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Master of Evil LP 180g BLACK

High Roller Records, reissue 2026, 180g black...
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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!


Purple Haze starteten in Linköping im Jahr 1981. Als Sänger Christer Göransson gegen Ende des Jahres zur Band stieß, wurde der Name zu Genocide geändert (nach der gleichnamigen Nummer von Judas Priest). Nach einem finalen Namenswechsel zu Mindless Sinner entstand im August 1983 das Demo »Master Of Evil«, welches neben dem Titelsong die Stücke “Broken Freedom”, “Key Of Fortune” und “Screaming For Mercy” enthält.
Zu diesem Zeitpunkt bestanden Mindless Sinner aus Anders Karlsson (Bass), Magnus Danneblad (Gitarre), Jerker Edman (Gitarre), Tommy Johansson (Schlagzeug) sowie Sänger Christer Göransson.
Ebenjener Christer Göransson erklärt: „Wir hatten von Anfang an vor, ein Album aufzunehmen, aber es fehlte uns schlicht das Geld dafür. Glücklicherweise gewannen wir in der Zwischenzeit einen Musikwettbewerb und konnten so doch noch ein Studio buchen. Ich kann mich noch genau daran erinnern, wie wir die Studiotür geöffnet haben und dachten, wir seien in einem Raumschiff gelandet: überall waren Knöpfe und Lämpchen, die leuchteten. Wir nahmen also die vier Stücke auf, aus denen »Master Of Evil« wurde. Dann gaben wir das Tape an unsere Freunde von Axewitch, die ebenfalls aus Linköping stammen, und sie spielten es ihrem Label Fingerprint/Web Records vor. Diese mochten Mindless Sinner so sehr, dass sie uns auf der Stelle unter Vertrag genommen haben.“
Mindless Sinner wurden über die Jahre hinweg häufig mit Tygers Of Pan Tang verglichen. Christer Göransson sieht die Einflüsse der Band indes eher bei Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Saxon, Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne und Dio.
Zuzüglich zu den vier Stücken von »Master Of Evil« beinhaltet die aktuelle Pressung auf High Roller Records auch das Material des Demos von Anfang 1983, nämlich “Mindless Sinner”, “Higher And Higher”, “We All Go Back”, “Heavy Metal Will Never Die” and “City Games”).
Alle neun Stücke wurden von Patrick W. Engel im Temple Of Disharmony Studio im November 2025 gemastert. Das Cutting erfolgte von SST Germany auf Neumann-Maschinen. Die ultimative audiophile Re-Issue eines unsterblichen Klassikers des Swedish Metal.

MATTHIAS MADER

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Item weight: 0,35 kg

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