Un-Sentimental is the third album by Beowülf

Beowülf

This article is about the American heavy metal band. For the epic poem, see Beowulf; for other uses see Beowulf .Beowülf is a crossover thrash metal band formed Venice Beach, California in 1981 by Michael Alvarado, Dale Henderson, Mike Jensen and Paul Yamada...

, released in 1993. It is the only official Beowülf album to be released under the band name BWF. This album marked a change for the band, drifting more to blues

Blues

Blues is the name given to both a musical form and a music genre that originated in African-American communities of primarily the "Deep South" of the United States at the end of the 19th century from spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts and chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads...

y rock and abandoning from their classic hardcore thrash

Thrashcore

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 style. Released during the grunge

Grunge

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 era, Beowülf achieved small success with the album in Los Angeles

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 and the band had gathered some following.

Un-Sentimental was the first new album since the band ended with a temporary break up in the early 1990s. Dale Henderson

Dale Henderson

Dale Henderson is an American musician. He is best known as the frontman and guitarist of the crossover thrash band Beowülf where he is the only constant member. He composed the music and wrote the lyrics on all of Beowülf's albums....

, the band's founder and chief songwriter, is the only original member appearing on the album. Therefore, many purists object to it being called "Beowülf" or simply "BWF" and consider it to be a Dale Henderson solo project. According to Henderson, Mike Jensen (guitar), Paul Yamada (bass) and Michael Alvarado (drums) all declined the invitation to reunite.

The album had no singles

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, but a music video

Music video

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 for "P.O.W. (Pissed Off White Boy)" was made.

Like many Beowülf albums, the recording is out of print.

Track listing

1. "Cast Away" (2:30)
2. "Uplifted" (4:56)
3. "Un-Sentimental" (3:57)
4. "Victim of Riches" (1:27)
5. "P.O.W. (Pissed Off White Boy)" (5:02)
6. "Articles" (6:07)
7. "Special One" (3:09)
8. "Last Days" (5:13)
9. "Hole in My Pocket" (3:49)
10. "Said a Prayer" (4:28)
11. "Wish Your Life" (6:23)
12. "Aint No Place Like Home" (3:17)

Miscellanea

• According to the liner notes, the song "P.O.W." is "in no way meant as a disrespect to the many homies who were and are prisoners of war".
• Drummer Rich Rowan, who played on this album and left the band in 1994, would reunite with Beowülf to record their fifth studio album, Westminister & 5th, in 2007 and its upcoming 2010 follow-up Jesus Freak.

Credits

• Dale Henderson
  Dale Henderson
  Dale Henderson is an American musician. He is best known as the frontman and guitarist of the crossover thrash band Beowülf where he is the only constant member. He composed the music and wrote the lyrics on all of Beowülf's albums....
  
   - vocals and guitar
• Clint Schuyler - guitar
• Kevin Sullivan - bass
• Rich Rowan - drums