Sinister (band)

Sinister
Origin	Schiedam, Netherlands
Genres	Death metal
Years active	1988–2003, 2005–present
Labels	Witchhunt, Seraphic Decay, Sicktone, Nuclear Blast, Metal Mind, Massacre
Members	Aad Kloosterwaard Walter Bokito Tjwa Toep Duin Ricardo Falcon Ghislain van der Stel
Past members	Ron van de Polder Mike van Mastrigt Corzas Nanuruw Frank Faaze Andre Tolhuizen Bart van Wallenberg Michel Alderliefsten Eric de Windt Joost Silvrants Rachel van Mastrigt-Heyzer Pascal Grevinga Paul Beltman Mathijs Brussaard Bastiaan Brussaard
Website	facebook.com/SinisterOfficial

Sinister is a death metal band from Schiedam, 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)
• Toep Duin - drums (2011–present)
• Ghislain van der Stel - bass (2017–present)
• Michal Grall - guitar (2018-present)
• Walter Bokito Tjwa - guitar (2019–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)
• Mathijs Brussaard - bass (2011 – 2015)
• Léon Caufijn - bass (2015–2016)
• Bastiaan Brussaard - bass (2011 – 2017)
• Ricardo Falcon - guitar (2016–2018)

Timeline

Discography

Studio albums

• Cross the Styx (1992)
• Diabolical Summoning (1993)
• Hate (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)
• The Post-Apocalyptic Servant (2014)
• Dark Memorials (2015) (covers album)
• Syncretism (2017)
• Deformation of the Holy Realm (2020)

EPs and singles

• Putrefying Remains/Spiritual Immolation (1990)
• Sinister (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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