Sacrament (album)

Sacrament (album)

Infobox Album |
Name = Sacrament
Type = Album
Artist = Lamb of God


Released = August 22, 2006
Recorded = Early 2006
Genre = Thrash metal, groove metal
Length = 46:14
Label = Epic
Producer = Machine
Reviews =
*"Allmusic" Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.allmusicguide.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:7tsqoaearijn link]
* "Kerrang!" Rating|5|5Fact|date=February 2008
* "Metal Hammer" rating-10|9Fact|date=February 2008
* "RockSomething" Rating|5|5 [http://www.rocksomething.com/reviews/reviewLambofGod.html link]
* "Rolling Stone" Rating|3|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/lambofgod/albums/album/11199056/review/11925656/sacrament link]
* "Blabbermouth" rating-10|8 [http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/showreview.aspx?reviewID=843 link]
Last album = "Killadelphia"
(2005)
This album = "Sacrament"
(2006)
Next album = "5th Studio Album"
(2009)

"Sacrament" is the Grammy Award nominated fourth studio album from the American metal band Lamb of God. Released on August 22, 2006, "Sacrament" debuted at #8 on the Billboard 200 charts with first-week sales of 63,000. [ [http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=57408 BLABBERMOUTH.NET - LAMB OF GOD's 'Sacrament' Enters BILLBOARD Chart At No. 8! ] ]

The album was the top-selling metal album of 2006 and received the Album of the Year award from Revolver magazine. This was the second Lamb of God album (the first being As the Palaces Burn, 2003) awarded Album of the Year. Sacrament was nominated in the 2007 Grammy awards for best Metal performance. It has sold over 500,000 copies in the US alone. [Cohen, Jonathan. [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003839196 "New Lamb Of God Album Due In February"] . "Billboard". August 14 2008.]

Critical reaction

The album has been met with generally positive reviews from critics, with Kerrang! comparing it to Slayer's Reign in Blood album and Metal Hammer comparing it to Pantera's Vulgar Display of Power album.Fact|date=January 2008

Track listing

#"Walk with Me in Hell" – 5:11
#"Again We Rise" – 4:30
#"Redneck" – 3:41
#"Pathetic" – 4:31
#"Foot to the Throat" – 3:13
#"Descending" – 3:35
#"Blacken the Cursed Sun" – 5:28
#"Forgotten (Lost Angels)" – 3:05
#"Requiem" – 4:10
#"More Time to Kill" – 3:36
#"Beating on Death's Door" – 5:06

A bonus "Sacrament" EP from XM Satellite Radio studio sessions includes the following tracks:

#"Laid to Rest" (Live)
#"Now You've Got Something to Die For" (Live)
#"Omerta" (Live)

Deluxe Producers Edition

The album was also released on December 4th, 2007 [ [http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000YDDUM8 Amazon.com: Sacrament: Tour Edition: Lamb of God: Music] ; last accessed May 29, 2008.] as a "Deluxe Producer" edition, the first of its kind [Ultimate-Guitar.com. "Lamb Of God Has A New Producer, You! | News @ Ultimate-Guitar.com". Nov 6, 2007, at [http://ultimate-guitar.com/news/press_releases/lamb_of_god_has_a_new_producer_you.html Ultimate-Guitar.com] ; last accessed May 29, 2008.] . This copy of the album includes each studio track (guitar, vocals, etc.) separated from the other tracks, allowing the consumer to remix the album as they wish. Each track is 192kbit/s quality.

Notes

*A music video was produced for "Redneck", and can be viewed [http://www.lambofgod.tv/video/LambOfGod_Redneck_VidFull.mov here] . The song received a nomination for "Best Metal Performance" at the 49th annual Grammy Awards. [Blabbermouth.net. "Slayer, Lamb of God, Stone Sour Among Grammy Nominees", December 7, 2006, at [http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=63432 Blabbermouth.net] ; last accessed December 7, 2006.]

*The deluxe edition of the album includes a bonus DVD with two videos for the track "Redneck" and a 90 minute making of the album itself, along with an easter egg video segment entitled "Go Karts". The DVD was produced by High Roller Studios and directed by Doug Spangenberg, the same director from Lamb of God's "Killadelphia" DVD.

*This is the first album to use a different font for the album name on the albums artwork. All cover writing is normally written in the Papyrus font.

Personnel

*Randy Blythe – Vocals
*Mark MortonGuitar
*Willie AdlerGuitar
*John CampbellBass
*Chris AdlerDrums

External links

* [http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/interviews/interviews/lamb_of_god_dont_fuck_with_us.html Randy Blythe interview at Ultimate-Guitar.om]

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