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Sanctuary was a heavy metal band founded in Seattle, Washington in 1985 consisting of Warrel Dane (vocals), Lenny Rutledge (guitar), Sean Blosl (guitar), Jim Sheppard (bass), and Dave Budbill (drums). Former Metallica and Megadeth guitarist Dave Mustaine was the influential force in getting the band signed to Epic Records. He produced their first album and played guitar on their cover of Jefferson Airplane’s White Rabbit.

The band was dissolved in 1991, following pressure from Epic Records to fit in with the flourishing Seattle grunge scene. Warrel Dane and Jim Sheppard disagreed with this change, and left to form Nevermore.

There is also a young Dutch band called Sanctuary. They’re a Gothic cover band who cover songs from Epica, Nightwish and Sonata Arctica

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Deathriderdoom wrote:
Friday evening

i'm embarrassed to say i just got into this band. wholy shit - excellent power metal!!!

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thenktor wrote:
last month

Nevermore are great but Sanctuary are so much more fun \m/

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Majestie wrote:
last month

vokal is like rob halford of judas priest. and that is good

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Dustspell wrote:
last month

"Sanctuary is better than Nevermore for most of you because it is so very easy to listen to; old school heavy metal, powerfull riffs and those halfordish screams." Remember that Refuge Denied it's a reference on Metal more that it's the Nevermore Death Heart... And BTW I like both but..Sanctuary have thoose albums that can go through many years and still kick serious ass...Like when we listen to Black Sabbath , Deep Purple, LZ,... or even Motorhead...Now days there is better but the raw music feelling wins...

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Dustspell wrote:
last month

Nevermore it's Sanctuary now days..Catch my point...?

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BraedenASP wrote:
last month

Warrel Rocking it up in Both worlds. I'm taking a break from Nevermore. Nothing like some old school metal. Shame the fucking record companies pressure artists to do what sells. I think they should reform sanctuary! Rebirth from the ashes!

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Cousin_Eddy wrote:
last month

Two amazing albums and one amazing vocalist...Sanctuary add up to one amazed freaking band!

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ancltsagaree1 wrote:
last month

There are two things about Sanctuary that I like over Nevermore. First, the classic old school 80s metal mastering, something you can't replicate. Second, Warrel Dane uses a much wider vocal range here than he uses in more recent Nevermore releases. (Please understand that I love both bands.)

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Pk_Henry wrote:
October 2009

This is simple: some like Sanctuary more than Nevermore other the precise opposite, there's nothing wrong with that. It is called personal taste. Nothing more. It's your personal opinion to say "fuck Nevermore" but the truth of the facts is: Jim, Jeff and Warrel play and love Nevermore. Musically, Nevermore, for me, it's my personal opinion, is way more complex and appealing than Santuary. But that doesn't mean Santuary is better or worse than Nevermore, that just tells that, for me, personally, it is. Respect if you want to be respected, and listen if you want to be listened, otherwise you'll be exactly what you criticize.

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Thrashhard wrote:
October 2009

Death Rider Comes from ABOOOOOOOVVVVEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!

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Irenicus_ wrote:
October 2009

Nevermore just gets so much hate because their style is modern and not old school.

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Thrashhard wrote:
October 2009

Fuck Nevermore

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Cati888 wrote:
October 2009

You people should realize one thing: Sanctuary is better than Nevermore for most of you because it is so very easy to listen to; old school heavy metal, powerfull riffs and those halfordish screams. I’m not saying they weren’t a great band, I also love their music, but they weren’t what Nevermore is. Nevermore ...oh my, that's something else, definitely not everybody's cup of tea. Their music is complex, you need time and patience to comprehend it and to appreciate it at it’s real value. But of course that’s only my opinion, everybody is free to choose their favorite.

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alskiyevski wrote:
October 2009

I've never really liked Nevermore. I've tried, but I just can't. They're talented musicians, Loomis is great, but... Sanctuary just stomps Nevermore.

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MelodeathAddict wrote:
October 2009

LOL I love the Nevermore hate. It's funny to me. Anyway, Sanctuary are great and underrated. I'm actually surprised how fast they matured, considering Dane was only 16 when they formed. They were pretty serious pretty quick :P

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nolanlewis wrote:
October 2009

Can't really compare Sanctuary and Nevermore. Nevermore is umm 'NEVERMORE'. Highly unqiue and original sound. Sanctuary on the other hand had a lot of prog/nwobhm influences and sounded somewhat similar to bands like Lethal, Recon etc. Still amazing nevertheless.

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RobertMetalHead wrote:
August 2009

Future Tense!

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TheTrueSeker wrote:
August 2009

Refuge Denied is fucken sick speed metal, and Into the Mirror Black has a classy Fates Warningesque progressivism about it. A shame about that whole Nevermore thing...

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Irenicus_ wrote:
August 2009

You're welcome to join Sanctuary (Band)!

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Hoo_0L wrote:
July 2009

FUCK YOU BUDDEH

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