Sacrament (album)

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Sacrament
Studio album by Lamb of God
Released August 22, 2006
Recorded Early 2006, Spin Studios, Queens, New York/Sound of Music Studios, Richmond, Virginia
Genre Groove metal, metalcore, thrash metal
Length 46:14
Label Epic
Producer Machine
Lamb of God chronology
Killadelphia
(2005)		 Sacrament
(2006)		 Wrath
(2009)
Singles from Sacrament
  1. "Redneck"
    Released: 2006
  2. "Walk with Me in Hell"
    Released: August 8, 2006
  3. "Blacken the Cursed Sun"
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3.5/5 stars....[1]
About.com 4.5/5 stars....[2]
Blabbermouth.net 8/10 stars.........[3]
Blender 4/5 stars....[4]
Rolling Stone 3/5 stars....[5]

Sacrament is the Grammy Award nominated fifth studio album from the American groove 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.[6]

The album was the top-selling metal album of 2006 and received the Album of the Year award from Revolver magazine. Sacrament was nominated in the 2007 Grammy awards for best Metal performance, for the track "Redneck", which can be seen here, eventually losing out to Slayer.[7] As of 2010, it has sold over 331,000 copies in the United States.[8]

The song "Pathetic" was performed live on the February 9, 2007 edition of Late Night with Conan O'Brien.[9] This marked the only major network performance for Lamb of God.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

All songs written and composed by Lamb of God. 

No. Title Length
1. "Walk with Me in Hell"   5:11
2. "Again We Rise"   4:30
3. "Redneck"   3:41
4. "Pathetic"   4:31
5. "Foot to the Throat"   3:13
6. "Descending"   3:35
7. "Blacken the Cursed Sun"   5:28
8. "Forgotten (Lost Angels)"   3:05
9. "Requiem"   4:10
10. "More Time to Kill"   3:36
11. "Beating on Death's Door"   5:06
Total length:
 46:14

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. A bonus Sacrament EP from XM Satellite Radio studio sessions was also included and contains the following tracks:

No. Title Length
1. "Laid to Rest" (Live) 3:50
2. "Now You've Got Something to Die For" (Live) 3:39
3. "Omerta" (Live) 4:45
Total length:
 11:34

[edit] Personnel

Lamb of God
Production
  • Produced and mixed by Machine
  • Drums recorded by Josh Wilbur and Machine
  • Pro Tools by Josh Wilbur and Richard Stoltz, assisted by Jim Feeney
  • Guitars recorded by Josh Wilbur, Ian Whalen and Machine; Additional editing and assistance by Jim Feeney; Assisted by Jeremy Miller and Brian Hoffa
  • Vocals recorded at The Machine Shop, Hoboken, NJ, assisted by Jim Feeney
  • Mastered by Brian Gardner, except "Redneck," mastered by Vlado Meller

[edit] Chart positions

Chart (2006) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 8[10]
U.S. Billboard Top Internet Albums 8[10]
U.S. Billboard Top Rock Albums 2[11]
Australian ARIA Albums Chart 25[12]
UK Albums Chart 89[13]

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ Monger, James Christopher. "Sacrament - Lamb of God". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/sacrament-r848634/review. Retrieved 2012-02-02. 
  2. ^ Bowar, Chad. "About.com Review". About.com. http://heavymetal.about.com/od/cdreviews/fr/lambofgod.htm. Retrieved 2012-02-02. 
  3. ^ Alisoglu, Scott. "Blabbermouth Review". Blabbermouth. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/showreview.aspx?reviewID=843. Retrieved 2012-02-02. 
  4. ^ "Blender Review". Blender. http://www.blender.com/guide/new/54249/sacrament.html. 
  5. ^ Steffen, Chris (2006-09-29). "Rolling Stone Review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2009-04-03. http://web.archive.org/web/20090403213520/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/lambofgod/albums/album/11199056/review/11925656/sacrament. Retrieved 2012-02-02. 
  6. ^ "LAMB OF GOD's 'Sacrament' Enters BILLBOARD Chart At No. 8!". Blabbermouth.net. 2006-08-30. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=57408. Retrieved 2009-02-26. 
  7. ^ "SLAYER, LAMB OF GOD, STONE SOUR Among GRAMMY Nominees". Blabbermouth.net. 2006-12-07. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=63432. Retrieved 2009-02-26. 
  8. ^ "Week Ending Aug. 1, 2010: The Downloading Of Eminem - Chart Watch". New.music.yahoo.com. 2010-08-04. http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/59953/week-ending-aug-1-2010-the-downloading-of-eminem/. Retrieved 2011-10-10. 
  9. ^ LAMB OF GOD "Pathetic" Live On Late Night With Conan O'Brien Posted Online MetalInjection.et (February 10, 2007). Retrieved on 3-24-09.
  10. ^ a b "Sacrament > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums". allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r848634/charts-awards/billboard-album. Retrieved 2008-10-23. 
  11. ^ "Top Rock Albums - Sacrament". Billboard.com. 2006-09-09. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=408&cfgn=Albums&cfn=Top+Rock+Albums&ci=3077806&cdi=9035028&cid=09%2F09%2F2006. Retrieved 2008-10-23. [dead link]
  12. ^ "Australian charts portal - Search for: Lamb of God > Album". australian-charts.com. http://australian-charts.com/search.asp?search=Lamb+of+God&cat=a. Retrieved 2008-10-23. 
  13. ^ "Chart Log UK: Lamb of God". Zobbel.de. http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_L.HTM. Retrieved 2008-10-23. 
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