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Sacred Reich
Origin	Arizona, USA
Genres	Thrash metal^[1], speed metal
Years active	1985 – 2000 2007 –
Labels	Metal Blade Records Hollywood Records
Website	Sacred Pages
Former members
Phil Rind Wiley Arnett Jason Rainey Greg Hall
Notable instruments
Dan Kelly Jeff Martinek Dave McClain

Sacred Reich is a Phoenix, Arizona based thrash metal^[2] 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 with St. Madness vocalist Prophet in July of 2000.

In 2007, the band reunited to play several shows in Europe, including Wacken Open Air. However, according to an interview with bassist/vocalist Phil Rind, there are no plans to record a new Sacred Reich album.^[3]

1 Band members
- 1.1 Current members
- 1.2 Former members
2 Discography
- 2.1 Singles
3 References
4 External links

Band members

Current members

Phil Rind - Bass (1985-2000, 2006-), Vocals (1986-2000, 2006-)
Wiley Arnett - Lead Guitar (1986-2000, 2006-)
Jason Rainey - Rhythm Guitar (1985-2000, 2007-)
Greg Hall - Drums (1985-1991, 1996-2000, 2007-)

Former members

Dan Kelly - Vocals (1985-1986)
Jeff Martinek - Guitar (1985-1986)
Dave McClain - Drums (1991-1995)

Discography

Album	Year of release	Label	Type of the album	Genre
Draining You of Life	1985	Self-released	Self-released demo	Thrash metal
Ignorance	1987	Metal Blade Records	Studio album	Thrash metal
Surf Nicaragua	1988	Metal Blade Records	EP - CD version has two live bonus tracks	Thrash metal
Alive at the Dynamo	1989	Roadracer Records	Live EP	Thrash metal
The American Way	1990	Enigma Records	Studio album	Thrash metal
Independent	1993	Hollywood Records	Studio album - Japanese Version includes Fear cover "Let's Start a War" as a bonus track	Thrash metal
Heal	1996	Metal Blade Records	Studio album - Japanese Version includes Fear cover "Beef Bologna" as a bonus track	Thrash metal
Still Ignorant	1997	Metal Blade Records	Live Album (1987-1997)	Thrash metal

Singles

"War Pigs" (1988) (Black Sabbath cover)
"One Nation" (1988)
"The American Way" (1990)
"Crawling" (1993)
"Sweet Leaf" (1995) (Black Sabbath cover)

The band also contributed the Black Sabbath cover "Sweet Leaf" to the Hempilation: Freedom Is NORML 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 was 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.

References

^ http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:d9frxqy5ldje
^ http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:d9frxqy5ldje
^ "Sacred Reich Interview". lordsofmetal.nl. July/August 2007. http://www.lordsofmetal.nl/showinterview.php?id=1777. Retrieved 2008-12-11.

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Still Ignorant Live Buy this CD	Ignorance/Surf Nicaragua Buy this CD	Ignorance/Surf Nicaragua Buy this CD	Heal Buy this CD	American Way [Bonus Tracks] Buy this CD
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