Following in the footsteps of local heroes Scorpions and Accept, the German metal band Sinner released a series of albums in the early 1980s that combined instrumental skill with the raw, unbridled energy of heavy metal music. The band was founded in Stuttgart in 1980 by bassist and singer Mat Sinner, who has remained the only constant member throughout their decades-long career. That same year, Sinner released their studio debut Wild'n'Evil, followed by Fast Decision (1983) and Danger Zone (1984), both of which have since achieved classic status in German speed and power metal circles. On the 1985 release Touch of Sin, Herman Frank of Accept played guitar; he was replaced by Mathias Dieth on the 1986 album Cominâ Out Fighting. Following the commercial failure of their more melodic sixth album Dangerous Charm in 1987, the group went on an indefinite hiatus until 1992, when the album No More Alibis was released, which featured a harder sound even by the bandâs standards. For the rest of the decade, Mat Sinner continued to perform under the name Sinner and released albums such as Judgement Day (1997) and the critically acclaimed Nature of Evil (1998), while also participating in side projects such as Primal Fear, Level 10, and Voodoo Circle. Other notable releases by the band include the Top 50 entries Tequila Suicide (2017) and Santa Muerte (2019), as well as their eighteenth studio album Brotherhood (2022), which reached No. 12 on the German charts, making it the highest-charting album of their career. In the summer of 2026, Sinner returned with Boom Bang Goodbye. The album reached No. 28 on the German charts.
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