Lover of Sin

{{Short description|American band}}

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{{Infobox musical artist

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| origin = United States

| genre = Black metal, deathrock

| years_active = 2002–present

| label = Candlelight Records

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| current_members = Valor Kand
Maitri
Akadian
Nabu Kadnezzer
Ishtar
Juan 'Punchy' Gonzalez

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Lover of Sin is an American black metal/deathrock band containing members of Christian Death{{cite web|url=http://www.eraseronline.com/banddisplay.php?Band=52 |title=Lover of Sin |publisher=Eraser Online |date= |accessdate=March 13, 2012 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061113164124/http://www.eraseronline.com/banddisplay.php?Band=52 |archivedate=November 13, 2006 }} (Maitri/Valor), Diet of Worms (band) member Juan "Punchy" Gonzalez, Tony Norman (live) from Monstrosity and Morbid Angel, Howard Davis (live) from Genitorturers, and guest vocals by Damond Jiniya of Savatage. The band released their self-titled debut in 2003 through Candlelight Records.{{cite web|url=http://www.metal-archives.com/band.php?id=6416 |title=Encyclopaedia Metallum – Lover of Sin |publisher=Metal-archives.com |date= |accessdate=March 13, 2012}}{{unreliable source?|date=March 2012}} It was often mistaken for a Christian Death album.{{cite web |url=http://www.musicmight.com/artist/usa/lover+of+sin |title=Lover of Sin |website=MusicMight.com |date= |accessdate=March 13, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120921025545/http://www.musicmight.com/artist/usa/lover+of+sin |archive-date=September 21, 2012 |url-status=dead }}{{unreliable source?|date=March 2012}}

Lover of Sin released a new record in June 2012 entitled Horny Beast. Maitri, Punchy, and Allister Pike returned for the second release. The record featured guest performances by George Kollias, Karl Sanders, Destructhor, Elizabeth Schall, and Ralph Santolla.