| CD REVIEW Sister |
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Band : Sister Formed in 1976 and already counting Blacky Lawless (vocals/ bass) and guitarists Randy Piper & Chris Holmes in its line-up, Los Angeles' Sister delivered two untitled demos ( a 4-tracker in 1977 and a 2-tracker in 1979) before throwing in the towel. With a sound very much resembling '80s W.A.S.P. (which they were, after all, the precursor of), Sister's first demo was one of the first real metal recordings of the growing US Metal scene... ...but that was then, and this is now...and THIS Sister hails from Jönkoping/ Stockholm, not LA! Formed in early 2006, the four members (singer Jamie, guitarist/ backing singer Lestat, bassist/ backing singer Rikki, and drummer/ backing singer Cari) have strived from the very beginning to build up a strong act both live and in the studio, combining influences from Punk, Glam, Rock and even Death Metal into their Metal-framed music, the end result claimed to sound something like the bastard child of G.G. Allin and Guns 'N' Roses. During 2006 and 2007 the band played all over Sweden, occasionally taking on a gig abroad as well. In 2008, while still not having released anything, the band undertook a European tour which took 'em through Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Holland, Denmark, and Norway. The first EP (Deadboys Making Noise) was released in 2009, along with a video for the track “Too Bad For You”, and garnered enough positive reactions from both music fans and the media to catch the attention of Alan Averill of Primordial, whom had recently been signed on to assist with A & R at Metal Blade Records. So, in 2010 he helped the band secure a worldwide deal with the label. The album was co-produced by Crashdiet's Martin Sweet and Deranged's Calle Fäldt, and mixed by Tobias Lindell of Hardore Superstar, Crashdiet, and Europe repute. As a result the 10 “Rockers” (including “Too Bad For You”) and one ballad (the piano/ acoustic guitar based tune “Would You Love A Creature Like Me”, during which the lead singer even goes completely mellow, stylistically speaking) on the album have gotten a “big” sound, but still with the Punk feel the band feels is so important. Due to the band's choice of lyrical topics being inspired mostly by B-movie horror flicks, some reviewers have already likened these Swedes to Wednesday 13 and Murderdolls, but when you'll listen to the songs [the complete album is posted in the “Media” section of the band's own website (www.) sisteronline.se, but I'm not sure whether they're full-length versions, so perhaps you'll have to find those (5 of 'em, plus that video) at (www.) myspace.com/sisteronlline] I'm sure you will agree that their music is far more pissed-off, and indeed contain a healthy bit of Punk which makes the difference and puts a face of its own on the band. 85/100 Tony. |
