''Switchblade Serenades'' is the second studio album by Swedish
heavy metal band
Sister Sin
Sister Sin is a Swedish heavy metal band from Gothenburg. The band released four full-length albums, with the most recent, '' Black Lotus'', released in 2014. Sister Sin toured in Europe and North America with bands such as Slayer, King Diamo ...
. The album was released through
Victory Records
Victory Records is a Chicago-based record label founded by Tony Brummel. It operates a music publishing company called "Another Victory, Inc." and is the distributor of several record labels. It has featured many prominent artists including Thu ...
in 2008.
Reception
AllMusic
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writer Eric Schneider states, "Drawing inspiration from early
Motley Crue
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and
W.A.S.P., the Gothenburg-based ensemble specializes in unabashedly retro-minded metal with vocalist Liv coming across as a female version of
Vince Neil
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, particularly on the scrappy "Make My Day.""
Track listing
Personnel
* Liv Jagrell – vocals
* Jimmy Hiltula – guitar, backing vocals
* Chris – bass
* Dave Sundberg – drums
References
2008 albums
Sister Sin albums
Victory Records albums
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