''Surf Nicaragua'' is an
EP from Arizona
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. It was released on October 4, 1988 on
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 distr ...
and follows the band's debut album, ''
Ignorance
Ignorance is a lack of knowledge and understanding. The word "ignorant" is an adjective that describes a person in the state of being unaware, or even cognitive dissonance and other cognitive relation, and can describe individuals who are unaware ...
'', released the previous year.
The EP contains a
cover version
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of the
Black Sabbath
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song, "War Pigs", which also appeared on the band's next EP, ''
Alive at the Dynamo'' in 1989, in live form. The song "Surf Nicaragua" contains a part from the song "
Wipe Out" as well as the drum part from the Hawaii 5-0 theme song. The live tracks "Ignorance" and "Death Squad" were only supposed to be on the CD version, but due to a pressing error, they appeared on all formats.
Heavy metal band
Soulfly
Soulfly is an American heavy metal band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1997, and later based out of Phoenix, Arizona. Soulfly is led by former Sepultura frontman Max Cavalera, who formed the band after he left the Brazilian group in 19 ...
covered the song "One Nation" on their 2002 album, ''
3''.
Track listing
Credits
* Phil Rind – bass, vocals
* Wiley Arnett – lead guitar
* Jason Rainey – rhythm guitar
* Greg Hall – drums
* Produced by Bill Metoyer and
Sacred Reich
* Cover art by Paul Stottler
References
External links
Metal Blade release pageSacred Reich Official WebsiteEncyclopaedia Metallum release page
1988 EPs
Sacred Reich albums
Metal Blade Records EPs
Thrash metal EPs
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