With the dust still settling following the release of their acclaimed Volume Six LP on Cursed Blessings Records in February, Ontario thrash metal veterans, Sacrifice, have sanctioned several rare live performances this year in support of the album.
Already announced earlier this year is the rapidly approaching Modified Ghost Festival in Vancouver, British Columbia May 17 where Sacrifice will headline with support from Anciients, Bewitcher, and more, which will serve as the official release show for Volume Six.
Sacrifice now expands the year’s live schedule with two more performances, including the band’s first hometown show in nine years – which also serves as their Toronto album release show – headlining The Concert Hall in Toronto on October 11. Tickets here.
Sacrifice has also been added to the Chile Terrorfest in Santiago, Chile on December 6 with Triptikon, E-Force, and more.
Sacrifice live dates:
May
17 – Modified Ghost VII Festival @ Rickshaw Theatre – Vancouver, BC (with Anciients, Bewitcher, more)
October
11 – The Concert Hall – Toronto, ON
December
6-7 – Chile Terrorfest @ Teatro Caupolicán – Santiago, CL (with Triptikon, E-Force, more)
Sacrifice’s sixth album, and first in over sixteen years, Volume Six features ten new originals and a cover paying homage to the Toronto scene from which they originally emerged. The songs on Volume Six run the gamut from speedy, breakneck thrash (“Comatose,” “Explode,” “We Will Not Survive”) to more nuanced, layered, metallic compositions (“Underneath Millenia,” “Your Hunger For War”). Two instrumental tracks on the album show yet another side of the band’s songwriting while still clearly being Sacrifice songs: “Lunar Eclipse” is a showcase for Rico and Urbinati’s excellent twin guitar leads, while “Black Hashish” is Sacrifice at their most psychedelic. The album’s final track, “Trapped In A World,” is a cover of ‘80s Toronto hardcore band Direct Action, a group that had a massive influence on the members of Sacrifice during their formative years. The song features guest vocals by Youth Youth Youth vocalist and Toronto music legend Brian Taylor, who operated the Diabolic Force label in the eighties and produced the band’s first three albums, bringing everything full-circle three decades later with his appearance here.
Working once again with engineer Darius Szczepaniak – who was also at the helm for Sacrifice’s 2009 effort The Ones I Condemn – Volume Six was recorded, mixed, and mastered at Phase One Studios. Tracked over a period of sessions between September 2023 and May 2024, the record was produced by vocalist/guitarist Rob Urbinati and features the band’s original lineup, with lead guitarist Joe Rico, bassist Scott Watts, and drummer Gus Pynn as well as Urbinati. They are one of, if not the only, 1980s thrash band that still has its original lineup intact and playing together, and on Volume Six, the band hits it out of the park. The stunning front cover artwork for Volume Six was painted by Propagandhi bassist and lifelong Sacrifice fan Todd Kowalski.
Volume Six is out now on all digital platforms including Bandcamp here, and on CD, MC, and LP in Blue, White, and Black variants through the Cursed Blessings Records webshop here. The record is available in Europe, Asia, and Australia through High Roller Records.
Tracklisting:
“Comatose”
“Antidote Of Poison”
“Missile”
“Underneath Millennia”
“Your Hunger For War”
“Incoming Mass Extinction”
“Lunar Eclipse”
“Explode”
“Black Hashish”
“We Will Not Survive”
“Trapped In A World”
“Missile” lyric video:
“Antidote Of Poison” lyric video:
(Photo – Kieran Palmerston)
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Already announced earlier this year is the rapidly approaching Modified Ghost Festival in Vancouver, British Columbia May 17 where Sacrifice will headline with support from Anciients, Bewitcher, and more, which will serve as the official release show for Volume Six.
Sacrifice now expands the year’s live schedule with two more performances, including the band’s first hometown show in nine years – which also serves as their Toronto album release show – headlining The Concert Hall in Toronto on October 11. Tickets here.
Sacrifice has also been added to the Chile Terrorfest in Santiago, Chile on December 6 with Triptikon, E-Force, and more.
Sacrifice live dates:
May
17 – Modified Ghost VII Festival @ Rickshaw Theatre – Vancouver, BC (with Anciients, Bewitcher, more)
October
11 – The Concert Hall – Toronto, ON
December
6-7 – Chile Terrorfest @ Teatro Caupolicán – Santiago, CL (with Triptikon, E-Force, more)
Working once again with engineer Darius Szczepaniak – who was also at the helm for Sacrifice’s 2009 effort The Ones I Condemn – Volume Six was recorded, mixed, and mastered at Phase One Studios. Tracked over a period of sessions between September 2023 and May 2024, the record was produced by vocalist/guitarist Rob Urbinati and features the band’s original lineup, with lead guitarist Joe Rico, bassist Scott Watts, and drummer Gus Pynn as well as Urbinati. They are one of, if not the only, 1980s thrash band that still has its original lineup intact and playing together, and on Volume Six, the band hits it out of the park. The stunning front cover artwork for Volume Six was painted by Propagandhi bassist and lifelong Sacrifice fan Todd Kowalski.
Volume Six is out now on all digital platforms including Bandcamp here, and on CD, MC, and LP in Blue, White, and Black variants through the Cursed Blessings Records webshop here. The record is available in Europe, Asia, and Australia through High Roller Records.
Tracklisting:
“Comatose”
“Antidote Of Poison”
“Missile”
“Underneath Millennia”
“Your Hunger For War”
“Incoming Mass Extinction”
“Lunar Eclipse”
“Explode”
“Black Hashish”
“We Will Not Survive”
“Trapped In A World”
“Missile” lyric video:
“Antidote Of Poison” lyric video:
(Photo – Kieran Palmerston)
Did you know BraveWords has an active Facebook Group where you can start your own metal discussion or take part in many other discussions. The BraveWords Facebook Group is the evolution of the old BraveWords message board from years ago.
Bands… feel free to promote your shows and albums.
Podcasts… feel free to promote your new episodes.
Radio Shows… feel free to promote your latest show.
Record Labels… feel free to promote your latest releases
Click to join and start discussing: https://m.facebook.com/groups/bravewordsmetal/
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