The Cold White Light

The Cold White Light is Sentenced's seventh album, on which they depicted the shading of gothic metal with cold beauty and deep sorrow. The intricate melodies woven by the guitar duo of Lopakka and Tenkula give a silver sheen to a desolate scene. Production was handled by Hiili Hiilesmaa, following the previous album. It is regarded by many fans and critics as the band's masterpiece. The album reached No. 1 on the Finnish charts. Here Laihiala's voice matures into a deeper, more sunken baritone. Opening with the Finnish overture "Konevitsan Kirkonkellot," songs steeped in despair and solitude line up, from "Cross My Heart and Hope to Die" to "Neverlasting." Laihiala's deep, sunken voice depicts loss and isolation with the utmost urgency. A record at the height of maturity, wrapped in a cold, introspective sound. Lopakka's poetic lyrics and Tenkula's melodies are bound inseparably together. Eschewing flash and sinking quietly and deeply, its approach reflects the very essence of Sentenced in its purest form.