Sinister is a
death metal
Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. It typically employs heavily distorted and low-tuned guitars, played with techniques such as palm muting and tremolo picking; deep growling vocals; aggressive, powerful drumming, feat ...
band from
Schiedam
Schiedam () is a city and municipality in the west of the Netherlands. It is located in the Rotterdam–The Hague metropolitan area, west of Rotterdam, east of Vlaardingen, and south of Delft. In the south the city is connected with the village ...
, the Netherlands, formed in 1988. They have released fourteen albums, most recently ''
Deformation of the Holy Realm'' in 2020.
The band was idle between 2003 and 2005, after which Aad Kloosterwaard, the only constant member, switched from drums to vocals.
Members
Current members
* Aad Kloosterwaard - vocals (2005–present), drums (1988–2003)
* Ghislain van der Stel - guitar (2017–present)
* Walter Bokito Tjwa - guitar (2019–present)
* Bram Willems - bass (2020-present)
* Simon Skrlec - drums (2022–present)
Former members
* Mike (Sinister) van Mastrigt - vocals (1988–1996)
* Ron van de Polder - guitar, bass (1988–1992, 2003)
* Corzas Nanuruw - bass (1989–1991)
* Andre Tolhuizen - guitar (1991–1994)
* Frank Faaze - guitar (1991)
* Bart van Wallenberg - guitar, bass (1992–2002)
* Michel Alderliefsten - bass (1996)
* Eric de Windt - vocals (1997–1999)
* Alex Paul - bass (1997–2003), guitar (2005–2011)
* Joost Silvrants - vocals (2000)
* Rachel Heyzer - vocals (2001–2003)
* Pascal Grevinga - guitar (2003)
* Paul Beltman - drums (2005–2008)
* Bas van den Bogaard - bass (2005–2011)
* Edwin van den Eeden - drums (2008–2011)
* Dennis Hartog - guitar (2011 - 2020)
* Mathijs Brussaard - bass (2011 – 2015)
* Léon Caufijn - bass (2015–2016)
* Bastiaan Brussaard - guitar (2011 – 2017)
* Ricardo Falcon - guitar (2016–2018)
* Toep Duin - drums (2011–2022)
Timeline
Discography
Studio albums
*''
Cross the Styx'' (1992)
*''
Diabolical Summoning'' (1993)
*''
Hate
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'' (1995)
*''
Aggressive Measures'' (1998)
*''
Creative Killings'' (2001)
*''
Savage or Grace'' (2003)
*''Afterburner'' (2006)
*''
The Silent Howling'' (2008)
*''
Legacy of Ashes'' (2010)
*''
The Carnage Ending'' (2012)
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*'' The Post-Apocalyptic Servant'' (2014)
*'' Dark Memorials'' (2015) (covers album
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)
*''Syncretism
Syncretism () is the practice of combining different beliefs and various school of thought, schools of thought. Syncretism involves the merging or religious assimilation, assimilation of several originally discrete traditions, especially in t ...
'' (2017)
*'' Deformation of the Holy Realm'' (2020)
EPs and singles
*'' Putrefying Remains/Spiritual Immolation'' (1990)
*''Sinister
Sinister commonly refers to:
* Evil
* Ominous
Sinister may also refer to:
Left side
* Sinister, Latin for the direction " left"
* Sinister, in heraldry, is the bearer's true left side (viewers' right side) of an escutcheon or coat of arms; see ...
'' (1990)
*'' Bastard Saints'' (1996)
*'' The Unborn Dead'' (2014)
*'' Gods of the Abyss'' (2017)
Music Videos
*''Leviathan'' (1993)
*''The Science of Prophecy (2014)
*''Neurophobic'' (2017)
DVDs
*''Prophecies Denied'' (2006)
References
External links
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Dutch death metal musical groups
Musical groups established in 1988
Musical groups disestablished in 2004
Musical groups reestablished in 2005
Nuclear Blast artists
Musical quartets
Schiedam