INTERVIEW: SANCTUARY's Dave Budbill On The New Album - "It's Not Mirror, It's Not Refuge Denied, It's Definitely Showing Growth"
Sanctuary is a group that is best known for being the band Warrel Dane fronted prior to the band dissolving in 1992, as well as having guitar virtuoso Jeff Loomis as a live guitarist in the same year, who would also join Dane and Jim Sheppard when they would go onto form Nevermore. However, the Seattle power/progressive metal quintet stand proud as a unique entity in heavy metal with their landmark releases 'Refuge Denied' and 'Into the Mirror Black', which were much ahead of their times in many senses; be it in a conceptual, compositional or thematic context, and yet retained the organic sensibilities of the old school era they thrived in. The band had the unique privilege of having Megadeth's Dave Mustaine produce their debut album, whom they also toured alongside upon releasing the album. However, the period after the release of their second album saw the band facing pressure from Epic Records to fit in with the prevailing Seattle grunge scene, eventually causing disagreements regarding the band's musical direction and ultimately resulting in their disbandment. Having recently revived the project in 2010, followed by a series of live appearances in 2011, culminating in their signing with Century Media, Sanctuary seem to be back to further prove themselves instead of resting on the laurels of their past catalog, with the recent announcement of their forthcoming album, 'The Year the Sun Died' being a testament to this new found drive.
The band's drummer and founding member Dave Budbill recently took some time out to sit down for an interview with Metal Wani's editor-in-chief Owais 'Vitek' Nabi (alongside help from writer/correspondent Achintya Venkatesh for the entire line of questioning) for an interview, and discussed a variety of topics, including the nature and stylistic leanings of their forthcoming studio album, the band's thematic explorations, lineup changes and the motivations behind the reunion, among other topics.
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