Lords of Sin / Anthems

"Lords of Sin" is Witchfynde's fourth studio album, released in 1984 after the band signed a deal with Mausoleum Records. The first 10,000 copies included a four song live EP titled "Anthems". During the recording of the album, bassist Pete Surgey left the band and was replaced by Edd Wolfe, who had played in one of Luther Beltz's former bands but by the time the album was released he was replaced by Al Short, who played in the band Race Against Time. Although the band considered the album their strongest to date, it received very bad reviews from critics, with the final blow delivered when Mausoleum Records went bankrupt; as the result of the album's bad promotion the band became totally disillusioned with the music business and split up.