Vesa Ranta

Vesa Ranta
Born	20 July 1973
Genres	Death metal, melodic death metal, heavy metal
Instruments	Drums
Labels	Century Media
Associated acts	Sentenced, The Man Eating Tree

Vesa Ranta is a Finnish drummer. He was one of the original members of the band Sentenced.^[1] and has formed a new band named 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]

Discography

Studio albums

• Shadows of the Past (1991)
• North from Here (1993)
• Amok (1995)
• Down (1996)
• Frozen (1998)
• Crimson (2000)
• The Cold White Light (2002)
• The Funeral Album (2005)

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)

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. Retrieved 2009-11-03.
2. "Vesa Ranta Photography". Vesa Ranta. Archived from the original on September 18, 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-03.
3. "Nuclear Nightclub - tärkeintä on rakkaus live-soittoon". Nuclear Nightclub. Retrieved 2009-11-03.