Heal

Sacred Reich “Heal” - Decibel review “Right off the bat, the band makes it very clear that they’re not joking around, harnessing one of the greatest “thick ‘90’s metal” sounds ever laid to tape. The album also features a ton of great Sacred Reich songs; Opener “Blue Suit, Brown Shirt” totally kills it, the band kicking off the album with a fast thrash rager, playing to their strong songwriting strengths. The title track slows things down to a mid-tempo slog but there’s nothing difficult about listening to this song. In fact, listening to it now, I wonder why it didn’t have more impact at the time. “Break Through” is a fast, concise, melodic rager that picks up the pace perfectly after the looming title track. “Low” is a great slow burn of a song with the band laying down some huge Pantera groove with the guitar work. The band then turns around with “Don’t” and lays down a fun, brisk punk tune. Heal closes off with “The Power of the Written Word, ” one of the shortest and fastest songs on the album, the band actually getting heavier and thrashier as things wind to a close here, this song harkening back to their earlier days more than any other song on the record.”