Description

Dark Sanctuary is a band based in Paris, France. They formed in February 1996 with the line-up of Arkdae on keyboards and Marquise Ermia on vocals. Their official debut release followed soon after, in 1997, with the ‘Funeral Cry’ MCD, featuring one single 20 minute song. The band later added more members, including a violinist, at which point Dark Sanctuary then recorded their debut album. ‘Letres Las Lenvers Du Miroir’, their third album, was originally released in 2003, and its an album were the band continues to impress with their highly developed and effective brand of dark gothic ambience, expanding upon their deep knowledge of orchestration to create atmosphere, with the ever-impressive beautiful female vocals prominent throughout. This album was considered as being responsible for establishing Dark Sanctuary as one of the genre leaders, and the album saw success particularly in both France and Germany. 2009 re-issue with two bonus tracks Track listing: 1. Larrogance 2. Lenvers Du Miroir 3. Malveillance 4. Les Larmes Du Meprise 5. Profondeur De Lame 6. Assombrissement De Lame 7. Silence Macabre 8. La Mort Avant Le Deshonneur 9. Larmes Et De Sang 10. Vie Ephemere 11. Face A Une Mort Rassasiee 12. Loin Des Mortels 13. La Rencontre Fatale 14. Tout Ce Sang Verse 15. Vie Ephemere 16. Seul Face Au Sinistre