Ignorance (Sacred Reich album)

Ignorance
Studio album by Sacred Reich
Released	October 13, 1987
Recorded	1987 at Stagg Street Studio Preferred Sound Track Record California, USA
Genre	Thrash metal
Length	32:34
Label	Metal Blade
Producer	Bill Metoyer Sacred Reich
Sacred Reich chronology
Draining You of Life (1986) Ignorance (1987) Surf Nicaragua (1988)
Alternative cover
Original and 30th anniversary reissue cover of the album

Ignorance is the debut studio album by American thrash metal band Sacred Reich. It was released on October 13, 1987, by Metal Blade Records, and was followed up by the 1988 EP, Surf Nicaragua .

The album was co-produced by the band and Bill Metoyer, who had previously engineered most of Slayer's early work. Metal Blade reissued the album and released a 30th anniversary version of it with its original artwork on September 8, 2017, with LP and Digipak CD versions being available. ^[1]

Cover art

The album's cover art depicts a blind-folded prisoner superimposed over the United States flag, which Metal paths regarded as "a provocative sign of resistance against the Ronald Reagan administration and its actions." The album cover was initially different but was changed due to the label seeing it as "too punk-looking." ^[2]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]

In August 2014, Revolver placed Ignorance on its "14 Thrash Albums You Need to Own" list. ^[4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Phil Rind, except where noted

Side A

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Death Squad"		4:24
2.	"Victim of Demise"		3:35
3.	"Layed to Rest" (Instrumental)	Wiley Arnett	2:20
4.	"Ignorance"		4:07
5.	"No Believers"	Rind, Jason Rainey	3:23

Side B

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"Violent Solutions"	Rind, Rainey	4:16
7.	"Rest in Peace"	Rind, Rainey	3:45
8.	"Sacred Reich"		3:17
9.	"Administrative Decisions"		3:27
Total length:			32:34

2012 limited edition 12" vinyl bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Rapid Fire" (Judas Priest cover)	Rob Halford, Glenn Tipton K.K. Downing	3:42
2.	"The Big Picture" (MDC cover, originally performed by Subhumans)		1:34
3.	"Sweet Leaf" (Black Sabbath cover)	Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward	5:05
Total length:			42:55

30th anniversary edition digipak bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Ignorance" (From Metal Massacre VIII)	3:53
2.	"Draining You of Life" (Demo)	3:41
3.	"Rest in Peace" (Demo)	4:06
4.	"Sacred Reich" (Demo)	3:26
5.	"No Believers" (Demo)	3:37
Total length:		18:45

30th anniversary edition vinyl bonus track

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Ignorance" (From Metal Massacre VIII)	3:53

Personnel

• Phil Rind – vocals, bass
• Wiley Arnett – lead guitar
• Jason Rainey – rhythm guitar
• Greg Hall – drums
• Dan Kelly – vocals on 11–14 tracks
• Jeff Martinek – lead guitar on 11–14 tracks
• Mike Andre – bass on 11–14 tracks
• Ray Nay – drums on 11–14 tracks

Additional Personnel

• Produced by Bill Metoyer and Sacred Reich
• Engineered by Bill Metoyer
• Assistant engineered by Richard McIntosh, Scott Campbell, Ken Paulakovich, and Bryan Carlstrom
• Mixed at Track Record
• Executive produced by Brian Slagel
• Artwork by Paul Stottler

References

1. bravewords.com. "SACRED REICH – Ignorance – 30th Anniversary LP, CD Reissues Available". bravewords.com. Retrieved 2017-09-09.
2. Savvidis, John (21 August 2017). "Spotlight: Sacred Reich – 30 Years Of Ignorance". Metal Paths. Retrieved 2025-02-07.
3. Ignorance at AllMusic
4. "14 Thrash Albums You Need to Own". Revolver.com . August 29, 2014. Archived from the original on March 9, 2016. Retrieved October 10, 2018.

External links

• Sacred Reich Official Website