The American Way (album)
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| Studio album by Sacred Reich | ||
| Released | 1990 | |
| Recorded | Cornerstone Recorders Track Records California, U.S. |
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| Genre | Thrash metal | |
| Length | 34:24 | |
| Label | Metal Blade Records Roadracer Records |
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| Producer(s) | Bill Metoyer Sacred Reich |
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| Professional reviews | ||
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| Sacred Reich chronology | ||
| Alive at the Dynamo EP (1989) |
The American Way (1990) |
A Question EP (1991) |
The American Way is the second full-length album from Sacred Reich, a thrash metal band from Arizona, United States. It was released in 1990 and follows Alive at the Dynamo, a live EP recorded and released in 1989.
The band retained the same co-producer, Bill Metoyer, as their debut album, Ignorance which was released three years previously.
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[edit] Overview
Although the band had maintained a record of at least one release per year since their debut, Ignorance, this was their first full-length album for three years and also the first to show a musical progression from the all-out thrash metal which dominated their earlier material.
The difference is immediately noticeable as "Love... Hate" starts in a melodic, even groove-orientated manner – and this mood pervades the rest of the album. However, intermittent thrash interludes punctuate the new, slower Sacred Reich style and there is even room for a bit of brassy funk experimentation on the closing track, "31 Flavors".
Phil Rind, in the liner notes, explains the band's change in musical direction thus:
"Musically, we've tried to expand our horizons without forgetting our roots. Some people will appreciate the changes. Others, let's just say, they'd be satisfied with 'Ignorance II'"
[edit] Track listing
- All songs written by Phil Rind, unless otherwise stated
- "Love... Hate" (Rind, Wiley Arnett) – 4:02
- "The American Way" (Rind, Arnett) – 3:34
- "The Way It Is" – 4:51
- "Crimes Against Humanity" – 6:04
- "State of Emergency" – 6:03
- "Who's To Blame" – 3:33
- "I Don't Know" – 3:08
- "31 Flavors" (Rind, Arnett) – 3:10
[edit] Credits
- Phil Rind – vocals, bass
- Wiley Arnett – guitar
- Jason Rainey – guitar
- Greg Hall – drums
- The Unity Horns – horns on "31 Flavors"
- Tony Brewster – trumpet
- Will Donato – saxophone
- Tim Moynahan – trombone
- Recorded and mixed in California, U.S. at Cornerstone Recorders with additional recording at Track Records
- Produced by Bill Metoyer and Sacred Reich
- Engineered by Bill Metoyer
- Assistant engineered by Scott Campbell
- Cover illustration by Paul Stottler
