CD OSMOSE RECORDS/ RED DIST Release date: 24/Nov/2023
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Sales Rank:
#492 in Death Metal/Gothic #21969 in Rock
Style:
Death Metal/Gothic
Product No.:
2101008911
Details / Tracklist:
1. WHEN THE MOMENT OF DEATH ARRIVES 2. ROT TO DEAD 3. DISENGAGEMENT 4. ROTTING WAYS TO MISERY 5. THE TRUTH 6. SUFFOCATED BEGINNING OF LIFE 7. BEYOND THE DISTANT VALLEYS 8. UNDER THE SUFFER 9. DESCENDING CURTAIN OF DEATH 10. WINGS 11. IN MEMORIAM 12. MYTHIC SILENCE (AS THEY WANDER IN THE MIST)
Description:
"Shadows Of The Past (digipack)" on CD is a cult release by Finnish death/doom metal band Sentenced, presented here in a high-quality digipack edition by OSMOSE RECORDS/RED DIST. This album captures the band in their early, raw and atmospheric phase, where cold, melodic riffs meet old-school death metal brutality and a pervasive sense of Nordic melancholy. The songs are characterized by down-tuned, serrated guitars, growled vocals and dynamic tempo changes that move between slow, crushing passages and faster, aggressive attacks. The digipack format underlines the collector's character of this edition and typically offers carefully designed artwork and a solid, durable packaging that does justice to the dark, detailed visual world of Sentenced.
Sentenced, founded in the late 1980s in Finland, grew from an underground death metal act into one of the key names in melancholic metal from the North. Over the years they moved stylistically towards a more melodic, doom- and gothic-tinged metal sound, gaining international recognition and a loyal fanbase. They are especially appreciated for their distinctive Nordic gloom, memorable guitar melodies, and emotionally intense songwriting that has influenced many subsequent bands in the genre. Releases from their early period, such as "Shadows Of The Past", are highly respected by fans of classic death and doom metal and are considered essential to understanding the band's development and legacy.
OSMOSE RECORDS is a long-standing independent metal label known for its dedication to extreme and underground sounds, ranging from black and death metal to related subgenres. The label has built a strong reputation among collectors and connoisseurs for authentic, artist-driven releases with great attention to detail in sound, artwork, and packaging. Through cooperation with RED for distribution, these niche productions are made more widely available, ensuring that important albums like "Shadows Of The Past" remain accessible in carefully produced reissues. This CD digipack is therefore not only a powerful piece of early Finnish death/doom history, but also a high-quality edition created by a label that has been closely associated with the evolution of extreme metal for decades.
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