Well White Rabbit is indeed in "Refuge Denied" as co-neverhead White Rabbit already posted. I love all Sanctuary albums (+ "into the mirror live"), each for its own reasons. RD is what the power term in "Power Metal" definition is all about. Real power, astonishing vocal performance by my favorite singer of all times but production by Mustaine which i think is a drawback. Oh! Battle Angels don't really show WD's abilities. OK, i agree it is catchy and stuff but Veil of Disguise is WD at his finest for that time.
ITMB is loved for introducing intelligence in metal. Dark melodies given in such powerfull way had only been heard by helstar's "nosferatu". ITMB was a powerfull "power metal" album but it was an intelligent powerfull "power metal" album.
The two albums are equal imo. They are both one of the tops of US power metal...
And remember not to compare NVRMR to Sanctuary, the comparisson is not fair, since the guys who were listening to Sanctuary then are more likely to say (many of them anyway) that NVRMR are (please god don't make me write it. please. let thy will be done) sh..t (hmm! forgive me father, i just can't write something like this for NVRMR) not good compared to Sanctuary. It is all a matter of right timing...