Sacred Reich

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Sacred Reich
Origin	Arizona, USA
Genre(s)	Thrash metal, Speed metal
Years active	1985 – 2000
Label(s)	Metal Blade Records Hollywood Records
Website	Sacred Pages
Former members
Wiley Arnett Greg Hall Dave McClain Jason Rainey Phil Rind

Sacred Reich was a Phoenix, Arizona based thrash metal band that formed in 1985. Singer/songwriter Phil Rind's interest was in socially-conscious and political speed metal. After several records on Metal Blade Records, they signed to Hollywood Records for a short stint, but later returned to Metal Blade to continue their musical career. The band split in 2000.

Former drummer Dave McClain went on to join Machine Head in 1995. Lead guitarist Wiley Arnett went on to form The Human Condition in 2001.

In 2007, the band reunited to play several shows in Europe, including Wacken Open Air.

In the summer of 2006, Wiley Arnett brought his recording equipment to his accountant's house in Arizona and produced the demo for the band A Tragic Comedy.

[edit] Discography

Draining You of Life (1985 self-released demo)
Ignorance (1987 Album, Metal Blade Records)
Surf Nicaragua (1988 EP - Metal Blade Records - CD version has two live bonus tracks)
Alive at the Dynamo (1989 Live EP - Roadracer Records)
The American Way (1990 Album, Enigma Records)
A Question (1991 EP, Hollywood Records)
Independent (1993 Album, Hollywood Records - Japanese Version includes Fear cover "Let's Start a War" as a bonus track)
Heal (1996 Album, Metal Blade Records - Japanese Version includes Fear cover "Beef Bologna" as a bonus track)
Still Ignorant: 1987-1997 Live - (1997 Live Album, Metal Blade Records)

The band also contributed the Black Sabbath cover "Sweet Leaf" to the Hempilation compilation album to benefit NORML, and the Subhumans cover "The Big Picture" appears as the B-side of the "Open Book" promotional single. A three disk boxed set with remastered versions of Ignorance and Surf Nicaragua with additional bonus material, including the "Draining You of Life" demo tape and a live DVD, was originally slated for release in September 2005, but will now be released in Europe only in the Summer of 2007 by Metal Blade Records.

A clip of the band's video for the song "The American Way" is used in the movie Encino Man. The title track from the album "Independent" can be heard in the college football movie The Program.