The Sane Asylum
| Band | |
|---|---|
| Type | Album (Studio full-length) |
| Released | 1988 |
| Genres | Progressive Thrash Metal |
| Labels | Combat Records, Under One Flag |
| Format | CD, Digital, Vinyl, Cassette |
| Length | 39:27 |
| Ranked | #88 for 1988 , #5,689 all-time |
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The Sane Asylum Information
Track listing (Songs)
| title | rating | votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | The Sane Asylum | 1:39 | 90 | 1 | |
| 2. | Blood Shower | 3:50 | 100 | 1 | |
| 3. | Vengeance Is Mine | 5:28 | 85 | 1 | |
| 4. | Death Noise | 7:04 | 95 | 1 | |
| 5. | Kamakazi | 5:04 | 75 | 1 | |
| 6. | Smash the Crystal | 3:28 | 65 | 1 | |
| 7. | Vicious Visions | 6:14 | 90 | 1 | |
| 8. | Metamorphosis of a Monster | 6:38 | 85 | 1 |
[ Rating detail ]
Line-up (members)
- Mark Biedermann : Vocals, Guitar, Bass (tracks 1, 8)
- Les Claypool : Bass
- Larry Lalonde : Guitar (tracks 4, 6, 7)
- Mike Miner : Drums
Guest / additional musicians
- Jeff Wing : Backing Vocals (track 8)
- Francesca : Backing Vocals (track 8)
- Elisabeth : Backing Vocals (track 8)
- Michael Lorenzo : Backing Vocals (track 8)
- Cristiana : Backing Vocals (track 8)
- Marisa : Backing Vocals (track 8)
Production staff / artist
- Annemaria Scott : Assistant Engineer
- Marc Biedermann : Producer, Mixing Engineer, Cover Concept
- Mark Needham : Engineer, Mixing Engineer
- Kirk Hammett : Producer
Although he's not credited, Kirk Hammett of Metallica produced the album.
The Sane Asylum Lists
(2)
The Sane Asylum Reviews
(1)Date : Jul 22, 2024
A good thrash metal album with good vocals, which I particularly like. The first song "The Sane Asylum" is a perfect intro, with a addictive riff. In all the thrash metal records, I think all of them a little excessive in the noise, as if we can't hear very clearly what is being sung. But this one brings a blend of great heavy metal riffs and a "violence" in the right measure.
The guitar work on “Blood Shower” is excellent and “Vengeance Is Mine” is a good song. The track "Death Noise" brings amazing guitar riffs and transitions with like four minutes of amazing instrumental music before the Mark Biedermann's vocals came in. For me, definitely one of the best songs on the album alongside "Blood Shower".
The vocals are more "old school thrash" on the track "Smash the Crystal", but not to the point of making the song one of those death metal clichés, but still, the song is not strong as the other ones on the record.
The guitar lines in "Vicious Visions" keeps the great rhytm of the first tracks with a heavy and dynamic sound. An amazing thrash metal track. The transitions and finally the breakdown in the end is probabily one of the best parts in the album.
The final track “Metamorphosis of a Monster” is a true metamorphosis as the song has many changes and transitions in these almost seven minutes. In the final minutes, the music and vocal style are very reminiscent of a kind of "The Doors in a heavy metal style". Another fantastic song to close the alb ... See More
The guitar work on “Blood Shower” is excellent and “Vengeance Is Mine” is a good song. The track "Death Noise" brings amazing guitar riffs and transitions with like four minutes of amazing instrumental music before the Mark Biedermann's vocals came in. For me, definitely one of the best songs on the album alongside "Blood Shower".
The vocals are more "old school thrash" on the track "Smash the Crystal", but not to the point of making the song one of those death metal clichés, but still, the song is not strong as the other ones on the record.
The guitar lines in "Vicious Visions" keeps the great rhytm of the first tracks with a heavy and dynamic sound. An amazing thrash metal track. The transitions and finally the breakdown in the end is probabily one of the best parts in the album.
The final track “Metamorphosis of a Monster” is a true metamorphosis as the song has many changes and transitions in these almost seven minutes. In the final minutes, the music and vocal style are very reminiscent of a kind of "The Doors in a heavy metal style". Another fantastic song to close the alb ... See More
The Sane Asylum Comments
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Blind Illusion Discography
| Album | Type | Release date | Rating | Votes | Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ The Sane Asylum | Album | 1988 | 85.5 | 4 | 1 |
| Demon Master | Album | Jul 7, 2010 | 65 | 1 | 0 |
| Wrath of the Gods | Album | Oct 7, 2022 | - | 0 | 0 |
