Sinister - Diabolical Summoning

Yeah, I'm one some kind of old school metal trip lately. Here's another gem that might not be too well known around the scene.

Sinister comes from Netherlands and they've been around for quite some time releasing a slew of albums. The quality of these albums are disputable, the fandom seems to be divided about it but I can't really have a say in this since I only head their first two (which are apparently the only two good ones).

Diabolical Summoning was the second of the "only two good albums" and it is a journey through some excellent riff based death metal (that reminds me of Suffocation a lot). The album starts with a massive bass riff with guitars pummeling through soon enough and it does not stop until the end of the album. For me, Sinister did everything right on this album. It has that Altars Of Madness intensity, great guitar riffs, excellent tone and production coupled with those great raspy death metal vocals. If you're looking for some 90s death metal then this is something you should definitely try out.


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