For The Love Of The Game

For the Love of the Game is the fifth studio album from Christian metal group Pillar, which was released on February 26, 2008. According to their website, Pillar defines the title as: "For the love of" = the passion of, and "The game" = the pursuit of Christ. This is the last album to include longtime drummer, Lester Estelle, and bass player and founding member, Michael Wittig until they rejoined the band in 2012. During live performances of "Smiling Down", Rob Beckley plays acoustic guitar.
The album debuted at No. 71 on the Billboard 200 albums chart and reached No. 4 on the Christian (overall) albums chart.
The album was nominated for a Dove Award for Rock Album of the Year at the 40th GMA Dove Awards. The title song was also nominated for Rock Recorded Song of the Year.

Lineup

Rob Beckley - Vocals
Noah Henson - Guitars
Michael "Kalel" Wittig (Stars Go Dim) - Bass
Lester Estelle - Drums

Guests

Sarah Anthony (The Letter Black) - Vocals
Eric Baker - Vocals
Jordan Beach - Vocals
Aaron Wade - Piano