Swedish hard rock/heavy metal band. Members include Sonny Larsson of Leviticus.
THE SANCTUARY (1986, 1995) ACTIVE/NAXOS
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Line-up: Sonny Larsson - Lead and Backing Vocals Tom Nilsson - Electric and Acoustic Guitars, Backing Vocals Peter Rundström - Bass Martin Hedberg - Drums Johan Lindström - Keyboards
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I had not heard about this band, before picking this album up. I bought it because Sonny Larsson sings on it, and was pleasantly surprised by the quality of the material. Good melodic hard-rock/soft metal, are what we get served here. Maybe not the most innovative album, but still a cool addition to the collection. Some of the lyrics have a Christian message, but I don't think the whole band are Christians. Really cool cover by Rodney Matthews, who also have done covers for Asia, Seventh Angel and Magnum, among others.
Update February 2006: I finally replaced the old vinyl version with a CD. And the CD re-issue also has 5 bonus tracks! Well, I have to admit that my initial enthusiasm for this album was a bit too much. I can't say that most of these tracks have not stood the test of time very well. I think the production have to take much of the blame for that. Sonny is just way to in-front all the time. And when he sings in his higher range, he just sounds too strained, and it's getting to be almost painful to listen to at times. I bet these guys were much better live! And the bonus tracks were actually more enjoyable than most of the album.
Killer tracks: He's Coming Back, The Rock Of Ages, On The Run
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