Sacred Reich

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Sacred Reich
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Sacred Reich at Wacken Open Air 2012
Background information
Origin Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Genres
Years active
  • 1985–2000
  • 2006–present
Labels
Members
Past members
  • Jason Rainey
  • Greg Hall
  • Jeff Martinek
  • Dan Kelly
  • Ray Nay
  • Mike Andre
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Sacred Reich is an American thrash metal band from Phoenix, Arizona, formed in 1985. Since 2019, the band's lineup has consisted of vocalist-bassist Phil Rind, lead guitarist Wiley Arnett, rhythm guitarist Joey Radziwill, and drummer Dave McClain. Former members include rhythm guitarist Jason Rainey and drummer Greg Hall. The band is credited (along with Testament, Destruction, Death Angel, and Dark Angel) with leading the second wave of thrash metal in the late 1980s. Their music often features mid-tempo song structures and musical and lyrical influences from punk rock and hardcore, with their lyrics focusing on political and social topics.

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Sacred Reich gathered initial success with the release of their debut album, Ignorance (1987), but remained relatively underground. Upon the release of their first EP, Surf Nicaragua (1988), and second album The American Way (1990), the band gained significant acclaim, with the latter reaching No. 153 on the Billboard 200 chart. Their subsequent albums, Independent (1993) and Heal (1996), failed to attract attention, leading to Sacred Reich's disbanding in 2000. They reunited for a series of live shows in 2006, eventually reforming as a live act. In 2018, they began recording their first album after their reformation, Awakening , which was released in August 2019.

History

1985–1989: Formation, early years, Ignorance, and Surf Nicaragua

Sacred Reich formed at Coronado High School in Scottsdale, Arizona, in 1985, [2] [3] with the original lineup consisting of rhythm guitarist Jason Rainey, lead guitarist Jeff Martinek, bassist Mike Andre, vocalist Dan Kelly, and drummer Ray Nay. [4] Shortly after the band's formation, Phil Rind replaced Andre as the bassist followed by Greg Hall replacing Nay on the drums. [2] [4] Dan Kelly—who had an apartment at the time—refused to help pay for their first demo, Draining You of Life, citing having to pay their apartment bills. Kelly was then removed from the band, and Jason Rainey made Rind the new vocalist. [4] After the demo's release, Martinek left the band and was replaced by Wiley Arnett in 1986. [2] [3] [5] With Arnett, they re-recorded the song "Sacred Reich" alongside a new song, "Ignorance", [2] [3] which was added to the Draining You of Life demo. [3] In 1987, recommended by Flotsam and Jetsam bassist Jason Newsted, [2] [3] [6] "Ignorance" appeared on the Metal Blade Records compilation Metal Massacre VIII , which brought them significant attention. [2] [3] Soon after, Metal Blade signed a record deal with the band and released their debut studio album, Ignorance , in October of that year. [2] [5] The band, managed by Gloria Bunjowski—who later managed Sepultura and Soulfly—began touring extensively. [2] Ignorance was generally well received, with reviews citing its political themes and lyrics. [5] On the album, Hit Parader proclaimed: "Intelligence and metal are two things not normally associated with each other, but in the case of Sacred Reich, they blend to form a powerful musical message." Kerrang! labeled the album the "best debut thrash LP this year." [7] The band's members received several offers from other bands, including Flotsam and Jetsam offering positions to Rind and Arnett, Dark Angel offering Rind a vocalist slot, [5] and Slayer offering Greg Hall a drummer position during Dave Lombardo's first departure. [5] [8]

In 1988, Sacred Reich released the EP Surf Nicaragua. [9] Surf Nicaragua showed a change in the band's style, with better production and less influence from hardcore punk. [10] In an interview, Rind recalled that the EP outsold Ignorance within two weeks. [10] After Surf Nicaragua's release, the band began an extensive world tour; [5] they toured alongside bands such as Atrophy and Forbidden in the United States, touring alongside Motörhead in Europe. [2] The band also appeared at Dynamo Open Air in 1989, which was recorded and released as their first live album, Alive at the Dynamo. [2] [5] [11]

