Sacrament (album)

2006 studio album by Lamb of God

Sacrament

Studio album by

Lamb of God

Released

August 22, 2006

Recorded

2006

Studio

Spin Studios, Queens, New York
Sound of Music Studios, Richmond, Virginia

Genre

Groove metal
metalcore
thrash metal

Length

46:14

Label

Epic
Prosthetic
82876-83385 2

Producer

Machine

Lamb of God chronology

Killadelphia
(2005)

Sacrament
(2006)

Wrath
(2009)

Singles from Sacrament

"Redneck"
Released: June 2006

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com	^[2]
AllMusic	^[1]
Blabbermouth.net	8/10^[3]
Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles	8.5/10^[4]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	8/10^[5]
Drowned in Sound	9/10^[6]
Entertainment Weekly	B^[7]
PopMatters	7/10^[8]
Rolling Stone	^[9]
Spin	8/10^[10]
Stylus Magazine	B^[11]

Sacrament is the fifth studio album by American heavy metal band Lamb of God. Released on August 22, 2006, Sacrament debuted at No. 8 on the Billboard 200 charts with first-week sales of 63,000.^[12] The album was the top-selling heavy metal album of 2006 and received the Album of the Year award from Revolver magazine. As of 2010, it has sold over 331,000 copies in the United States,^[13] and was certified Gold by the RIAA on September 27, 2019.^[14]

The song "Pathetic" was performed live on the February 9, 2007 edition of Late Night with Conan O'Brien.^[15] This marked the first major network performance for Lamb of God. The song "Redneck" was nominated in the 2007 Grammy Awards for Best Metal Performance, but lost out to Slayer's "Eyes of the Insane".^[16]

Track listing

All tracks are written 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.

Best Buy exclusive bonus disc (XM Satellite Radio studio sessions)
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

Personnel

Lamb of God

Randy Blythe – vocals
Mark Morton – lead guitar
Willie Adler – rhythm guitar
John Campbell – bass
Chris Adler – drums

Management

Larry Mazer, Tamera Feldman – management for Entertainment Services Unlimited
Scott Greer – marketing
Allison Hagendorf – A&R
Tim Borror – booking agent for The Agency Group
Jeffery R. Cohen – legal for Millen, White Zelano & Branigan

Artwork

K3n Adams – art direction, design^[17]

Production

Machine – producer, mixing
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
Brian Gardner – mastering at Bernie Grundman Mastering, Hollywood, CA
Vlado Meller – mastering on "Redneck" at Sony Studios, NYC

Charts

Chart (2006)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[18]	25
Irish Albums (IRMA)^[19]	79
UK Albums (OCC)^[20]	89
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)^[21]	5
US Billboard 200^[22]	8
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)^[23]	2
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)^[24]	3

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)^[25]	Gold	50,000^‡
United Kingdom (BPI)^[26]	Silver	60,000^‡
United States (RIAA)^[27]	Gold	500,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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