One would hope that The Sin Committee are holding out for the right deal (or just sensibly self-releasing), because they’re unsigned at the time of writing this review. After sampling their current EP, however, it would appear obvious that they’ll be enjoying the benefits of label support very soon.

Solid, tight drums, shredding, chunky guitars, a booming low-end bass and a solid vocal sets the bar high from the off for this Dutch quartet.
Although difficult to pigeonhole, immediate stand-out comparisons are the prog elements of Mastodon and the chapter-like passages of Tool.

Choosing not to flaunt as much technical flair as the aforementioned bands, they do mix it up nicely, especially in the impressive vocal department, Joris Bod leading the line with a strong vocal approach, with both clean lines and the occasional harsh throat bark, matched nicely by some choice harmonisations.

The five tracks on offer here feature an interesting, off-kilter writing style; not your usual commercial band-wagon-hopping BS most new bands cling to, but rather an intriguing brand of melodic metal of their own, with a glossy production to help them on their way.
The melody grabs you at first, but it’s the massive riffs of ‘Straw Men’ that takes this EP to bigger plateaus, and the huge grooves they exhibit here should be the roots they grow in the future.

The signs are promising for this fledgling band and one hopes that they sign the right deal, which, on this evidence is just around the corner.

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