Nuclear Assault

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Nuclear Assault is a thrash metal band formed in 1984. After performing on Anthrax’s debut album Fistful of Metal, bass player Dan Lilker was sacked from the group and decided to pursue a more aggressive style of music. He and former Anthrax vocalist and guitarist John Connelly formed Nuclear Assault. Joined by guitarist Mike Bogush and drummer Scott Duboys (later of Cities, Cycle Sluts From Hell and Warrior Soul and cousin of heavy metal manager Eric Greif), they recorded the first two demos, including the songs Stranded in Hell, The Plague, and Hang the Pope.

The group’s first live performance was at the Union Jack in South River, New Jersey in late 1984. Guitarist Mike Bogush was later replaced by Anthony Bramante. Anthony’s first live performance with the group was at L’amours in Brooklyn, New York in April of 1985. Shortly after the performance, Scott left the band, and was replaced by drummer Glenn Evans.

After recording the Game Over album in April 1986, the band signed a multi-album contract with Combat Records, including a European tour with Agent Steel and Atomkraft. Feeling constrained by their deal with Combat, the band signed with Miles Copeland and I.R.S. Records for 1988’s Survive. The album ranked 125 on the Billboard charts, and Nuclear Assault set off on a 180-day world tour in the United States and Europe; first by opening for Slayer, and later headlining, with British group Acid Reign in tow. The next album, 1989’s Handle with Care, would see the band at their peak.

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Top Tracks

1	Critical Mass full track	269
2	Hang the Pope full track	246
3	Sin full track	222
4	Betrayal full track	215
5	Radiation Sickness full track	213
6	New Song full track	180
7	Game Over full track	150
8	Brainwashed full track	149
9	Rise From The Ashes full track	139
10	Live, Suffer, Die	122
11	Trail of Tears full track	120
12	Cold Steel	115
13	F# full track	94
14	After the Holocaust	90
15	Nuclear War	89

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marianaponte wrote:
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http://www.last.fm/group/Nuclear+Assault

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1337dan wrote:
last month

Hahahaha

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PabloAngels wrote:
last month

Live, Suffer, Die! Awesom intro!

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DeathMetalGod wrote:
last month

Game Over is an awesome and essential thrash metal record!

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johntardsbaby66 wrote:
last month

DAN LILKER

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olzzy wrote:
last month

Game Over is simply amazing. The best...

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Megadieftw wrote:
last month

fav songs are sin. trail of tears, save the planet, game over and vengeance :P

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Megadieftw wrote:
last month

yer game over, trail of tears, omg the whole of handle and game basicallyplus some of ooo and survive

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[deleted-user] wrote:
last month

TWG not my thing :S but handle kicks ass
[deleted-user] wrote:
August 2008

Just fucking AWESOME!!! Game over is their best...
Antoni0 wrote:
August 2008

Chaos is their best..

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munchies1 wrote:
August 2008

survive is the best!

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Blood_Red87 wrote:
August 2008

'Survive" really needs to get re-issued already.

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nocturnus_key wrote:
August 2008

TWG was kinda shitty

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