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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
(1991)
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.

Track listing

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

No.TitleLength
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

  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.
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