SACRED REICH COMPLETS NEW ALBUM AND ANNOUNCES PREVIEW 7” SPLIT WITH IRON REAGAN.

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Thrash icons SACRED REICH have wrapped recording on ‘Awakening’, their first studio album in 23 years, which is set for release later this Summer via Metal Blade.

A taste of new music comes via brand new track, ‘Don’t Do It Donnie’, available via a limited edition split 7” vinyl on 19th April, featuring a flipside track (‘They Scream’) from Richmond, VA thrashers, IRON REAGAN.

The vinyl will be limited to just 1000 copies, available to pre-order from EMP or Metal Blade’s eBay Store. Check out ‘Don’t Do It Donnie‘ below;

Comments SACRED REICH frontman, Phil Rind: “We are stoked to do a split with Iron Reagan.  When we began as a band in 1986, we were influenced lyrically by punk bands and the Reagan era, so this is a great way to get back to our roots.  The song is a heavy and cheeky middle finger to the politics of today. You’d think we’d have learned by now! There is a reason our first record is called ‘Ignorance’.

Last month, the band saw founding member and guitarist Jason Rainey step down due to health concerns.  A 22-year old Phoenix native, Joey Radzi will has stepped into the band on rhythm guitar and has been recording tracks for the new album.  Joey tells us: “I am stoked to join a band that I have been listening to since I was a kid.  My parents are huge fans too and we are all super excited.

SACRED REICH’s new album ‘Awakening’ has been recorded with producer Arthur Rizk and engineer John Aquilino at The Platinum Underground studio in Arizona. More details on ‘Awakening’ will follow soon.

In the interim, SACRED REICH have just announced NIGHT DEMON as support for their European tour, which kicks off on 8th November in Denmark.  Full EU dates run as follows:

AWAKENING EUROPEAN TOUR 2019

08 Nov – DK – Copenhagen – Pumpehuset

10 Nov – DE – Berlin – SO36

12 Nov – PL – Warsaw – Proxima

13 Nov – PL – Kraków – Kwadrat

14 Nov – CZ – Praha – Futurum

15 Nov – HU – Budapest – Dürer Kert

16 Nov – SI – Ljubljana – Orto Bar

17 Nov – AT – Graz – Explosiv

20 Nov – FR – Lyon – Ninkasi Kao

21 Nov – ES – Barcelona – Sala Salamandra

22 Nov – ES – Madrid – Sala Mon Live

23 Nov – ES – Bilbao – Santana 27

24 Nov – FR – Limoges – CC John Lennon

26 Nov – FR – Savigny-le-Temple – L’Empreinte

27 Nov – UK – London – Underworld

28 Nov – UK – Manchester – Rebellion

29 Nov – UK – Newcastle – University

30 Nov – UK – Glasgow – Classic Grand

01 Dec – UK – Belfast – Limelight 2

03 Dec – IR – Dublin – Voodoo Lounge

04 Dec – UK – Wolverhampton – Steelmill

06 Dec – NL – Leiden – Gebr. De Nobel

07 Dec – NL – Helmond – Cacaofabriek

08 Dec – DE – Essen – Turock

09 Dec – DE – Kassel – 130bpm

10 Dec – DE – Aschaffenburg – Colos Saal

11 Dec – DE – Nürnberg – Hirsch

12 Dec – DE – Jena – F-Haus

13 Dec – DE – Karlsruhe – Substage

14 Dec – DE – München – Backstage Halle

Pick up UK tickets over at www.ticketmaster.co.uk and www.theunderworldcamden.co.uk for London.

 

Oran O’Beirne

www.overdrive.ie 2019