SENTENCED THE COLD WHITE LIGHT
Century Media - 2002
By Rodrigo
With they cries of loons starting The Cold White Light , a bird that is associated with the coming of impending doom, you know that you are about to experience another brooding, emotional and depressive album from the Suicide Kings Sentenced . To this reviewer, Crimson was the first album since Amok that he truly enjoyed and was therefore highly looking forward to this album and it completely blew the expectations I had for it. The Cold White Light is a melodic, mournful, cold and aggressive album that rivals Amok as their best release ever.
No band can truly combine the sorrowful, desperate and suicidal lyrics with music that is hard-hitting, forceful and melodic as Sentenced can. Who else can make the childhood chant Cross My Heart and Hope to Die sound so powerful, cold and reflective? What other band will make you scream out loud I kill myself. Ill blow my brains into the wall during the song Excuse Me While I Kill Myself? Or who else will make you believe that you dont deserve to be buried in a grave like in The Luxury of a Grave? Yet with these extremely depressive lyrics Sentenced manages to musically hit you with a sledgehammer. These songs are heavy, unrelenting and powerful filled with melody and emotion.
But lets say you want to hear a song that is heavier than the others, then Neverlasting with its bass driven verses, guitars that cut through your soul halfway during these verses and a great guitar solo will definitely appeal to you as should You Are the One. With a quick melodic intro giving way to pounding drums, another excellent guitar lead, up-tempo melodic verses and a heavy chorus this song has something for everyone.
But for those who want to delve even deeper into the world of despair then the albums closer No One There should do the trick for you. Keeping a slower tempo during most of the song with the occasional heavier sections and having Ville Laihialas singing being the driving force you cant help but feel the desperation of the song.
Sentenced touches subjects that not many bands attempt to and when you hear the singing and the music you know its something that comes from the heart and soul and not just the band trying to play a part. They talk about things that many of us have faced or will face, things that are real in each of us and by making one whole complete package with excellent music and lyrics then its not hard to see why they are a very popular band and why The Cold White Light is one of the best albums of the year.
Century Media Website
Sentenced Official Website
Century Media - 2002
By Rodrigo
With they cries of loons starting The Cold White Light , a bird that is associated with the coming of impending doom, you know that you are about to experience another brooding, emotional and depressive album from the Suicide Kings Sentenced . To this reviewer, Crimson was the first album since Amok that he truly enjoyed and was therefore highly looking forward to this album and it completely blew the expectations I had for it. The Cold White Light is a melodic, mournful, cold and aggressive album that rivals Amok as their best release ever.
No band can truly combine the sorrowful, desperate and suicidal lyrics with music that is hard-hitting, forceful and melodic as Sentenced can. Who else can make the childhood chant Cross My Heart and Hope to Die sound so powerful, cold and reflective? What other band will make you scream out loud I kill myself. Ill blow my brains into the wall during the song Excuse Me While I Kill Myself? Or who else will make you believe that you dont deserve to be buried in a grave like in The Luxury of a Grave? Yet with these extremely depressive lyrics Sentenced manages to musically hit you with a sledgehammer. These songs are heavy, unrelenting and powerful filled with melody and emotion.
But lets say you want to hear a song that is heavier than the others, then Neverlasting with its bass driven verses, guitars that cut through your soul halfway during these verses and a great guitar solo will definitely appeal to you as should You Are the One. With a quick melodic intro giving way to pounding drums, another excellent guitar lead, up-tempo melodic verses and a heavy chorus this song has something for everyone.
But for those who want to delve even deeper into the world of despair then the albums closer No One There should do the trick for you. Keeping a slower tempo during most of the song with the occasional heavier sections and having Ville Laihialas singing being the driving force you cant help but feel the desperation of the song.
Sentenced touches subjects that not many bands attempt to and when you hear the singing and the music you know its something that comes from the heart and soul and not just the band trying to play a part. They talk about things that many of us have faced or will face, things that are real in each of us and by making one whole complete package with excellent music and lyrics then its not hard to see why they are a very popular band and why The Cold White Light is one of the best albums of the year.
Century Media Website
Sentenced Official Website
