| The Year the Sun Died | ||||
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| Released | October 6, 2014 | |||
| Recorded | 2014 | |||
| Studio | Soundhouse Studios, Seattle Metalcamp Studios, North Bend | |||
| Genre | Power metal, thrash metal | |||
| Length | 49:46 | |||
| Label | Century Media | |||
| Producer | Chris "Zeuss" Harris | |||
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The Year the Sun Died is the third studio album by American heavy metal band Sanctuary, released on October 6, 2014, in Europe, and eight days later in North America.[1] It is Sanctuary's first studio album in 24 years, since 1990's Into the Mirror Black, and their only release with former Forced Entry guitarist Brad Hull, making it the band's first studio album without guitarist Sean Blosl, as well as their final release with bassist Jim Sheppard. The Year the Sun Died is also the first Sanctuary album released on Century Media Records, making it their first album not to be released on Epic Records, and the final one with original material to feature vocalist Warrel Dane before his death in December 2017.
- ^ "Sanctuary: 'The Year The Sun Died' Cover Artwork, Track Listing Revealed". Blabbermouth.net. August 14, 2014. Retrieved August 22, 2014.