Nuclear Assault
Nuclear Assault was formed in New York City in 1984 by bassist Dan Lilker following his departure from Anthrax and guitarist and vocalist John Connelly, quickly establishing themselves as one of the more politically outspoken acts in the American thrash metal scene. The band released six studio albums, with Survive (1988) and Handle with Care (1989) representing their commercial and critical peak, distinguished by sharp social commentary delivered over tightly wound thrash arrangements. The band broke up, reunited, and split again multiple times before fully retiring in 2022.
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Nuclear Assault Discography
13 tracks
- 1 Live, Suffer, Die 1:07
- 2 Sin 3:22
- 3 Cold Steel 2:40
- 4 Betrayal 2:58
- 5 Radiation Sickness 2:47
- 6 Hang the Pope - Live at Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK - April 1989 0:43
- 7 After the Holocaust 3:41
- 8 Mr. Softee Theme 0:21
- 9 Stranded in Hell 3:36
- 10 Nuclear War 3:45
- 11 My America - Live at Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK - April 1989 0:27
- 12 Vengeance 2:47
- 13 Brain Death 7:13
6 tracks
- 1 Game Over - Live at Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK - April 1989 2:37
- 2 Nightmares - Live at Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK - April 1989 3:55
- 3 Butt Fuck (You Figure It Out) 2:55
- 4 Justice 4:17
- 5 The Plague 4:52
- 6 Cross of Iron 3:39
12 tracks
- 1 New Song 2:59
- 2 Critical Mass 3:18
- 3 Inherited Hell 3:30
- 4 Surgery 2:44
- 5 Emergency 3:20
- 6 Funky Noise 0:50
- 7 F* (Wake Up) 2:58
- 8 When Freedom Dies 2:33
- 9 Search and Seizure 4:11
- 10 Torture Tactics 2:22
- 11 Mothers' Day 0:32
- 12 Trail of Tears 5:42
14 tracks
- 1 Intro / New Song - Live at Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK - April 1989 3:12
- 2 Critical Mass - Live at Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK - April 1989 3:11
- 3 Game Over - Live at Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK - April 1989 2:29
- 4 Nightmares - Live at Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK - April 1989 3:56
- 5 B.F. - Live at Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK - April 1989 3:55
- 6 Survive - Live at Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK - April 1989 3:42
- 7 Torture Tactics - Live at Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK - April 1989 2:08
- 8 Trail of Tears - Live at Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK - April 1989 3:57
- 9 Mothers' Day - Live at Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK - April 1989 0:59
- 10 My America - Live at Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK - April 1989 0:39
- 11 Hang the Pope - Live at Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK - April 1989 0:50
- 12 Lesbians - Live at Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK - April 1989 1:22
- 13 Funky Noise - Live at Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK - April 1989 0:51
- 14 Good Times Bad Times - Live at Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK - April 1989 2:41
6 tracks
- 1 Intro / New Song - Live at Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK - April 1989 3:12
- 2 Critical Mass - Live at Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK - April 1989 3:11
- 3 Torture Tactics - Live at Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK - April 1989 2:08
- 4 Trail of Tears - Live at Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK - April 1989 3:57
