Heal (Sacred Reich album)

Heal
Studio album by Sacred Reich
Released	February 27, 1996
Recorded	August–October 1995
Genre	Groove metal thrash metal
Length	33:05
Label	Metal Blade
Producer	Bill Metoyer, Sacred Reich
Sacred Reich chronology
Independent (1993) Heal (1996) Still Ignorant (1997)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Chronicles of Chaos	[2]
Rock Hard	[3]

Heal is the fourth studio album by American thrash metal band Sacred Reich, released February 27, 1996, via Metal Blade Records. It is the band's final full-length studio album to feature guitarist Jason Rainey, and was their last one for 23 years, until the release of Awakening in August 2019.

Album cover

The album cover is taken from a photograph of a medical contraption by Max Augilera Hellweg, from his book titled The Sacred Heart; depicting a pair of hands dressed in medical gloves holding a machine appearing to be inserted into a human heart. ^{[4] [5]}

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Blue Suit, Brown Shirt"	Phil Rind	2:27
2.	"Heal"	Phil Rind	3:43
3.	"Break Through"	Phil Rind, Wiley Arnett	3:38
4.	"Low"	Phil Rind	4:03
5.	"Don't"	Phil Rind	2:52
6.	"Jason's Idea" (Instrumental)	Jason Rainey	0:40
7.	"Ask Ed"	Phil Rind, Wiley Arnett	4:07
8.	"Who Do You Want to Be?" (Oingo Boingo cover)	Danny Elfman	2:23
9.	"Seen Through My Eyes"	Phil Rind	3:19
10.	"I Don't Care"	Phil Rind, Wiley Arnett	3:16
11.	"The Power of the Written Word"	Phil Rind, Wiley Arnett	2:37
12.	"Beef Bologna" (Fear cover, bonus track)	Lee Ving	1:39
Total length:			33:05

Credits

• Phil Rind – vocals, bass
• Wiley Arnett – lead guitar
• Jason Rainey – rhythm guitar
• Dave McClain – drums
• Produced by Bill Metoyer and Sacred Reich

References

1. Heal at AllMusic
2. Adrian Bromley (January 17, 1995). "Heal review by CoC". Chronicles of Chaos. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
3. Frank Albrecht. "Heal review by Rock Hard". Rock Hard. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
4. AIGA Journal of Graphic Design. Vol. 15–16. American Institute of Graphic Arts. 1997. ISSN   0736-5322. (...) the cover of Sacred Reich's Heal (Metal Blade Records, 1996) is a photograph of a mysterious medical contraption by Max Aguilera Hellweg, taken from his book The Sacred Heart. Although difficult to decipher what exactly is going on, hands wearing surgical gloves hold a machine that appears to be inserted into a pulsating human heart.
5. Heller, Steven; Fili, Louise (November 9, 2006). Stylepedia: A Guide to Graphic Design Mannerisms, Quirks, and Conceits. Chronicle Books. ISBN   978-0-8118-3346-2. OCLC   64390544. OL   8002147M.

External links

• Sacred Reich official website
• BNR Metal discography page Archived August 5, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
• Encyclopaedia Metallum album page