Misplaced Pages

Revision as of 00:43, 21 March 2020

This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Sacred Reich" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (December 2010) (Learn how and when to remove this message)

Sacred Reich
Background information
Origin	Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Genres	Thrash metal
Years active	1985–2000, 2006–present
Labels	Metal Blade, Enigma, Hollywood
Members	Phil Rind Wiley Arnett Dave McClain Joey Radziwill
Past members	Greg Hall Dan Kelly Jeff Martinek (deceased) Jason Rainey (deceased)

Sacred Reich is an American thrash metal band based in Phoenix, Arizona, that was formed in 1985. After several albums 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, but reunited in 2006. Sacred Reich has been credited, along with Testament, Destruction, Death Angel and Dark Angel, for leading the second wave of thrash metal movement in the late 1980s.

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 2000.

In November 2006, the band announced they would play several shows in the summer of 2007 in Europe, including Wacken Open Air; however, they had no plans to record a new album.

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 released in Europe only in the summer of 2007 by Metal Blade Records. In the spring of 2017, the band announced their first North American tour in 21 years.

In January 2018, Sacred Reich signed to Metal Blade Records and began working on their fifth studio album, Awakening, which was released on August 23, 2019. It is the band's first full-length studio album since 1996's Heal, and their first since drummer Dave McClain and guitarist Joey Radziwill replaced founding members Greg Hall and Jason Rainey respectively.

Founding member Jason Rainey died on March 16, 2020, at the age of 53 from an apparent heart attack.

Personnel

Current members

• Phil Rind – bass, vocals (1985–2000, 2006–present)
• Wiley Arnett – lead guitar (1986–2000, 2006–present)
• Dave McClain – drums (1991–1995, 2018–present)
• Joey Radziwill – rhythm guitar (2019–present)

Former members

• Jason Rainey – rhythm guitar (1985–2000, 2006–2019, died in 2020)
• Greg Hall – drums (1985–1991, 1996–2000, 2006–2018)
• Dan Kelly – vocals (1985–1986)
• Jeff Martinek – lead guitar (1985–1986, died in 2018)
• Ray Nay – drums (1985)
• Mike Andre – bass (1985)

Touring musicians

• Chuck FitzGerald – drums (1996)
• Tim Radziwill – drums (2018)

Timeline

Discography

Studio

• Ignorance (1987)
• The American Way (1990)
• Independent (1993)
• Heal (1996)
• Awakening (2019)

EPs

• Draining You of Life (demo) (1986)
• Surf Nicaragua (1988)
• A Question (1991)

Live albums

• Alive at the Dynamo (1989)
• Still Ignorant (1987-1997) (1997)

DVDs

• Live at Wacken (2012)

References

1. Colin Larkin, ed. (1995). The Guinness Who’s Who of Heavy Metal (Second ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 307. ISBN 0-85112-656-1.
2. "Sacred Reich announces "30 Years of Ignorance" USA tour with Byzantine as support". Metalblade.com. May 1, 2017. Retrieved November 19, 2017.
3. "Sacred Reich Interview". lordsofmetal.nl. July–August 2007. Retrieved 2008-12-11.
4. Pryor, Terrance. "Sacred Reich celebrate 30 years of 'Ignorance' with Byzantine this fall". Axs.com. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
5. "SACRED REICH Signs With METAL BLADE; First Album in More Than Two Decades Due Next Year". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
6. "SACRED REICH To Release 'Awakening' Album In The Summer". Blabbermouth.net. February 11, 2019. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
7. "Sacred Reich To Release New Album "Awakening" In August, Debut Video For Title Track". Theprp.com. June 18, 2019. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
8. "SACRED REICH Rejoined By Ex-MACHINE HEAD Drummer DAVE MCCLAIN". Blabbermouth.net. December 18, 2018. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
9. "SACRED REICH Parts Ways With Guitarist JASON RAINEY, Announces Replacement". Blabbermouth.net. February 25, 2019. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
10. "Former SACRED REICH Guitarist JASON RAINEY Dies Of Apparent Heart Attack". Blabbermouth.net. March 17, 2020. Retrieved March 17, 2020.

External links

• Sacred Reich Myspace page
• Sacred Reich discography at Discogs

• 1986 establishments in Arizona
• American groove metal musical groups
• American thrash metal musical groups
• Heavy metal musical groups from Arizona
• Musical groups from Phoenix, Arizona
• Musical groups established in 1986
• Musical groups disestablished in 2000
• Musical groups reestablished in 2007
• Musical quartets
• Political music
• Metal Blade Records artists