Vesa Ranta

Vesa Ranta
Born	(1973-07-20) 20 July 1973 (age 52)
Genres	Death metal, melodic death metal, heavy metal
Occupation	Drummer

Vesa Ranta (born 20 July 1973) is a Finnish drummer. He was one of the original members of the metal bands Sentenced ^[1] and The Man-Eating Tree. He is also a fine art photographer ^[2] and was owner of the Nuclear Nightclub live music club and bar in downtown Oulu. ^[3] In 2024, he joined Cemetery Skyline and he produced a single called Violent Storm.

Discography

Studio albums

• Shadows of the Past by Sentenced (1991)
• North from Here by Sentenced (1993)
• Amok by Sentenced (1995)
• Down by Sentenced (1996)
• Frozen by Sentenced (1998)
• Crimson by Sentenced (2000)
• The Cold White Light by Sentenced (2002)
• The Funeral Album by Sentenced (2005)
• Vine by The Man Eating Tree (2010)
• Harvest by The Man Eating Tree (2011)
• In the Absence of Light by The Man Eating Tree (2015)
• Nordic Gothic by Cemetery Skyline (2024)

EPs

• The Trooper (1993)
• Love & Death (1995)

Live album

• Buried Alive (2 discs, 2006)

DVDs

• Buried Alive (2 discs, 2006)

Singles

• Killing Me Killing You (1999)
• No One There (2002)
• Ever-Frost (2005)
• Despair Ridden Hearts (2005)
• Violent Storm (2024)

Compilation

• Story: A Recollection (1997)

Demos

• When Death Joins Us... (1990)
• Rotting Ways to Misery (1991)
• Journey to Pohjola (1992)
• Demo 1994 (1994)

Split albums

• Cronology of Death (1991)
• promo split MCD (2005)

References

1. "Sentenced – the Grave". Sentenced. Archived from the original on 28 November 1999. Retrieved 3 November 2009.
2. "Vesa Ranta Photography". Vesa Ranta. Archived from the original on 18 September 2009. Retrieved 3 November 2009.
3. "Nuclear Nightclub – tärkeintä on rakkaus live-soittoon". Nuclear Nightclub. Retrieved 3 November 2009.