Surf Nicaragua
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Publication |
1988 |
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| Label (s) | Metal Blade Records , Music for Nations , Enigma Records , Roadrunner Records , Hollywood Records | |||
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CD, MC, 12 ”, Picture Disc |
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Title (number) |
4th |
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running time |
17:28 |
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Bill Metoyer , Sacred Realm |
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Surf Nicaragua is the first EP from the US thrash metal band Sacred Reich . It was released in 1988.
Track list
- Surf Nicaragua (Phil Rind) - 4:39
- One Nation (Phil Rind / Wiley Arnett) - 3:24
- War Pigs ( Iommi / Osbourne / Butler / Ward ) - 6:07
- Draining You of Life (Phil Rind) - 3:18
The MC version contains all titles on both sides, the CD and Picture Disc versions also contain live versions of Ignorance and Death Squad .
Music style and lyrics
The drumming has changed significantly compared to the debut album Ignorance ; it is less based on "patter" on the double bass and is clearer. The band's punk influence can also be heard more clearly. The lyrics are about war and politics. The theme song, which alludes to a scene from Apocalypse Now and takes up a melody from the Beach Boys title Wipeout , deals in black humor with the possibility that young Americans could be forced to war against Nicaragua, and One Nation calls the Americans on racism and bigotry to reject and to work together to improve the situation. Steve from The Metal Observer described the pieces as more medium tempo, palm muting - riffs for a "crisper" less raw sound and a more intellectual type of text composition elaborate than on the debut.
Reviews
Opium wrote in his review for Metal Storm that Surf Nicaragua was an "immortal classic of the late 80s thrash scene" whose adrenaline rush was only matched by other "immortal" releases from the same period. The band offers a “raid” of different sounds, but is inconsistent when they unfold. According to Allmusic's Alex Henderson, the EP shows the progress of the musicians; Speed is used more sensibly. The highlights of the EP ranged from the Black Sabbath cover War Pigs , which fits perfectly with Sacred Reich's generally grim outlook, to their own material such as One Nation and the theme song. According to Thomas Kleinertz from Metalnews , the band played "first class Thrash Metal", the EP contained "one smasher after the other and [...] then and now essential neck breakers of the emerging thrash scene". He described Sacred Reich's version of War Pigs as "very cool". According to Steve of The Metal Observer , the EP cemented the band's position as the activist conscience of Thrash Metal and an innovator in a genre that was nearing its creative peak. Ingo Nentwig from Metal.de described Surf Nicaragua as "actually the political EP par excellence" that contains "unforgettable pieces that should probably not be missing in any proper CD collection". The socially critical content of the EP is still considered to be relevant today.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Opium: Sacred Reich - Surf Nicaragua , December 8, 2007, accessed February 24, 2013.
- ↑ a b c Steve: Sacred Reich - Surf Nicaragua , January 16, 2009, accessed February 24, 2013.
- ↑ a b c Alex Henderson: Surf Nicaragua - Sacred Empire , accessed February 24, 2013.
- ↑ Thomas Kleinertz: METALNEWS.DE - CD REVIEW: Sacred Reich - Ignorance & Surf Nicaragua [3CD-Box Re-Issue] , June 19, 2007, accessed on February 24, 2013.
- ^ Ingo Nentwig: Sacred Reich - Ignorance + Surf Nicaragua EP , July 22, 2007, accessed on February 24, 2013.
- ↑ Psycho: SACRED REICH: Ignorance & Surf Nicaragua [3-Disc-Special Edition] , June 10, 2007, accessed on February 24, 2013.
- ↑ CrpnDeth: Sacred Reich - Ignorance / Surf Nicaragua Reissue + DVD , July 4, 2007, accessed February 24, 2013.