| Img_capt = in San Antonio with SaxonS.A. Sanctuary live @ Sunken Garden Theater

| Years_active = 1998-current2011 | Status = activesplit| Label = [[Butchered Records]], Road Rage Records, 87811(2011)

When the band started out, it '''S.A. Sanctuary''' (San Antonio Sanctuary) was more of a metal / hard rock band, similar to from [[Iron MaidenSan Antonio Texas]].

Through ==Biography==The band has gone through many members since it's inception. When the band started out time in the early-mid 1980's, they were under the name Sanctuary. Later, a band from Washington State would use the name as members changedwell and get signed, so did founder Orrie V. opted to alter the musical style band name to S.A. Sanctuary to avoid confusion. When the band started out, it was more of the a metal / hard rock band. Today they are mainly considered Thrash, with some material stemming into Death Metalsimilar to Iron Maiden.

The Through out time as members changed, so did the musical style of the band has recently signed to [[Butchered Records]].<ref>SFrom 2000 onward, they were mainly considered Thrash, with some material stemming into Death Metal.A. Sanctuary sign to Butchered Records - http://www.pr.com/press-release/352642</ref>

==Discography==#[[The Battle]] - demo from 1998#[[Rehearsal in Place]] 2000#[[Abandon In Place 2000|Abandon in Place (Demo)]] - original release from 2000#[[Promises CD Single|Promises CD Single]] - released in 2002 ''(sources state '''Promises''' band had 1 cd single will be re-released)''#[[Shred Your Head]] by Butchered Records <small>''(live tour cd from 200905/2011) Release TBA''</small><ref>S.A. Sanctuary sign to Butchered Records - http://www.pr.com/press-release/352642</ref><ref>http://www.thegauntlet.com/article/1225/22518/S.A.-Sanctuary-signed-to-Butchered-Records.html#[[Abandon In Place|Abandon In Place]] .UPKldOKSyxQ</ref><ref>http://www.pr.com/press- released on [release/352642</ref> <ref>[https://www.facebook.com/ButchereRecords6/posts/722120864464792 Butchered Recordsfacebook post from 1/21/2014]] 2011 </ref>

<small>* It S.A. Sanctuary disbanded during 2011 and is said that an 8 - 10 song album titledno longer together, [[Download Humanity]] was partially recorded in 2003, but never finishedalthough they played 1 final show on January 8th 2013 at Korova. Rumored reasons were difficulties with former musicians and their unwillingness to get it finished.</small>===DVD / video==='''''<smallref>Most of these are bootleged shows[S. Official releases are indicated as suchA.Sanctuary officially quits]</smallref>'''''*[[Live at Mustang Sally's]] - Jul 4, 2001 ''(San Antonio, TX)''*[[Live at Graffiti's Rock Room]] - Apr 13, 2002 ''(Dallas, TX)''*[[Live at Sunken Garden Theater]] - Aug 2, 2002 ''(San Antonio, TX)''*[[Live at Sunset Saloon - 2002]] - ?/?/2002 ''(San Antonio, TX)''*[[Live at Medieval Knights - 2002]] - Feb 2, 2002 ''(San Antonio, TX)''*[[Live at Club Blaze]] - June ?, 2002 ''(San Antonio, TX)''*[[Live at Cheerleaders Sports Bar]] March ?. 2002 *[[Live at Railhead Saloon]] - March ?, 2002 ''(Lawton, OK)''*[[Live at Medieval Knights - 2003]] - March ?, 2003 ''(San Antonio, TX)''*[[Live at Sunset Station - 2003]] Jun ?, 2003 ''(San Antonio, TX)''*[[Live at The Venue]] - Oct ?, 2005 - ''(San Antonio, TX)''*[[Live at Klub Krystal]] - ?/?/2006 - ''(San Antonio)''*[[Shred Your Head]] - May, 23, 2009 - ''(San Antonio, TX)''

==Current Memberslast known line-up==*[[Orlando VelasquezOrrie V.]] - founder / rhythm guitar/ vocals*[[John Salazar]] - bass guitar*[[Angel Fuentes]] - lead guitar and main voice*[[Mike Reykjavik]] - drums

