After several albums on Metal Blade Records, Sacred Reich signed to Hollywood Records for a short stint, but later returned to Metal Blade to continue their musical career. After breaking up in 2000, the band announced in November 2006 they would play several shows in the summer of 2007 in Europe, including Wacken Open Air.
Throughout its 37-year career (with the exception of a hiatus from 2000 to 2006), Sacred Reich has performed live globally, including playing at clubs, theaters, arenas and festivals. They have performed alongside numerous acts such as Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Megadeth, Slayer, Motörhead, Sepultura, Pantera, Exodus, Testament, Anthrax, Flotsam and Jetsam, Dark Angel, Accept, Napalm Death, Obituary, D.R.I, Vio-lence, Forbidden, Holy Moses, Forced Entry, Gwar, Suicidal Tendencies, Iron Reagan, Overkill, Kreator, Destruction, Corrosion of Conformity, Queensrÿche, King Diamond, Municipal Waste, the Cro-Mags, Sick of It All, Excel, Atrophy, Heathen, Armored Saint, Nuclear Assault, the Crumbsuckers, M.O.D., Agnostic Front, Death Angel, Onslaught, Xentrix, Coroner, Danzig, Crowbar, Viking, Evildead, Savatage, Trouble, Cathedral and Omen.
Former drummer Dave McClain went on to join Machine Head in 1995. Lead guitarist Wiley Arnett went on to form The Human Condition with St. Madness vocalist Prophet in July 2000.
The band also contributed the Black Sabbath cover "Sweet Leaf" to the Hempilation: Freedom Is NORML compilation album to benefit NORML, and the Subhumans cover "The Big Picture" appears as the B-side of the "Open Book" promotional single. A three disk boxed set with remastered versions of Ignorance and Surf Nicaragua with additional bonus material, including the "Draining You of Life" demo tape and a live DVD, was released in Europe only in the summer of 2007 by Metal Blade Records. In the spring of 2017, the band announced their first North American tour in 21 years.
In January 2018, Sacred Reich signed to Metal Blade Records and began working on their fifth studio album, Awakening, which was released on August 23, 2019. It is the band's first full-length studio album since 1996's Heal, and their first since drummer Dave McClain and guitarist Joey Radziwill replaced founding members Greg Hall and Jason Rainey respectively.
Founding member and former guitarist Jason Rainey died on March 16, 2020, at the age of 53 from an apparent heart attack.
Full Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacred_Reich
Studio albums
Ignorance (1987)
The American Way (1990)
Independent (1993)
Heal (1996)
Awakening (2019)
Victim of Demise
Sacred Reich Lyrics
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Slowly rotting away
Fatally diseased
A victim of rancid decay
Death from inside
The fuge growing shorter his life
Darkness takes over
Pathetic victim of demise
Decomposing internal organs
Virus killing, mental disorder
Limbs lie rotting, bodily slaughter
Slowly losing his life
Agonizing, dying pain
From his body lifeblood is drained
Prolonged suffering driving inside
Victim of demise
Mutant genes
Confusing the code DNA
Cancerous onslaught
An end to the suffering you pray
Disfiguration
A lesion, a polyp, a cyst
Functional torture
Entrails mangle and twist
Decomposing internal organs
Virus killing, mental disorder
Limbs lie rotting, bodily slaughter
Slowly losing his life
Agonizing, dying pain
From his body lifeblood is drained
Prolonged suffering driving inside
Victim of demise
Rotting corpse
Slowly rotting away
Fatally diseased
A victim of rancid decay
Death from inside
The fuge growing shorter his life
Darkness takes over
Pathetic victim of demise
Decomposing internal organs
Virus killing, mental disorder
Limbs lie rotting, bodily slaughter
Slowly losing his life
Agonizing, dying pain
From his body lifeblood is drained
Prolonged suffering driving inside
Victim of demise
The lyrics to Sacred Reich's "Victim of Demise" paint a graphic picture of a person who is suffering from a painful and slow death due to a disease that is ravaging their body from within. The rotting corpse described in the lyrics is a metaphor for the internal decay of the person's organs and tissues. The disease is spreading through the person's body like a virus, causing mental disorders and physical disfigurement. Despite the person's suffering, they continue to fight until the very end.
The lyrics describe the physical and emotional pain that the victim is feeling, including the agony of dying and the sense of hopelessness that comes with the inevitability of death. The use of words like "agonizing" and "prolonged suffering" emphasizes the slow, painful nature of the disease, and the fact that the victim is powerless to stop it.
The song is a commentary on the fragility of life and the inevitability of death, and serves as a reminder that life is precious and should be cherished. It is a warning against taking life for granted, and a call to appreciate the time that we have.
Line by Line Meaning
Rotting corpse
A dead body that is decaying
Slowly rotting away
The decaying process is happening slowly
Fatally diseased
The person is afflicted with a disease that will ultimately result in their death
A victim of rancid decay
The person is being destroyed by the putrid decay in their body
Death from inside
The source of death is coming from within the person's body
The fuse growing shorter his life
The person's life is ending quickly, ticking down like a fuse
Darkness takes over
As the person is dying, their world is becoming darker and bleaker
Pathetic victim of demise
The person is a sad, pitiable casualty of their own demise
Decomposing internal organs
The organs inside the person's body are breaking down
Virus killing, mental disorder
The person is being killed by a disease, and may also be suffering from mental illness
Limbs lie rotting, bodily slaughter
The person's body is falling apart, leading to a gruesome end
Slowly losing his life
The person is dying gradually
Agonizing, dying pain
The person is in severe physical pain as they die
From his body lifeblood is drained
The person is bleeding out, losing all the vital blood that keeps them alive
Prolonged suffering driving inside
The person is going through a long, traumatic death that affects them internally
Victim of demise
The person is ultimately a victim of their own end
Mutant genes
The person's genes are mutated or abnormal
Confusing the code DNA
The genetic code of the person's DNA is being scrambled and causing issues
Cancerous onslaught
The person is being destroyed by an extremely aggressive form of cancer
An end to the suffering you pray
People are wishing for the person's death so their suffering will finally end
Disfiguration
The person's body is becoming grotesquely misshapen
A lesion, a polyp, a cyst
Various abnormalities are growing inside the person's body
Functional torture
The person is being forcibly kept alive by machines or other means, causing immense pain and discomfort
Entrails mangle and twist
The person's internal organs are becoming twisted and distorted
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Written by: P RIND
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