'Touch of Sin' follows firmly in the footsteps of the previous release 'Danger Zone', as 'Sinner' lay down the same unusual blend of Euro Metal crossed with the a more commercial almost American 'Hair Metal' sound. Two changes to the line-up have been made with 'Mick Shirley' giving way to guitarist 'Herman Frank', whilst the drumming is courtesy of 'Bernie Van Der Graaf'. Overall not much development has been shown between this and the previous release, in fact this might as well be called 'Danger Zone' Part II, overlooking this 'Touch of Sin' is still another enjoyable release that's about on-a-par with it's respectable predecessor.

After a short triumphal introduction 'Born to Rock' quickly builds into a hearty rocker, lyrically it's enjoyable and complimented with a lively pulsating rhythm and catchy gang chanted chorus. Continuing in fine form is the 'Lizzy Bordenesque' 'Emerald' a riff driven jewel which rides upon a sublime galloping rhythm and is further bolstered by clever guitaring, decent lyrics and solid vocals from 'Mat Sinner'. Less convincing is the trite and ultimately disappointing 'Bad Girl', the chorus is predictable and pretty dire, the only saviour is the solid instrumental break. Back on track is the brisk rocker 'Shout!', which sounds reminiscent of a cross between ''Dokken' and 'Mötley Crüe', lyrically simplistic but full of screaming guitars, sharp punchy vocals and potent drum and bass work. Next up is 'The Storm Broke Loose' a song with plenty of potential but ends up falling a bit short, overall the track is well composed and passionately performed, ultimately a more melodic band would have made this work a lot better. After a crummy 80's style Pop intro, 'Out of Control' builds into a solid mid tempo chugger, graced with a head moving rhythm, some tasty lyrics hidden amongst the slightly repetitive chorus and more sharp 'Mat Sinner' vocals. Better still is the almost Speed Metal 'Too Late to Runaway', a brisk riff driven rocker in the 'Accept' mould, complete with heavy basslines and sharp duelling fret work. The pace drops for the plodding 'Hand of Fate', a fairly unremarkable number spoilt by dated synthesiser work, while 'Masquerade' promises plenty but come unstuck with it's disjointed flow, the guitar soloing it worth a mention though. Improvements are made with 'Open Arms' a song which can't make up it's mind weather it's a rocker or a ballad, overlooking this the more gritty sections are strong and make the track for me.

For some reason (maybe due to the poor running time) two bonus tracks have been stuck on the end of the album. First up is 'Fast Decision', the title track from their second album, It's a fair offering probably a little tamer than most of the material on the album proper, but it's got some decent guitar soloing and rhythm work. The second 'Knife in my Heart' (and I had to do some research for this) is an '87 single release and features 'Andy Susemihl' and 'Mathias Dieth' from '.U.D.O.' on guitar, despite this sort of firepower it's a very commercial almost 'Scorpions' sounding number, that fails to impress.

As with 'Danger Zone' a few more tracks wouldn't have gone as miss, but it's decent stuff and like a lot of 'Sinners' early work seems to get overlooked.