Do you remember my last Sinamore review? Probably not, but here�s another one. After more than a year they are back with their second full length Seven Sins A Second.

 

From 1998 untill 2006 they released a handful of demos. They still had one full-length album unreleased because of problems they had with the label they were with at that time. It was somewhere around 2003 that they signed with Napalm Records. After re-recording their unreleased debut, adding some new tracks to it, they released A New Day in 2006.

 

Now, this Finnish quartet are back with their second album Seven Sins A Second. And they still rock! Though this record seems to have more metal influences. �Silence So Loud� and �Far From A Dream� contain tight metal riffs and even some double bass drumming. Next to the metal you still hear the romantic gothic sound back in Sinamore�s music. �Dressed In White� for example has a great catchy chorus with a choir in the background. It also looks that they made more space for speed on this record. �The Burning Frame� has nice up-tempo drums and sounds very powerful. Again you hear the metal influences here.

 

The vocals also seem to be improved. It�s more balanced this time. Especially the louder parts compared to their debut. Let's for convenience�s sake forget about this weird part in �Unbreakable Calm� where the vocals sound like it�s sang by some Lord of the Rings character. I�m not sure why they used that. Probably a gothic thing to do?

 

Anyway, in the end it�s pretty nice for a second album. Still, they need to try to stick with or rise above their current level. Because in my opinion Sinamore doesn�t do something new or special or what so ever. They�re just good in what they do. But when there isn�t clearly visible progress in their music they will probably get overruled by bigger names. But on the other hand, I�m no music guru so maybe you shouldn�t even listen to me�..what was the point of this review again??? 

 

Love,

Maurits