ORIGINAL SIN - "Sin Will Find You Out" 12" Vinyl LP Album

- The "all-female" LP that wasn't - yet it still hits like a hammer

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Black-and-white close-up of a scantily clad woman tugging a lace bra, cross earring swinging. A tiny red apple pops on the chest like a warning light; band name and title glare in red and yellow against the dark background.

I love a good speed-metal record. I also love a good con job. "Sin Will Find You Out" (1986) gives you both on 12" vinyl. On paper, ORIGINAL SIN were an all-female, Long Island, New York heavy metal band, and this LP is the only official full-length they ever issued. The twist: the women reportedly posed as the musicians while the songs were written and recorded by the crew behind Exorcist's "Nightmare Theatre", with David DeFeis's sister Danae handling lead vocals. Sleazy? Yep. I keep it for that contradiction: marketing nonsense wrapped around real playing. The cover screams VHS sleaze; the grooves answer with lean, fast metal. Not a polite classic - a collector's oddball that earns its space.

Original Sin's "Sin Will Find You Out": A Speed Metal Blast from the Past
Album Description:

Somewhere in the mid-80s, when everybody suddenly wanted to play faster than their own hands could manage, I stumbled into "Sin Will Find You Out" and got that familiar feeling: this thing isn’t asking politely. It kicks the door, grins, and starts swinging.

First correction for the history books: this Original Sin isn’t some Milwaukee bar-band miracle. The trail points to Long Island, New York, and the whole thing has that delicious “industry prank / metal street-theatre” vibe that the decade was weirdly good at.

Musical Exploration

"Conjuration of the Watcher" comes out hot and impatient, like the band’s late for a fight. "The Curse" follows with that speed/power push-pull—sharp riffs, then a melodic lift that almost feels too classy for how nasty the rhythm section is behaving.

The short instrument bits ("A Slice of Finger", "Thunder War") don’t pretend to be grand statements. They’re little flashes—someone showing off for ten seconds, then getting back to business. Good. No lectures. No “journey.”

Genre and Scene

Call it speed/power metal if you need the label on the shelf, but the record plays like a late-night tape-trade brag: loud, fast, slightly wicked, and allergic to restraint. If you’ve got a soft spot for the high-octane end of the spectrum—where riffs sprint and vocals refuse to behave—this one scratches that itch without sanding off the rough edges.

Production and Recording

It was recorded at Sonic Sound in Freeport (Long Island, New York) on 25 January 1986, and it sounds like it: tight enough to punch, not so polished it loses its teeth. The producer credit goes to "The Lion" (David DeFeis), which explains the larger-than-life attitude hanging over the whole thing like stage smoke that never clears.

Historical Context

Officially, it’s a 1986 full-length tied to Cobra Records (CL 1009), with Roadrunner handling a European pressing (RR 9679). Unofficially? It feels like one of those records that survived because collectors keep whispering about it—half warning, half recommendation—like, “Yeah, play it. But don’t expect it to be nice.”

It didn’t need mainstream success to matter to the right people. It just needed to exist—loud in a room, needle down, volume up—making the furniture vibrate and your good judgment temporarily resign.

References

Collector’s Note: ORIGINAL SIN – "Sin Will Find You Out" and the Art of the Metal Con

Here is the part that matters: ORIGINAL SIN were marketed as an all-female metal band from Long Island, New York. The sleeves, the names, the photo-shoot confidence... all of it designed to make you stop flipping through the rack. And it worked. Then you learn the performance credits are basically a stage set.

The music behind "Sin Will Find You Out" is widely documented as being written/recorded by the same circle responsible for Exorcist's "Nightmare Theatre", with producer credit going to David DeFeIs under the pseudonym "The Lion". The LP is noted as recorded at Sonic Sound in Freeport, Long Island, New York on 25 January 1986. That detail alone makes me smile: one day, one place, one weird little piece of metal history stamped into tape.

