X-Sinner

{{Short description|American hard rock band}} {{Use American English|date=August 2018}} {{Use mdy dates|date=November 2014}} {{Refimprove|date=August 2018}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = X-Sinner | image = | caption = | image_size = | background = group_or_band | alias = | origin = Orange County, California, United States | genre = Metal, Christian metal, hard rock | years_active = 1988–2001, 2005–present | label = Pakaderm, Millennium 8, Image | website = {{URL|https://www.facebook.com/p/X-Sinner-100063537378157/}} | current_members = | past_members = }}

'''X-Sinner''' is an American hard rock band formed in 1988 by guitarist Greg Bishop. The band is known for having a very similar sound to that of Cinderella, Kix, and Def Leppard.{{citation needed|date=August 2018}} Originating in the white metal scene, the band has expanded their fan base into mainstream metal over the years.<ref name="CR Blood">{{cite web |url=http://www.crossrhythms.co.uk/products/XSinner/World_Covered_In_Blood/54572/ |title=X-Sinner - World Covered In Blood |access-date=January 19, 2011 |author=Martin, Ben |date=January 11, 2009 |publisher=Cross Rhythms |archive-date=September 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230907233001/https://www.crossrhythms.co.uk/products/XSinner/World_Covered_In_Blood/54572/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> They were named the favorite new band of 1989 by the readers of ''HM Magazine''.<ref name="Powell_Fe">{{cite book |last=Powell |first=Mark Allan |title=Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music |year=2002 |publisher=Hendrickson Publishers |location=Peabody, Massachusetts |isbn=1-56563-679-1 |edition=First printing |pages=[https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofco00mark/page/1060 1060] |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofco00mark/page/1060 }}</ref> Their first two albums were produced by John Elefante, former lead singer of Kansas. The albums were released on Pakaderm Records<ref name="Powell_Fe"/> and A&M Records. After the release of their fifth studio album, ''A World Covered in Blood'', the band toured Europe, and performed in the U.S. and Canada. In addition to their concerts and festival appearances, they have opened for such metal bands as Warrant and Paul Dianno. The band performed live with members of Rex Scott's side project GX, and added that material to their live repertoire.

Originally announced in 2010,<ref name="HM Magazine">{{cite web |url=https://hmmagazine.com/x-sinner-rocks-out/ |title=X-Sinner rocks out |access-date=January 31, 2025 |author=Van Pelt, Doug |date=December 15, 2010 |publisher=HM Magazine }}</ref> X-Sinner announced an upcoming new album called ''Goin' Out with a Bang''. In 2024, the band significantly updated their Facebook page, announcing that the album was almost done, updating the release year to 2025. They also posted a teaser to their first song from the album, 'World On Fire'.<ref name="Heaven's Metal Magazine">{{cite web |url=https://heavensmetalmagazine.com/index.php/2025/01/09/news-x-sinner-drops-teaser-for-new-track-world-on-fire-from-upcoming-album/ |title=News: X-Sinner Drops Teaser for New Track 'World On Fire' from Upcoming Album |access-date=January 31, 2025 |author=Metoyer, Seth |date=January 9, 2025 |publisher=Heaven's Metal Magazine }}</ref>

== Members == === Current members === * Rex Scott – lead vocals, guitar * Greg Bishop – lead guitar * Glenn Thomas – studio bass * Jason Ellesworth– live bass * Tommy Bozung – live drums

=== Former members === * David Robbins – vocals (''Get It'') * Mike Buckner – live drums (1989–2013, ''Peace Treaty'')

==Discography== {{columns-list|colwidth=30em| * 1989: ''Get It'' (A&M/Pakaderm/Word) * 1991: ''Peace Treaty'' (Pakaderm/Word) * 2001: ''Loud and Proud'' (M8/Magdalen) * 2003: ''X-Sinner presents the Angry Einsteins: Cracked'' (Retroactive) * 2006: ''Fire It Up'' (Retroactive) * 2007: ''Loud and Proud 2.0'' (Retroactive) * 2009: ''World Covered in Blood'' (Image) * 2025: ''Goin' Out with a Bang''<ref name="HM Magazine"></ref><ref name="Heaven's Metal Magazine"></ref> }}

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==External links== * [http://www.metalforjesus.org/xsinner.htm X-Sinner interview at metalforjesus.org]

Category:American Christian metal musical groups Category:Christian rock groups from California Category:Heavy metal musical groups from California Category:Musical groups established in 1988 Category:Musical groups disestablished in 2001 Category:Musical groups reestablished in 2005 Category:1988 establishments in California