Thrashers Sacred Reich reunited in 2006 after splitting up in 2000, but until this year, no new material had surfaced from the Arizona-based group. Now, the band has dished out Awakening, their first ...

Founding Sacred Reich rhythm guitarist Jason Rainey died Monday (March 16) after an apparent heart attack. He was 53. His wife, Renee Novak, first shared word of the musician's death and presumed ...

Jason Rainey, founding guitarist of Phoenix thrash legends Sacred Reich, has passed away from a heart attack. He was 53. The band confirmed the news and wrote the following: It is with deep sadness ...

An unexpected lineup change has taken place within the Sacred Reich camp, as their long-time drummer Dave McClain stepped away from the classic thrash metal band. He’d originally been in the group ...

Before we begin, I’d just like to quickly dedicate this post to Erik L., whose intelligent, thoughtful stance on the spelling of the word “piece” really gave us here at MetalSucks a lot to think about ...

It's been almost a quarter of a century since Sacred Reich released an album, but the band never fully went away — they toured consistently and put out Live at Wacken in the meantime — so it's ...

Alongside Testament, Death Angel and Forbidden, Sacred Reich were at the forefront of the second wave of thrash. With socially conscious lyrics, heavy riffs and frontman Phil Rind’s resonating bellow, ...

Jason Rainey had only been playing guitar for six months when he founded Sacred Reich, the Phoenix-based thrash-metal band who rocked their way to international acclaim with 1987's "Ignorance" and the ...

Jason Rainey, a founding member of Sacred Reich, died on March 16, 2020, of an apparent heart attack. Sacred Reich is arguably the best thrash metal band in Arizona history, and their bassist Phil ...

Sad news from the Sacred Reich camp today: founding member and guitarist Jason Rainey has passed away. The musician was only 53 years old when he lost his life to a heart attack on Monday, March 16, ...