Christopher Andrew Tsangarides (17 August 1956 – 6 January 2018)[2] was a British record producer, sound engineer, and mixer of Greek Cypriot origin.
[3] He was best known for his work with many heavy metal artists, including Gary Moore, Thin Lizzy, Judas Priest, Helloween, Anvil, Angra, Anthem, Yngwie Malmsteen, and Tygers of Pan Tang.
Tsangarides worked with many pop and alternative artists as well, including Depeche Mode, UK Decay , Tom Jones, Concrete Blonde, and The Tragically Hip.
[5][6] Initially, he worked there as a tape operator and his first job as sound engineer was on Judas Priest's second album Sad Wings of Destiny in 1976.
[5] In that period he engineered and mixed albums of new wave acts, such as Japan's Obscure Alternatives (1978),[7] and jazz fusion releases of Colosseum II and Brand X.
[4][9][13] He worked in those years with Black Sabbath,[9] Ozzy Osbourne, Helloween,[9] Y&T, Tygers of Pan Tang, Anthem, Sinner, King Diamond, Ian Gillan, and produced also Bruce Dickinson's first solo album Tattooed Millionaire (1990).
[6][11] Beside his work with metal bands, Tsangarides recorded songs for artists of other musical genres,[6] like singer/songwriter Joan Armatrading, pop star Tom Jones, goth rockers the Lords of the New Church, Killing Joke and keyboardist Jan Hammer.
[11] The 1990s saw Tsangarides still at work with metal bands like Exodus, Overkill, Judas Priest again with the album Painkiller, Japanese band Loudness and guitar virtuoso Yngwie Malmsteen,[11] but he also produced for British gothic rock act the Sisters of Mercy and the alternative rock groups the Tragically Hip and Concrete Blonde.