1990–2000: The American Way, Independent, Heal, and disbanding

In 1990, Sacred Reich released their second album, The American Way . [5] [12] The album peaked at No. 153 on the Billboard 200 chart on September 1, 1990, [13] staying on the chart for nine weeks. [14] [15] Sacred Reich toured for nearly two years in support of The American Way, co-headlining with Sepultura and Napalm Death on the New Titans on the Bloc tour [16] and with Obituary and Forced Entry on the former's Slowly We Rot tour, [17] and a tour with Venom in Europe. [2] In 1991, the band released an EP titled A Question. [2] Later that year, Greg Hall parted ways with Sacred Reich and was replaced by former S.A. Slayer member [2] Dave McClain. [5]

After several albums on Metal Blade Records, Sacred Reich signed with major record label Hollywood Records and released their third album, Independent , in 1993. [3] [5] Upon release, the album received little recognition, in part because of the drop in popularity of thrash metal [18] and the gap between album releases. [2] [18] In support of Independent, the band continued touring, which included opening for Pantera and Danzig. [16] [19] Dave McClain departed Sacred Reich to join Machine Head after receiving several offers from them earlier that year. [11] [20] On their fourth album, Heal (1996), Sacred Reich returned to Metal Blade Records to produce the album. Upon release, the album received little to no recognition, for similar reasons to their previous album, Independent. [21] Later that year, Greg Hall rejoined the band; however, drummer Chuck Fitzgerald took over drumming duties for the world tour. [2] [6] The band released a live album, Still Ignorant , in 1997, [11] but remained relatively inactive outside of touring until officially disbanding in 2000. [22]

2006–present: Reformation, Awakening, and upcoming sixth studio album

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Phil Rind performing with Sacred Reich at the Rock Hard Festival in 2014

In November 2006, Sacred Reich announced they would play several shows in Europe in the summer of 2007, including Wacken Open Air, [22] before reforming as a live act that year. [6] [10] [23] In June 2007, Metal Blade Records released a three-disc box set of remastered versions of Ignorance and Surf Nicaragua, bonus material including the "Draining You of Life" demo tape, and a live DVD. [24] They performed at Wacken Open Air again in 2009, which was recorded and later released as a live album, Live at Wacken, in 2012. [23] [25] In the spring of 2017, they announced their first North American tour in 21 years, titled "30 Years of Ignorance" after the 30th anniversary of their debut album, Ignorance; they toured alongside Byzantine for the tour, which ended on October 7 that year. [26]

In January 2018, Sacred Reich signed to Metal Blade Records and began working on their fifth album, Awakening. [27] However, the band experienced major lineup changes during the album's production. Later in January, Greg Hall was fired from the band and temporarily replaced by Tim Radziwill for the demos and touring. [28] In September, Machine Head announced that Dave McClain was leaving their band, officially rejoining Sacred Reich in December. [29] In February 2019, Jason Rainey parted ways with the band citing health reasons, being replaced by Tim Radziwill's son, Joey Radziwill. [4] In April, Sacred Reich released the split single "Don't Do it Donnie" alongside Iron Reagan, [6] [30] later co-headlining a monthlong tour with them in May. [31] Awakening was released on August 23, 2019, being the band's first full-length studio album since 1996's Heal [27] [32] [33] and their first studio album in 23 years. [34] Awakening was met with positive reception, with Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, giving the album a 76 out of 100 rating based on 4 reviews. [35] The album was featured at No. 9 on Decibel's 40 Best Metal Albums of 2019. [36] In support of the album, Sacred Reich toured in Europe, alongside Night Demon, [37] [38] and supported Gwar on their Use Your Collusion tour that year. [39] Jason Rainey later died on March 16, 2020, at the age of 53 from a heart attack. [40]

In 2021, Sacred Reich was scheduled to support Sepultura on their Quadra tour in North America and Europe; however, it was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The tour was postponed to the fall of 2022 and was completed later that year. [41] Sacred Reich also made numerous appearances at festivals in 2022, including Hellfest in June, [42] and the Rock Hard Festival in August. [43] In 2023, the band co-headlined a tour alongside Carcass and Municipal Waste, [44] and another tour with Death Angel and Angelus Apatrida. [45]

At the beginning of 2024, Sacred Reich announced they were recording their upcoming sixth studio album, which was expected to be released at the end of the year. [46] However, it appeared this plan had changed, with Rind announcing in a post on New Year's Eve of 2024 that the band would soon be entering the studio to record their new album for a late August 2025 release. [47] [48]

