Into the Mirror Black

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Into the Mirror Black
Studio album by
Sanctuary
ReleasedFebruary 27, 1990 (1990-02-27)
Recorded1989
StudioSteve Lawson Studios, Seattle, Washington
GenreThrash metal, power metal
Length46:37
LabelEpic
ProducerHoward Benson
Sanctuary chronology
Refuge Denied
(1988) 		Into the Mirror Black
(1990) 		Into the Mirror Live
(1990)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
DecibelFavorable[2]
Rock Hard10/10[3]
SLUGFavorable[4]

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.

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[edit]

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[edit]

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

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Future Tense"Dane, Rutledge, Sean Blosl, Jim Sheppard5:08
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 Budbill5:37
Star Track Studio Session 1989
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
10."Future Tense"Dane, Rutledge, Blosl, Sheppard5:16
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.TitleWriter(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, Sheppard5:15
5."White Rabbit"Grace Slick5:37
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, Dane5:18
Total length:49:26

Personnel[edit]

Sanctuary[edit]

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

Technical personnel[edit]

  • 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[edit]

Chart performance for Into the Mirror Black
Chart (2020) Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[6] 97

References[edit]

  1. ^ Serba, John. Sanctuary: Into the Mirror Black at AllMusic. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
  2. ^ Treppel, Jeff (January 20, 2012). "The Lazarus Pit: Sanctuary's Into the Mirror Black". Decibel. Alex Mulcahy. ISSN 1557-2137. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Sanctuary: 30th-Anniversary Edition Of 'Into The Mirror Black' To Include Demo Tracks, Live Recordings". Blabbermouth.net. August 31, 2020. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
  6. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Sanctuary – Into the Mirror Black" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
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