Sacramentum is a melodic black metal band from Falköping, Sweden, formed by Nisse Karlén (vocals/guitar) in the summer of 1990 under the name of Tumulus.

The group's first official recordings were made in the end of 1992; just before the release of the demo tape, called Sedes Impiorum, the band name was changed to Sacramentum.

[5] Following the release of this EP, Nicklas Rudolfsson (now also in Runemagick, Swordmaster and Deathwitch) joined in on drums, and Karlén shifted from guitar to bass.

I think that everything we could dream about then has been fulfilled but we will carry on for many years to spread our message of hatred.With this three-piece line-up Sacramentum went back to Unisound Studio in June 1995 to record their full-length debut, entitled Far Away from the Sun.

AllMusic's Steve Huey writes that "Thanks to improved production, as well as the band's musical development, The Coming of Chaos is the best Sacramentum release available, not to mention their first domestic album.

"[8] In 2008 their last two albums The Coming of Chaos and Thy Black Destiny were reissued in a compilation titled Abyss of Time on Century Media Records.

[9] As of 2012, Anders Brolycke plays guitar with the Swedish black metal band Likblek, who released their self-tiled debut full-length album in 2010.

[4] Over time the band began to move towards the kind of melodic death metal sound many of their contemporaries in Gothenburg were pioneering.