Sacrament (album)

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]

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	[1]
AllMusic	[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	[9]
Spin	8/10[10]
Stylus Magazine	B[11]

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

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

All tracks are written by Lamb of God.

• 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.