Refuge Denied

Refuge Denied
Studio album by
Sanctuary
Released1988
StudioSteve Lawson Productions, Seattle, Washington
Genre
Length39:35
LabelEpic
ProducerDave Mustaine, Paul Lani
Sanctuary chronology
Refuge Denied
(1988) 		Into the Mirror Black
(1990)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
BillboardUnfavorable[4]
Hollywood Metal7/9[5]
Rock Hard9/10[6]

Refuge Denied is the debut studio album by American heavy metal band Sanctuary, released in 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.[7]

Release

The album initially sold 7,000 copies on vinyl. By June 2011, the album had sold over 200,000 copies.

The song "Battle Angels" was used in the 2009 video game Brütal Legend.[8]

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.[9][10]

The song “Battle Angels” was featured in the fourth episode of the first season of the Netflix series, The OA, “Away”.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Warrel Dane and Lenny Rutledge, except where noted

Side 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Battle Angels"Sean Blosl, Warrel Dane4:52
2."Termination Force"Lenny Rutledge, Dane, Jim Sheppard3:40
3."Die for My Sins" 3:42
4."Soldiers of Steel" 5:30
Side 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."Sanctuary" 3:57
6."White Rabbit"Grace Slick3:10
7."Ascension to Destiny" 4:57
8."The Third War" 3:52
9."Veil of Disguise" 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

  1. ^ "Review of Sanctuary - Refuge Denied". The Metal Crypt.
  2. ^ a b Book, John. "Refuge Denied – Sanctuary". AllMusic. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  3. ^ "Sanctuary - Refuge Denied". MetalReviews.com.
  4. ^ Rosenbluth, Jean; Morris, Chris (February 13, 1988). "Sanctuary Refuge Denied". Billboard. Vol. 100, no. 7. New York: Billboard Publications. p. 68. ISSN 0006-2510. OCLC 4086332.
  5. ^ Carbon, Kaptain (June 3, 2014). "SANCTUARY- Refuge Denied (1987)". Hollywood Metal. Archived from the original on May 1, 2017. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
  6. ^ Trojan, Frank (1988). "Sanctuary: Refuge Denied". Rock Hard (in German). No. 25. Rock Hard Verlags- und Handels- GmbH. ISSN 1437-8140. Retrieved May 27, 2016.
  7. ^ Rutledge, Lenny (1987). "It's not heaven nor hell – it's Sanctuary". Demolish Magazine (Interview). No. 1. Interviewed by Curt King. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
  8. ^ Sinclair, Brendan (August 11, 2009). "Brutal Legend cranks out heavy metal setlist". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
  9. ^ "Sanctuary's Classic Albums To Be Reissued On Single CD". Blabbermouth.net. January 13, 2010. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
  10. ^ "Refuge Denied & Into The Mirror Black: Sanctuary". Cherry Red. Retrieved May 25, 2016.