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*[[Orrie Velasquez|'''Orrie Velasquez''']] - guitar and secondary voice | *[[Orrie Velasquez|'''Orrie Velasquez''']] - guitar and secondary voice | ||
*[[Angel Fuentes|'''Angel Fuentes''']] - lead guitar and main voice | *[[Angel Fuentes|'''Angel Fuentes''']] - lead guitar and main voice | ||
| − | * | + | *'''[[Albert Solice]]''' - bass |
*[[Eddie Correa|'''Edward 'Eddie' Correa''']] - keyboards (live only) | *[[Eddie Correa|'''Edward 'Eddie' Correa''']] - keyboards (live only) | ||
*[[Mike Reykjavik]] - drums | *[[Mike Reykjavik]] - drums | ||
| − | ===Past Members === | + | ===Past Members === |
| + | *[[Romeo CK Vallejo|'''Romeo CK Vallejo''']] - bass | ||
| + | *'''[[Ted Wawrzyniak ]]''' - bass | ||
*'''[[Raul Gomez]]''' - drums ''(also past member of '''[[Redzer]]''')'' | *'''[[Raul Gomez]]''' - drums ''(also past member of '''[[Redzer]]''')'' | ||
*'''[[Jerry Casterlano]]''' - lead guitar and then bass ''(parts of 2002 only, also past member of '''[[Redzer]]''')'' | *'''[[Jerry Casterlano]]''' - lead guitar and then bass ''(parts of 2002 only, also past member of '''[[Redzer]]''')'' | ||
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*'''Tony Ramirez''' - bass | *'''Tony Ramirez''' - bass | ||
*'''[[Rick Flores]]''' - bass | *'''[[Rick Flores]]''' - bass | ||
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| S.A. Sanctuary | |
|---|---|
 in San Antonio with Saxon | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Texas |
| Genres | metal, thrash, death |
| Years active | 1987-1991, 1998-current |
| Status | active |
S.A. Sanctuary (or SA Sanctuary) is a metal band from San Antonio Texas.
Contents
S.A. Sanctuary Biography
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.
When the band started out, it was more of a metal / hard rock band, similar to Iron Maiden.
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.
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.
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's band, Souls of We during his South West USA leg of the tour. [1]
Discography
- The Battle - demo from 1998
- Rehearsal in Place 2000
- Abandon in Place - original release from 2000
- Promises CD Single - released in 2002 (sources state Promises cd single will be re-released)
- Abandon In Place - re-released in 2009
- Shred Your Head (live tour cd from 2009) Release TBA
Members
- Orrie Velasquez - guitar and secondary voice
- Angel Fuentes - lead guitar and main voice
- Albert Solice - bass
- Edward 'Eddie' Correa - keyboards (live only)
- Mike Reykjavik - drums
Past Members
- Romeo CK Vallejo - bass
- Ted Wawrzyniak - bass
- Raul Gomez - drums (also past member of Redzer)
- Jerry Casterlano - lead guitar and then bass (parts of 2002 only, also past member of Redzer)
- Tony Ramirez - bass
- Rick Flores - bass
- Robert Esquivel - bass
- Danny Jimenez - bass
Notable Past Shows
S.A. Sanctuary has played MetalCamp, Download Festival, and the Maryland DeathFest
2000
Tattoo the Earth Tour (w/ Slayer, Slipknot)
- August 2 - San Antonio, TX - Far West
- August 4 - Mercedes, TX - Mercedes Showgrounds
- August 5 - Houston, TX - Pasadena Fairgrounds
- August 6 - Dallas, TX - Fair Park Coliseum
2001
2002
(w/ Judas Priest)
- Aug. 01 - Houston, TX - Aerial Theater
- Aug. 02 - San Antonio, TX - Sunken Garden (Budgie recorded Life In San Antonio this night)
- Aug. 03 - Dallas, TX - Canyon Club
- Aug. 04 - Lubbock, TX - Pavilion
- Aug. 06 - El Paso, TX Far - West Entertainment
2003
- May 24 - Dallas, TX Deep Ellum Live
2005
(w/Exodus)
- Apr. 21 – San Antonio, TX - The Sanctuary
- Apr. 22 – Houston, TX - Engine Room
(w/ Exodus, 3 Inches of Blood, Crisis)
- Oct. 08 - The Galaxy Club - Dallas, TX
- Oct. 09 - The Engine Room - Houston, TX
- Oct. 10 - El Paradiso Tropical - Corpus Christi, TX
2009
(w/ Saxon)
- May 21 - Corpus Christi, TX - Ayers Center
- May 22 - San Antonio, TX - Sunken Garden
- Aug. 22 - San Antonio, TX -Sunken Garden
notes
- The bands founder, Orrie Velasquez, is the only original member.
- The S.A. in S.A. Sanctuary, is an abbreviation for San Antonio (Texas), where the band started.
- 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".
- S.A. Sanctuary launched abandon-in-place.com [2] for fans to buy their CD (Abandon In Place) at a lower cost than from retail outlets.
- the band have a 200lb metal gargoyle "mascot" named Willie.
References
- ↑ Velasquez, Fuentes, and Lynch, "‘Orrie and Angel work for Souls of We’", from S.A. Sanctuary official myspace page.
- ↑ 'abandon-in-place.com'
