The American Way

Good old school metal

With the exception of the last track, this album is great. That song should be a B-side on a single, not sn album closer. Had this on cassette in the 90s, the vinyl version sounds great to me. Highly recommended

Classic thrash metal band from Arizona.This is their second full lenght that came out in 1990 and this is the re mastered vinyl version from Metal Blade 2021 on dark green marbled.Sounds terrific and the packaging is top notch quality materials used here..loved it when it came out..love it now!Buy it before is out of stock!

This album was out of print for the past 10 years. There was a time when I was hunting on ebay for a copy. The ebay price was usually more than $35.Finally Amazon has this import version which sounds great and has almost double the songs of the original album. They included the album version and also pre-release versions of the songs. Also included with the CD is a Sacred Reich patch.My only complaint is that this is a Digipack style case and I preffer jewel cases but although is twice the price of a regular CD (since it is an import) you will not go wrong with this....Johnny can you hear me ?Turn that music down......

After their show stopping appearance on the 1989 Dynamo Open Air Festival, Sacred Reich faced the daunting task of living up to the high fan expectations created by their earlier work.Far from falling to the dreaded sophomore slump, the band evolves on their second full length into a somewhat more accessible thrash metal sound yet becoming even more compelling lyrically.This time, the band explores topics such as apartheid (State of Emergency), environmental destruction (Crimes Against Humanity) and 80s moral panics (Who's to Blame). While contemporary listeners might find most of these lyrics dated, the music still holds up pretty well, with one glaring exception: the funk infused 31 Flavors.When this album was recorded, funk metal was considered the next big thing, thanks in no small part to Faith No More's success. This track, which features a full horn section, urges metalheads to widen their limited musical tastes and check out some hip-hop and funk. While I can completely agree with the song's intended message, I find it a crassly executed mess that sticks out like a sore thumb due to its out of character light heartedness, slightly ruining what could a been a flawless thrash metal masterpiece.This reissue includes six pre production demos for this album as bonus tracks, making it a great purchase for 80s thrash metal fans.

its cheesy but it hits so hard -great reissue

Glad this was finally released again! eBay copies for this album (CD or LP) were insane!

Used to love this album in my teens sounds amazing on vinyl and it’s green!