Inception (Sanctuary album)

Inception is a compilation album by American heavy metal band Sanctuary, released on February 24, 2017, through Century Media Records.^[1] A prequel to the band's 1988 debut studio album Refuge Denied, the album contains remixed and remastered lost studio recordings from 1986. This is Sanctuary's final release with vocalist Warrel Dane, who died of a heart attack on December 13, 2017.^[2]

Inception
Compilation album by Sanctuary
Released	February 24, 2017 (2017-02-24)[1]
Recorded	1986
Studio	Studio One (White Center, Washington) Triad Studios (Redmond, Washington)
Genre	Thrash metal, power metal
Length	42:27
Label	Century Media
Producer	Sanctuary
Sanctuary chronology
The Year the Sun Died (2014) Inception (2017)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Metal Hammer	[3]
Terrorizer	7/10[4]

Olivier Badin of Terrorizer rated the album moderately positive, and wrote, "Zeuss' careful remastering job here has leased a new sense of life to these early versions. [...] And even with a then 25-year-old Warrel Dane in pure Rob Halford mode and a very mid-'80s power/thrash style, this doesn't sound dated at all and even actually has a sense of urgency its second version lacked." He concluded, "With 'Refuge Denied' hard to get these days, it's a win-win situation."^[4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Warrel Dane and Lenny Rutledge, except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Dream of the Incubus"		4:26
2.	"Die for My Sins"	Rutledge, Dane	3:40
3.	"Soldiers of Steel"	Rutledge, Dane	6:39
4.	"Death Rider / Third War"	Rutledge, Dane	4:14
5.	"White Rabbit"	Grace Slick	2:35
6.	"Ascension to Destiny"	Rutledge, Dane	5:06
7.	"Battle Angels"	Sean Blosl, Warrel Dane	5:19
8.	"I Am Insane"		4:02
9.	"Veil of Disguise"	Rutledge, Dane	6:23

Personnel

Sanctuary

• Warrel Dane – vocals
• Jim Sheppard – bass
• Lenny Rutledge – guitar
• Sean Blosl – guitar
• Dave Budbill – drums
• Rich Furtner – bass (3, 7)

Technical

• Paul Chrisman – engineering (1–2, 4–6, 8–9)
• Mike Tortorello – engineering (3, 7)
• Stuart Hallerman – digital restoring
• Zeuss – mastering, restoring, mixing
• Ed Repka – cover illustration
• Nora Dirkling – layout
• Matt Akana – additional layout

Charts

Chart (2017)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[5]	124
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[6]	53