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Sacred Reich is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Machine Head, Destruction, Flotsam and Jetsam, Toxic and Forbidden. Those roots explain a lot about how Sacred Reich arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Nuclear Assault, Flotsam and Jetsam, Death Angel, Overkill and Exodus, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Soulfly, Testament, Destruction, Death Angel and Flotsam and Jetsam, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 36 connections around Sacred Reich, reaching back through Machine Head and forward to Soulfly. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Sacred Reich is an American thrash metal band from Phoenix, Arizona, formed in 1985. As of 2025, the band's lineup has consisted of vocalist-bassist Phil Rind, lead guitarist Wiley Arnett, rhythm guitarist Joey Radziwill, and drummer Eduardo Baldo. Former members include rhythm guitarist Jason Rainey, and drummers Greg Hall and Dave McClain. Their music often features mid-tempo song structures as well as musical and lyrical influences from punk rock and hardcore punk, with their lyrics focusing on political and social topics. The band is credited with leading the second wave of thrash metal in the late 1980s.
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Sacred Reich connections
Sacred Reich grew out of Machine Head, Destruction, Flotsam and Jetsam and Toxic, shares an orbit with Nuclear Assault, Flotsam and Jetsam, Death Angel and Overkill, went on to shape Soulfly, Testament, Destruction and Death Angel. 36 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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