Refuge Denied
| Refuge Denied | ||||
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| Studio album by Sanctuary | ||||
| Released |
1987 February 22, 1988 (reissue) | |||
| Recorded | 1986-1987 at Steve Lawson Studios, Seattle, Washington | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal, Power metal, Thrash metal | |||
| Length | 38:42 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Producer | Dave Mustaine | |||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
Refuge Denied is the debut album by the band Sanctuary, released in 1987.[2] The album initially sold 7,000 copies on vinyl and it was not released on CD until February 22, 1988. By June 2011, the album had sold over 200,000 copies.
This was the only album to feature extremely high pitched, layered vocals from vocalist Warrel Dane. It has been speculated that Dane injured himself in the making of Refuge Denied, due to the change in vocal style in his subsequent work.[citation needed]
It was produced by Megadeth vocalist and guitarist Dave Mustaine, who also performed the guitar solo on "White Rabbit", which is a cover version of a Jefferson Airplane song.
The song "Battle Angels" was used in the 2009 video game Brutal Legend.
Track listing
Refuge Denied was one of those instances early in the introduction of the compact disc where the track order on the CD release was different from that found on the cassette/LP.
All songs written and composed by Lenny Rutledge and Warrel Dane.| Cassette/LP Track Order | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 1. | "Battle Angels" (Sean Blosl, Dane) | 4:30 | ||||||||
| 2. | "Die for My Sins" | 3:37 | ||||||||
| 3. | "Soldiers of Steel" | 5:24 | ||||||||
| 4. | "Veil of Disguise" | 5:43 | ||||||||
| 5. | "Sanctuary" | 3:54 | ||||||||
| 6. | "White Rabbit" (Jefferson Airplane cover) (Grace Slick) | 3:07 | ||||||||
| 7. | "Termination Force" (Rutledge, Dane, Jim Sheppard) | 3:49 | ||||||||
| 8. | "Ascension to Destiny" | 4:52 | ||||||||
| 9. | "The Third War" | 3:47 | ||||||||
| CD Track Order | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 1. | "Battle Angels" (Sean Blosl, Dane) | 4:30 | ||||||||
| 2. | "Termination Force" | 3:49 | ||||||||
| 3. | "Die for My Sins" | 3:37 | ||||||||
| 4. | "Soldiers of Steel" | 5:24 | ||||||||
| 5. | "Sanctuary" | 3:54 | ||||||||
| 6. | "White Rabbit" (Jefferson Airplane cover) (Grace Slick) | 3:07 | ||||||||
| 7. | "Ascension to Destiny" (Rutledge, Dane, Jim Sheppard) | 4:52 | ||||||||
| 8. | "The Third War" | 3:47 | ||||||||
| 9. | "Veil of Disguise" | 5:43 | ||||||||
Personnel
- Warrel Dane – vocals
- Lenny Rutledge – guitar
- Sean Blosl – guitar
- Jim Sheppard – bass
- Dave Budbill – drums
- Dave Mustaine – guitar solo on "White Rabbit", backing vocals
- Recorded at Steve Lawson Studios, Seattle, Washington, USA
- Produced by Dave Mustaine, except "White Rabbit" – Paul Lani and Dave Mustaine
- Engineered by Terry Date
- Mixed by Paul Lani at Granny's House, Reno, Nevada, and Village Recorder, Los Angeles, California, USA
- Assistant engineered by Mike Amstadt
- Cover art by Ed Repka