Shadows of the Past (album)

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Shadows of the Past is the debut album by the Finnish metal band Sentenced. It was released in 1991 and re-issued by Century Media in 1995, including the "Journey To Pohjola" demo. It was re-issued again in 2001 with "North From Here" and again in 2008 as a 2CD set along with their first two demos. The album features more prominent death metal elements than would be present later in their career.

Track listing

1. "When the Moment of Death Arrives" – 6:05 (Music: Tenkula, Lyrics: Jarva)
2. "Rot to Dead" – 3:44 (Music: Tenkula, Lyrics: Jarva)
3. "Disengagement" – 5:18 (Music: Lopakka, Tenkula, Lyrics: Lopakka)
4. "Rotting Ways to Misery" – 5:50 (Music: Tenkula, Lyrics: Lopakka)
5. "The Truth" – 6:23 (Music: Tenkula, Lyrics: Lopakka)
6. "Suffocated Beginning of Life" – 6:07 (Music: Tenkula)
7. "Beyond the Distant Valleys" – 5:59 (Music: Lopakka, Tenkula, Lyrics: Korhonen, Lopakka)
8. "Under the Suffer" – 5:19 (Music: Tenkula, Lyrics: Jarva)
9. "Descending Curtain of Death" – 5:50 (Music: Ranta, Tenkula, Lyrics: Tenkula)

1995 re-issue bonus tracks

1. "Wings" – 5:08 (Music: Tenkula, Lyrics: Lopakka)
2. "In Memoriam" – 5:26 (Music: Tenkula, Lyrics: Jarva)
3. "Mythic Silence (as They Wander in the Mist)" – 4:14 (Music: Lopakka, Tenkula)

2008 re-issue bonus disc

1. "Hallucinations" - 2:20
2. "When Death Joins Us" - 4:54
3. "Shadows of The Past" - 4:24
4. "Obscurity ..." - 5:10
5. "Desperationed Future" - 4:29
6. "Rotting Ways to Misery" - 5:42
7. "Disengagement" - 6:18
8. "Suffocated Beginning of Life" - 6:15
9. "Under the Suffer" - 5:16
10. "Descending Curtain of Death" - 5:34
11. "The Truth" - 5:28

Credits

• Miika Tenkula - Lead Guitar/Vocals
• Sami Lopakka - Guitar
• Taneli Jarva - Bass
• Vesa Ranta - Drums