Cast the First Stone was the second full-length album by American band Ensign.

The combination of a move to a bigger record label and a different guitarist from their previous album did little to alter the band's sound.

The tracks in the early part of the album are straightforward hardcore punk with less inclination to include slower refrain sections – referred to as breakdowns – than in previous recordings.

The latter part of the album showed signs that the band was including more metalcore elements into their sound.

They would develop this tendency towards a more metalcore sound in their subsequent release, The Price of Progression.