The Sane Asylum

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 and was co-produced by Metallica lead guitarist Kirk Hammett.

The Sane Asylum
Studio album by Blind Illusion
Released	June 6, 1988
Recorded	May 1 – July 17, 1987
Studio	Hyde Street Studios, San Francisco
Genre	Progressive thrash metal
Length	38:05
Label	Combat
Producer	Marc Biedermann, Kirk Hammett
Blind Illusion chronology
The Sane Asylum (1988) Demon Master (2010)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic

Track listing

All songs written by Marc Biedermann.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Sane Asylum"	1:39
2.	"Bloodshower"	3:50
3.	"Vengeance Is Mine"	5:28
4.	"Death Noise"	7:04
5.	"Kamakazi"	5:04
6.	"Smash the Crystal"	3:28
7.	"Vicious Vision"	6:14
8.	"Metamorphosis of a Monster"	6:38
Total length:		38:05

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

External links

• Album page at MusicBrainz
• Album page at Discogs