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Sisters Doll

Scars

24th January 2025

’80s inspired glam metal is not the first thing that springs to mind when you think about Australian rock music; but maybe its time to think again thanks to Sisters Doll. The band have been around for over a decade and have built up a loyal following in Australia. Now, following a couple of successful trips to the US, the band are preparing to embark on their debut UK tour in May supporting Kickin’ Valentina in a marriage made in glam heaven.

With the arrival of the fourth Mileto brother Sage on bass, Sisters Doll have entered a new era as they launch their feel-good melodic rock into the stratosphere with their third album Scars. The unifying theme across the 12 tracks is one of positivity: this is a band of brothers living the rock n’ roll dream and making the most of every second out there on the road. The big hook-laden, attention-grabbing numbers such as lead single United, Baby Doll and Climbing Out of Hell are impossible to ignore. Sleazy, hip thrusting riffs, throbbing bass lines and pounding drums burst out of the speakers, seducing your ears and inviting you back to their place for a night of unbridled passion. Brennan Mileto’s vocals are as big as his shaggy mane and the luscious harmonies on the infectious choruses just make you want to sing along as you surrender to the music.

While unashamedly a throwback to a time when KISS and Van Halen – two clear inspirations for the band – ruled the schedules on MTV, this is not a tribute act. Sisters Doll live and breathe the melodic rock ethic, right down to the twiddly guitar solos and pretty boy make up. Yet these boys can kick hard too when they want, as on Prisoner which has a dirty riff at its sugar-coated heart and You Can’t Bring Me Down which grabs you by the scruff of the neck and demands attention. When I interviewed Brennan for ERB he explained that Austin, who started out on bass when the band were a three piece, became so good on the guitar that the band agreed that he had to change instruments. That ability is displayed to great effect on Take You Away which combines another catchy riff with a great spiraling guitar solo that lingers on as the vocals kick back in for the final chorus.

Of course, being at the melodic end of the spectrum, you expect there to be some big power ballads and Sisters Doll do not disappoint. First Time has a touch of countrified southern rock at its core and another big, big chorus (think Every Rose Has Its Thorn), before we leap off the edge of a cliff and dive into a gorgeous guitar solo. Lyrically, this is the story of first and everlasting love: of that feeling when you find that one person who makes you complete. So what happens once you’ve found that special person and you have to leave them to go on tour with your rock n’ roll band? Don’t Give Up On Us oozes heartache and has another soaring guitar solo to match the mood of a reluctant parting. Elsewhere Kiss Me picks up the pace, turning into the sort of heartwarming theme music playing over the closing credits of a romantic movie like Pretty in Pink or Flashdance, while Change is all big open spaces and gorgeous harmonies. Scars itself closes the album on a down beat note, telling a tale of the broken hearted. This is the arena sized, lighters in the air moment as Brennan pours out his heart and soul over an acoustic backing before the big emotional finish.

If you think that bar room brawls, Fosters and four-to-the-floor Aussie rock are the only things to come out from down under, then think again.

ERB RATING: 7/10 

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Track Listing

1. Purgatory
2. Climbing Out Of Hell
3. Prisoner
4. Change
5. First Time
6. Don’t Give Up On Us
7. Baby Doll
8. United
9. Take You Away
10. Kiss Me
11. You Can’t Bring Me Down
12. Scars