As the proud owner of 4 Sentenced's albums, I unfortunatly rate this one as 4th. However, this is still a good album, just not on the same level as Down, Frozen, and Crimson. That is only my opinion, though, because I am not extremely fond of deathy vocals. If you are a big death metal fan and are looking for a taste of Sentenced's earlier work, this is an excellent buy. But if you are looking for a follow up to any of their work with Ville Laihiala (the vocalist on the three aforementioned albums), this is not the album to purchase.

I am a huge fan of Sentenced, and when I bought Story: A Recollection, I realized that it sums up their past success perfectly. The album contains songs off all their CDs from "Shadows of the Past" to "Down". When you listen to this CD, you get a taste of all their past albums. The songs off "Shadows of the Past" are great death metal, the tracks from "North From Here" are black metal, etc. It is definitely a great CD. I see it more as a compilation CD than a greatest hits. Definitely worth the money if you're a Sentenced fan.

First off, I should give this 3 1/2 stars. I got this album having never listened to Sentenced before. I read about how they used to be a typical screaming death metal band back when they started but have progressed into some great new territory. I disagree with that. I actually like some of the old heavy stuff the most. "Amok" is probably their best album to date, though not as heavy as their oldest stuff. The newest stuff is so boring and mellow, it's not even the same band (it's amazing how many times I've said that about a band). So, I would recommend this album since there really isn't that much new, crappy Sentenced material on here. Get this for the old gems Sentence once played.