''Still Ignorant'' is a live album by American
thrash metal
Thrash metal (or simply thrash) is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music characterized by its overall aggression and often fast tempo.Kahn-Harris, Keith, ''Extreme Metal: Music and Culture on the Edge'', pp. 2–3, 9. Oxford: Berg, 2007, . ...
band
Sacred Reich
Sacred Reich is an American thrash metal band based in Phoenix, Arizona, that was formed in 1985. The band split in 2000, but reunited in 2006. Sacred Reich has been credited, along with Testament, Destruction, Death Angel and Dark Angel, for ...
. It was released in November 1997 via
Metal Blade Records
Metal Blade Records is an American independent record label founded by Brian Slagel in 1982. The US office for Metal Blade is located in Agoura Hills, California. It also has offices in Germany, Japan, Canada, and the UK. The label is distrib ...
and follows the band's fourth studio album, ''
Heal'', the previous year.
The album sees the return of original drummer, Greg Hall, after an absence of six years;
Dave McClain had left to join
Machine Head
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. This was their last recording before their split in 2000 and reunion in 2006.
Track listing
All tracks written by Phil Rind, unless stated otherwise.
#"American Way" (Wiley Arnett, Rind) – 3:48
#"Administrative Decisions" – 3:40
#"One Nation" (Arnett, Rind) – 2:55
#"Independent" – 3:51
#"State of Emergency" – 5:35
#"The Power of the Written Word" (Arnett, Rind) – 2:51
#"Heal" – 3:48
#"Blue Suit, Brown Shirt" – 2:37
#"Who's to Blame?" – 3:44
#"Violent Solutions" (Jason Rainey, Rind) – 4:36
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War Pigs
"War Pigs" is an anti-war protest song by English heavy metal band Black Sabbath, released in 1970, it is the opening track from the band's second studio album ''Paranoid'' (1970).
Overview
The original title of "War Pigs" was "Walpurgis", ...
" (
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath were an English rock music, rock band formed in Birmingham in 1968 by guitarist Tony Iommi, drummer Bill Ward (musician), Bill Ward, bassist Geezer Butler and vocalist Ozzy Osbourne. They are often cited as pioneers of heavy met ...
cover) – 7:03
#"Death Squad" – 4:30
#"Surf Nicaragua" – 4:49
Credits
* Phil Rind – vocals, bass
* Wiley Arnett – lead guitar
* Jason Rainey – rhythm guitar
* Greg Hall – drums
* Recorded by Aaron Carey at The Mason Jar, Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
* Produced and mixed by Bill Metoyer and Sacred Reich
* Mixed at Vintage Recorders, Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
* Cover art by Paul Stottler
References
External links
Sacred Reich Official WebsiteMetal Blade Records album pageEncyclopaedia Metallum album page
1997 live albums
Sacred Reich albums
Metal Blade Records live albums
Live thrash metal albums
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