---
title: "Dark Sanctuary"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/dark-sanctuary"
genre: "More Metal"
country: "France"
formed: 1996
---

# Dark Sanctuary

**Dark Sanctuary** is a more metal band, from France, active 1996 to present.

Dark Sanctuary is a French neoclassical darkwave band that was formed in Paris in 1996.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Sanctuary

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Dark Sanctuary |
| Genre | More Metal |
| Parent genre | Metal |
| Origin | Paris, France |
| Formed | 1996 |
| Releases in catalog | 9 |

## Genres

[More Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/other-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Arkdae](https://themetalnet.com/musician/arkdae) | Piano, Guitar, Keyboard | 1996 to present | Current |
| [Dame Pandora](https://themetalnet.com/musician/dame-pandora) | Lead vocals | 2000 to present | Current |
| [Hylgaryss](https://themetalnet.com/musician/hylgaryss) | Guitar, Keyboard | 1998 to present | Current |
| [Sombre Cÿr](https://themetalnet.com/musician/sombre-cyr) | Percussion, Bass | 1998 to present | Current |
| [Marquise Ermia](https://themetalnet.com/musician/marquise-ermia) | Lead vocals | 1996 to 2000 | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1999 | [Royaume mélancolique](https://themetalnet.com/album/e98881c8-7a73-324e-9d40-7ea63169ba5e) | Album |
| 2000 | [De lumière et d'obscurité](https://themetalnet.com/album/271c51e0-5c81-3afa-9ffd-c3749fdd99e9) | Album |
| 2003 | [L'Être las - L'Envers du miroir](https://themetalnet.com/album/8d4c6416-6b81-304c-ad61-b92e8d1d08b9) | Album |
| 2004 | [Les Mémoires blessées](https://themetalnet.com/album/ff97bcce-876a-35e5-ade3-2d5e2556d856) | Album |
| 2005 | [Exaudi vocem meam, Part I](https://themetalnet.com/album/10c0ab6e-aa44-3170-af7c-6a11720d77f1) | Album |
| 2006 | [Exaudi vocem meam, Part II](https://themetalnet.com/album/2a7ab123-5a30-3ce1-b692-6e524d49ec51) | Album |
| 2009 | [Dark Sanctuary](https://themetalnet.com/album/afb5da5c-87ff-42d2-897a-46e6608ed4ef) | Album |
| 2021 | [Iterum](https://themetalnet.com/album/e278d3a5-90fd-49b2-91fd-aaaf508a457a) | EP |
| 2023 | [Cernunnos](https://themetalnet.com/album/746a9dde-340c-4667-b2d3-4829569d792f) | Album |

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- [Within Temptation](https://themetalnet.com/band/within-temptation) (listened together)
- [Corvus Corax](https://themetalnet.com/band/corvus-corax) (listened together)
- [Evanescence](https://themetalnet.com/band/evanescence) (listened together)
- [Amber Asylum](https://themetalnet.com/band/amber-asylum) (listened together)
- [Iron Maiden](https://themetalnet.com/band/iron-maiden) (listened together)
- [Mortiis](https://themetalnet.com/band/mortiis) (listened together)
- [Therion](https://themetalnet.com/band/therion) (listened together)
- [Linkin Park](https://themetalnet.com/band/linkin-park) (listened together)
- [System of a Down](https://themetalnet.com/band/system-of-a-down) (listened together)
- [Arch Enemy](https://themetalnet.com/band/arch-enemy) (listened together)
- [Alice Cooper](https://themetalnet.com/band/alice-cooper-ee58c59f) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Dark_Sanctuary/2128
- youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYIu6UW8xY3SZoJZTXOErLQ
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DarkSanctuaryOfficial
- bandcamp: https://darksanctuary.bandcamp.com/
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0uQzXALO3Bu9YRYMKyAFCC
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/79656537
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/1094

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/dark-sanctuary](https://themetalnet.com/band/dark-sanctuary). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt