The American Way (album)

The American Way
Studio album by Sacred Reich
Released	May 15, 1990
Recorded	1989-1990 at Cornerstone Recorders Track Records California, U.S.
Genre	Thrash metal, funk[1]
Length	34:24
Label	Metal Blade Records Roadracer Records
Producer	Bill Metoyer Sacred Reich
Sacred Reich chronology
Alive at the Dynamo (1989) The American Way (1990) A Question (1991)

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The American Way is the second studio album by American thrash metal band Sacred Reich, released on May 15, 1990 by Metal Blade Records. The video for "The American Way" was used in the 1992 film Encino Man.

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. 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'"

The last track "31 Flavors" is a funk song^[1]

Track listing

• All songs written by Phil Rind, unless otherwise stated

1. "Love... Hate" (Rind, Wiley Arnett) – 4:02
2. "The American Way" (Rind, Arnett) – 3:34
3. "The Way It Is" – 4:51
4. "Crimes Against Humanity" – 6:04
5. "State of Emergency" – 6:03
6. "Who's To Blame" – 3:33
7. "I Don't Know" – 3:08
8. "31 Flavors" (Rind, Arnett) – 3:10

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 1989-1990 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

References

External links

• Sacred Reich Official Website