Independent (Sacred Reich album)

Independent
Studio album by Sacred Reich
Released	1993
Recorded	Eldorado Studios, North Hollywood, California, U.S.
Genre	Thrash metal
Length	47:49
Label	Metal Blade Records Hollywood Records
Producer	Dave Jerden Sacred Reich
Sacred Reich chronology
A Question (1991) Independent (1993) Heal (1996)

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Independent is the third full-length album from Sacred Reich, a thrash metal band from Arizona, United States. It was released in 1993, and follows the A Question EP from 1991, and 1990's full-length The American Way.

The band followed this with their fourth full-length album, Heal in 1996. The album features drummer Dave McClain who later went on to play with Machine Head.

Track listing

• All lyrics written by Phil Rind, music as stated

1. "Independent" (Rind) – 3:38
2. "Free" (Rind) – 4:34
3. "Just Like That" (Rind, Jason Rainey) – 5:42
4. "Supremacy" (Rind) – 2:37
5. "If Only" (Wiley Arnett) – 3:46
6. "Crawling" (Rind, Dave McClain) – 6:30
7. "Pressure" (Rind) – 2:47
8. "Product" (Rind) – 3:44
9. "I Never Said Goodbye" (Rind) – 7:46
10. "Open Book" (Rind, McClain) – 4:21
11. "Do It" (Rind) – 2:24
12. "Let's Have a War" (Fear) (Bonus Track) - 2:21

Credits

• Phil Rind – vocals, bass
• Wiley Arnett – guitar
• Jason Rainey – guitar
• Dave McClain – drums

• Recorded and mixed at Eldorado Studios, North Hollywood, California, USA
• Produced by Dave Jerden and Sacred Reich
• Engineered by Bryan Carlstrom
• Assistant engineered by Annette Cisneros
• Mixed by Dave Jerden
• Mastered by Eddy Schreyer at Future Disc Systems
• Cover illustration by Paul Stottler
• Portrait illustration (inlay) by John Dawson

External links

• Sacred Reich Official Website
• BNR Metal Sacred Reich discography page