The single "Ever-Frost" spent six weeks at number one in Finland and Sentenced's final show took place on 1 October in their hometown Oulu.

By the year of 1992 had done over 50 live shows and sold all 1500 copies of their debut album Shadows of the Past, their earlier 2 demos and a lot of merchandise.

Laihiala and Kukkohovi had become initiated into the band, so they participated in the composition process, resulting in the next album: Frozen.

They released the single "No One There" which peaked The Finnish Charts at Number 1 following that with an extensive US tour alongside Killswitch Engage, Dark Tranquillity and In Flames.

After The Cold White Light, they released a CD single in 2003 along with songs by other bands on a four track compilation single that was dedicated to Oulun Kärpät, the ice hockey team of the band's hometown, Routasydän (translates to "Heart of Permafrost") remains the only song Sentenced sang in Finnish, and cannot be found elsewhere.

The song caused something of a stir in Finland, as several politicians reviewed the lyrics and purported them to contain Nazi overtones, which the band has steadfastly refuted.

They performed farewell gigs during the spring and summer and ended with a final show on 1 October 2005 in their hometown Oulu.

In 2005 The Funeral Album was awarded gold status in Finland for sales in excess of 15,000 copies, footage of the event is filmed in the Buried Alive DVD!

Sentenced have been awarded Platinum in the band's native Finland for their posthumous live DVD Buried Alive.

The trophy was handed out to the band's former members at the Century Media 20th anniversary party at the Tavastia club in Helsinki on 14 August 2008, where Poisonblack and labelmates Norther and Kivimetsän Druidi played exclusive gigs to properly celebrate this special event.

All hope for the band to return was gone when guitarist and founding member Miika Tenkula died on 19 February 2009.

On 12 December 2014, a book written by Matti Riekki, a Finnish rock journalist, about the band's history was released.

"[3] Vesa Ranta released a photo book Agony Walk – On the Road with Sentenced in September 2019.