Independent (Sacred Reich album)

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. Independent was Sacred Reich's first full-length album with Dave McClain on drums.

Independent
Studio album by Sacred Reich
Released	February 23, 1993
Recorded	1992
Studio	Eldorado Studios, North Hollywood, California
Genre	Groove metal thrash metal
Length	47:49
Label	Metal Blade, Hollywood
Producer	Dave Jerden, Sacred Reich
Sacred Reich chronology
A Question (1991) Independent (1993) Heal (1996)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic

The title track can be heard in the 1993 college football film The Program.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Independent"	Phil Rind	3:38
2.	"Free"	Phil Rind	4:34
3.	"Just Like That"	Phil Rind, Jason Rainey	5:42
4.	"Supremacy"	Phil Rind	2:37
5.	"If Only" (Instrumental)	Wiley Arnett	3:46
6.	"Crawling"	Phil Rind, Dave McClain	6:30
7.	"Pressure"	Phil Rind	2:47
8.	"Product"	Phil Rind	3:44
9.	"I Never Said Goodbye"	Phil Rind	7:46
10.	"Open Book"	Rind, Dave McClain	4:21
11.	"Do It"	Phil Rind	2:24
12.	"Let's Have a War" (Fear cover, bonus track)	Lee Ving	2:21
Total length:			47:49

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

External links

• Sacred Reich official website
• BNR Metal Sacred Reich discography page Archived March 10, 2012, at the Wayback Machine