Long Hair Required!
I thought I was in for some Lacuna Coil-esque, power metal with a female edge. That didn't really occur with Sister Sin. Nor is this band along the gothic or emo lines like Evanescence. Sister Sin have been described as being a female fronted version of Motorhead and I'd have to concede that point.
The band's sound is definitely reminiscent of bands such as W.A.S.P. but although the sound is definitely in that kind of sleazy, 80s vein the production and style is a little slicker. I don't hold with the band's pretension of inventing a new kind of metal called "Street Metal" but it's still fairly well done.
The lead singer's voice is certainly raspy and falls somewhere between McQueen's Leah Duors and Lacuna Coil's Christina Scabbia. "Beat the Street" opens up with some rather nifty guitar riffs and a reasonable opening from lead singer Liv. Her voice does switch a little between styles which is quite interesting. “One Out Of Ten” has a tough vibe but a lot of passion involved. Her voice moves from utter anger to crying and it certainly adds much to the well produced, rocking riffs and drum rolls.
It's quite amusing to make the Motorhead reference, with the band including a fair cover of "Make My Day". Unsurprisingly, it fits right in. There seem to be quite a few bands from overseas that try to emulate this sort of style. Crucified Barbara is another one that springs to mind, though they don't quite go in for the look and sleaze as much as Sister Sin. It has been a while since a band managed to pull this off and I can bet it'll have some people wishing they still had long hair.
It's definitely not modern metal. I think some metal-heads won't like this album that much. However, I think even they would nod their heads in respect of the quality of the album. Don't get me wrong, it's not earth shatteringly brilliant but it does capture the essence of angry, early metal.