Amok (Sentenced album)

Amok is the third album by the Finnish metal band Sentenced, released through Century Media in 1995. Though still mostly rooted in the death metal genre, the 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.

Amok
Studio album by
Released3 January 1995
RecordedAutumn 1994
StudioTico-Tico Studios
GenreMelodic death metal
Doom metal
Gothic metal
Length43:35
54:17 (Japanese edition)
LabelCentury Media
ProducerAhti Kortelainen
Sentenced chronology
North from Here
(1993)
Amok
(1995)
Down
(1996)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

The lyrics are a mixture of melancholy, mythology and suicidal themes.

An episode of the TV series Home Improvement had the character Mark (played by Taran Noah Smith) wearing a T-shirt that featured the album.

Track listing edit

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."The War Ain't Over!"Taneli JarvaMiika Tenkula4:17
2."Phenix"JarvaTenkula5:32
3."New Age Messiah"JarvaTenkula4:29
4."Forever Lost"Sami LopakkaLopakka7:15
5."Dreamlands" (Japan bonus track)  5:14
6."Funeral Spring"JarvaJarva3:55
7."Nepenthe"JarvaTenkula3:53
8."Dance on the Graves (Lil' Siztah)"JarvaTenkula4:27
9."Obsession" (Japan bonus track)  5:28
10."Moon Magick"JarvaJarva4:45
11."The Golden Stream of Lapland"(instrumental)Tenkula4:58

Personnel edit

Guest musician

  • Virpi Rautsiala – backing vocals

References edit