*[[Romeo CK VallejoAngel Fuentes|Angel C. Fuentes]] - bass vocals (1998-2000) / vocals and guitar (2000 - end)*Eddie Correa - keyboards (1998, 2000, 2002, 2009 ''live only'')*Myke the Drummer - drums (temporarily unavailable2000 - end)''*[[Ted Wawrzyniak ]] John St. John - bass (2011)*[[Raul Gomez]] Romeo CK. - keyboards (2004- 2006) / bass (2009) / drums ''(also past member of '''[[Redzer]]'''2010)''*[[Jerry Casterlano]] C. - lead guitar and then (1998-2000) / bass ''(parts of 2002 only, also past member of '''[[Redzer]]'''2001)''*Tony Ramirez R. - bass (1998 - 2001)*[[Rick Flores]] Raul "stixx" - drums (1998- bass 2000)*[[Robert Esquivel]] Ted Wawrzyniak - bass(2000, 2002)*[[Danny Jimenez]] J. - bass(2003)==Discography==* Demo 2000 (2000)*[[Albert SolisAbandon In Place|Abandon In Place]] - temp bassistreleased on Butchered Records 2011<ref>https://www.discogs.com/label/148024-Butchered-Records</ref>* Download Humanity - (recorded 2002 / never released) *[[Eddie Correa]] Prisoner of Hope - keyboards single (live only2919)<ref>from S.A. Sanctuary official bandcamp https://sasanctuary.bandcamp.com/album/prisoner-of-hope</ref>

<!---===DVD / video=Notable Past Shows=='''''See <small>Most of these are bootlegged shows. Official releases are indicated as such.</small>'''''*[[6/23/2000]]*[[S.A. Sanctuary tour dates- PharmaceutiKillers]]- Jul 4, 2001 ''()''*[[Live in Dallas|Live at Graffiti's Rock Room]] - Apr 13, 2002 ''(Dallas, TX)'' ==notes==*[[Live at Sunken Garden Theater]] - Aug 2, 2002 ''()''*The [[S.A. in Sanctuary - Cultivating Misery]] - ?/?/2002 ''()''*[[S.A. Sanctuary, is an abbreviation for San Antonio (Texas), where : ...And To the band started.*Romeo Vallejo is their permanent bassistRepublic]] - Feb 2, but is currently unavailable for shows.2002 ''(unknown reasons)''*[[Point of Failure]] <ref> [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3183424/ ''S.A. Sanctuary launched abandon-in-place: Point of Failure (2002) @ IMDB.com ''] </ref> <ref> [http://abandontop40-in-placecharts.com /news.php?nid=93591/ 'abandon'TOP40-in-placeCharts.comRock & Metal News 11/09/2013'']</ref> for fans to buy their CD - June ?, 2002 ''(Abandon In PlaceWinslow, AZ)'' at a lower cost than from retail outlets.*The band have a 200lb metal gargoyle "mascot" named Willie[[S.A.Sanctuary: Cycle of Suffering]] - 2002 ''(Reno, NV)''*Their drummer lives in New Hampshire and fly[[Worse of the Worst]] - March ?, 2003 ''(Lawton, OK)''s in for festivals and shows*[[S.A.Sanctuary - Hidden Agenda]] - 2003 ''(Baltimore, MD)''*In spring 2010, Angel Fuentes and Orrie Velasquez were guitar and bass tech for [[George Lynch|George Lynch'sS.A. Sanctuary: The 100 Year Curse]] band- Oct ?, 2003 - ''''*[[Souls of WeS.A. Sanctuary: 10/10]] during his South West USA leg of the tour*[[S.A. Sanctuary - Elitist Plague]] - 4/10/2006 - ''()''*[[Shred Your Head]] <ref>Velasquez, Fuentes, and Lynch, "[http://www.myspaceimdb.com/sasanctuarytitle/blogtt3089412/532421823 ‘Orrie and Angel work for Souls of We’]", ''from S.A. Sanctuary official myspace page: Shred Your Head (2013) @ IMDB.com''.]</ref> - May, 23, 2009 - ''(San Antonio, TX)''*[[DVD 12]]*[[dvd14]]*[[dvd15]]*[[dvd16]]*[[dvd17]]*[[dvd18]]*[[dvd19]]*[[dvd20]]*[[dvd21]]--->

==linksofficial sites==*https://sa-sanctuary.com/*https://www.instagram.com/sasanctuary/*https://sasanctuary.bandcamp.com*https://twitter.com/sasanctuary*https://open.spotify.com/artist/2lLenGrKjBGiXLJ1OHZUg6*https://youtube.com/user/sasanctuary (Official Artist Channel)