First of all I must apologise for getting to this so late! It’s a case of a long lost bag resurfacing with what turned out are some great music within! Formed in 2012 Sinsid is a band with a heap of influences from blues to rock and many shades of either – but essentially they play a brand of what many might know as traditional Heavy Metal! Debuting with the promising ‘Mission from Hell’ in 2018 they’re back two years on with the even more rewarding ‘Enter the Gates’…
This really is the sound of a band that has a long and pedigree so Sinsid’s relative youth is surprising when they can come up with material as good as that displayed here. What you get is nine no frills head bangers, great musicianship and plenty of hooks. Take opener ‘Rise of Fury/Enter the Gates’ a real fist pumping head banging combination which starts things off extremely satisfyingly and along with the fiery ‘Fighting With Fire’ and the hard as nails ‘Hail to the Gods’ its in good company, and all fight for the honours here. To be honest though competition is stiff here and every track has its merits.
It’s the fist-pumping ‘Dawn of Night’ and its beautifully captured traditional sound and the epic closer ‘Freedom of the Sea’ though that might shade it for some. This is nothing you haven’t heard before but its just so satisfying to hear it done so well.
Tracklisting: 1. Rise of Fury | 2. Enter the Gates | 3. Fighting with Fire | 4. Hail to the Gods | 5. Point of no Return | 6. 666 | 7. Dawn of Night | 8. Roll the Dice | 9. Freedom of the Sea