Sanctity

Rooted deep in the mountains of Western North Carolina, Sanctity is Appalachian Metal. Having combined influences ranging from American metal bands like Megadeth and Killswitch Engage to European metal bands like In Flames and At the Gates, Sanctity has created something uniquely their own. Sanctity formed in early 2000 and soon found their identity fusing transcontinental musical styles. After creating strong local buzz through powerful shows, Sanctity opened for Fear Factory and Trivium in late 2004. This show changed Sanctity forever. Matt Heafy (Trivium) saw something in this band and passed along their demo to Roadrunner Records, specifically A/R Monte Connor. The band was signed to Roadrunner in December 2005. Sanctity has since toured with many heavy hitters in the metal community, Megadeth, Lamb of God, Children of Bodom Machine Head, Trivium, Arch Enemy, and Opeth to name a few. The band released Road to Bloodshed in April 2007 and is currently a baby band on Roadrunner Records. Sanctity was a heavy metal band from Asheville, North Carolina, USA. They formed in 1998 and split up without much notice given in late 2008. They have released one album Road to Bloodshed on April 24, 2007. After touring extensively around the North Carolina, Tennessee and South Carolina areas, Sanctity got their break after Trivium saw the band perform live at a gig in South Carolina. Matt Heafy, impressed with what he saw, received the band's recorded material, and passed it on to Roadrunner's A&R person Monte Conner. In late 2005, the band self-financed and produced a music video for their song Zeppo with director Ramon Boutviseth. They were signed to Roadrunner and toured the US as a supporting act for Dragonforce in the first half of 2006. Megadeth's Dave Mustaine caught Sanctity s set at one of these shows and personally invited the band to join his summer metalfest Gigantour. Later that year, Sanctity supported labelmates Trivium on their first headlining tour of

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