Mat Sinner
| Mat Sinner | |
|---|---|
 Mat Sinner performing live in 2009 | |
| Background information | |
| Genres | Melodic rock, heavy metal, power metal |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter, producer |
| Instruments | Bass guitar, vocals, keyboards |
| Years active | 1982–present |
| Labels | AFM Records |
| Associated acts |
Sinner Primal Fear Voodoo Circle Kiske/Somerville Silent Force Tribuzy Joacim Cans Lene kosti Level 10 |
| Website |
matsinner |
Mat Sinner is a bassist, vocalist, and record producer from Stuttgart, Germany.
Sinner has been involved in numerous bands and projects throughout his musical career. His main bands have been Sinner since 1982 and Primal Fear since 1997; he formed the latter band with former Gamma Ray singer Ralf Scheepers. He also joined the band Voodoo Circle in 2008 but left in 2016.
Sinner has also been working as a record producer for Kiske/Somerville, Bobby Kimball/Jimi Jamison (former vocalists of bands Toto and Survivor), and the first Scheepers solo album. Sinner is also the musical director of the successful Rock Meets Classic tour in Europe, where legendary rock singers team up with the Bohemian Symphony Orchestra Prague and the Mat Sinner Band every year with a setlist of classic rock songs.[1][2]
In 2013 Sinner also joined the band Silent Force.[3]
In 2014, it was announced that a new project called Level 10, featuring Sinner with Symphony X vocalist Russell Allen and other members of Primal Fear, would be unleashed in January 2015.[4]
Discography
Sinner
- Wild 'N' Evil (1982) (Demo)
- Fast Decision (1983) (Demo)
- Danger Zone (1984)
- Touch of Sin (1985)
- Comin' Out Fighting (1986)
- Dangerous Charm (1987)
- No More Alibis (1992)
- Respect (1994)
- Bottom Line (1995)
- In the Line of Fire (1996)
- Judgement Day (1997)
- The Nature of Evil (1998)
- The End of Sanctuary (2000)
- There Will Be Execution (2004)
- Mask of Sanity (2007)
- Crash & Burn (2008)
- One Bullet Left (2011)
- Touch of Sin 2 (2013)[5]
- Tequila Suicide (2016)
Solo
- Back to the Bullet (1990)
Primal Fear
- Primal Fear (1998)
- Jaws of Death (1999)
- Nuclear Fire (2001)
- Horrorscope (EP) (2002)
- Black Sun (2002)
- The History of Fear (DVD, 2003)
- Devil's Ground (2004)
- Seven Seals (2005)
- Metal Is Forever - The Very Best of Primal Fear (2006)
- New Religion (2007)
- 16.6 (2009)
- Live in the USA (2010)
- 16:6 - All Over The World (DVD, 2010)
- Unbreakable (2012)
- Delivering the Black (2014)[6]
- Rulebreaker (2016)
Kiske/Somerville
- Kiske/Somerville (2010)
- City of Heroes (2015)
Voodoo Circle
- Voodoo Circle (2008)
- Broken Heart Syndrome (2011)
- More Than One Way Home (2013)
- Whisky Fingers (2015)
Ralf Scheepers
- Scheepers (2011)
Silent Force
- Rising From Ashes (2013)
Level 10
- Chapter One (2015)
Other
- The Heat – Same (1993)
- Skin Deep – Painful Day (1993)
- The Heat – Goldfinger (1995)
- Pegazus – Breaking The Chains (1999)
- Kovenant – New World Order (2000)
- Hammerfall – "Crimson Thunder" (2002)
- Rick Renstrom – Rick Renstrom (2004)
- Joacim Cans – Beyond the Gates (2004)
- Dionysus – Fairytales & Reality (2006)
- Tribuzy – Execution (2006)
- Vengeance – Back in the Ring (2006)
- Biss – Xtension (2006)
- Goddess Shiva – Goddess Shiva (2007)
- Tribuzy – Execution – Live Reunion (2007)
- Barra Bazz – Barra Bazz (2008)
- Vengeance – Soul Collector (2009)
- Phenomena – Blind Faith (2010)
- Kimball/Jamison – Kimball/Jamison (2011)[7]
References
- ↑ Sinner, Mat. "Biography"
- ↑ Tourneen. "Rock Meets Classic"
- ↑ Silent Force Returns in 2013
- ↑ "Mat Sinner facebook page". facebook.com. Retrieved 2014-10-05.
- ↑ Sinner. "Discography"
- ↑ Primal, Fear. "Discography"
- ↑ Sinner. "Discography"