Sanctuary - Refuge Denied

The Third War is a such a ch00n.

Decent album but nothing compared to INto The Mirror Black.
And Mustaine's production dosn't do this one any justice either.

Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 27.01.2012 at 16:38

Decent album but nothing compared to INto The Mirror Black.
And Mustaine's production dosn't do this one any justice either.

I think the production works fine, even if the album itself doesn't stand up to the sophomore

Written by [user id=4365] on 27.01.2012 at 16:39

I think the production works fine, even if the album itself doesn't stand up to the sophomore

I find it to be way too thin. Live the songs sounded so much better at the time with a fuller sound.

I prefer this one over Into The Mirror Black, but only just. The 'White Rabbit' cover does it for me every time, probably my favourite cover ever.

Really can't wait to see these guys at bloodstock. Impressive album.

Still one of the best riffs ever.

Written by [user id=4365] on 24.02.2012 at 21:55

Still one of the best riffs ever.

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Dafaq? Din't know Dane ever sang like that

A very impressive album !

Really, really superb album. I always kinda struggled to get into Dane's stuff with Nevermore, but here he sounds absolutely perfect.

Written by Druss on 08.08.2013 at 14:41

Really, really superb album. I always kinda struggled to get into Dane's stuff with Nevermore, but here he sounds absolutely perfect.

Yeah, but Dane doesn't even sound like himself here....his style, which was much more solidified on the next Sanctuary record, is an acquired taste, for sure.

I don't anticipate the new one sounding anything like this, it was a one time affair and has a quintessential US power sound that'll be hard to recapture.
Dane does a superb job here, who else could nearly outdo Grace Slick?!

It's Rob Halford!

Decent metal album what every metalhead must have , decent represant of USPM genre, maybe one of best.

Die For My Sins is a killer track

Killer album with pretty much everything being killer about it; the riffs are amazing and while I don't always see Warrell as top-notch vocalist, here he definitely is. "Die For My Sins" is indeed a killer track and a favourite here, but I cannot downplay the songwriting of other songs too much; they're great and someway remind me of early Iced Earth but not as heavy on riffs.

Doesn't quite feel like 10/10 album though, and the cause is most likely in the songs being not the most memorable.

Yeah this album is awesome shit.

I agree, this is one beast of an album... but suffers from bad production. Also, the Warrel Dane's insane high-pitched screams are at times way too over the top for my taste.

Listened to this for the first time in probably 20-25 years, and I remember why it was my obsession back in high school when it was first released.

I don't usually like most cover songs, but I really enjoy the cover of "White Rabbit", one of the best songs ever written in the style of U.S. power metal

Finally listened to this album, it's obviously not as good as their follow-up Into Mirror Black, but it's still absolutely bloody brilliant! The riffs are amazing, and flow relentlessly throughout the entire album, and along with Warrel Danes vocal performance, this album is a joy to listen to

First of all: Top 100 album for me!

IMHO it´s even better then ItMB. Only killer songs and Warrels voice is simply one of the best that ever was!

So many masterpieces and no fillers. Can´t pick any favorites.

Warrel - you are missed!