Search - Sinister :: Afterburner

Back to Brutality

Frank Rini | Maryland | 05/20/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"When Sinister broke up after Savage or Grace I was not too bummed out. The main reason is that cd was really weak. I have followed the band since Cross the Styx. They were one of the best death metal bands right up until Creative Killings. That is when they got another new vocalist, the female, who sang on that cd and Savage or Grace. Both cd's were weak, not living up to their past brutality. Gone were the blast beats and in place were rather tame and boring songs to say the least, as well as a less than stellar guitar sound. Enter Afterburner, the new inception of the band and what a start. Aad is no longer drumming, but took up the vocal dept. and he does an excellent job. The cd is a return, sort of, to their old stuff. Their is a lot of blasts on the cd and slower parts too. I would compare this cd to HATE, just a bit because the songs are a little longer on this cd, like they were on HATE. The brutality is back, the trademark razor like guitar sound is back and some technical elements as well. This is a new revamped Sinister and still one of the best overseas death metal bands."