Independent (album)

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Independent
Independent cover
Studio album by Sacred Reich
Released 1993
Recorded Eldorado Studios,
North Hollywood, California, U.S.
Genre Thrash metal
Length 47:49
Label Metal Blade Records
Hollywood Records
Producer(s) Dave Jerden
Sacred Reich
Professional reviews
Sacred Reich chronology
A Question EP
(1991)		 Independent
(1993)		 Heal
(1996)


Independent is the third full-length album from Sacred Reich, a thrash metal band from Arizona, United States. It was released in 1993, and follows the A Question EP from 1991, and 1990's full-length The American Way.

The band followed this with their fourth full-length album, Heal in 1996. The album features drummer Dave McClain who later went on to play with Machine Head.

Contents

[edit] Overview

The all-out thrash metal which was prevalent on their debut Ignorance album six years previously was all but gone by the time of this release – a process which started on 1990's The American Way which saw them slow down, but still retain a hard edge.

Whereas they may have influenced a few bands back in their 1987 limelight days, on this album they show more signs of being influenced by others – the oft-used Black Sabbath style, particularly on "Crawling" and "Open Book", and quirky Anthrax-style rhythms on most of the middle five tracks.

"If Only" and "I Never Said Goodbye" are the obligatory instrumental and epic "ballad" tracks, but the opening three tracks are arguably Sacred Reich at their best.

[edit] Track listing

  • All lyrics written by Phil Rind, music as stated
  1. "Independent" (Rind) – 3:38
  2. "Free" (Rind) – 4:34
  3. "Just Like That" (Rind, Jason Rainey) – 5:42
  4. "Supremacy" (Rind) – 2:37
  5. "If Only" (Wiley Arnett) – 3:46
  6. "Crawling" (Rind, Dave McClain) – 6:30
  7. "Pressure" (Rind) – 2:47
  8. "Product" (Rind) – 3:44
  9. "I Never Said Goodbye" (Rind) – 7:46
  10. "Open Book" (Rind, McClain) – 4:21
  11. "Do It" (Rind) – 2:24

[edit] Credits

  • Phil Rind – vocals, bass
  • Wiley Arnett – guitar
  • Jason Rainey – guitar
  • Dave McClain – drums
  • Recorded and mixed at Eldorado Studios, North Hollywood, California, USA
  • Produced by Dave Jerden and Sacred Reich
  • Engineered by Bryan Carlstrom
  • Assistant engineered by Annette Cisneros
  • Mixed by Dave Jerden
  • Mastered by Eddy Schreyer at Future Disc Systems
  • Cover illustration by Paul Stottler
  • Portrait illustration (inlay) by John Dawson

[edit] External links

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