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Tequila Suicide

      
         
         
         
     
             
Sinner are a heavy metal band from Germany, formed by bassist, vocalist and record producer Mat Sinner in 1982. The band released its debut album in 1982 and has gone on to release sixteen more studio albums. Not only is Mat Sinner the driving force behind Sinner, in 1997 he joined forces with former Gamma Ray singer Ralf Scheepers, to form Primal Fear. Still very much an active band, Primal Fear have released eleven studio albums since its formation. In 2008 Mat formed Voodoo Circle with Silent Force guitarist Alex Beyrodt. Voodoo Circle is also still an active band and has released a total of four albums, the fourth released in 2015, and in 2013 Mat joined Alex in Silent Force. There are not many global artists that can say they are a member of four (currently) active bands, but Mat Sinner can. He is also a record producer and the musical director of the successful Rock Meets Classic tour in Europe. 'Tequila Suicide' is the eighteenth studio album by Sinner and was released in 2017.    
             
Mat Sinner is a veteran of the heavy metal genre, with over thirty five years as a recording musician. During the eighties, he was one of many artists that pioneered and inspired the German style of power metal. Still a major force today, Sinner have released a new album that is more hard rock than heavy metal, but with such an iconic figure at the helm, does it really matter what genre it is? 'Tequila Suicide' (the album) opens with the bustling and hard rocking 'Go Down Fighting'. An infectious song, 'Go Down Fighting' has that magical ability to turn a frown upside down and make you smile from ear to ear. Up tempo and energetic, the album forges ahead with the title song 'Tequila Suicide'. Hard edged hard rock with a catchy nature and one hundred percent sing a long ability, 'Tequila Suicide' (the song) is awesome. Sinner are not living in the past or hanging on to former glories, they are delivering a blistering performance of heavy hitting hard rock. The buzzing guitars of 'Road To Hell' is a nod back towards the eighties evolution of heavy metal. Raise your fists high in the air and vigorously get your head nodding in appreciation of a cracking song.    
             
There are a number of big name guest musicians on this album... Gus G (Ozzy Osbourne and Firewind guitarist), Ricky Warwick (The Almighty guitarist and singer) and Magnus Karlsson (Primal Fear guitarist). If you don't believe that dragons are real, Sinner do their very best to convince you they are, with the melodic and anthemic 'Dragons', stating "dragons are real, a wizard told me". The military sounding 'Battle Hill' rattles into life, standing tall as it majestically strides on. A punchy and heavy hitting slab of melodic hard rock, 'Battle Hill' is infectious and good mood inducing. A departure from the Sinner signature sound, 'Sinner Blues' is a mellow, Southern rock style ballad. A soulful and bluesy vibe, 'Sinner Blues' is a surprise deviation, but one that doesn't seem out of place on the album. Mat Sinner has excelled with this one.    
             
Heavy hitting and infectious, 'Why' steers the album back to its hard rocking roots. Thundering and ballsy, 'Why' is the heaviest song on the album and is head bangingly addictive. Sinner may have been around for over thirty five years, but they are showing no signs of age or indeed slowing down. Thumping hard with a mild blues feel, 'Gypsy Rebels' swaggers in and chugs on and on with a sing a long anthemic style chorus. Buzzing guitars breath life into 'Loud & Clear', with a much more menacing and sinister vocal style. Bringing the album to a close is a very hard hitting power ballad. 'Dying On A Broken Heart' is a marvellous display of mellow melodic hard rock that is both catchy and sing a long.    
             
Overall, a superb album packed to the rafters with cracking heavy rock. Sinner are no way past their best, with 'Tequila Suicide' proof that they are still a global force.    
             
             
Review by Iron Mathew Collins    
             
Reviewed for Metal Gods TV    
             
             
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