Artistry

Musical style and lyrics

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"Ignorance" (1987)
"Ignorance" (title track of Ignorance ), demonstrating Sacred Reich's fast tempos and hardcore and punk-inspired musicianship during their early works
"The American Way" (1990)
"The American Way" (title track of The American Way ), where the band moved away from fast tempos and punk influence for more diverse tempos and tone
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Sacred Reich is known for their political and social lyrics, [11] which often focus on topics such as war, racism, and ecology among others. [49] The band's style, generally considered thrash metal, [2] [11] [50] often uses mid-tempo song structures [51] [52] and frequently takes influences from other genres, such as punk rock [51] [52] [53] and hardcore punk, [10] [53] notably on their debut album Ignorance. [10] [51] They have also used elements of groove metal on their later releases, [11] and are sometimes considered a progenitor of the genre, [54] although the band has stated they were "unaware of the assessment." [55]

Sacred Reich's earlier works, primarily their debut Ignorance, are significantly influenced by punk rock and hardcore. [10] Their next release, Surf Nicaragua, showed a change in the band's sound, with better production, less hardcore influences, and slower tempos, sometimes described as "more mature". [9] [10] The American Way saw Sacred Reich progress further from their debut Ignorance, featuring less use of double bass pedals and shredding [8] and favoring slower tracks for a more diverse tempo and tone. [51] The album has been cited as one of the first groove metal albums, being released a few months before Pantera's Cowboys from Hell. [8] They also experimented with other genres, with the closing track "31 Flavors" being a funk rock track. [5] [51] As with previous releases, the album focused heavily on sociopolitical topics, [5] [51] but moved towards a more personal direction, with Rind stating: "Although there are some political songs/overtones, we've tried to deal more with people than political systems." [56] On Independent, the band continued experimenting with groove metal, [11] with Encyclopedia of Popular Music writer Colin Larkin claiming: "[the album] saw them stretch their musical abilities beyond straight thrash boundaries"; [5] continuing with the style on their fourth effort, Heal before disbanding. On Awakening, as a result of Rind's Buddhist practices and worldview, the lyrical themes became more positive, [34] with Rind commenting: "We just thought people need some positivity and some encouragement. That's what we wanted to do." [53]

Name

According to Wiley Arnett, the name "Sacred Reich" originated from a road trip taken by Dan Kelly and Paul Stottler [57] —a friend of and artist for the band [3] —to Hollywood, where they spotted graffiti tagged by a gang, labeled "SR-13", in the form of "[an] equal sign with the SR, and then a jagged 13 below it." They took the idea of the "SR" and brainstormed what the "SR" "could be the acronym of", eventually picking the name "Sacred Reich". [57] The band reportedly chose the name because "no one would ever think it was country", [55] with Arnett telling the Phoenix New Times: "Sacred Reich came up, and one of the first comments (...) was, 'well, look at this one—I'll tell you what, when someone reads that, they're gonna know it's not a fuckin' country band.' We started embracing it right then." [57] Arnett then explained that the name is "a sarcastic over-exaggeration of what can happen when people become apathetic and let people like Hitler rise to power." [57]

Mascot

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"Our Dude" on a poster at Hellfest 2016

The band's mascot, named "Our Dude" (or simply "OD"), appears on the cover art of several of Sacred Reich's releases as well as merchandise. [58] The mascot was originally sketched by Paul Stottler during class at Coronado High School [58] in either 1986 or 1987, [59] and was later drawn in pen and ink and then colorized for merchandise. [59] In a Facebook post, the band described Our Dude as a "post-apocalyptic mutant warrior", with its "story" being "Road Warrior meets Planet of the Apes meets Kung Fu." [59]

Legacy

The band's discography, most notably Ignorance, Surf Nicaragua, and The American Way, [38] have often been cited as influential on the thrash metal scene. Rock Hard cited The American Way as "one of the best thrash albums of all time" in their album review. [60] Revolver named Sacred Reich as "one of the most important thrash bands of the eighties and nineties," dubbing their debut album, Ignorance, as "a milestone in the thrash movement", [6] with the album later appearing on their 25 Essential Thrash Albums list. [61] Metal Hammer dubbed the band "among the few socially conscious thrashers in the 80s". [62] The band is commonly attributed to helping lead the second wave of thrash metal during the late 1980s alongside bands such as Testament, Death Angel, Dark Angel, and Forbidden. [11] [34]

Members

Timeline

Sacred Reich

Discography

Studio albums

EPs

Live albums

Compilations

Notes

  1. ↑ Enigma Records was a distributor for Metal Blade Records, signing a long-term distribution and development deal with them in early 1987. [1]

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