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| Years_active = 1987-1991, 1998-current
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| Years_active = 1998-2011
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| Status = split
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| Label = Butchered Records (2011)
 
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'''S.A. Sanctuary''' (or SA Sanctuary) is a metal band from [[San Antonio Texas]].
 
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==about S.A. Sanctuary==
 
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The band has gone through many members (mostly bassists) since it's inception. When the band started out in the early-mid 1980's, they were under the name Sanctuary. Later, a band from Washington State would use the name as well and get signed, so rather than feud over the name, Velasquez opted to alter the band name from Sanctuary to S.A. Sanctuary to avoid confusion.
 
  
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When the band started out, it was more of a metal / hard rock band, similar to [[Iron Maiden]].  
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'''S.A. Sanctuary''' (San Antonio Sanctuary) was a metal band from [[San Antonio Texas]].
  
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In the early 1990's, the band ended due to the drummer, and guitarist joining the Air Force. SA Sanctuary would reform in 1998 with all new members.
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==Biography==
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The band has gone through many members since it's inception. When the band started out in the early-mid 1980's, they were under the name Sanctuary. Later, a band from Washington State would use the name as well and get signed, founder Orrie V. opted to alter the band name to S.A. Sanctuary to avoid confusion. When the band started out, it was more of a metal / hard rock band, similar to Iron Maiden.  
  
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Through out time as members changed, so did the musical style of the band. Today they are mainly considered Thrash, with some material stemming into Death Metal.
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Through out time as members changed, so did the musical style of the band. From 2000 onward, they were mainly considered Thrash, with some material stemming into Death Metal.
  
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Orrie and Angel are fairly good friends with a number of big names in music. In spring 2010, Angel Fuentes and Orrie Velasquez were guitar and bass tech for [[George Lynch|George Lynch's]] band, [[Souls of We]] during his South West USA leg of the tour. <ref>Velasquez, Fuentes, and Lynch, "[http://www.myspace.com/sasanctuary/blog/532421823 ‘Orrie and Angel work for Souls of We’]", ''from S.A. Sanctuary official myspace page''.</ref>
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The band had 1 cd released by Butchered Records <small>''(05/2011)''</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#.UPKldOKSyxQ</ref><ref>http://www.pr.com/press-release/352642</ref> <ref>[https://www.facebook.com/ButchereRecords6/posts/722120864464792 Butchered Records facebook post from 1/21/2014]</ref>
  
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S.A. Sanctuary disbanded during 2011 and is no longer together, although they played 1 final show on January 8th 2013 at Korova.<ref>[S.A. Sanctuary officially quits]</ref>
  
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==last known line-up==
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*[[Orrie V.]] - founder / rhythm guitar / vocals
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===Past Members ===
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*[[Angel Fuentes|Angel C. Fuentes]] - vocals (1998-2000) / vocals and guitar (2000 - end)
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*Eddie Correa - keyboards (1998, 2000, 2002, 2009 ''live only'')
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*Myke the Drummer - drums (2000 - end)
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*John St. John - bass (2011)
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*Romeo CK. - keyboards (2004-2006) / bass (2009) / drums (2010)
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*Jerry C. - lead guitar (1998-2000) / bass (2001)
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*Tony R. - bass (1998 - 2001)
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*Raul "stixx" - drums (1998-2000)
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*Ted Wawrzyniak - bass (2000, 2002)
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*Danny J. - bass (2003)
 
==Discography==
 
==Discography==
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#[[The Battle]] - demo from 1998
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* Demo 2000 (2000)
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#[[Rehearsal in Place]] 2000
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*[[Abandon In Place|Abandon In Place]] - released on Butchered Records 2011<ref>https://www.discogs.com/label/148024-Butchered-Records</ref>
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#[[Abandon In Place 2000|Abandon in Place]] - original release from 2000
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* Download Humanity - (recorded 2002 / never released)  
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#[[Promises CD Single|Promises CD Single]] - released in 2002 ''(sources state '''Promises''' cd single will be re-released)''
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*Prisoner of Hope -single (2919)<ref>from S.A. Sanctuary official bandcamp  https://sasanctuary.bandcamp.com/album/prisoner-of-hope</ref>
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#[[Abandon In Place|Abandon In Place]] - re-released in 2009
 
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#[[Shred Your Head]] ''(live tour cd from 2009) Release in 2010''
 
