SANCTUS
In Nominé Dominus Et Filiús Et Spiritus
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Track List
1. Creature from Vercenta
2. A King for a King
3. Welcome to the Graveyard
4. Run for Cover
5. Gates of Sorrow
6. Temple in the Sky
7. Running Chief
8. Haunted Dream
9. 4 Killer I
Tracks 1,5,6 are from the 1982 demo “From Thy Disciples”; track 2, 7, 9 are from the 1983 demo ‘From Gates Of Sorrow’ while tracks 3,4 and 8 are unreleased tracks from 1983.
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Tony Newton - Bass, Vocals
Rick Burgess - Drums
Tony Burke-Leigh - Guitars (lead), Vocals
San Remo - Guitars, Vocals (backing), Samples, Synths
Music For Mars is the exact same album, but with a way cooler cover
Sanctus (not the death metal band from southern California) was an obscure NWOBHM band that was basically the progier continuation of another NWOBHM band, Marquise De Sade (Welcome to The Graveyard is a cover of the Marquise De Sade tune). This album contains all 9 songs ever recorded by Sanctus; the two demos they recorded plus two unreleased tracks from 1983. I read somewhere that Sanctus can best described as 'Deep Purple goes occult NWOBHM', with slight influences of other NWOBHM acts such as the Trespass and Shiva - and also, 70's Rush crossed with a heavy metal version of Hawkwind.