Sanctuary’s history came to a brutal and premature end in 1992, after only two albums and seven active years. It was told they fell victim to the grunge wave that destroyed everything in its wake. Like Queensrÿche, they came from the birthplace of the genre – Seattle, Washington –, but unlike Queensrÿche, they decided to take their leave there and then instead of jumping on the bandwagon. But it’s easy to blame it on grunge when personalities were already clashing within the band… When three of Sanctuary’s former members (vocalist Warrel Dane, bassist Jim Shepard and latest guitarist Jeff Loomis, who belatedly replaced Sean Blosl) founded Nevermore, everybody wanted to believe the band was somehow still alive. But although Nevermore met with success, they too came to a sudden end. Sanctuary are truly coming back to life nowadays, after a few years spent putting out feelers on stage and building up a strong line-up.
If there is indeed a life after death, there’s no doubt the death of the sun heralds the birth of an even brighter star. At least that’s what Sanctuary’s new album, The Year The Sun Died, the very first since Into The Mirror Black in 1989, is leading us to believe. To celebrate their return, we called founded members Warrel Dane and guitarist Lenny Rutledge to talk about the past, the present, and the future.






























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