Album: Amok by Sentenced (1995)
Genre: Heavy Metal
Format: Album

Description: Amok is the third album by the Finnish metal band Sentenced. The album was released through Century Media Records in 1995. Though still mostly rooted in the death metal genre, this album takes the melodic death metal direction of 1993's North from Here a step further with elements of traditional heavy metal and doom metal, along with elements of the goth rock-inspired style that the band would take on with subsequent releases, following bassist/vocalist Taneli Jarva's departure.
The lyrics are a mixture of melancholy, mythology and suicidal themes.

Artist Background: Sentenced was a Finnish heavy metal band that played melodic death metal in their early years.The band formed in 1989, in the town of Muhos, Finland, and broke up in 2005. Part of the Muhos, Oulu, Finland music scene. Emerged in the 1980s era. Associated with Heavy Metal movement.

Music Scene: Part of the Muhos, Oulu, Finland music scene. Emerged in the 1980s era. Associated with Heavy Metal movement.

Tags: Heavy Metal, 1990s, Album

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Amok is the third album by the Finnish metal band Sentenced. The album was released through Century Media Records in 1995. Though still mostly rooted in the death metal genre, this album takes the melodic death metal direction of 1993's North from Here a step further with elements of traditional heavy metal and doom metal, along with elements of the goth rock-inspired style that the band would take on with subsequent releases, following bassist/vocalist Taneli Jarva's departure.
The lyrics are a mixture of melancholy, mythology and suicidal themes.

Amok

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