Nuclear Assault

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Nuclear Assault
Nuclear Assault at Party.San 2015
Nuclear Assault at Party.San 2015
General information
Genre (s) Thrash metal
founding 1984
Founding members
John Connelly
guitar
Mike Bogush (until 1986)
Scott Duboys (until 1986)
Dan Lilker
Current occupation
Vocals, guitar
John Connelly
guitar
Scott Harrington
Drums
Glenn Evans
Electric bass
Dan Lilker
former members
guitar
Anthony Bramante (1986-1992, 2002)
guitar
Dave DiPietro (1992-1993)
guitar
Eric Paone (1997)
guitar
Eric Burke (2003)
Nuclear Assault will perform at Party.San Open Air 2015

Nuclear Assault is a thrash metal band formed in New York , (NY) in 1984 . The band was initiated by Dan Lilker , a former bass player for Anthrax .

history

Because of uncontrollable drug use, Dan Lilker had to leave Anthrax in 1984 and then founded Nuclear Assault . After a demo recording in the same year, the band was put on hold in favor of the hardcore side project SOD . After an album had been recorded with this fun project, it split up again, so that in 1985 Lilker called Nuclear Assault again. After a second demo, the band released their debut album Game Over in 1986 on Combat Records . Further albums and EPs were released in quick succession until the late 1980s .

In the early 1990s the band got into a crisis. Dan Lilker left the band after the unsuccessful Out of Order album, which released another album and then split up in 1994. On May 4th 1997 there was a reunion concert with Lilker on bass, but no further activities took place. A real reunion only came about in 2002. The band began a tour and initially released the live recording in 2003, Alive Again . In 2005 a new album followed after twelve years with Third World Genocide , which, however, in the opinion of critics and fans did not come close to the albums of the 1980s. The EP Pounder was released in early June 2015 .

style

Similar to Lilker's well-known side project SOD , the band's style is Thrash Metal with borrowings from Hardcore Punk and Grindcore , which is reflected in some very short and fast songs ( Hang The Pope , My America ) and politically motivated lyrics. In terms of lyrics, the band primarily focuses on environmental pollution ( The Plague , Handle With Care , Critical Mass ) and nuclear war ( Nuclear War , Radiation Sickness ). In addition, certain satirical - parodic approaches in the critical handling of clichés can be recognized ( Mr. Softee Theme , My America ).

Discography

Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Albums
Survive
  US 145 08/13/1988 (11 weeks)
Handle with Care
  UK 60 07.10.1989 (1 week)
  US 126 11/18/1989 (25 weeks)

Studio albums

  • 1986: Game Over
  • 1988: Survive
  • 1989: Handle with Care
  • 1991: Out of Order
  • 1993: Something Wicked
  • 2005: Third World Genocide

EPs

  • 1986: Brain Death
  • 1987: The Plague
  • 1988: Fight to Be Free
  • 1988: Good Times Bad Times
  • 2003: Live ( Promo )
  • 2015: Pounder

Demos

  • 1984: 1984 demo
  • 1985: Live, Suffer, Die

Live albums and compilations

  • 1989: Handle with Care - European Tour '89 (VHS)
  • 1991: Radiation Sickness (VHS)
  • 1992: Live At The Hammersmith Odeon (Live)
  • 1997: Assault & Battery (Best of)
  • 2003: Alive Again (Live)

supporting documents

  1. Chart sources: UK US

Web links

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