Sinister have released “The Strangulation”, the first single from “Lucid Nightmares”, their fifteenth studio album. The record is due on 13 November 2026 through Massacre Records, and the song was made available on 16 October 2026 together with a lyric video.
The Dutch death metal band worked with Erwin Hermsen at Toneshed Music Production, who handled production, mixing and mastering. The cover of “Lucid Nightmares” was painted by Noah Zarc, while Roberto Toderico took care of the layout and the inner graphic design. Toderico has previously worked with Asphyx, Sodom and Pestilence.
Ten tracks, one November date
“Lucid Nightmares” runs to ten songs: “Outburst Of Violence”, “Malignant Disaster”, “Bathing In Acid”, “Defenestration”, “Purity Of Demonization”, “The Strangulation”, “Remains Of The Femur”, “Cro Magnon Liberatus”, “Deranged By Desecration” and “The Crawling Hunger”.
Aleša Kloosterwaard on bass
The current line-up of Sinister includes bassist Aleša Kloosterwaard, who has held the seat since 2024. She plays alongside vocalist Aad Kloosterwaard, guitarist Walter Bokito Tjwa and drummer Simon Skrlec. No further credits for the new recordings were given in the announcement.
Thirty-eight years, fifteen albums
Sinister formed in Schiedam, the Netherlands, in 1988 and have released fourteen studio albums, the most recent being 2020’s “Deformation of the Holy Realm”. Their catalogue also includes “Cross the Styx” (1992), “Hate” (1995) and “Syncretism” (2017), among others. The band was idle between 2003 and 2005, after which Aad Kloosterwaard moved from drums to vocals. They played Wacken Open Air in August 2003. Recordings for the fifteenth album were finished in October 2023, and the release date announced now is 13 November 2026.
