![]() ![]() Sinister peaked in the early 2000s, when they had a female vocalist (before Arch Enemy), but this is a solid album that will please longtime fans and death metal fans in general. ![]() The question with them is always, can they come up with a good riff while sticking to familiar territory? And on songs like "The Enemy of My Enemy" and the slow-burning, bass-driven title track, they do so. Is the Central Intelligence Agency a bulwark of freedom against dangerous foes, or a. There's little rhythmic intricacy or surprise here, just blastbeats and occasional slower passages, but Sinister have never been an adventurous band. Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA Tim Weiner. Behind him, guitarist/bassist Alex Paul and drummer Edwin van den Eeden crank out Slayer and Cannibal Corpse-inspired riffs, with distorted solos piercing the storm of riffs. ![]() He's pretty good, too, with a forceful, guttural roar that puts him solidly in the middle of the death metal pack, somewhere between Deicide's Glen Benton and Napalm Death's Barney Greenway. ![]() Weiner did extensive archival research and conducted interviews with CIA. They've been through multiple lineup changes since then their current vocalist and sole original member, Aad Kloosterwaard, used to be the drummer. Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times correspondent Tim Weiner discusses his book Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA. Dutch death metal band Sinister have been around since the late '80s their first album, Cross the Styx, was released in 1992. ![]()
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