[1] Sacrifice has been cited as an influence on many notable heavy metal bands, including Sepultura,[2] Cannibal Corpse,[3] and Carcass.

After coming back together to play a reunion concert in 2006, they released their fifth studio album The Ones I Condemn on Brazilian label Marquee Records in 2009.

Friends and guitarists Rob Urbinati and Joe Rico decided to form a metal band in 1983, playing cover versions of some of their favourite songs.

They recruited Rico's friend Scott Watts to play bass, and Andrew Banks on drums, who was replaced by Craig Boyle.

Ernst Flach filled the position for only a few live shows before leaving, as his drumming style did not fit the fast pace the band wanted to play.

Sacrifice credits the growth of their band and the Toronto underground metal scene in general to their appearance at this show.

[5] In September they played in Quebec City and the No Speed Limit Festival at the Spectrum in Montreal together with Possessed, Voivod, D.R.I.

In December 1988 the band went into the Studio to record a new demo; Bassist Scott Watts played the electric guitar on a couple of out-take songs.

In 2006, the band reunited and performed in Toronto at the 'Day of the Equinox II' festival,[5] their reunion show of which a DVD, Live Reanimation, was planned but not released yet.

[10] On April 29, 2011, Sacrifice finally made it across the Atlantic to play their first show on European soil in Germany at the Keep It True Festival.

[citation needed] In February 2012 Sacrifice crossed the Pacific to play in Osaka, Japan, headlining the two-day True Thrash Festival.

[citation needed] Sacrifice headlined the 20th anniversary show of Inertia Entertainment on February 27, 2016, at The Opera House in Toronto.

[13][14] Progress on the album had continued to be slow by April 2022, when bassist Scott Watts said on Facebook, "I guarantee you that we don't have a label, so there is no rush to record.

"[15] Drummer Gus Pynn posted an update on the album in August 2023 on Sacrifice's Facebook page, saying they were at their "last practice" preparing new material and suggesting a release date of 2024.