X-Sinner is an American

hard rock Hard rock or heavy rock is a loosely defined subgenre of rock music typified by aggressive vocals and distorted electric guitars. Hard rock began in the mid-1960s with the garage, psychedelic and blues rock movements. Some of the earliest hard ...

band formed in 1988 by guitarist Greg Bishop. The band is known for having a very similar sound to that of

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, Kix, and

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. Originating in the white metal scene, the band has expanded their fan base into mainstream metal over the years. They were named the favorite new band of 1989 by the readers of ''

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''. Their first two albums were produced by

John Elefante John Elefante (born March 18, 1958) is an American singer-songwriter, instrumentalist, and record producer. From 1981-1984, he was lead vocalist of the rock group Kansas and is currently touring with several groups that have featured members fro ...

, former lead singer of

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. The albums were released on Pakaderm Records and

A&M Records A&M Records was an American record label founded as an independent company by Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss in 1962. Due to the success of the discography A&M released, the label garnered interest and was acquired by PolyGram in 1989 and began distr ...

. After the release of their fifth studio album, ''A World Covered in Blood'', the band toured

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, and performed in the U.S. and Canada. In addition to their concerts and festival appearances, they have opened for such metal bands as Warrant and

Paul Dianno Paul Andrews (born 17 May 1958), better known by his stage name Paul Di'Anno, is a British/Brazilian heavy metal singer who was the lead vocalist for Iron Maiden from 1978 to 1981. In his post-Maiden career, Di'Anno has issued numerous albu ...

. The band performed live with members of Rex Scott's side project GX, and added that material to their live repertoire.

Members

Current * Rex Scott - lead vocals, guitar * Greg Bishop - lead guitar * Rob Kniep - studio bass * Glenn Thomas - live bass * Craig Jeans - live drums * Jonah Lewis - live bass Former * David Robbins - vocals (''Get It'') * Mike Buckner - live drums (1989–2013, ''Peace Treaty'')

Discography

References

External links

X-Sinner interview at metalforjesus.org
{{Authority control American Christian metal musical groups Christian rock groups from California Heavy metal musical groups from California Musical groups established in 1988 Musical groups disestablished in 2001 Musical groups reestablished in 2005 1988 establishments in California