A decade ago, Australian rockers SISTERS DOLL surprised us with a very enjoyable debut album. And we said ‘surprised’ not only for the quality of their music, but their young age and the fact all band members are brothers. Well, time passed by, and after a second album, many standalone singles, tours, and sharing stages with greats, the Mileto brothers are back with a brand new full length titled “Scars“.
SISTERS DOLL is a mature act now, confident, but what hasn’t changed is their love for classic ’80s Melodic Hard Rock, U.S. Glam Metal, and AOR. “Scars” is a terrific 12-track collection of infectious melodic rocking tunes, hook galore and tons of attitude.
Essentially, if you like your Melodic Rock classy, superbly done, and polished as anything in the ’80s, then SISTERS DOLL are your boys.
And if “Prisoner” has a tougher edge, then it’s only because Sisters Doll fancy some light and shade, but here’s the thing: you can’t listen to “Change” and not think you’re listening to something special. Quite frankly, you wish Bon Jovi had written something this good in the last 20 years.
You can see why Bruce Kulick guested on one of their early albums after listening the chorus to “Climbing Out of Hell”. The harmonies are stacked high, and the solos screech.
“Don’t Give Up On Us” is the Trixter moment (if you know, you know), the highlight “Baby Doll” injects just a little bit of sleaze into things, just because, and given the nature of the (literal) brotherhood on show, the fists-in-the-air “United” probably means so much.
There’s a bit of a foray into something bluesy on “Take You Away,” and “Kiss Me,” with its handclaps, is almost begging to be played live—and when it is, it’ll sound brilliant.
Of course, there are ballads. There should be ballads on a record like this: “First Time” is a kind of ‘Every Rose…’ moment for those who still listen to their favorite songs playing on the radio, as it were.
“You Can’t Bring Me Down” sees the handbrake off, the pedal to the floor, and away we go. Danger Danger in 1990 went gold with less.
The title track brings this to a conclusion, and in doing so, it finds a stripped-down acoustic vibe, at odds at first with the bombast of the rest, yet at the same time totally in keeping, and it even explodes before the end anyway.
Most of us grew up with this type of music. Probably before any of the Mileto’s bros were born, we were listening to Warrant, Poison, Firehouse, etc.
“Scars” is from that lineage but is one of the best of its type in recent times. It proves that arena rock is merely a state of mind. And yes, it’s one of the best 2025 albums in this genre, already into our ‘best of the year’ list.
Sisters Doll is set to perform on the Australian renowned cruise Rock The Boat in 2024 and the Monsters Of Rock cruise out of Miami Florida in March 2025. Make sure to keep an eye out for these melodic rock sensations as they continue to conquer stages worldwide.
HIGHLY Recommended
01. Purgatory
02. Climbing Out of Hell
03. Prisoner
04. Change
05. First Time
06. Don’t Give Up On Us
07. Baby Doll
08. United
09. Take You Away
10. Kiss Me
11. You Can’t Bring Me Down
12. Scars
Sisters Doll – Scars 2025, MP3+FLAC
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