody. It may be tempting to call the band "sellouts," and many have, but on this album, at least, Sentenced does what they do well enough that that criticism misses the point. Songs such as "Cross My Heart and Hope to Die," "Brief Is the Light," and "Blood & Tears" show the band's gift for stirring, instantly memorable choruses, and the simple four-to-the-bar rhythms they use give the music a stripped-down rock & roll simplicity that is really effective. In fact, this album still manages to be quite heavy, only without being brutal or in your face about it. There are a couple of missteps here, namely "You Are the One" and "Guilt and Regret," which border on the lightweight and saccharine. Also, the band's depressive/suicidal lyrics have a tendency to get hokey and distasteful in spots, coming across more like schtick than sincerity (e.g., song titles such as "Excuse Me While I Kill Myself"). These slight criticisms aside, The Cold White Light still won't please fans looking for a return to Down or Amok, but for those who enjoy depressive, melodic metal with a rock & roll feel to it (and don't mind the pop aspects), it should do the trick. — William York
[center]TRACK LIST
1. Konevitsan Kirkonkellot Etichetta: Century Media
2. Cross My Heart And Hope To Die Distribuzione: Self
3. Brief Is The Light Data di Uscita: 13 Maggio 2002
4. Neverlasting GENERE: Suicide Metal
5. Aika Multaa Muistot [Everything Is Nothing]
6. Excuse Me While I Kill Myself Lineup:
7. Blood & Tears Vocals - Ville Laihiala
8. You Are The One Guitar - Sami Lopakka
9. Guilt And Regret Lead Guitar - Miika Tenkula
10. The Luxury Of A Grave Bass - Sami Kukkohovi
11. No One There Drums - Vesa Ranta
Durata: 45 min[/center]
Etichetta: Century Media
Distribuzione: Self
Data di Uscita: 13 Maggio 2002
GENERE: Suicide Metal
Lineup:
Vocals - Ville Laihiala
Guitar - Sami Lopakka
Lead Guitar - Miika Tenkula
Bass - Sami Kukkohovi
Drums - Vesa Ranta
Ripping Features:
Grabber: EAC - Exact Audio Copy V0.95 prebeta 3
Qualit?: MPC Q8
Encoder: mppenc 1.14
Anno: 1999
Sorgente: Cd originale
Dimensioni rar: 73,5 MB
Extras: EAC log (ita), m3u file,
Covers: front/back
ED2K LINK:
Sentenced.-.(2002).The.Cold.White.Light.-.[MPC.Q8].by.Brea.[eNkeyMusicHQ].rar
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