176 - Sanctuary Die for my Sins 1988

Sanctuary was a heavy metal band founded in Seattle, Washington in 1985. In a way, Sanctuary was the band preceding Nevermore. On this album, Warrel Dane (vocals) and Jim Sheppard (bass) already played together, later on Jeff Loomis (guitar) joined the band and played bass on the second album “Into The Mirror Black”, before the band split up after only two albums and the three above-mentioned musicians went on to form Nevermore. Musically, “Refuge Denied” can only partly be compared to the work of Nevermore, as the album simply is more deeply rooted in the eighties. "Die For My Sins” is the disc’s highlight, as it is very catchy yet varied and comes up with a great solo towards the end.