"Independent is the best of the releases Sacred Reich made, i really enjoy Surf Nicaragua and The American Way because this albums are also awesome but with independent they reached a level of improvement and technique really amazing, for instance "product" is marked by a constant riff perhaps a little mechanical but exciting, "pressure" is a little more trashy, "independent" have a lot of speed metal and theres also some great Sabbath tunes with slow riffs and drumming in the rest of the tracks, saddly this Arizona ensamble is not active anymore but their place in Metal history is secure.
HM"
A solid metal disc.
Andy Williamson | Chicago, IL | 10/17/2002
(4 out of 5 stars)
"I got this disc about the time I was finishing high school. I saw the video for "Independent" on MTV's Headbanger's Ball and was hooked. I don't remember the video, but I'll never forget the tune. The title track is a great song as are "Supremacy", "If Only", and "Crawling". I also enjoyed the dystopian cover art-interesting. Definitely one of the better metal discs of the 90's and worth checking out. Too bad these guys never made more waves, they were quite good."
Brilliant
LLB | Mississauga, Ontario Canada | 03/23/2005
(4 out of 5 stars)
"Yes, the often mentioned "under appreciated" SR with a brilliant follow up to 1990's American Way. To say this is a great thrash album alone does not do it justice. This is an all time classic Heavy Metal album in league with the great disc's of metal years prior and since. whether You like Proto metal like Sabbath, Proto speed metal like Accept, NWOBHM or Thrash, this disc deserves a place in any complete and respected CD collection."
This album smokes!!!
Dentallica | Canada | 02/25/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Sacred Reich are so under-appreciated its ridiculous. Although this album is not as fast as some of their other work, it is still amazing. Amazing riffs, fantastic vocals and cool lyrics. Having teamed up with Dave Jerden - the production on this album is fantastic too. Put it this way - if you like Nuclear Assault, Death Angel, Testament, Overkill, Metal Church, Exodus....then you will LOVE Sacred Reich and this is a great album. Sacred Reich is leaps and bounds above the bands I just mentioned yet for some bizarre reason - they never get/got the same recognition."
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David B | Houston, Texas USA | 02/04/2000
(4 out of 5 stars)
"Sacred Reich plays that old school metal, lots of power chords and fast lyrics. No hardcore rap on this album ie..KoRn..Limp Bizkit. Album came out in 1993 and the single "Independent" was played in the college football movie "The Program". The majority of the songs are just power chords and the lead singer doesn't do the death metal growl which can get annoyning quick. SR has their own sound but reminds me of a cross between old Megadeth and Metallica's "Kill Em' All". I don't know what the statis of the band is right now but what I do know is these guys just rule! Excellent album, an all out metal fest!"