Sister Sin

Swedish heavy metal band

This article is about the band. For other uses, see Sister Sin (disambiguation).

Sister Sin

Sister Sin at Mayhem Festival 2015

Background information
Origin| Gothenburg, Sweden
Genres| Heavy metal
Years active| 2002–2015, 2019–present
Labels| Victory Records
Members| Liv Jagrell
Jimmy Hiltula
Strandh
Dave Sundberg
Past members| Chris
Benton Wiberg
Johnny
Sister Sin performing in 2009

Sister Sin is a Swedish heavy metal band from Gothenburg. The band released four full-length albums, with the most recent, Black Lotus, released in 2014. Sister Sin toured in Europe and North America with bands such as Slayer, King Diamond, Lordi and In This Moment[1] before splitting in November 2015. The band reunited in December 2019.

## History

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The group was formed in 2002 and released various recordings via smaller indie labels. They issued their first non-indie album Switchblade Serenades via Victory Records in October 2008; it reached number 107 on Top Heatseekers in the first week of release in the US. The band performed two US national tours in support of the album, with bands like Motörhead, Otep, and Ill Niño. Sister Sin also toured Europe with Arch Enemy and played at festivals like Sweden Rock and Norway Rock. In early 2010, they recorded a follow-up album entitled True Sound Of The Underground with producer Henrik Edenhed (of Dead by April, Lambretta etc.).[2] which landed on number 96 at Top Heatseekers in the United States on 22 June 2010

Later that year the band parted ways with bassist Benton Wiberg, due to his inability to tour.[3] The band recruited Strandh as a new bassist and toured Europe with Lordi. Three US tours followed, first with Michael Schenker Group, Lynch Mob (Liv Jagrell's boyfriend, known simply as Ricky (Babylon Bombs), filled in on an interim basis. The second tour was with Straight Line Stitch, System Divide and In This Moment, then with Blackguard, Destrophy and Otep.

Sister Sin again toured Europe in fall 2011 as special guest for U.D.O. supporting their single "Rock 'N Roll", featuring German metal singer Doro Pesch.

The band's fourth album Now And Forever was released 23 October 2012 via Victory Records worldwide.[4] The album was mixed by Cameron Webb (Motörhead, Social Distortion, Danzig) and entered the Swedish Rock/Metal Charts at #6 and #36 on Top Heatseekers in the first week of release in the US. The album is their bestselling release to date[citation needed] and saw them trekking through North America, Russia and in Europe.

In 2014, Sister Sin began recording their fifth album, Black Lotus. On 16 September the band premiered a lyric video for the album's first radio single, "Chaos Royale", on Metal Hammer.[5] The album was released on Victory Records 27 October 2014 along with the official music video for "Chaos Royale" which premiered on Loudwire[6] and full album stream on Blabbermouth[7]

Sister Sin played the entirety of the 2015 Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival, performing on the Victory Records stage.[8]

On 7 November 2015, the band issued a statement that band had come to an end due to members' burnout after seven years of regular touring. Nonetheless, the statement also suggested that the band members may pick up the band again in the future.[9]

On 23 December 2019, it was announced the band had reunited and would begin touring in 2020.[10]

## Current members

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* Liv Jagrell – vocals
* Jimmy Hiltula – guitar
* Sebastian Svedlund - rhythm guitar
* Andreas Strandh – bass
* Dave Sundberg – drums

Previous members

* Benton Wiberg – bass
* Chris (Chriz Bednarz) – bass
* Johnny – guitar

## Discography

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Sister Sin discography

Studio albums| 5
EPs| 1
Singles| 9
Music videos| 11

### Studio albums

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* Dance of the Wicked (2003)
* Switchblade Serenades (2008)
* True Sound of the Underground (2010)
* Now and Forever (2012)
* Black Lotus (2014)

### EPs

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* Smash The Silence EP (2007)

### Music videos

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* Sister Sin – "One Out of Ten" (2008)[11]
* Sister Sin – "On Parole" (2008)[12]
* Sister Sin – "Sound of the Underground" (2010)[13]
* Sister Sin – "Outrage" (2010)[14]
* Sister Sin – "24-7" (2010)[15]
* Sister Sin – "Rock 'n' Roll" (Motörhead cover) feat. Doro (2011)[16]
* Sister Sin – "End of the Line" (2012)[17]
* Sister Sin – "Fight Song" (2013)[18]
* Sister Sin – "Hearts of Cold" (2013)[19]
* Sister Sin – "Chaos Royale" (2014)[20]
* Sister Sin – "Desert Queen" (2015)[21]

## References

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1. ^ "MAYHEM FEST 2015 Line-up & Routing Confirmed (SLAYER, KING DIAMOND, etc)". Metalinjection.net. 13 April 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
2. ^ "SISTER SIN Recording New Album". idiomag. Retrieved 22 March 2010.
3. ^ "SISTER SIN Part Ways With Bassist, Seeking Replacement". Bravewords.com. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
4. ^ "Sister Sin, 'Now and Forever' – Album Review". Loudwire.com. 23 October 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
5. ^ "PREMIERE: Sister Sin – Chaos Royale lyric video – Metal Hammer". Metalhammer.teamrock.com. 16 September 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
6. ^ "Sister Sin, 'Chaos Royale' – Exclusive Video Premiere". Loudwire.com. 27 October 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
7. ^ "SISTER SIN: Entire 'Black Lotus' Album Available For Streaming". Blabbermouth.net. 25 October 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
8. ^ "Victory Records – Mayhem Festival". Victoryrecords.com. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
9. ^ "Sister Sin Calls It Quits". Blabbermouth.net. 7 November 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
10. ^ "Swedish Heavy Rockers SISTER SIN Are Back". Blabbermouth.net. 23 December 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
11. ^ "Sister Sin – One out of ten (Official)". Youtube.com. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
12. ^ "Sister Sin – On Parole". Youtube.com. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
13. ^ "Sister Sin – Sound of the Underground". Youtube.com. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
14. ^ "SISTER SIN "Outrage" Music Video". Youtube.com. Archived from the original on 16 August 2010. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
15. ^ "24/7 – Sister Sin". Vevo.com. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
16. ^ "Sister Sin "Rock 'N' Roll" (Featuring Doro)". Vimeo.com. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
17. ^ "Sister Sin – End Of The Line / MusicVideo". Vimeo.com. 22 December 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
18. ^ "Sister Sin – Fight Song". Youtube.com. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
19. ^ "Sister Sin – Hearts of Cold". Youtube.com. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
20. ^ "Chaos Royale – Sister Sin". Vevo.com. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
21. ^ "Desert Queen – Sister Sin". Youtube.com. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2015.

## External links

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Sister Sin

* Liv Jagrell
* Jimmy Hiltula
* Strandh
* Dave Sundberg
* Chris
* Benton Wiberg
* Johnny

Studio albums|

* Dance of the Wicked (2003)
* Switchblade Serenades (2008)
* True Sound of the Underground (2010)
* Now and Forever (2012)
* Black Lotus (2014)

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