Cardinal Sin (band)

Cardinal Sin are an extreme metal band formed in 1995^[2] by ex-Dissection member John Zwetsloot. In 1996, they released a 4-track EP called Spiteful Intents, which featured a trademark classical composition by Zwetsloot. Having disbanded after the EP, they reformed in 2003 with a partially new lineup, but have yet to release anything beyond Spiteful Intents.^[3]

Cardinal Sin
Origin	Gothenburg, Sweden
Genres	Melodic black-death[1]
Years active	1995-1996, 2003-2006
Labels	Wrong Again
Members	Dan-Ola Persson John Zwetsloot Magnus "Devo" Andersson Alex Losbäck Jocke Göthberg

Daniel Ekeroth described their musical style as "typical mid-90s death/thrash".^[2] Metal Hammer journalist Robert Müller wrote that since the group were focussed around the guitarists John Zwetsloot and Devo Andersson there were no doubts about the technical quality, though the EP's sound was "established and all to well-known".^[4]

Members

Line-up

• Dan-Ola Persson - vocals
• John Zwetsloot - rhythm guitar
• Magnus "Devo" Andersson - lead guitar
• Alex Losbäck - bass
• Jocke Göthberg - drums

Discography

• Spiteful Intents EP - (1996)

Notes

1. ANDREW, J (19 February 2015). "Blackened Melodic Death Metal: A History Lesson". Metal Injection. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
2. Daniel Ekeroth: Swedish Death Metal. Second printing. Brooklyn, NY: Bazillion Points 2009, p. 319.
3. "Tartarean Desires' entry for Cardinal Sin". Archived from the original on 2009-09-24. Retrieved 2007-03-21.
4. Robert Müller: Cardinal Sin. Spiteful Intents. In: Metal Hammer, no. 2, 1997, p. 61.