| The American Way | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | May 15, 1990 | |||
| Recorded | 1989–1990 | |||
| Studio | Cornerstone Recorders Track Records California, U.S. | |||
| Genre | Thrash metal | |||
| Length | 35:45 | |||
| Label | Metal Blade | |||
| Producer | Bill Metoyer, Sacred Reich | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Select |  [2] |
The American Way is the second studio album by American thrash metal band Sacred Reich, released on May 15, 1990, via Metal Blade Records. The video for "The American Way" was used in the 1992 film Encino Man. The album debuted at No. 153 on September 1, 1990, on the Billboard 200 charts, lasting for nine weeks.[3] An enhanced remastered version released in 2009 contains pre-production demo recordings and a free patch. A second remastered version released that year contains the same songs plus "The American Way" promo video CD-ROM. The American Way is also Sacred Reich's final full-length studio album with drummer Greg Hall, who left the band in 1991.
- ^ The American Way at AllMusic
- ^ Harrison, Andrew (July 1990). "Review: Sacred Reich — The American Way". Select (magazine). No. 1. London: EMAP Metro. p. 109. ISSN 0959-8367. Archived from the original on July 19, 2017. Retrieved September 15, 2021 – via selectmagazinescans.monkeon.co.uk.
- ^ "Sacred Reich The American Way Chart History". Billboard.