The Sane Asylum is the debut album by the American thrash metal band Blind Illusion. It was originally released in 1988 through Combat Records. The album features guitarist Larry LaLonde and bassist Les Claypool before they went on to work on Primus. The musicians bring interesting elements of progressive rock to their thrash style, but the album was mixed and mastered like speed metal with limited dynamic range, which reduces the overall effectiveness. It was co-produced by Metallica lead guitarist Kirk Hammett.
Track listing All songs written by Marc Biedermann.
Personnel Marc Biedermann – vocals, guitars, bass on "The Sane Asylum" and "Metamorphosis of a Monster", producer, mixing Larry LaLonde – guitars Les Claypool – bass Mike Miner – drums
Additional musicians Cristiana Lorenzo, Elisabetta Lorenzo, Francesca Lorenzo, Marisa Lorenzo, Michael Lorenzo, Jeff Wing – backing vocals on "Metamorphosis of a Monster"
Production Kirk Hammett – producer (uncredited) Mark Needham – engineer, recording, mixing Annamaria Scott – engineer, recording
References
External links Album page at MusicBrainz Album page at Discogs