The Sacrament of Sin is the seventh studio album by German power metal band Powerwolf,[1] released on 20 July 2018 by Napalm Records.

The expression of the organ has changed, the orchestra has been added and unusual elements such as bagpipes or flute and the band recorded a ballad accompanied by the piano for the first time in its history.

Official videos were released for "Demons Are a Girl's Best Friend", "Fire & Forgive", "Incense & Iron", "Killers with the Cross", "The Sacrament of Sin", "Stossgebet", "Where the Wild Wolves Have Gone" and "Nightside of Siberia".

[5] They began recording the album in January 2018 at the Swedish Fascination Street Studios in Örebro, and the process lasted until March of the same year.

The title could be translated into English as "short prayer" and it is in this song that Bogren's work is evident, especially the combination of guitars, strings and organs.

The eighth "Venom of Venus" begins with Attila Dorn's classic vocals and is accompanied by speed changes; while the chorus is played faster, the individual stanzas are rather slow.

[21] These two albums were also released in a limited "Priest Edition" containing in addition to orchestral versions of songs also various complementary gifts, such as a cross or a scarf.

[22] In the orders via Napalm Records and the EMP Merchandising music store, the song "Midnight Madonna" was added as a bonus.

According to Matthew Greywolf, this shows that "the role of evil and goodness can be attributed to individual figures with something greater that has the power to control them.

[37] Of, 15 announced dates, only 12 were played starting in Brasília on 28 February and ending at the Hell & Heaven Metal Fest in Mexico City on 14 March.

The Metal Hammer noticed "fine details that complement the sound but perfectly match the given idiosyncrasies" and asked "how much change a band would make with such well-defined trademarks.

Behind the eternal accusation hides the highest art: Powerwolf develop so inconspicuously in small steps and subtle nuances that it seems as if they have not changed anything, but "just" delivered another great album".

[42] Metal.de stated that the band was "mostly faithful to their long-established style", and concluded: "Powerwolf prove with The Sacrament of Sin that they have not lost any of their untameable passion over the years.

[19] Havlena's colleague Robert Čapek highlighted the ballad "Where the Wild Wolves Have Gone", which, according to him, looks on the album from the perspective of emotions "real".

The music video for "Fire & Forgive" was recorded in the Church of Saint Mary Magdalene in Ścinawka Średnia, Poland.

[46] After releasing it on YouTube on 22 June 2018, Powerwolf was accused by the local curia of Świdnica that the video "overstepped limits with regard both to the sacredness of the church as well as to the trust shown by the parish priest in charge of that holy place".