SACRIFICE originally formed in 1983 in Scarborough, Ontario. Taking influence from both the underground metal and punk scenes of the day, the then-teenagers released their debut album Torment In Fire in 1986.
SACRIFICE played a prominent role in the 1980s underground metal scene in Toronto, and along with Voivod, Razor, and Annihilator, is considered one of the "Big 4" of Canadian thrash metal.