Refuge Denied is the debut studio album by American heavy metal band Sanctuary, released on April 26, 1988 by Epic Records. After having recorded their first demo, guitarist Lenny Rutledge managed to establish contact with singer and guitarist Dave Mustaine after a show of his band, Megadeth. Mustaine expressed interest in the demo and in acting as producer. Mustaine's manager at the time, Keith Rawls, financed the recording and finally became Sanctuary's manager. Talks to a number of record labels led to the signing with Epic. The song "Battle Angels" was used in the 2009 video game Brütal Legend. The album was re-released in 2010 together with successor album Into the Mirror Black as double CD by reissue label IronBird via Cherry Red. The song “Battle Angels” was featured in the fourth episode of the first season of the Netflix series, The OA, “Away”. Warrel Dane – vocals Lenny Rutledge – guitar, backing vocals Sean Blosl – guitar, backing vocals Jim Sheppard – bass Dave Budbill – drums, backing vocals -Additional musicians Dave Mustaine – backing vocals, guitar solo (6), production James Overaa (credited as James Overa) – backing vocals Rich Furtner – backing vocals User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.