With Mat Sinner about the new SINNER album
august 10th, 2002
1. You seem to be very enthusiastic about it, so what is the new album like?
the new album was fun to record, the spirit was there - the music is heavy
based on very strong riffs, maybe the strongest riffs we ever composed and
upon these riffs recorded some of the most talented and energetic rockers
from Europe. so the final result makes us all surprised and very happy!
2. How does it feel to be back with Tom and Fritz?
It really shows to me and will later show to the public what a team here rocks.
These guys can play their shit and in addition with a gunslinger like Henny,
here was a force at work, that is impossible to stop. Tom and Fritz are more
than musicians, they're both my friends and if the chemistry is right - we're
strong - very strong!
3. How are the songs? The titles seem very aggressive
They are 100% Sinner in the vein of Devil's River or Signed, Sealed &
Delivered - very heavy riffs, powerfull grooves but always with the
traditional Sinner melodies. Of course a very heavy and powerful output and
there's always a red line between the lyrics and the music!
4. Has PF's success in the past 2 years put an amprent on you as a musician
and is this present on the new album?
No not yet and not on this album. This here was something like a re-birth of one
of the strongest teams and you will hear this, the longer the recordings
went, the more we know that we've done something right here and we recorded
and mixed in a very short time!
5. Will Sinner be a constant presence on the metal scene from now on, or you
might have to put it aside for a while again?
Whatever the future brings. It depends on the schedule of Primal Fear and it
depends on the motivation of Tom & Fritz. We will see. If the reaction of
the public will be killer, we have to play shows and some of the next years
festival. Primal Fear is already booked for some, so it would be a heavy
schedule for me, but anyway...
6.You have announced a cover of a Metallica song for a NB tribute album.How did that
come out?
Very very heavy and groovy. Better than we first expect, cause as we
recorded the track we really recognised how difficult their arrangements
are, but anyway we finally did it in a cool way. It's "Wherever I May Roam"
and will appear on a NB tribute sampler released in november!
7.A final word for the Sinner fans
It's always difficult to talk about music without listeniung to the stuff,
but we promise you another cool record - some who already heared it told us,
that this is our strongest album in ages - hope you hear the stuff soon and
we see us on tour with PF or next year maybe with Sinner!
3. How are the songs? The titles seem very aggressive