Sanctuary, the band formed by musical visionaries Warrel Dane (vocals), Jim Sheppard (bass), Lenny Rutledge (guitars), and Dave Budbill (drums), soon added Jeff Loomis and his stunning guitar talents to the fold in 1990. Despite this strong beginning, the band would call it a day just two years later. It would be nearly two decades before Sanctuary reformed and got down to the business of writing their third studio album. Entitled The Year the Sun Died, it comes to life twenty-five years after the release of their second long player, Into the Mirror Black. When the space between albums encompasses the entire career of Nevermore, one can rest assured that rust or a lack of chemistry will not even remotely factor into the equation here.

Tracklist
1 Arise And Purify 4:14
2 Let The Serpent Follow Me 4:47
3 Exitium (Anthem Of The Living) 4:54
4 Question Existence Fading 4:20
5 I Am Low 5:15
6 Frozen 5:46
7 One Final Day (Sworn To Believe) 3:31
8 The World Is Wired 5:09
9 The Dying Age 4:53
10 Ad Vitam Aeternam 1:30
11 The Year The Sun Died 5:33