Sinister (band)

Sinister
Origin	Schiedam, Netherlands
Genres	Death metal
Years active	1988–2004, 2005–present
Labels	Witchhunt, Seraphic Decay, Sicktone, Nuclear Blast, Metal Mind, Massacre
Associated acts	Houwitser, Weapons to Hunt, Absurd Universe
Website	www.sinister-hailthebeast.com
Members	Adrie Kloosterwaard Alex Paul Bas van den Bogaard Edwin van den Eeden
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

Sinister is a death metal band from Schiedam, the Netherlands, assembled in 1988, disassembled in 2003, and reassembled in 2005.^[1] They have released twelve albums, most recently Dark Memorials in 2015.

Members

Current members

• Adrie Kloosterwaard - vocals (2005–present), drums (1988–2003)
• Dennis Hartog - guitar (2011–present)
• Bastiaan Brussaard - guitar (2011–present)
• Toep Duin - drums (2011–present)
• Alesa Kloosterwaard - bass (2016–present) (touring only)

Former members

• Mathijs Brussaard - bass (2011 – 2015)
• Mike (Sinister) van Mastrigt - vocals (1988–1996)
• Rachel van Mastrigt-Heyzer - vocals (2001–2003)
• Bart van Wallenberg - guitar, bass (1992–2002)
• Ron van de Polder - guitar, bass (1988–1992, 2003)
• Michel Alderliefsten - bass (1996)
• Eric de Windt - vocals (1997–1999)
• Joost Silvrants - vocals (2000)
• Corzas Nanuruw - bass (1989–1991)
• Frank Faaze - guitar (1991)
• Andre Tolhuizen - guitar (1991–1994)
• Pascal Grevinga - guitar (2003)
• Paul Beltman - drums (2005–2008)
• Alex Paul - guitar (2005–2011), bass (1997–2003)
• Bas van den Bogaard - bass (2005–2011)
• Edwin van den Eeden - drums (2008–2011)
• Léon Caufijn - bass (2015–2016)

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)[2] The Post-Apocalyptic Servant (2014) Dark Memorials (2015) EPs and singles Putrefying Remains/Spiritual Immolation (1990) Sinister (1990) Bastard Saints (1996) DVDs Prophecies Denied (2006) References Torreano, Bradley. "Biography: Sinister". Allmusic. Retrieved 31 May 2011. Sinister Streams New Track "Transylvania" External links Sinister