Awakening
Awakening is the long-gestating fifth full-length effort from veteran Phoenix-based crossover thrashers Sacred Reich, who alongside contemporaries like Testament, Death Angel, Destruction, and Dark Angel, helped to establish the second wave of the thrash metal movement of the late 1980s.
It's been almost a quarter of a century since Sacred Reich released an album, but the band never fully went away — they toured consistently...
Dan McHugh reviews the triumphant return of Arizona's Sacred Reich. Read the review of Awakening here on Distorted Sound!
Socially conscious in a decade known for excess and decadence, the band held a mirror up to the darker side of the American dream. They’ve returned to do the same again, and the reflection isn’t one of beauty.
A review of Awakening by Sacred Reich, available worldwide August 23rd via Metal Blade.
Despite some very strong songs, 'Awakening' doesn’t quite catapult Sacred Reich into the big leagues. Read our review to learn why!
Sacred Reich - Awakening review: Sacred Reich leap from 1993 to 2019 with a complete disregard for anything that has happened in music in between. Thank god for that.