---
title: "Sinister"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/sinister"
genre: "Death Metal"
country: "Netherlands"
formed: 1989
---

# Sinister

**Sinister** is a death metal band, from Netherlands, active 1989 to present.

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.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinister_(band)

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Sinister |
| Genre | Death Metal |
| Parent genre | Death Metal |
| Origin | Schiedam, Netherlands |
| Formed | 1989 |
| Releases in catalog | 19 |

## Genres

[Death Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/death-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Bas van den Bogaard](https://themetalnet.com/musician/bas-van-den-bogaard) |  |  | Former |
| [Paul Beltman](https://themetalnet.com/musician/paul-beltman) |  |  | Former |
| [Alex Paul](https://themetalnet.com/musician/alex-paul) |  |  | Former |
| [Michel Alderliefsten](https://themetalnet.com/musician/michel-alderliefsten) |  |  | Former |
| [Mike van Mastrigt](https://themetalnet.com/musician/mike-van-mastrigt) |  |  | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1991 | [Sinister](https://themetalnet.com/album/3113ff8b-e911-4586-8547-672ff243134b) | EP |
| 1992 | [Cross the Styx](https://themetalnet.com/album/196d7afe-8624-3930-9c96-5e1eff1928bd) | Album |
| 1993 | [Diabolical Summoning](https://themetalnet.com/album/0ed64631-2b38-35b3-80a9-1ca44cb97303) | Album |
| 1995 | [Hate](https://themetalnet.com/album/65a60258-5776-39fd-a8d8-b72bef7a9d97) | Album |
| 1996 | [Bastard Saints](https://themetalnet.com/album/fb48f930-9e33-3718-bde3-f4876aab2b88) | EP |
| 1998 | [Aggressive Measures](https://themetalnet.com/album/27900a26-d94e-3a27-951d-c15e2c9c6083) | Album |
| 2001 | [Creative Killings](https://themetalnet.com/album/2f7d8dbc-31c3-36c6-9bce-fe7fb18bfddf) | Album |
| 2003 | [Savage or Grace](https://themetalnet.com/album/b8f5655e-3603-3f7f-b936-0cdf291c40c0) | Album |
| 2006 | [Afterburner](https://themetalnet.com/album/2c27e1d8-be46-3e90-9f6c-6cd1474a24a5) | Album |
| 2008 | [The Silent Howling](https://themetalnet.com/album/ae0013ee-b47f-3dd0-b049-47b9ff9497e0) | Album |
| 2010 | [Legacy of Ashes](https://themetalnet.com/album/b5e8dfc6-c16a-41ba-b789-950b91998380) | Album |
| 2012 | [The Carnage Ending](https://themetalnet.com/album/5848d4fe-1e0a-4b08-9703-0d2e7b223635) | Album |
| 2014 | [The Post-Apocalyptic Servant](https://themetalnet.com/album/e4d2616f-ad3a-4cb3-b7a6-3db81f835c7a) | Album |
| 2014 | [The Unborn Dead](https://themetalnet.com/album/33f91ae6-99f0-4749-aee0-2bad93d0d989) | EP |
| 2015 | [Dark Memorials](https://themetalnet.com/album/141784f6-fce9-4380-8aa9-ac4208185631) | Album |
| 2017 | [Gods of the Abyss](https://themetalnet.com/album/0a59c477-ce20-41ac-8569-1da76fed400a) | EP |
| 2017 | [Syncretism](https://themetalnet.com/album/e0073fd7-09a5-4ccd-ab22-dc3fa4435378) | Album |
| 2020 | [Deformation of the Holy Realm](https://themetalnet.com/album/7c26f16c-b343-4b07-8798-666bf2eee416) | Album |
| 2021 | [Eps](https://themetalnet.com/album/4f3d849e-e63f-42e3-b80a-e0aee2bb943e) | Album |

## Related bands

- [Vader](https://themetalnet.com/band/vader) (listened together)
- [Cannibal Corpse](https://themetalnet.com/band/cannibal-corpse) (listened together)
- [Benediction](https://themetalnet.com/band/benediction) (listened together)
- [Bolt Thrower](https://themetalnet.com/band/bolt-thrower) (listened together)
- [Suffocation](https://themetalnet.com/band/suffocation) (listened together)
- [Morbid Angel](https://themetalnet.com/band/morbid-angel) (listened together)
- [Dismember](https://themetalnet.com/band/dismember) (listened together)
- [Autopsy](https://themetalnet.com/band/autopsy) (listened together)
- [Malevolent Creation](https://themetalnet.com/band/malevolent-creation) (listened together)
- [Death](https://themetalnet.com/band/death) (listened together)
- [Unleashed](https://themetalnet.com/band/unleashed) (listened together)
- [Monstrosity](https://themetalnet.com/band/monstrosity-01a95f03) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Sinister/998
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SinisterOfficial
- instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sinister_band/
- youtube: https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCfUsyGgnpMKB_FN2wlAAQDw
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/nl/artist/27049449
- website: https://sinisterofficial.com/
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6rJPCPv9Nf0AeCFYCDNTZd
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/10681

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/sinister](https://themetalnet.com/band/sinister). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt