Sacrament (album)

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Sacrament
Lamb of god sacrament.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 22, 2006
Recorded2006
Studio
Genre
Length46:14
Label
Producer Machine
Lamb of God chronology
Killadelphia
(2005)
Sacrament
(2006)
Wrath
(2009)
Singles from Sacrament
  1. "Redneck"
    Released: June 2006
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [1]
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [2]
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 Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [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]

Contents

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.TitleLength
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
Best Buy exclusive bonus disc (XM Satellite Radio studio sessions)
No.TitleLength
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

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

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [25] Gold50,000
United Kingdom (BPI) [26] Silver60,000
United States (RIAA) [27] Gold500,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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