  
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==video==
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[http://youtube.com/sasanctuary SA SANCTUARY youtube Video page]
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'''''<small>Most of these are bootlegged shows. Official releases are indicated as such.</small>'''''
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*[[6/23/2000]]
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==Members==
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*[[S.A. Sanctuary - PharmaceutiKillers]] - Jul 4, 2001 ''()''
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*[[Orrie Velasquez|'''Orrie Velasquez''']] - guitar and secondary voice
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*[[Live in Dallas|Live at Graffiti's Rock Room]] - Apr 13, 2002 ''(Dallas, TX)''
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*[[Angel Fuentes|'''Angel Fuentes''']] - lead guitar and main voice
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*[[Live at Sunken Garden Theater]] - Aug 2, 2002 ''()''
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*[[Romeo CK Vallejo|'''Romeo CK Vallejo''']] - bass
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*[[S.A. Sanctuary - Cultivating Misery]] - ?/?/2002 ''()''
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*[[Eddie Correa|'''Edward 'Eddie' Correa''']] - keyboards (live only)
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*[[S.A. Sanctuary: ...And To the Republic]] - Feb 2, 2002 ''()''
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*[[Mike Reykjavik]] - drums
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*[[Point of Failure]] <ref> [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3183424/ ''S.A. Sanctuary: Point of Failure (2002) @ IMDB.com''] </ref> <ref>[http://top40-charts.com/news.php?nid=93591/ ''TOP40-Charts.com Rock & Metal News 11/09/2013'']</ref> - June ?, 2002 ''(Winslow, AZ)''
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===past members === 
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*[[S.A. Sanctuary: Cycle of Suffering]] - 2002 ''(Reno, NV)''
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*'''[[Raul Gomez]]''' - drums ''(also past member of '''[[Redzer]]''')''
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*[[Worse of the Worst]] - March ?, 2003 ''(Lawton, OK)''
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*'''[[Jerry Casterlano]]''' - lead guitar and then bass  ''(parts of 2002 only, also past member of '''[[Redzer]]''')''
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*[[S.A. Sanctuary - Hidden Agenda]] - 2003 ''(Baltimore, MD)''
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*'''[[Ted Wawrzyniak ]]''' - bass
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*[[S.A. Sanctuary: The 100 Year Curse]] - Oct ?, 2003 - ''''
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*'''Tony Ramirez''' - bass
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*[[S.A. Sanctuary: 10/10]]
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*'''[[Rick Flores]]''' - bass
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*[[S.A. Sanctuary - Elitist Plague]] - 4/10/2006 - ''()''
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*'''[[Robert Esquivel]]''' - bass
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*[[Shred Your Head]] <ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3089412/ ''S.A. Sanctuary: Shred Your Head (2013) @ IMDB.com'']</ref> - May, 23, 2009 - ''(San Antonio, TX)''
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*'''[[Danny Jimenez]]''' - bass
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*[[DVD 12]]
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*[[dvd14]]
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==Notable Past Shows==
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*[[dvd15]]
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S.A. Sanctuary has played MetalCamp, Download Festival, and the Maryland DeathFest
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*[[dvd16]]
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*[[dvd17]]
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===2000===
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*[[dvd18]]
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Tattoo the Earth Tour
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*[[dvd19]]
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''(w/ '''[[Slayer]], [[Slipknot]]''')''
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*[[dvd20]]
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*[[dvd21]]
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*'''August 2''' - San Antonio, TX  - Far West
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*'''August 4''' - Mercedes, TX - Mercedes Showgrounds
 
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*'''August 5''' - Houston, TX - Pasadena Fairgrounds
 
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*'''August 6''' - Dallas, TX - Fair Park Coliseum
 
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===2001===
 
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===2002===
 
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''(w/ '''[[Judas Priest]]''')''
 
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*'''Aug. 01''' - Houston, TX - Aerial Theater
 
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*'''Aug. 02''' - San Antonio, TX - Sunken Garden ''(Budgie recorded [[Life In San Antonio]] this night)''
 
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*'''Aug. 03''' - Dallas, TX - Canyon Club
 
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*'''Aug. 04''' - Lubbock, TX - Pavilion
 
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*'''Aug. 06''' - El Paso, TX Far - West Entertainment
 
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===2003===
 
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''(w/ '''[[Halford]], [[Testament]]''')''
 
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*'''May 24''' - Dallas, TX Deep Ellum Live
 
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<!---*'''May 27''' - Denver, CO Ogden Theatre
 
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*'''May 31''' - Seattle, WA Northgate Theatre
 
