Living Sacrifice is the debut studio album by the Christian metal band of the same name, released through R.E.X.
Living Sacrifice formed in 1989 in Little Rock, Arkansas,[1][2] and released a three-song demo cassette tape, Not Yielding to Ungodly, in 1990.
[5] The album received mixed to positive ratings, with the band being heavily compared to Slayer.
[9] 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.
"[7] 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.