Female-fronted, Gothenburg, Sweden-based rockers
Sister Sin offer up hard-hitting, old-school metal that invokes names like
Warlock,
W.A.S.P.,
Hanoi Rocks, and
Motörhead, as well as more contemporary yet no less vintage-sounding outfits like
Spiders,
Graveyard, and
Hardcore Superstar. Formed in 2002 and fronted by the fierce and charismatic
Liv "Sin" Jagrell, the band issued its debut album,
Dance of the Wicked, in 2003 (it was reissued in 2013). In 2008, after a series of lineup changes, the group dropped the well-received Victory Records-issued Switchblade Serenades and embarked on a series of international tours. Staying with Victory and settling on the core lineup of
Jagrell (vocals), Jimmy Hiltula (guitar), Dave Sundberg (drums), and Strandh (bass), their third long-player,
True Sound of the Underground, arrived in 2010, followed by
Now and Forever (2012) and the
Rikard Lofgren and
Gustav Ydenius-produced
Black Lotus in 2014. ~ James Christopher Monger