| Human Sacrifice | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1988 | |||
| Recorded | 1988 California | |||
| Genre | Christian metal, thrash metal, death metal | |||
| Length | 36:29 | |||
| Label | Intense | |||
| Vengeance Rising chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Campus Life | (unrated)[1] |
| CCM Magazine | (unrated)[2] |
| Cross Rhythms |   [3] |
| Powermetal.de | positive[4] |
Human Sacrifice is the first studio album by the Christian death and thrash metal band Vengeance Rising. It is the first full-length Christian thrash metal album as it was released in 1988. Though controversial, Human Sacrifice and the following album, Once Dead were huge successes in the world of Christian music, making Vengeance Rising one of the few bands in the genre to cross over into the secular music scene.[5] Dave Caughney of Cross Rhythms magazine wrote in 1990 that this "legendary classic debut [...] breathed much needed freshness into the somewhat stale white metal (Christian metal) scene".[6] HM Magazine editor Doug Van Pelt called Human Sacrifice "the most radical Christian album ever released".[2] In 2010, HM ranked Human Sacrifice the best Christian metal album of all time on its Top 100 list because it "tilted the Christian metal world on its ear".[7]
The lyrics of Human Sacrifice retell several major points of Christ's ministry: His incarnation, crucifixion, resurrection, and Second Coming.[8] The band compares the form to that of an opera, with a dramatic beginning, middle, and ending.[8]
- ^ Long, Jim (March 1989). "Expressions / Human Sacrifice". Campus Life. 47 (8): 99. ISSN 0008-2538.
- ^ a b Van Pelt, Doug (November 1988). "Metal Reviews | Human Sacrifice". CCM Magazine. 11 (5): 35–36. ISSN 1524-7848.
- ^ "Review: Human Sacrifice/Once Dead - Vengeance Rising". Cross Rhythms. February 1, 1999. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
- ^ "Review | VENGEANCE RISING - Human Sacrifice". Powermetal.De. March 15, 2001. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
- ^ Torreano, Bradley (April 30, 2005). "Vengeance Rising". AllMusic. Retrieved September 9, 2007.
- ^ Caughey, Dave (September 1990). "Vengeance Rising - Once Dead". Cross Rhythms (3).
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
CM-Top100was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b Ramsey, Chris; Harrar, James (1989). "Interview: Vengeance". Cornerstone. 17 (88): 33–34. ISSN 0275-2743.