SINISTER · Death metal
Female bassist
SINISTER release 'The Strangulation' from the album 'Lucid Nightmares'
The Dutch death metal band's first extract from 'Lucid Nightmares', out 13 November 2026 via Massacre Records, arrives with a lyric video.
Schiedam, Netherlands · Formed 1988 · Death Metal
Sinister
Sinister is a legendary Dutch death metal band formed in Schiedam in 1988, celebrated as one of the cornerstone acts of European extreme metal. Renowned for their relentless blast beats, technical riffs, and uncompromising brutality, the group features bassist Aleša Kloosterwaard alongside veteran vocalist Adrie Kloosterwaard, continuing their four-decade reign with bone-shattering albums including Deformation of the Holy Realm and Lucid Nightmares.
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Line-up & Details
- Origin
- Schiedam, Netherlands
- Formed
- 1988 (active)
- Genres
- Death Metal
- Women
- Aleša Kloosterwaard
- Members
- Adrie Kloosterwaard – Lead vocals
- Aleša Kloosterwaard – Bass
- Alex Paul – Guitars
- Toep Duin – Drums
- Labels
- Massacre Records, Nuclear Blast
Discography
- Albums
- “Lucid Nightmares”
- “Deformation of the Holy Realm”
- “Syncretism”
- “The Post-Apocalyptic Servant”
- “Cross the Styx”
- Singles & EPs
- “The Strangulation”
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