Independent (Sacred Reich album)

{{Infobox album

| name = Independent

| type = studio

| artist = Sacred Reich

| cover = sr_independent.jpg

| alt =

| released = February 23, 1993

| recorded = 1992

| venue =

| studio = Eldorado Studios, North Hollywood, California

| genre = {{hlist|Groove metal|thrash metal}}

| length = 47:49

| label = Metal Blade, Hollywood

| producer = Dave Jerden, Sacred Reich

| prev_title = A Question

| prev_year = 1991

| next_title = Heal

| next_year = 1996

}}

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}{{AllMusic|class=album|id=independent-mw0000617741}}

| noprose = yes

}}

Independent is the third studio album by American thrash metal band Sacred Reich, released in 1993 via Metal Blade and Hollywood Records. The album is considered to be a slight departure from the band's early thrash metal style heard on their previous releases, with the album featuring a groove metal sound.{{cite web |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/cdreviews/independent-reissue/ |quote=the songs muddled along in their groovy, grown-up-thrash way |title=Blabbermouth|date=May 9, 2010 }} Independent was Sacred Reich's first full-length album with Dave McClain on drums.

Track listing

{{tracklist

| headline =

| title1 = Independent

| writer1 = Phil Rind

| length1 = 3:38

| title2 = Free

| writer2 = Phil Rind

| length2 = 4:34

| title3 = Just Like That

| writer3 = Phil Rind, Jason Rainey

| length3 = 5:42

| title4 = Supremacy

| writer4 = Phil Rind

| length4 = 2:37

| title5 = If Only

| writer5 = Wiley Arnett

| length5 = 3:46

| note5 = Instrumental

| title6 = Crawling

| writer6 = Phil Rind, Dave McClain

| length6 = 6:30

| title7 = Pressure

| writer7 = Phil Rind

| length7 = 2:47

| title8 = Product

| writer8 = Phil Rind

| length8 = 3:44

| title9 = I Never Said Goodbye

| writer9 = Phil Rind

| length9 = 7:46

| title10 = Open Book

| writer10 = Rind, Dave McClain

| length10 = 4:21

| title11 = Do It

| writer11 = Phil Rind

| length11 = 2:24

| title12 = Let's Have a War

| writer12 = Lee Ving

| total_length = 47:49

| length12 = 2:21

| note12 = Fear cover, bonus track

}}

Personnel

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

= Additional credits =

Recorded and mixed at Eldorado Studios, North Hollywood, California, US
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

References

External links

[https://www.angelfire.com/az/SacredPages/ Sacred Reich official website]
[http://www.bnrmetal.com/v2/search.php?name=sacred+reich BNR Metal Sacred Reich discography page] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120310001410/http://www.bnrmetal.com/v2/search.php?name=sacred+reich |date=March 10, 2012 }}

Category:1993 albums

Category:Sacred Reich albums

Category:Hollywood Records albums

Category:Metal Blade Records albums

Category:Albums produced by Dave Jerden