{"id":2370310,"date":"2026-04-13T00:44:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T00:44:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2370310"},"modified":"2026-04-13T00:44:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T00:44:16","slug":"sanctuary-release-new-song-not-of-the-living","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/sanctuary-release-new-song-not-of-the-living\/","title":{"rendered":"Sanctuary release new song &#8216;Not Of The Living&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>SANCTUARY<\/strong> have released a new single!<\/p>\n<p>The legendary American heavy metal band have returned with <strong>Not Of The Living<\/strong>, their first new material since the passing of original vocalist <strong>Warrel Dane<\/strong>. The track arrives alongside a lyric video and coincides with the announcement that the band have officially signed with <strong>BLKIIBLK<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking about the signing, founding guitarist <strong>Lenny<\/strong> <strong>Rutledge<\/strong> says, <em>\u201c<strong>SANCTUARY<\/strong> is really excited to sign with <strong>BLKIIBLK<\/strong>. We are looking forward to working with our new team to bring future <strong>SANCTUARY<\/strong> music to metal fans all over the world!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Commenting on the partnership, <strong>Mike<\/strong> <strong>Gitter<\/strong>, Global Head of A&amp;R for <strong>Frontiers Label Group<\/strong> and <strong>BLKIIBLK Label Head<\/strong>, adds,<em> \u201cwe\u2019re excited to be working with <strong>SANCTUARY<\/strong>. Already a legendary band, in 2026, they\u2019re building upon that legend and taking it one step further. When [European head of A&amp;R] <strong>Aldo Lonobile<\/strong> and I heard the songs, they had begun recording for their first full-length since their last full-length <strong>The Year The Sun Died<\/strong>\u00a0[2014], it was clear, <strong>SANCTUARY<\/strong> were back making some of the most vital music of their career.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Vocalist <strong>Joseph Michael [WITHERFALL]<\/strong>\u00a0has stepped in for the late <strong>Warrell Dane [NEVERMORE]<\/strong>\u00a0and carried the ball magnificently.<strong> Lenny Rutledge (SANCTUARY founding guitarist)<\/strong> is not only taking <strong>SANCTUARY<\/strong>\u2019s legacy forward, but it already feels like he\u2019s intent on exceeding it.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Produced and mixed by <strong>Zeuss [QUEENSR\u0178CHE, METAL CHURCH, ROB ZOMBIE, WITHERFALL]<\/strong>, <strong>Not Of The Living<\/strong> features a guest guitar solo from <strong>Jake Dreyer [WITHERFALL, DEMONS &amp; WIZARDS, ICED EARTH]<\/strong> and marks a new chapter for the band as they celebrate forty years of heavy metal. Vocalist <strong>Joseph<\/strong> <strong>Michael<\/strong> adds, <em>\u201cthe band and I are very happy to announce our partnership with heavy metal\u2019s PREEMINENT record label <strong>BLKIIBLK<\/strong>! We hope you enjoy this new chapter in the history of <strong>SANCTUARY<\/strong>. We look forward to bringing you new music while also honoring the past.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch the official lyric video for Not Of The Living here:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sanctuary - Not Of The Living (Lyric Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4aVDc90bNvg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><strong>For more information on SANCTUARY like their official page on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sanctuaryfans\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source distortedsoundmag.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SANCTUARY have released a new single! The legendary American heavy metal band have returned with Not Of The Living, their first new material since the passing of original vocalist Warrel Dane. The track arrives alongside a lyric video and coincides with the announcement that the band have officially signed with BLKIIBLK. 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