Inception (Sanctuary album)

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Inception
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Compilation album by
ReleasedFebruary 24, 2017 (2017-02-24) [1]
Recorded1986
Studio
Genre Thrash metal, power metal
Length42:27
Label Century Media
Producer Sanctuary
Sanctuary chronology
The Year the Sun Died
(2014)
Inception
(2017)

Inception is a compilation album by American heavy metal band Sanctuary, released on February 24, 2017, through Century Media Records. [1] A prequel to the band's 1988 debut studio 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]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Metal Hammer Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Terrorizer 7/10 [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

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

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 Slick 2:35
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

Charts

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

References

  1. 1 2 "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. 1 2 Badin, Olivier (March 2017). "Sanctuary: 'Inception' Century Media". Terrorizer (279). United Kingdom: Dark Arts: 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.