Into the Mirror Black

Into the Mirror Black is the second studio album by the band Sanctuary, released on February 27, 1990. It was their last album before their 18-year breakup from 1992 to 2010.

Into the Mirror Black
Studio album by Sanctuary
Released	February 27, 1990 (1990-02-27)
Recorded	1989
Studio	Steve Lawson Productions, Seattle, Washington
Genre	Thrash metal, power metal
Length	46:37
Label	Epic
Producer	Howard Benson
Sanctuary chronology
Refuge Denied (1988) Into the Mirror Black (1990) Into the Mirror Live (1990)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Decibel	Favorable[2]
Rock Hard	10/10[3]
SLUG	Favorable[4]

A video clip for the song "Future Tense" was made to promote the album. The video had some air play on MTV's Headbangers Ball. The album sold over 34,000 copies worldwide in its first week.

Release

German metal label Century Media rereleased the album as 30th anniversary edition on October 9, 2020, on CD and vinyl.^[5] This edition contains three additional studio demos and a live album that was originally released in parts on the promotional EP Into The Mirror Live / Black Reflections. All tracks were remastered by American record producer Zeuss.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Future Tense"	Dane, Rutledge, Sean Blosl, Jim Sheppard	5:08
2.	"Taste Revenge"		5:00
3.	"Long Since Dark"		5:04
4.	"Epitaph"		6:02
5.	"Eden Lies Obscured"		5:21
6.	"The Mirror Black"		5:07
7.	"Seasons of Destruction"		4:51
8.	"One More Murder"		4:21
9.	"Communion"	Dane, Blosl, Rutledge, Dave Budbill	5:37

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

Star Track Studio Session 1989

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
10.	"Future Tense"	Dane, Rutledge, Blosl, Sheppard	5:16
11.	"I Am Insane"		4:04
12.	"Mirror Black"		4:56

Black Reflections Revisited
Live At The Country Club, Reseda, CA May 12th, 1990

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Eden Lies Obscured"		5:15
2.	"Seasons of Destruction"		5:01
3.	"Die For My Sins"		4:05
4.	"Future Tense"	Dane, Rutledge, Blosl, Sheppard	5:15
5.	"White Rabbit"	Grace Slick	5:37
6.	"Taste Revenge"		5:09
7.	"Long Since Dark"		5:08
8.	"Sanctuary"		4:25
9.	"One More Murder"		4:13
10.	"Battle Angels"	Blosl, Dane	5:18
Total length:			49:26

Personnel

Sanctuary

• Warrel Dane – vocals
• Lenny Rutledge – guitar
• Sean Blosl – guitar
• Jim Sheppard – bass
• Dave Budbill – drums, percussion

Technical personnel

• Howard Benson – production, arrangement, mixing
• Bruce Barris – engineering, mixing
• Joe Barresi – assistant engineering
• Joel Zimmerman – art direction
• John Halpern – photography
• Gene Kirkland – band photos

Charts

Chart performance for Into the Mirror Black

Chart (2020)	Peak position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[6]	97