Inception (Sanctuary album)

Inception is the fourth studio album by American heavy metal band Sanctuary, released on February 24, 2017 through Century Media.[1] A prequel to the band's 1988 debut album Refuge Denied, the album contains remixed and remastered lost studio recordings from 1986. This is Sanctuary's final release with vocalist Warrel Dane, who died of a heart attack on December 13, 2017.[2]

Inception
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 24, 2017 (2017-02-24)[1]
Recorded1986
StudioStudio One, White Center, Washington, Triad Studios, Redmond, Washington
GenreThrash metal, power metal
Length42:27
LabelCentury Media
ProducerSanctuary
Sanctuary chronology
The Year the Sun Died
(2014)
Inception
(2017)
Transmutation
(2020)

Critical Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Metal Hammer[3]
Terrorizer7/10[4]

Olivier Badin of Terrorizer rated the album moderately positive, and wrote, "Zeuss' careful remastering job here has leased a new sense of life to these early versions. [...] And even with a then 25-year-old Warrel Dane in pure Rob Halford mode and a very mid-'80s power/thrash style, this doesn't sound dated at all and even actually has a sense of urgency its second version lacked." He concluded, "With 'Refuge Denied' hard to get these days, it's a win-win situation."[4]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Dream of the Incubus" 4:26
2."Die for My Sins"Rutledge, Dane3:40
3."Soldiers of Steel"Rutledge, Dane6:39
4."Death Rider / Third War"Rutledge, Dane4:14
5."White Rabbit"Grace Slick2:35
6."Ascension to Destiny"Rutledge, Dane5:06
7."Battle Angels"Sean Blosl, Warrel Dane5:19
8."I Am Insane" 4:02
9."Veil of Disguise"Rutledge, Dane6:23

Personnel

Sanctuary

Technical

  • Paul Chrisman – engineering (1–2, 4–6, 8–9)
  • Mike Tortorello – engineering (3, 7)
  • Stuart Hallerman – digital restoring
  • Zeussmastering, restoring, mixing
  • Ed Repka – cover illustration
  • Nora Dirkling – layout
  • Matt Akana – additional layout

Charts

Chart (2017) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[5] 124
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[6] 53

References

  1. "Sanctuary to Release 'Refuge Denied' Prequel 'Inception' in February". Blabbermouth.net. December 12, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
  2. "NEVERMORE And SANCTUARY Singer WARREL DANE Dies Of Heart Attack In Brazil". Blabbermouth.net. December 13, 2017. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
  3. Chantler, Chris (February 24, 2017). "Sanctuary - Inception album review". Metal Hammer. United Kingdom: Future Publishing. ISSN 0955-1190. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
  4. Badin, Olivier (March 2017). "Sanctuary: 'Inception' Century Media". Terrorizer. United Kingdom: Dark Arts (279): 74. ISSN 1350-6978.
  5. "Ultratop.be – Sanctuary – Inception" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  6. "Offiziellecharts.de – Sanctuary – Inception" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved March 3, 2017.


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