Sanctuary

The Underworld, London.

Sanctuary

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40 YEARS OF SANCTUARY
 
SANCTUARY quickly became a key part of the city's influential heavy metal scene. The band's sound, centered on the distinctive high-pitched vocals of the late Warrel Dane and established them as a prominent force. Their debut album, Refuge Denied (1988), was notably produced by Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine, helping to launch the band into the global metal consciousness., Sanctuary gathered supporters all around the globe, upping the ante considerably when unleashing the darker, more refined masterpiece that is "Into the Mirror Black" in 1990. While the grunge-style brought the band's commercial career to an unfortunate halt, the end of the band's first phase meant the rise of Nevermore who released several much-acclaimed albums via Century Media Records between 1995 and 2010. In 2011, Sanctuary reformed and celebrated their live comeback, performed at high profile festivals such as Wacken, Metalcamp, Bloodstock and 70K Tons Of Metal cruise. In 2014 they released "The Year The Sun Died" and landed at #39 in the German charts. In 2017, the restored and remixed 1986 demo recordings were released as the historical "Inception" release, which charted on #53 in Germany. On December 13th, 2017, vocalist Warrel Dane tragically passed away. The band initially embarked on a tribute tour, recruiting Witherfall singer Joseph Michael to fill the vocal spot. The reaction to Michael's performances was very positive and the band chose to continue with the focus shifting to new material. The band is aiming to deliver a unique sound that remains familiar to die-hard fans. The current lineup of Sanctuary includes Joseph Michael on vocals, alongside original members Lenny Rutledge (guitars) and Dave Budbill (drums), and George Hernandez on bass. Sanctuary has, and always will be a two guitar band and will have a second guitar player for all upcoming live shows. You can catch the band performing special sets of Refuge Denied or Into The Mirror Black at festivals in 2026.
 
The band is actively working on a new full-length album, tentatively titled Transmutation, which is expected to include tracks such as "We Are The Fallen," "Not Of The Living," and "Blind."
 
Sanctuary is eager to bring a new show and new music to Europe and the rest of the globe once again! See you on the road!

Sanctuary originally formed back in 1985 are one of the most unique and captivating acts to emerge from Seattle, Washington. While Seattle gained massive global attention during the “grunge” boom of the 90s, it was also home to metal giants such as Queensrÿche, Metal Church, and Sanctuary. The band’s 1988 debut album “Refuge Denied”, produced by none less than Dave Mustaine (Megadeth), quickly established the band as a household name for high-class metal. Blending the best of British and American influences musically with Warrel Dane’s extraordinary vocal and lyrical skills, Sanctuary gathered supporters all around the globe, upping the ante considerably when unleashing the darker, more refined masterpiece that is “Into the Mirror Black” in 1990. While the grunge-style brought the band’s commercial career to an unfortunate halt, the end of the band’s first phase meant the rise of Nevermore who released several much-acclaimed albums via Century Media Records between 1995 and 2010. In 2011, Sanctuary reformed, celebrated its live comeback, performed at high profile festivals such as Wacken, Metalcamp, Bloodstock plus the 70K Tons Of Metal and Barge To Hell cruises, and put out their third album, “The Year The Sun Died”, in 2014 (#39 in the German charts). In 2017, the restored and remixed 1986 demo recordings were released as the historical “Inception” release, which charted on #53 in Germany. On December 13th, 2017, vocalist Warrel Dane tragically passed away. The band made the decision to continue on and recruited vocalist Joseph Michael (Witherfall). Sanctuary now are eager to start an exciting new chapter in the history of the band since the sheer power and depth of these classic albums may not be forgotten, and these timeless anthems deserve to be remembered in the best possible way. 2022 brings about the 30th anniversary of the classic album, “Into the Mirror Black”, which has been released as a remastered special edition through Century Media. Due to Covid-19, the band’s touring plans in Europe and the States were rescheduled to 2022. The band will still be playing “Into the Mirror Black” in its entirety in 2022 and the anniversary of this great album will still be celebrated.

Says Sanctuary guitarist Lenny Rutledge, “Sanctuary is looking forward to working with the team at Decibel Touring. We are stoked to get back on the road in Europe for 2022”