Living Sacrifice (1991 album)

Living Sacrifice is the debut studio album by the Christian metal band of the same name, released through R.E.X. Records in 1991. The album exhibited a more thrash metal feel, which was the band's original style. They became more progressive every album, however, eventually sticking with more of a groove metalcore style.

Recording history
Living Sacrifice formed in 1989 in Little Rock, Arkansas, and released a three-song demo cassette tape, Not Yielding to Ungodly, in 1990. After getting signed to R.E.X. Records, the band mixed and recorded their debut album at Catamount Studios in Cedar Falls, Iowa, which was released in 1991. In 1999, Solid State Records released a reissue of the album. In 2021, Nordic Mission re-released Living Sacrifice with remastered audio for its 30th anniversary.

Critical reception
The album received mixed to positive ratings, with the band being heavily compared to Slayer. Jesus Freak Hideout reviewed the 1999 re-release of the album, giving it a 3.5 star review and stating that "Any fan of metal or Living Sacrifice looking to learn a little metal history would be wise to enroll in Living Sacrifice's self-titled debut." Steve Huey of AllMusic wrote "Living Sacrifice are still honing their style, but the record has a raw bite that will please most death metal fans, even if the subject matter isn't the traditional fare.", giving the album a 3 out of 5-star review.

Track listing

 * Re-recorded song from Not Yielding to Ungodly demo (1990)
 * Song included on Living Sacrifice's In Memoriam compilation (2005)

Personnel
Credits adapted from liner notes.

Living Sacrifice
 * Darren "DJ" Johnson – vocals, bass guitar
 * Bruce Fitzhugh – rhythm guitars
 * Jason Truby – lead guitars
 * Lance Garvin – drums

Production Additional personnel
 * Kurt Bachman – production
 * Doug Mann – production
 * John Thomson – engineering, mixing
 * Tom Tatman – engineering, mixing
 * Jeff Spencer – art direction, design, photo manipulations
 * Sudden Images – art direction, design
 * Library of Congress – cover photo