Refuge Denied
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Refuge Denied |
| type | studio |
| artist | Sanctuary |
| cover | sanc_refdenied.jpg |
| released | April 26th, 1988 |
| studio | Steve Lawson Productions, Seattle, Washington |
| * Heavy metal{{cite web | url |
| * thrash metal<ref name | AllMusic/ |
| * power metal{{cite web | url |
| length | 39:35 |
| label | Epic |
| producer | Dave Mustaine, Paul Lani |
| next_title | Into the Mirror Black |
| next_year | 1990 |
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| name = Refuge Denied | type = studio | artist = Sanctuary | cover = sanc_refdenied.jpg | alt = | released = April 26th, 1988 | recorded = | studio = Steve Lawson Productions, Seattle, Washington | genre =
- Heavy metal
- thrash metal
- power metal | length = 39:35 | label = Epic | producer = Dave Mustaine, Paul Lani | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = Into the Mirror Black | next_year = 1990 | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1score = | rev2 = Billboard | rev2score = Unfavorable | rev3 = Hollywood Metal | rev3score = 7/9 | rev4 = Rock Hard | rev4score = 9/10 | noprose = yes
Refuge Denied is the debut studio album by American heavy metal band Sanctuary, released on April 26, 1988 by Epic Records.
Background
After having recorded their first demo, guitarist Lenny Rutledge managed to establish contact with singer and guitarist Dave Mustaine after a show of his band, Megadeth. Mustaine expressed interest in the demo and in acting as producer. Mustaine's manager at the time, Keith Rawls, financed the recording and finally became Sanctuary's manager. Talks to a number of record labels led to the signing with Epic.
Release
The song "Battle Angels" was used in the 2009 video game Brütal Legend.
The album was re-released in 2010 together with successor album Into the Mirror Black as double CD by reissue label IronBird via Cherry Red.
The song “Battle Angels” was featured in the fourth episode of the first season of the Netflix series, The OA, “Away”.
Track listing
| all_writing = Warrel Dane and Lenny Rutledge, except where noted | headline = Side 1 | title1 = Battle Angels | length1 = 4:52 | writer1 = Sean Blosl, Warrel Dane | title2 = Termination Force | length2 = 3:40 | writer2 = Lenny Rutledge, Dane, Jim Sheppard | title3 = Die for My Sins | length3 = 3:42 | title4 = Soldiers of Steel | length4 = 5:30
| headline = Side 2 | title5 = Sanctuary | length5 = 3:57 | title6 = White Rabbit | length6 = 3:10 | writer6 = Grace Slick | title7 = Ascension to Destiny | length7 = 4:57 | title8 = The Third War | length8 = 3:52 | title9 = Veil of Disguise | length9 = 5:55
Personnel
Sanctuary
- Warrel Dane – vocals
- Lenny Rutledge – guitar, backing vocals
- Sean Blosl – guitar, backing vocals
- Jim Sheppard – bass
- Dave Budbill – drums, backing vocals
Additional musicians
- Dave Mustaine – backing vocals, guitar solo (6), production
- James Overaa (credited as James Overa) – backing vocals
- Rich Furtner – backing vocals
Technical personnel
- Paul Lani – production (6), mixing
- Terry Date – engineering
- Mike Amstadt – assistant engineering
- Don Grierson – executive production
- Lynn DeBon – photography
- Ed Repka – cover art
References
References
- "Review of Sanctuary - Refuge Denied".
- "Sanctuary - Refuge Denied".
- Book, John. "Refuge Denied – Sanctuary".
- (February 13, 1988). "Sanctuary Refuge Denied". Billboard Publications.
- Carbon, Kaptain. (June 3, 2014). "SANCTUARY- Refuge Denied (1987)".
- Trojan, Frank. (1988). "Sanctuary: Refuge Denied". Rock Hard Verlags- und Handels- GmbH.
- Rutledge, Lenny. (1987). "It's not heaven nor hell – it's Sanctuary". Demolish Magazine.
- Sinclair, Brendan. (August 11, 2009). "Brutal Legend cranks out heavy metal setlist". [[CBS Interactive]].
- (January 13, 2010). "Sanctuary's Classic Albums To Be Reissued On Single CD". [[Blabbermouth.net]].
- "Refuge Denied & Into The Mirror Black: Sanctuary".
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