Sentenced was a heavy metal band formed in 1989, in the town of Oulu, Finland. They disbanded in 2005. Biography Sentenced's predecessor Deformity was started in 1988, but in 1989, as the band's line-up changed, the name also changed to Sentenced. The original line-up consisted of Miika Tenkula (lead guitar & vocals), Sami Lopakka (guitar), Vesa Ranta (drums) and Lari Kylmänen (bass). They recorded two demo tapes: When Death Joins Us... in 1990 and Rotting Ways to Misery in 1991. The band actually got their very first record deal (with the infamous French label Thrash Records) already with their first demo. In 1991 bassist Taneli Jarva joined the band, replacing Kylmänen just as the band was about to record their debut album Shadows of the Past. At that time, their musical style was fast, European death metal/doom metal. In springtime 1992 they recorded a new three-song promotional tape Journey t

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