– Hello Aad, thanks for taking the time. What’s now keeping SINISTER busy?
Hi … we are now practising our ass off with the new bass player .. so he is able to play all the old tracks and 5 new tracks soon as possible, we are really looking forward to be on the stage again with Sinister.

– «Legacy of Ashes» was released just a few days ago; how has been its response so far?
I have to say really really good and that is always good to hear.But at the first place the band have to like it,there are always people how will say i like this record more than another one from Sinister .. but can you make everybody happy? .. NO never i think so that,s why we do always our own thing .. we never look at trends what is doing good.

– Joost Van De Graaf entered the band a few time ago replacing Bas van den Bogaar; what can he bring new to the band?
For now it,s the most important that he learns all the old tracks and 5 new ones that we will play live when we are ready again for this. Maybe later when he is a longer time in the band he can bring something new .. like making new parts for songs.

– In fact, SINISTER has experimented several line-up changes during its long career; could you say they have affected in any way to your sound or in a general view?
Thats not easy to tell .. i don,t think so maybe only on Savage or Grace for the rest we made good till great records i think. In the time from Savage or Grace we had so extreme lot of problems in the band .. for this record we practised only 10 times and not even one time together.

– And is there any concrete reason behind all those line-up changes? It seems like you’re cursed with that.
Haha Alex& me are fucking cursed with this .. but what can you do? .. when people don,t whant to play anymore because they have enough from music or i don,t know what than you have to look for new ones again. Ofcourse Alex and me we kicked out members because they where only giving problems,but the most important thing is that the band have to go on.

– You have always been faithful to your own sound and trademark, but I think this new release stands out for been slightly more variead and dynamic than some of your previous albums, we can find more variation from song to song…
Thanks alot for the nice words good to hear. I think the same like you so what els can i say .. you gave already the answer haha.

– Did anything change during its composition process?
With this record Alex came with a basic idea to the practiseroom and there we worked together on the track. By creating The silent howling he came with complete tracks and than only eveybody had to learn his parts.

– This being said, I think both this new record and your previous one follow a certain similar pattern to «Afterburner» (refreshing it though). It seems like there is more variation and contrasts between speed/brutality and melodic parts since then. Did «Afterburner» open, so to speak, a new era or direction in SINISTER?
Yes man your right .. but it,s easy to explain from the moment we started again with Sinister we had also right away a new  string killer with Alex, and he has a complete different view on making tracks than the other ones we had before .. so than it,s also normal that you get a bit different sound. But one thing for sure is that we still sound like Sinister only with some new elements in it, and is this strange after more than 20 years of making death metal that you like to put new stuff in your music .. i don,t think so.

– I read «Legacy of Ashes» was produced in Germany by Jörg Uken, whom was worked with GOD DETHRONED among others. Tell us a bit this process and the final result though I guess you’re happy with it, since he also produced your previous «The Silent Howling».
Yes jorg uken did a great job on The silent howling that was the reason for our return there. We had 3 weeks for Recording,Mixing and Mastering and for us is that more than enough because good is good by us. Jorg did again a killer job because the sound is raw and brutal.

– What about the cover? Please explain us how was its process and what does it mean.
I am always the one how come with a idea for the cover but i am not a artist so than i need somebody how can do this for me. And it,s clear that there is only one person how can do this and that is the master of sickness Mike from visual darkness. He did also the The silent howling and that cover was absoluut killer so i asked him again for Legacy of ashes. Haha and what i means .. it,s a sick looking demon how will kill you when you come in his domain, than he will put you in a coffin as a Legacy and than your body will turn into ashes.

– You are the only former member remaining in the band so doing a balance of your whole career; what album are you most proud of?
That is not easy to answer because i am proud on everything we do with the band .. But all the first records from us are killer,Afterburner i really like and ofcourse the new record.

– And what has been the best moment for SINISTER thus far?
Man that guestion i can not answer,there where so many great moments with Sinister, but that is normal i think after more than 20 years of brutality..

– You’ve been twice with Nuclear Blast and now you have moved to Massacre; is this a steady move?
I hope so yes.

– There are plenty Death Metal bands in Holland like THANATOS, ASPHYX, GOD DETHRONED, PESTILENCE and so on. Does this make things easier to you or, on the contrary, is a handicap due to the big competence?
Or it makes things more easy? .. NO, but let me say this ..  all bands don,t care eveybody is doing his own thing, and that is the same for Sinister we do our own stuff and don,t look to this other bands.

– What are your plans to promote the album? Is there any chance of seeing you guys in Spain?
We love to play in Spain again ofcourse. We like to play many show as possible around the globe for the new record. A 6 week tour is not easy for us because of dayjobs,wife,s,girlfriends and children. But what i sad we will try to play many shows as possible .. at the end of April we will play 7 shows in Russia i am really looking forward to this.

– And finally, how does the future look to SINISTER?
I hope cool haha

– That’s all. Thank you so much for your time and now, if you want to add any last words, feel free to do it.
Thanks for the interview and that all extreme metalheads have to check out our new record Legacy of ashed .. you never know maybe you will like to have it ¡!!!!!
Aad&Sinister

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