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*'''June 01''' - Portland, OR Roseland
 
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*'''June 06''' - Los Angeles, CA House Of Blues
 
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*'''June 07''' - Las Vegas, NV House Of Blues--->
 
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===2005===
 
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''(w/'''[[Exodus]]''')''
 
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*'''Apr. 21''' – San Antonio, TX - The Sanctuary
 
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*'''Apr. 22''' – Houston, TX - Engine Room
 
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''(w/ '''[[Exodus]]''', '''[[3 Inches of Blood]]''', '''[[Crisis]]''')''
 
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*'''Oct. 08''' - The Galaxy Club - Dallas, TX
 
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*'''Oct. 09''' - The Engine Room - Houston, TX
 
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*'''Oct. 10''' - El Paradiso Tropical - Corpus Christi, TX
 
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===2009===
 
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''(w/ '''[[Saxon]]''')''
 
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*'''May 21''' - Corpus Christi, TX - Ayers Center
 
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*'''May 22''' - San Antonio, TX - Sunken Garden
 
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*'''Aug. 22''' - San Antonio, TX -Sunken Garden
 
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
 
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==official sites==
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*https://sa-sanctuary.com/
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*https://www.instagram.com/sasanctuary/
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*https://sasanctuary.bandcamp.com
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*https://twitter.com/sasanctuary
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*https://open.spotify.com/artist/2lLenGrKjBGiXLJ1OHZUg6
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*https://youtube.com/user/sasanctuary (Official Artist Channel)
  
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==notes==
 
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*The bands founder, [[Orrie Velasquez]], is the only original member.
 
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*The S.A. in S.A. Sanctuary, is an abbreviation for San Antonio (Texas), where the band started.
 
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*In 2002, Orrie was unable to play with the band for several months. Rather than cancel their shows, S.A. Sanctuary continued as [[Pawns Of Christ]] till Orrie was able to return. This "break" was for a "family emergency".
 
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*S.A. Sanctuary launched http://abandon-in-place.com for fans to buy their CD ''(Abandon In Place)'' at a lower cost than from retail outlets.
 
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*the band have a 200lb metal gargoyle "mascot" named Willie.
 
  
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==links==
 
  
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*[http://sa-sanctuary.com official site]
 
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*[http://myspace.com/sasanctuary official SA Sanctuary myspace page]
 
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*[http://facebook.com/sasanctuary official SA Sanctuary facebook profile]
 
  
  
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Latest revision as of 16:39, 22 March 2024

S.A. Sanctuary (San Antonio Sanctuary) was a metal band from San Antonio Texas.

S.A. Sanctuary

S.A. Sanctuary live @ Sunken Garden Theater
Background information
Origin Texas
Genres metal, thrash, death
Years active 1998-2011
Status split
Labels Butchered Records (2011)

Biography

The band has gone through many members since it's inception. When the band started out in the early-mid 1980's, they were under the name Sanctuary. Later, a band from Washington State would use the name as well and get signed, founder Orrie V. opted to alter the band name to S.A. Sanctuary to avoid confusion. When the band started out, it was more of a metal / hard rock band, similar to Iron Maiden.

Through out time as members changed, so did the musical style of the band. From 2000 onward, they were mainly considered Thrash, with some material stemming into Death Metal.

The band had 1 cd released by Butchered Records (05/2011)[1][2][3] [4]

S.A. Sanctuary disbanded during 2011 and is no longer together, although they played 1 final show on January 8th 2013 at Korova.[5]

last known line-up

  • Orrie V. - founder / rhythm guitar / vocals

Past Members

  • Angel C. Fuentes - vocals (1998-2000) / vocals and guitar (2000 - end)
  • Eddie Correa - keyboards (1998, 2000, 2002, 2009 live only)
  • Myke the Drummer - drums (2000 - end)
  • John St. John - bass (2011)
  • Romeo CK. - keyboards (2004-2006) / bass (2009) / drums (2010)
  • Jerry C. - lead guitar (1998-2000) / bass (2001)
  • Tony R. - bass (1998 - 2001)
  • Raul "stixx" - drums (1998-2000)
  • Ted Wawrzyniak - bass (2000, 2002)
  • Danny J. - bass (2003)

Discography

  • Demo 2000 (2000)
  • Abandon In Place - released on Butchered Records 2011[6]
  • Download Humanity - (recorded 2002 / never released)
  • Prisoner of Hope -single (2919)[7]


References

official sites

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