Vocals get messy in the best way. The album credits often name the singer as "Danielle Draconis" (a persona), while multiple sources tie the lead vocal performance to Danae DeFeIs. Either way, it has that unmistakable metalploitation fingerprints-all-over-it feeling: real lungs, fake paperwork.

I am not morally outraged. I am mildly amused. Metal has always loved masks. But this is a different trick. This is not "we hide our identities." This is "we swap the players and dare you to notice." That is closer to a hustle than a costume, and it changes how you hold the record in your hands.

Needle down: the argument gets quieter. Fast. Tight. A little mean. "Conjuration Of The Watcher" bolts out like it is late for something violent. "The Curse" snaps riffs into place, then lets melody flare up just long enough to make the speed feel sharper. And those quick instrumental flashes ("A Slice Of Finger", "Thunder War")? They do not apologize. They just strut in, do their damage, and leave.

The cover helps sell the whole crime: black-and-white close-up, cross earring swinging, lace and attitude, and that tiny red apple glowing like a warning light. It is sleaze with graphic design discipline. It is not subtle. It is not supposed to be.

The funniest part is how this thing survives. Not because it is "important" (that word is what people use when they are scared to have taste). It survives because it is too strange to forget. You file it next to your other 80s oddities, tell yourself you will play it "sometime", and then at 11:30 PM you do. Because curiosity wins.

Collectors don’t keep this LP despite the lie.
They keep it because of it.

References
Essentials of: ORIGINAL SIN - Sin Will Find You Out
Music Genre:

Speed/Power Metal, Heavy Metal

Label & Catalognr:

 Roadrunner Records – RR 9679

Media Format:

Record Format: 12" Vinyl Stereo Gramophone Record
Total Album (Cover+Record) weight: 230 gram  

Year & Country:

1986 Europe

Production & Recording Information
Producers:

"The Lion"

The real-name of "The Lion" was: David DeFeis

 David DeFeis Singer, Sound Engineer and Producer has been using the pseudonyms "Damien Rath" and "The Lion". while recording the album "Nightmare Theatre" for the "Exorcist" band. His sister "Danielle Defeis" performed in the Power/Speed Metal "Original Sin".

Sound & Recording Engineers:

Dr. Metal

Recording Location:

Recording at Sonic Sound, Freeport, Long Island, New York

Album Cover Design & Artwork:

Darwyn Cooke

Album Front Cover model: Jody Roxx

Photography:

Phil Regendanz

Musicians:
  • Danielle Draconis - Vocals
    Danielle is the sister of David DeFeis of Virgin Steele.
  • Cynthia Taylor - Guitars
    Cynthia Taylor was performed by Edward Pursino Guitarist with Virgin Steele.
  • Pandora Fox - Bass
    Pandora Fox was actuqlly performed by Joe O'Reilly ( Bass guitar player with Virgin Steele, Jack Starr's Burning Starr )
  • Darlene Destructo - Drums
    Darlene Destructo was performed by Mark Edwards drummer with Jack Starr's Burning Starr.
Tracklisting Side One:
  1. Conjuration Of The Watcher 3:41
  2. The Curse 3:46
  3. To The Devil A Daughter 3:10
  4. A Slice Of Finger 0:54
Tracklisting Side Two:
  1. The Succubus 3:51
  2. Pandora's Box 3:29
  3. Thunder War 1:56
  4. Enchantress Of Death 3:45
  5. Disease Bombs 5:10
High Resolution & Quality Photos
Front Cover Photo Of ORIGINAL SIN - Sin Will Find You Out
High Resolution Photo #10 Original Sin https://vinyl-records.nl

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Photo Of The Back Cover ORIGINAL SIN - Sin Will Find You Out
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Close up of the record's label
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Photo of Side One: ORIGINAL SIN - Sin Will Find You Out
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Photo of Side Two: ORIGINAL SIN - Sin Will Find You Out
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