The Iced Earth Incorruptible World Tour will venture across the U.S. and Canada from February 22nd through March 29th, 2018 with featured support from Sanctuary and Kill Ritual. The heavy metallers recently announced new tour dates in support of their current album, Incorruptible. Don't miss it!

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Event:	Iced Earth: The Incorruptible North American Tour 2018

U.S. metal act Sanctuary are gearing up to release Inception, a collection of presumed lost 1986 studio recordings, on February 24th, 2017 via Century Media Records. Magically restored, remixed and remastered by Zeuss (Queensrÿche, Hatebreed), the band now presents the first track off this release. Enjoy "Die For My Sins (Demo 1986)" here.

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Century Media Records and U.S. metal act Sanctuary have set February 24th, 2017 as the release date of Inception, the official prequel to 1988's classic debut Refuge Denied. It contains presumed lost 1986 studio recordings, which guitarist Lenny Rutledge discovered recently and which were magically restored, remixed and remastered by Zeuss (Queensrÿche, Hatebreed). Watch the first trailer for this release below.

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As of now, you can watch Sanctuary's new official video for "Existence Fading," taken from their long-awaited comeback album The Year The Sun Died. Fueled by the fire sparked from the European dates, the Seattle metallers are gearing up for their return to North American stages. The tour kicks off October 9th in Indianapolis and will keep the band on the road through October, ending with an October 31st gig in their hometown Seattle. The video features live footage from the group.

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Last year, Nick Cordle parted ways with Arch Enemy and guitar virtuoso Jeff Loomis took his place. Now the guitarist has a new gig. Sanctuary has parted ways with guitarist Brad Hull and has replaced him with Nick Cordle (ex-Arch Enemy, Arsis). He will join the Seattle band on their upcoming European dates.

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Sanctuary will be presenting their comeback album The Year The Sun Died in Europe on a tour next year. The Seattle metallers now announce the next chance to witness old and new songs live in Europe! The tour starts with a very special show in London before they join the mighty Overkill on a couple of mainland shows while finishing the trip with two headlining gigs in Greece.

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Seattle metallers Sanctuary have released their first new video in many, many years. If you watch it, it gives you another opportunity to hear new material, this time the track "Frozen". The song is taken from their upcoming comeback album, The Year The Sun Died, and the video was filmed in Germany with director Dirk Behlau. Another song from the new record; what do you think about it?

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After Sanctuary released the track "Arise And Purify" from their new album, now it's time to hear some more material off of The Year The Sun Died. The Seattle metal band has now posted a lyric video for the track "Exitium (Anthem Of The Living)" and showcases yet another foretaste of what we can expect from their upcoming opus.

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The moment you have been waiting for has arrived. A new Sanctuary song has finally premiered and you can listen to it right now. To hear "Arise And Purify", the first new material from the band in almost 25 years, click play on the video below. Crank it up and give us your impressions of the song.

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If you can't wait to know more about Sanctuary's first new album since 1990, you are in luck. The Seattle band led by singer Warrel Dane have shared the artwork to their upcoming album, The Year The Sun Died, which was created by the acclaimed artist Travis Smith (Opeth, Nevermore). The album will be released on October 6th in Europe and October 14th in North America on Century Media Records and will feature 11 tracks. We'll let you know when there is new music to listen to.

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Last year, the reactivated Seattle metal band Sanctuary announced they were working on a new album. Now the group has wrapped up the recording of their new album, which will be called The Year The Sun Died, and have set a September 30th US street date (September 29th in Europe) on Century Media Records.

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Remember Sanctuary? Four of the founding members, Warrel Dane, Jim Sheppard, Lenny Rutledge and Dave Budbill, came together for a few select reunion performances in 2010 and today come the news that the heavy metallers signed a deal with Century Media. Sanctuary also begun work on a new album 20 plus years after Refuge Denied (1987) and Into The Mirror Black (1990). To complete the line-up, Brad Hull (Forced Entry) will be filling in for former guitar player Sean Blosl. A late 2013 release is planned for the new album The Year The Sun Died.

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Warrel Dane has confirmed that recent rumors about a new Sanctuary album are true. The US heavy metal outfit called it quits two decades ago. In a brief statement on the band's MySpace page Dane writes:

"Since I have been talking about this in interviews already I should probably just say it... there will be another Sanctuary record, been talking with guitarist Lenny Rutledge... we are really good friends again and it feels good... I missed my relationship with him for many years...

But Nevermore is never going away so don't start any more rumors!"

As previously reported, Ironbird reissued Sanctuary's first two albums ? 1987's Refuge Denied, and 1990's Into The Mirror Black ? on a single CD. The Obsidian Conspiracy, the new Nevermore album, will be released in a few weeks.

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On March 8, Ironbird via Cherry Red Records will re-issue Sanctuary's first two albums ? 1987's Refuge Denied, produced by Dave Mustaine of Megadeth; and 1990's Into The Mirror Black, produced by Howard Benson ? on a single CD.

Refuge Denied contains a great version of Jefferson Airplane's "White Rabbit". Into The Mirror Black, Sanctuary's second and final album, is an overlooked masterpiece, blurring the lines between technical, Bay Area-style thrash, traditional heavy metal and European power metal.

Singer Warrel Dane and bassist James Sheppard went on to extend Sanctuary's ambition and songwriting sensibilities into the band Nevermore.


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"We are proud to announce that Europe, the biggest Scandinavian rock band, has signed with Sanctuary. The new studio album "Start From The Dark" will be released 27.09. on T&T!!!"

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