Sinister Sisters (Band)

Sinister Sisters was a punk band formed in 1993 by bassist and vocalist Tyler Sanders, drummer Peter Morris, guitarist James Oakley, and secondary guitarist Matt Navarro, disbanding for the first time in 1996, and reuniting for 2 years from 2013 to 2015. They released only one album in their original 3 year run, that being 1994's self titled album. The album sold moderately successful locally, with 1,300 copies total sold. Woodrow Records had a contract in place for them, where they had to release 2 more releases before 1998. As they didn't have 2 more albums or EPs ready by the time of their breakup, they put together two compilations of unreleased work, "The Day the Earth Stood Still" and "Sinister Sisters Forever". "The Day the Earth Stood Still" was different from "Sinister Sisters Forever" in the way that it was compiled of both unreleased material and material from their self titled album. "The Day the Earth Stood Still" managed to sell a large amount of copies, with 5,200 total copies sold as of 1998.

The band broke up due to tensions increasing between Matt Navarro and the rest of the band, specifically Tyler Sanders. Navarro attempted to dominate the writing process of the band's music, even pitching a concept album to them composed of entirely his work. By 1996, Navarro had even said that he wanted Sinister Sisters to be renamed "Matt Navarro and the Sinister Six". Tyler Sanders was extremely opposed to this idea, stating that Navarro was "a stuck up brat who rarely showed up to practices on time, and now he wanted to be the frontman." Eventually, Navarro left the band and Sinister Sisters broke up to become 4 Ounce Hammer.