Refuge Denied
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| Studio album by Sanctuary | ||||
| Released | 1988 | |||
| Recorded | Steve Lawson Studios, Seattle, Washington | |||
| Genre | Thrash metal, power metal | |||
| Length | 39:35 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Producer | Dave Mustaine, Paul Lani | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   |
| Hollywood Metal | 7/9 |
| Rock Hard | 9/10 |
Refuge Denied is the debut album by American Heavy metal band Sanctuary, released in 1988.
After having recorded their first demo guitarist Lenny Rutledge managed to establish contact with singer and guitarist Dave Mustaine after a show of his band Megadeth. Mustaine expressed interest in the demo and in acting as producer. Mustaines manager at the time, Keith Rawls, financed the recording and finally became Sanctuarys manager. Talks to a number of record labels led to the signing to Epic.
The album initially sold 7,000 copies on vinyl. By June 2011, the album had sold over 200,000 copies.
The song "Battle Angels" was used in the 2009 video game Brütal Legend.
The album was re-released in 2010 together with successor album Into the Mirror Black as double CD by reissue label IronBird via Cherry Red.
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