Seattle-based goth-rock band The Sins emerged in 2000 as "NightMare Boy and The Seven Sins," a post-punk entity inspired by early Brit-pop bands such as Sisters of Mercy and The Mission, U.K. (as well as American rock legends ranging from Danzig to The Doors). Changing their name to simply "The Sins" in 2001, the band has consistently captivated audiences throught the Northwest with dynamic stage presence, vigorous showmanship, and strikingly powerful songs. With members from various backgrounds and disciplines (including a jazz-influenced live drummer and a classically trained violinist), The Sins boldly paved their own musical path, combining the familiar sounds of the British punk past with their own edgy rock influences and ideas.
The Sins have 2 full-lenth albums released on SINister Records, "The Beginning" (2002) and "The Last One Kills" (2005).
The Sins is an amazingly kick ass Palo Alto band whom had formed at 2001. They are some pissed-off kids and their music is a sign of depression and rebelion. Fans find it seriously hard to define the band's genre. Are they punk rock, garage rock, grunge, or goth rock? It's hard to decide but even giving their heros out isn't even a huge help. Joy Division, The Cure, Nirvana, and the Dead Kennedys are one of their idols they look up to. But think of their lyrics as a mixture of The Cure and Nirvana--and their music like a combonation of the Dead Kennedys and Joy Division. A little difficult to imagine. Don't expect a huge crowd of stoners in their shows. They are straight edge after battaling with drugs and getting raped. Their lives were recorded but the their talents outshines their lifetime.
Joel Chatriagy: Vocals/Guitar
Ethan Garnier: Bassist
Karen Hilks: Vocals/Drums
The Greek biblical word for sin, "amartia", means literally "to miss the mark", like an archer. Sin is not necessarily defined by moral wrongness, by transgressing some set of rules, but is instead doing anything that takes our focus off God (the target), onto ourselves, thinking we are the be-all-and-end-all.
"Sin is nothing else than to neglect eternal things, and seek after temporal things" -- St. Augustine