The band evolved into a groove metal and metalcore style beginning with Reborn (1997) under Solid State Records with the original guitarist Bruce Fitzhugh on vocals.
In 2003, the group disbanded due to other projects and later their label, Solid State, released their best-of album, In Memoriam (2005).
In 2008, Living Sacrifice reformed and released a two-song digital only single called Death Machine.
[1] They released a three-song demo in 1990, Not Yielding to Ungodly, which got into the hands of Kurt Bachman and Joey Daub from Believer, who signed them to R.E.X.
went bankrupt, and Living Sacrifice signed onto Solid State Records seeking to widen their audience.
[6] Reborn is considered the most influential of all Living Sacrifice records and earned them a larger non-Christian fanbase.
After this record, Chris and Jason left the band and close and longtime friend Jay Stacy filled in on bass while Cory Brandan Putman played on guitar.
In 2000, Living Sacrifice recorded their fifth full-length album, The Hammering Process, with a more rhythmical sound—more oriented towards groove metal.
[7][8] Each of the band members had other commitments, such as Lance Garvin and Rocky Gray's Soul Embraced, and felt it was time to move on.
In 2007, Bruce Fitzhugh was featured on the song "Sixteen", on Demon Hunter's fourth album Storm the Gates of Hell.
On the same day at the Dallas, Texas date of the "Stronger Than Hell" tour, vocalist and rhythm guitarist Bruce Fitzhugh announced that the band was working on a new CD which they hoped to release in 2009.
[12] The band's seventh studio album, The Infinite Order, was released January 26, 2010, via Solid State Records.
[13] The album features the voices of David Bunton from The Showdown, Joe Musten from Advent and Beloved, and guitarist Jason Truby.
The album features the guest voices of Ryan Clark from Demon Hunter on "Screwtape", and Dave Peters from Throwdown on "Despair".
[23] In 2021, Nordic Mission released a remaster of Living Sacrifice's self-titled debut album for its 30th anniversary.
[29] Bands that have named Living Sacrifice an influence include: As I Lay Dying,[30] Throwdown,[30] Demon Hunter,[30] Underøath,[30] Haste the Day,[31] Saving Grace,[32] 7 Horns 7 Eyes[33] and many more.