Sister Sin - Switchblade Serenades

Published September 24 2008

*=Staff's pick	Beat The Street* Death Will Greet Us One Out Of Ten Breaking New Ground* On Parole* Make My Day Hostile - Violent* Switchblade Serenade* Love/Hate* All Systems Go! Eye To Eye

Genre	Sleaze/Heavy Metal	Liv	Vocals
Tracks	11	Jimmy	Guitar
Runningtime	44 Min.	-	Guitar
Label	Metal Heaven	Chris	Bass
Release	26 September 2008	Dave	Drums
Country	Sweden	-	Keyboard
Similar artists	Mötley Crüe, W.A.S.P.

It might not be that original, but what an energy rush! Sister Sin here define what rock 'n' roll is all about and thus deliver all that I crave from a really pleasant music experience: attitude and great songs. Pure and uncomplicated.

Liv and her boys kicked the shit out of W.A.S.P. as opening act on last year's tour and did a great show at this year's Sweden Rock, despite the early hour. A lot of that energy and charisma is actually brought, not only to the studio, but the whole way through my speakers.

It is almost impossible to pick out favourite songs. And this time it is a positive problem. They are all very strong, ass-kicking, mind-lasting hits, with no one falling out of the frame. Beat The Street opens as a classic run riot anthem. Breaking New Ground and Hostile - Violent are basically in the same vain. On Parole and the title track on the other hand are more laid-back, with melodic hit-potential - without losing the slightest attitude in Liv's vocals. On Love/Hate all this comes combined, in a real bastard of a hit!

This is definitely one of the hottest rookies of the year and even one of the most consistent and best records overall in 2008. Sister Sin seem to really love and enjoy what they do and manage to pass that good feeling on to the listener - and that kind of passion is not as common as one should think among musicians these days. Too many end up in introvert art-making or adapt to commercially given structures. That is why we need a rock 'n' roll revolution - and Sister Sin stand on the barricades already.

See also review of: True Sound Of The Underground

Performance	Originality	Production	Vocals	Songwriting
8	7	8	9	8

Summary
8 chalices of 10 - David