Vesa Ranta

Biography

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

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)

Singles

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

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)