(Heavy Metal Hard Rock) [CD] Free From Sin - Free From Sin - 2015, FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

Per Englund and Patrik Lämborg met for the first time while doing the mandatory Swedish military service 1985. Per sang at that time in a band called Blacksmith. Blacksmith had just finished recording their second album-single called "Tomorrows Mistery". The first Blacksmith recording was en EP called "Gypsy Queen".

Per got a demo that Patrik had made a few years earlier (this demo tape also placed Patrik in the highly renowned Guitar Player spotlight column). And that was that, Patrik joined Blacksmith and Blacksmith Mk II was a fact.

Blacksmith Mk II played in the limited Swedish rock scene. They also recorded an EP (1987) with songs like "World Victim" & "Angel". This EP was unfortunately never released since the band parted in 1988 (mainly due to that Patrik got some calls from USA and left to play in America). The EP master tape is unfortunately destroyed and beyond repair....

Per moved on with other bands such as 220 Volt (under the name Voltergaist) during 1992-93, Mandrake Root 1994-98 (4 albums together with the Free From Sin Hammond virtuoso Staffan Stavert). Year 2000 Blacksmith Mark III recorded an album called "Once upon a star".

During 2009-2010 Patrik & Per connected again and decided to record a demo in Patriks home studio. The demo contained new but also a couple of old songs. The demo turned out very well, and again the duo proved that they still can produce great hardrock/metal songs.

The demo was later presented to their good friend and producer Magnus "Mankan” Sedenberg. He thought this would be a great album to make. This of course triggered Per & Patrik with some new energy and they decided to record the album at Pama Records Studios.

Free From Sin is not a religious band, but as thinking human beings there is always room for questions.

If you are Free From Sin, throw the first stone......

Per Englund - Vocals & Backing Vocals

Former bands: Blacksmith, Motherlode, S:E:X, Mandrake Root, 220 Volt

Influences: Ian Gillan, Rob Halford, Bruce Dickinson, Ronnie James Dio

Back in the early days with my first band, Blacksmith, I went to the extreme of singing as high as possible - I don't really know why, but it sure is fun listening back to those songs today.

Joining the band Motherlode was a great experience, a band with very talented musicians, though we did not have quite the same musical backgrounds they were great years with those guys.

In the late eighties I played with some extraordinary guys in a band called S:E:X and with them came the wild years, I went to the States and enjoyed all the hard rock excess in 80's Los Angeles...

Rebounding from the LA episode I joined a project called Mandrake Root and got back to basic, seventies hard rock. We revisited that project a few times over the years. During the nineties i hooked up with 220 Volt for a while and we rocked pretty hard! In 2000, we brought life back into Blacksmith, with a new line up and after that I participated in a project called Dedication.

Now this band Free from Sin pretty much completes the circle and wraps up my years of singing, here it is, ironic lyrics, heavy riffs and straight at you – metal rules the land!

Patrik Lämborg
Patrik Lämborg - Guitars

Fomer bands: Blacksmith, Spider, Overload, Merchant

Influences: Ritchie Blackmore, Michael Schenker, Al Di Meola, Yngwie Malmsteen

Equipment: Marshall Major, Marshall 1959, Fender guitars, Dimarzio pickups, Lexicon, Dod, Folkesson, Boss and Dunlop effects

Patrik Lämborg was born April 20, 1967 in Stockholm, Sweden. Patrik comes from a very musical family. His late grandfather played amongst other instruments the violin & clarinet and introduced him to classical music. Patrik started to play the recorder at the age of 6 and later moved to the flute. He picked up the violin at the age of 8 and soon after, the ukele - which was a turning point. Patrik's younger sister had a ¾ nylon string guitar which found its way into Patrik's hands at the age of 9. After taking some classes to get the basics, he then later moved over to electric guitar - his first electric guitar was a Les paul copy together with a FBT solid state 100 watt amp. As distortion Patrik used a Big Muff distortion pedal.

Regarding musical influences, Patrik was first introduced to Deep Purple back in 1973. The Made in Japan album had just been released and he got a tape of the album from his cousin. Ritchie Blackmore and Deep purple have been close to his heart ever since.

In the 1980s Patrik recorded a solo demo tape. This was sent out to different record labels and was recognized by Guitar Player magazine, with Patrik becoming a featured player in Mike Varney's famous "Spotlight" column.

Patrik met Per Englund during the (at the time) mandatory military service in Sweden in 1985, though he found it difficult to find other musicians with the same level of dedication. Convinced that he could not obtain his goals in Sweden, Patrik moved to Los Angeles in the mid-80s. Despite some excellent demos (featuring Anders Johansson on drums) and label interest, the stars simply did not align for Patrik at that time. Returning to Sweden after the fast-paced lifestyle of 80s LA to live a "normal" life, Patrik never lost the will and desire to make music. He has taken full advantage of the changes in technology and the music industry that allow independent artists to pursue their personal dreams - without the need to compromise and dance to the tune of a record company.

Patrik plays several Fender Stratocasters, both stock and modified ones. After trying out numerous amplifiers over the years, he finally found his "Holy Grail" with a combination of classic and customised amps - consisting of the mighty and extremely rare 200 watt Marshall Major, stock Marshall 1959 heads and last but not least, a modified Marshall head - heavily customised and tuned to his guitars by the renowned Swedish amp expert Tommy Folkesson. Another Folkesson gem that Patrik favours is the Raptor overdrive pedal - which adds a whole new layer of versatility and options. For live work, he uses a stereo master/slave rig with a Lexicon multi effects unit to widen the sound.

Per Englund - Vocals & back up vocals
Staffan Stavert - Hammond Organ
Anders Waldermansson - Bass
Jaime Salazar - Drums
Patrik Lämborg - Guitars & Keyboards
Thomas Karlsson - Back Up vocals