Former SENTENCED Guitarist And Main Songwriter MIIKA TENKULA Dead At 35 - Feb. 19, 2009[views:49818][posts:16]___________________________________ [Feb 19,2009 8:04pm - dreadkill ""] Miika Tenkula, former lead guitarist and main songwriter of the acclaimed Finnish band SENTENCED, passed away earlier today (Thursday, February 19) at the age of 35. Nalle Österman (GANDALF, LULLACRY, CHAOSBREED) tells BLABBERMOUTH.NET, "It's true, confirmed personally by [former SENTENCED] drummer Vesa Ranta. "The fact remains that Miika had a serious drinking problem for many years which escalated after SENTENCED was buried. They don't call it King Alcohol for nothing... "The metal scene in Finland mourns now for one of the most talented metal guitarists to ever emerge from [the country]." The official cause of Miika's death has not yet been released. |
| _____________________________________ [Feb 19,2009 8:07pm - Beorht-Dana ""] FUCK. That's a bummer. |
| ___________________________________ [Feb 19,2009 8:08pm - dreadkill ""] Sad news. Sentenced was one of my favorites. :( |
| ____________________________________ [Feb 19,2009 8:11pm - arilliusbm ""] Damn. Last time I saw them was with Dark Tranquility in 2002 or so. rip |
| ___________________________________ [Feb 19,2009 8:12pm - dreadkill ""] i saw them in providence on tour. met ville laihiala outside after the show. nicest dude ever. |
| _____________________________________ [Feb 19,2009 8:16pm - i_am_not_me ""] FUCK. Yeah, I caught 'em at that show too. |
| __________________________________ [Feb 19,2009 9:08pm - Dankill ""] i_am_not_me said:FUCK. Yeah, I caught 'em at that show too. Thirded |
| _____________________________________ [Feb 19,2009 9:39pm - AUTOPSY_666 ""] North From Here! >:] |
| ______________________________ [Feb 19,2009 10:49pm - |an ""] wow, this sucks. met that dude last summer in Oulu, he has a bar called Paska (shit in Finnish) |
| _________________________________________ [Feb 20,2009 10:12am - thedeathdealer ""] One of, if not my all time favorite band. This is a god damn shame. RIP MIIKA |
| ____________________________________ [Feb 20,2009 10:13am - dreadkill ""] you told me iron maiden was your all-time favorite band |
| ______________________________________ [Feb 20,2009 10:13am - ouchdrummer ""] bummer, good stuff. |
| ___________________________________ [Feb 20,2009 10:19am - brian_dc ""] Dankill said: i_am_not_me said:FUCK. Yeah, I caught 'em at that show too. Thirded Fourthed I sort of just figured that someone from this band would end up killing themselves just based on how depressive everything they wrote came off. Alcoholism...go figure. |
| __________________________________________ [Feb 20,2009 10:49am - Conservationist ""] brian_dc said:I sort of just figured that someone from this band would end up killing themselves just based on how depressive everything they wrote came off. And how shitty everything after North From Here was.... |
| __________________________________ [Feb 20,2009 10:56am - darkwor ""] never liked this band but from what i gathered last summer everyone in Finland LOVES them. |
| _____________________________________ [Feb 20,2009 12:01pm - inject-now ""] The first three records, "The Trooper" ep, and "Love and Death" ep were all awesome. Sad news. |
| ___________________________________ [Feb 20,2009 12:35pm - kessaris ""] one of my friends favorite bands is Sentenced and I broke the news to him. I feel pretty shitty about that. |