Sentenced

Love & Death (Century Media)
by Scott Hefflon

A teaser powermetal EP. I’ve been a fan since Amok. The low growling isn’t quite death, but has the beastly aggression of it. The guitarwork isn’t quite thrash, but has the gut-ripping scales and dreamy interludes, but without the schlock. The Lizzy Borden-esque title and bad cover of Vidalé Idol’s “White Wedding” add humor (or cliché) to one monstrous band.