SACRED REICH Live At Wacken CD/DVD (2012)

Wacken is where metal goes to feel legitimate, and Sacred Reich showing up there is exactly the kind of poetic justice the genre deserved. These Phoenix thrashers spent the late eighties writing politically conscious riff machines while their peers were too busy trying to be scary, and the crowd at Wacken knew every word.

This deluxe CD/DVD edition captures the 2007 Wacken performance in full, a band locked back in and delivering the goods without compromise. Ignorance, Surf Nicaragua, the whole arsenal. Thrash metal done with actual conviction, which is rarer than it should be. Essential viewing for anyone who takes the genre seriously beyond the Big Four shorthand.

Deluxe CD/DVD edition. Live recording from Wacken Open Air 2007, released 2012. US pressing.

Fans of: Slayer, Exodus, Metallica, Anthrax, Dark Angel, Forbidden, Corrosion of Conformity