Saint To Sinner – The Unveiling (2010)

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We receive a high volume of releases from bands every month, always claiming that they sound like nobody else, and end up sounding like everybody else. This is not the case when it comes to Saint To Sinner, hailing from Rhode Island, USA the band does a great job at having a very unique sound to them. And here is where their little problem occurs.

The band’s combination of Rock and different genres of Metal sounds a bit chaotic at times, and sometimes the female vocals are going in one direction, and the music is going somewhere else. Desiree Villegas as a very hypnotic and versatile singing style, but in some sections her vocals sound very odd, like the spoken backing section, and the awful ‘rapping’ on the song “Anti-corporate”. Some comparisons to Amy Lee of Evanescence are in order, but her voice sound less over produced and feels more natural.

As far as the music goes, the band creates a very interesting combination of Rock elements, with aggressive Metal riffing. This creates a very thick sound that is both aggressive and melodic, thanks to some Progressive elements and the female vocals. The male vocals can be easily dropped and the band would loose nothing to their sound, they sound particularly bad on the track “Vindictive”, since the singer cannot properly growl/scream. The backing sections sound ok, but don’t really add much to the mix.

Overall, this 5 song release features a very hard to describe an unique sound that if the band polishes more can take them far. Saint To Sinner has 80% of the work done since they have a unique sound, a characteristic singer, and an appeal to different music markets, if they polished their music a bit more they will surely get a spot on a bigger label.

Band: Saint To Sinner Album: The Unveiling
Label: Copro Records

Release: 2010

Official Site myspace
Genre: Rock / Metal

Country: USA

Rating: 83/100
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