Sister Sin

Female-fronted, Gothenburg, Sweden-based rockers Sister Sin offer up hard-hitting, old-school metal that invokes names like Warlock, W.A.S.P., Hanoi Rocks, and Motörhead, as well as more contemporary yet no less vintage-sounding outfits like Spiders, Graveyard, and Hardcore Superstar. Formed in 2002 and fronted by the fierce and charismatic Liv "Sin" Jagrell, the band issued its debut album, Dance of the Wicked, in 2003 (it was reissued in 2013). In 2008, after a series of lineup changes, the group dropped the well-received Victory Records-issued Switchblade Serenades and embarked on a series of international tours. Staying with Victory and settling on the core lineup of Jagrell (vocals), Jimmy Hiltula (guitar), Dave Sundberg (drums), and Strandh (bass), their third long-player, True Sound of the Underground, arrived in 2010, followed by Now and Forever (2012) and the Rikard Lofgren and Gustav Ydenius-produced Black Lotus in 2014.