Miika Tenkula of SENTENCED Dead at 34

Miika Tenkula, founding member of Finland’s SENTENCED has passed away today, as reported by Blabbermouth.  The official cause of death has not been released.

Nalle Österman (GANDALF, LULLACRY, CHAOSBREED) reported, “It’s true, confirmed personally by [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].”

Tenkula was the lead guitarist and main songwriter of SENTENCED, which disbanded in 2005.  He was also the band’s original vocalist from 1989 to late 1992.

This entry was written by roycifer, posted on February 19, 2009 at 5:06 pm, filed under News and tagged , . Bookmark the permalink. Follow any comments here with the RSS feed for this post. Post a comment or leave a trackback: Trackback URL.

4 Comments

  1. dr.park
    Posted February 19, 2009 at 7:02 pm | Permalink

    Terrible news. I can only imagine how many years he was suffering for.

  2. muld
    Posted February 20, 2009 at 4:49 am | Permalink

    He was 34 years old.

  3. roycifer
    Posted February 20, 2009 at 10:11 am | Permalink

    thanks. corrected.

  4. Deathmetal_Head
    Posted February 20, 2009 at 5:32 pm | Permalink

    Sad, sad news.

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