Inception (Sanctuary album)

Inception
Compilation album by Sanctuary
Released	February 24, 2017 (2017-02-24) [1]
Recorded	1986
Studio	Studio One (White Center, Washington) Triad Studios (Redmond, Washington)
Genre	Thrash metal, power metal
Length	42:27
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]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Metal Hammer	[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.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Dream of the Incubus"		4:26
2.	"Die for My Sins"	Rutledge, Dane	3:40
3.	"Soldiers of Steel"	Rutledge, Dane	6:39
4.	"Death Rider / Third War"	Rutledge, Dane	4:14
5.	"White Rabbit"	Grace Slick	2:35
6.	"Ascension to Destiny"	Rutledge, Dane	5:06
7.	"Battle Angels"	Sean Blosl, Warrel Dane	5:19
8.	"I Am Insane"		4:02
9.	"Veil of Disguise"	Rutledge, Dane	6:23

Personnel

Sanctuary

• Warrel Dane – vocals
• Jim Sheppard – bass
• Lenny Rutledge – guitar
• Sean Blosl – guitar
• Dave Budbill – drums
• Rich Furtner – bass (3, 7)

Technical

• Paul Chrisman – engineering (1–2, 4–6, 8–9)
• Mike Tortorello – engineering (3, 7)
• Stuart Hallerman – digital restoring
• Zeuss – mastering, 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 (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.