Sinner-Crash and burn

Candlelight
2009


Much like fellow German acts Running Wild and Grave Digger, Sinner are a long running band who have pushed on largely by one man. In this case it is Mat Sinner who is also a member of the Judas Priest inspired act Primal Fear. Sinner have definitely had a revolving door policy going for years. A number of guitarists and drummers have been in this band during the twenty-five plus years that they have been in existence. This album will not make you love Sinner if you were not already a fan. It doesn't try to tread in any new waters that's for sure. In fact much of the material is based on 80's sounds. There is some NWOBHM influences for sure with Saxon being the first act that pops into my mind. There are some similarities to early 80's Accept and later era Thin Lizzy as well. The material is fairly familiar, but the presentation is key and they approach the songs with plenty of fire and fury. So the results are old style metal with enough confidence and sharp edges to make it worth while. Mat Sinner probably has not gotten all of the acknowledgements that he deserves. He certainly has earned it though. His contributions are many and he has been at it for years. As German metal goes he has contributed almost as much as people like Udo, Doro, and Kai Hansen. This is yet another entry for him to be proud of.