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 | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | February 27, 1990 | |||
| Recorded | 1989 | |||
| Studio | Steve Lawson Studios, Seattle, Washington | |||
| Genre | Thrash metal, power metal | |||
| Length | 46:37 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Producer | Howard Benson | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| 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.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Warrel Dane and Lenny Rutledge, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Future Tense" (Written and composed by Dane, Rutledge, Sean Blosl and 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" (Written and composed by Dane, Blosl, Rutledge and Dave Budbill) | 5:37 |
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
References
- Serba, John. Sanctuary: Into the Mirror Black at AllMusic. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
- Treppel, Jeff (January 20, 2012). "The Lazarus Pit: Sanctuary's Into the Mirror Black". Decibel. Alex Mulcahy. ISSN 1557-2137. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
- Albrecht, Frank (1989). "Sanctuary: Into The Mirror Black". Rock Hard (in German). No. 37. Rock Hard Verlags- und Handels- GmbH. ISSN 1437-8140. Retrieved May 27, 2016.
- Sly & Wiz (October 1990). "Sanctuary Into the Mirror Black". SLUG. No. 22. Salt Lake City, Utah: J.R. Ruppel. p. 7. OCLC 48819125. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
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