



High Roller Records, reissue 2026, 180g black vinyl, ltd 300, 425gsm cardboard cover, insert, poster
All tracks mastered by Patrick W. Engel at TEMPLE OF DISHARMONY in November 2025.
Cutting by SST Germany on Neumann machines for optimal quality on all levels... The ultimate audiophile reissue of this Swedish metal classic!
Christer Göransson - vocals
Magnus Danneblad - lead guitar
Jerker Edman - lead guitar
AndersKarlsson - bass
Tommy Johansson - drums
01 Broken Freedom
02 Key of Fortune
03 Master of Evil
04 Screaming for Mercy
05 Mindless Sinner (Demo 1983)
06 Higher and Higher (Demo 1983)
07 We All Go Back (Demo 1983)
08 Heavy Metal Will Never Die
09 City Games (Demo 1983)
Purple Haze started out in Linköping in 1981. When singer Christer Göransson joined them towards the end of the year, they soon changed their moniker to Genocide (after the Judas Priest song of the same name) and supported local metal heroes Axewitch. A final name change was to follow: In August 1983, the band, now called Mindless Sinner, recorded a four-track demo entitled »Master Of Evil«, consisting of the title track, “Broken Freedom”, “Key Of Fortune” and “Screaming For Mercy”. This attracted Swedish label Fingerprint Records, and they in turn released the NWOBHM-inspired material as a mini-album with an awful cover and getting the band’s name wrong (spelling it Mindless Sinners).
By then, the line-up of the band was Anders Karlsson (bass), Magnus Danneblad (guitar), Jerker Edman (guitar), Tommy Johansson (drums) and vocalist Christer Göransson. »Master Of Evil« originally saw the light of day on Fingerprint in January 1984.
Christer Göransson takes us back to the early days of Mindless Sinner saying: “We wanted to record an album, but we couldn’t afford the studio cost. We were lucky to win a music contest, and the price money paid for the studio. I remember walking into the studio, and we thought it was like a spaceship in there, with all the buttons and flashing lights everywhere. We recorded the four songs that would become »Master Of Evil«. We then gave the tape to the Axewitch guys, and they played it to their record label at the time Fingerprint/Web Records and they liked it so much that they signed us as well.”
Over the years, the music of Mindless Sinner has often been compared to the Tygers Of Pan Tang from England but Christer Göransson doesn’t see too many similarities: “We really love Tygers Of Pan Tang but I don’t think they were a big influence. It was more Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Saxon, Black Sabbath, Ozzy, Dio etcetera. That kinda stuff.”
In addition to the four tracks of the original edition of »Master Of Evil«, the current High Roller Records pressing also contains the five songs of the band’s first demo tape from early 1983 (including “Mindless Sinner”, “Higher And Higher”, “We All Go Back”, “Heavy Metal Will Never Die” and “City Games”).
All nine tracks were mastered by Patrick W. Engel at his Temple Of Disharmony in November 2025. Cutting by SST Germany on Neumann machines for maximum quality on all levels ... The ultimate audiophile re-issue of this Swedish metal classic!
| Product Details | |
| Band | Mindless Sinner |
| Format | LP |
| Year | 2026 |
| Number of Discs | 1 |
| Country | Sweden |
- AVAILABILITY: Pre-Order
- Catalog Number: HRR 1064LP
- Weight: 0.65kg
- EAN: 4251267723959