Sentenced's Frozen was a slight disappointment for their older fans -- the overall sound was poppy and the whole record seemed to be just a drunken side project.
Unfortunately, Crimson continues even further in the direction of Frozen: the sound has been simplified and the songs are more depressing, so there appears to be no chance that Sentenced will return to Down or even to Amok.
Still, Crimson is not a complete failure.
Despite sounding like a bad copy of Type O Negative, it has its moments.
The first single, "Killing Me Killing You," is a very fine song, although it resulted in Sentenced being accused of selling their souls to pop music.
There are also some tracks that don't follow the theme of Crimson, with "Broken" and "Dead Moon Rising" actually sounding more like tracks from Amok.
Crimson may enable Sentenced to attract a new audience from pop music, but definitely not from heavy metal.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bleed in My ArmsVille Laihiala, Sentenced | Sentenced, Ville Laihiala | Play | 05:09 | 11 MB | 32 MB |
| 2 | Home in DespairSami Lopakka, Sentenced, Miika Tenkula | Sentenced, Ville Laihiala | Play | 03:48 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 3 | FragileSami Lopakka, Sentenced, Miika Tenkula | Sentenced, Ville Laihiala | Play | 05:56 | 13 MB | 39 MB |
| 4 | No More Beating as OneVille Laihiala, Sentenced | Sentenced, Ville Laihiala | Play | 04:15 | 9 MB | 30 MB |
| 5 | BrokenSami Lopakka, Sentenced, Miika Tenkula | Sentenced, Ville Laihiala | Play | 04:31 | 10 MB | 32 MB |
| 6 | Killing Me Killing YouSami Lopakka, Sentenced, Miika Tenkula | Sentenced, Ville Laihiala | Play | 05:26 | 12 MB | 35 MB |
| 7 | Dead Moon RisingSami Lopakka, Sentenced | Sentenced, Ville Laihiala | Play | 04:55 | 11 MB | 32 MB |
| 8 | The RiverSami Lopakka, Sentenced, Miika Tenkula | Sentenced, Ville Laihiala | Play | 04:50 | 11 MB | 27 MB |
| 9 | One More DaySami Lopakka, Sentenced, Miika Tenkula | Sentenced, Ville Laihiala | Play | 05:12 | 11 MB | 36 MB |
| 10 | With Bitterness and JoySami Lopakka, Sentenced, Miika Tenkula | Sentenced, Ville Laihiala | Play | 04:43 | 10 MB | 33 MB |
| 11 | My Slowing HeartSami Lopakka, Sentenced, Miika Tenkula | Sentenced, Ville Laihiala | Play | 11:06 | 25 MB | 41 MB |
| 59 mins | 137 MB | |||||
| 59 mins | 367 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kari Hautalampi | Piano |
| 2 | Hiili Hiilesmaa | Engineer, Producer |
| 3 | Hillesma Hiili | Engineer, Producer |
| 4 | Mika Jussila | Mastering |
| 5 | Ahti Kortelainen | Engineer |
| 6 | Sami Kukkohovi | Bass |
| 7 | Ville Laihiala | Composer, Performer, Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 8 | Sami Lopakka | Composer, Guitar |
| 9 | Vesa Ranta | Drums, Drums (Snare) |
| 10 | Sentenced | Composer, Primary Artist |
| 11 | Niklas Sundin | Artwork, Cover Design |
| 12 | Miika Tenkula | Composer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |