Mindless Sinner is a Swedish heavy metal band formed around 1981 in Linköpi… Read Full Bio ↴Mindless Sinner is a Swedish heavy metal band formed around 1981 in Linköping.
The first line-up of Mindless Sinner were Christer Göransson (vocals), Magnus Danneblad (guitar), Anders Karlsson (guitar), Magnus van Wassenaar (bass) and Tommy Johansson (drums). At this time though, the band was known as Purple Haze. After a while they changed the name to Genocide, which is a song by Judas Priest (whom they were heavily influenced by).

Later in 1981, the band made their first live performance as warm-up to another Swedish band called Axewitch. The band played on and became more and more well known in their hometown.

But in 1982, Magnus van Wassenaar decided to quit the band. Instead of taking in a new bassplayer, Anders Karlsson went from his six-string to a four-string. At this point they changed the bands name to Mindless Sinner.

In 1983, the band decided to become a five-piece band again, so guitarist Jerker Edman joined the band in May 1983. At June 1983, they won a music contest, and the money that they got from it was enough to make the record that they've wanted to do for so long.

And so, at the end of the year, they recorded their debut-EP called "Master Of Evil". It was released in January 1984 and it contains four songs.

They kept on touring and they had plans to record another album in October 1984. But only two weeks before the session would start, Anders Karlsson had an accident and cut up his hand very bad. The injury was so bad, that he wouldn't be able to play for a very long time. After that, he never returned to the band.

Instead of bringing in another bassplayer, Christer Göransson played the bass on all of the tracks on the new album called "Turn On The Power" (released in early 1986 due to fuss with the record company). When they started to mix the album, they found their new bassplayer: Christer Carlson. On the back sleeve of the album it reads that he plays the bass on the album, but the only thing he contributed with was "the horror voice" on the song "Voice Of The Doomed".

In 1987, the band name was shortened to just Mindless, and the recording of new songs began. The band members also took on artist names. Christer Göransson became Chris G:son, Magnus Danneblad became Dan Blade, Jerker Edman became Jee Eden, Chister Carlson became Chris Carlson and Tommy Johansson became Tommy McJo.

In 1989 the last album so far was released: "Missin' Pieces".

But in 1990, Tommy Johansson didn't want to continue and the rest of the members didn't want to go on without him under this name, so the band played their farewell show in Stockholm, December 1990.

The rest of the members hooked up with the old drummer of Axewitch and formed the band Skinny Horse. They only made one record called "No Pain No Gain" in 1993. After that, Christer Göransson and Magnus Danneblad formed the band Fluff in 1996, together with old Mindless Sinner drummer Tommy Johansson and a friend of theirs called Hård-Per. They also only released one album, called "Volume One", in 1996.

On the third of November 2001, they made a comeback under their old name Mindless Sinner. The line-up was the same as it had been before Tommy quit the band. The gigs continued and in February 2002, Mindless Sinner played at the Motala Metal Festival, together with Iced Earth and some other bands.

Mindless Sinner broke up again during 2004.

Turn On The Power
Mindless Sinner Lyrics

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Look at the west and tell me what do you see
In the wind and the flames
Look at the east and you'll hear me
Whisper your name

I was made to show you the gardens of hell

I count down the hours your life is fading away

I turn on the power cause you can't stay

Down and alone, tell me what do you feel
In this bad dream
Like a drop in the sea I can make believe
You are one of the damned

And now you have seen the gardens of hell

I count down the hours your life is fading away
I turn on the power cause you can't stay

I'll give you the answer you are trapped in a cage
Can't you see you have lost you have lost the race

I was made to show you the gardens of hell

I count down the hours
Your life is fading away, away, away
I turn on the power
'Cause you can't stay, you can't stay, you can't stay, you can't stay

I count down the hours your life is fading away
I turn on the power cause you can't stay

I'll give you the answer you are trapped in a cage
Can't you see you have lost you have lost the race in the gardens of hell

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Mindless Sinner's song Turn On The Power depict a sinister and foreboding message about the inevitability of death and the inescapability of one's fate. The first verse describes the west and the east, both of which symbolize the elements of the natural world. The west is associated with wind and fire, while the east is associated with sound and the human voice. The lyrics suggest that nature is all-powerful and in control, while the human experience is transient and fleeting.

The following verse implies a sense of powerlessness, as the singer reveals that they were made to show the listener the gardens of hell. This implies that the listener has already been sentenced to a life of torment and misery, and there is nothing they can do to change it. The chorus further emphasizes this, as the singer counts down the hours until the listener's life fades away and they turn on the power, meaning that the listener will meet their inevitable fate.

The final verse speaks to the irony of human existence, as the singer tells the listener they are trapped in a cage, unable to escape their destiny. They have already lost the race, and the gardens of hell are their final resting place. Overall, the lyrics paint a bleak picture of human existence and the inevitability of our ultimate fate.

Line by Line Meaning

Look at the west and tell me what do you see
Observe the horizon and describe what you perceive

In the wind and the flames
Amidst breezes and blazes

Look at the east and you'll hear me
Gaze towards the sunrise and my voice reaches you

Whisper your name
Sighing your given identity

I was made to show you the gardens of hell
My purpose is to reveal the inferno's paradise

I count down the hours your life is fading away
I chronicle the moments until your existence wanes

I turn on the power cause you can't stay
I ignite the energy as you cannot remain

Down and alone, tell me what do you feel
Dejected and solitary, confess your emotions

In this bad dream
Within this nightmare

Like a drop in the sea I can make believe
As insignificant as a droplet in an ocean I can deceive

You are one of the damned
You belong to the condemned

And now you have seen the gardens of hell
Now you have witnessed the damned's Eden

I'll give you the answer you are trapped in a cage
I will supply the solution, you are imprisoned

Can't you see you have lost you have lost the race
Do you not perceive your defeat

I count down the hours your life is fading away, away, away
I count down the hours until your life fades, echoing away

I turn on the power 'Cause you can't stay, you can't stay, you can't stay, you can't stay
I activate the energy since you must depart, resonating repeatedly

Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Christer Göransson, Magnus Danneblad, Jerker Edman

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