- 5 Mothers' Day - Live at Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK - April 1989 0:59
- 6 Funky Noise - Live at Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK - April 1989 0:51
11 tracks
- 1 Something Wicked 4:41
- 2 Another Violent End 5:09
- 3 Behind Glass Walls 4:09
- 4 Chaos 3:56
- 5 The Forge 5:13
- 6 No Time 5:19
- 7 To Serve Man 2:26
- 8 Madness Descends 4:31
- 9 Poetic Justice 2:47
- 10 Art 0:08
- 11 The Other End 0:38
13 tracks
- 1 Third World Genocide 3:37
- 2 Price Of Freedom 4:10
- 3 Human Wreckage 2:38
- 4 Living Hell 5:09
- 5 Whine And Cheese 2:28
- 6 Defiled Innocence 4:29
- 7 Exoskeletal 3:00
- 8 Discharged Reason 2:14
- 9 Fractured Minds 3:59
- 10 The Hockey Song 0:14
- 11 Eroded Liberty 2:51
- 12 Long Haired Asshole 2:12
- 13 Glenn's Song 3:22
11 tracks
- 1 Betrayal - Live, Hammersmith Odeon, London, 1987 3:00
- 2 Stranded In Hell - Live, Hammersmith Odeon, London, 1987 4:01
- 3 Nuclear War - Live, Hammersmith Odeon, London, 1987 3:42
- 4 Buttfuck - Live, Hammersmith Odeon, London, 1987 3:43
- 5 Justice - Live, Hammersmith Odeon, London, 1987 4:21
- 6 My America - Live, Hammersmith Odeon, London, 1987 0:58
- 7 Radiation Sickness - Live, Hammersmith Odeon, London, 1987 3:16
- 8 After The Holocaust - Live, Hammersmith Odeon, London, 1987 3:38
- 9 Hang The Pope - Live, Hammersmith Odeon, London, 1987 0:51
- 10 Lesbians - Live, Hammersmith Odeon, London, 1987 0:48
- 11 Vengeance - Live, Hammersmith Odeon, London, 1987 2:56
4 tracks
- 1 Pounder 3:22
- 2 Lies 3:02
- 3 Analog Man 2:38
- 4 Died in Your Arms 4:17
12 tracks
- 1 Rise from the Ashes - Live 3:28
- 2 Brainwashed - Live 2:32
- 3 F# - Live 2:59
- 4 New Song - Live 3:09
- 5 Critical Mass - Live 3:33
- 6 Sin - Live 3:37
- 7 Betrayal - Live 3:28
- 8 Radiation Sickness - Live 3:01
- 9 Game Over - Live 2:27
- 10 Butt F**k - Live 3:48
- 11 Trail of Tears - Live 4:37
- 12 Hand the Pope - Live 1:21
13 tracks
- 1 Third World Genocide (Remastered) 3:37
- 2 Price of Freedom (Remastered) 4:10
- 3 Human Wreckage (Remastered) 2:38
- 4 Living Hell (Remastered) 5:09
- 5 Whine and Cheese (Remastered) 2:28
- 6 Defiled Innocence (Remastered) 4:29
- 7 Exoskeletal (Remastered) 3:00
- 8 Discharged Reason (Remastered) 2:14
- 9 Fractured Minds (Remastered) 3:59
- 10 The Hockey Song (Remastered) 0:14
- 11 Eroded Liberty (Remastered) 2:51
- 12 Long Haired Asshole (Remastered) 2:12
- 13 Glenn's Song (Remastered) 3:22
15 tracks
- 1 New Song (Live) 3:25
- 2 Critical Mass (Live) 3:15
- 3 Game Over (Live) 2:55
- 4 Butt Fuck (Live) 3:20
- 5 Sin (Live) 3:31
- 6 Betrayal (Live) 2:58
- 7 Analog Man in a Digital World (Live) 2:46
- 8 Died in Your Arms (Live) 4:25
- 9 Wake Up (Live) 3:15
- 10 When Freedom Dies (Live) 2:48
- 11 My America (Live) 0:56
- 12 Hang the Pope (Live) 0:44
- 13 Lesbians (Live) 1:28
- 14 Trail of Tears (Live) 5:53
- 15 Technology (Live) 3:54
20 tracks
- 1 Noise Intro #1 (Live) 0:35
- 2 Rise from the Ashes (Live) 3:14
- 3 Brainwashed (Live) 2:51
- 4 F# (Live) 2:44
- 5 The New Song (Live) 3:17
- 6 Critical Mass (Live) 3:50
- 7 Game Over (Live) 2:50
- 8 Butt Fuck (Live) 4:20
- 9 Sin (Live) 3:51
- 10 Betrayal (Live) 3:10
- 11 Analog Man in a Digital World (Live) 3:25
- 12 Died in Your Arms (Live) 4:20
- 13 Noise Break (Live) 4:30
- 14 Wake Up (Live) 2:49
- 15 When Freedom Dies (Live) 3:08
- 16 My America (Live) 1:33
- 17 Hang the Pope (Live) 1:17
- 18 Lesbians (Live) 1:33
- 19 Trail of Tears (Live) 6:06
- 20 Pounder (Live) 4:59
17 tracks
- 1 Rise from the Ashes (Live) 4:39
- 2 Brainwashed (Live) 3:00
- 3 F# (Live) 3:13
- 4 The New Song (Live) 3:31
- 5 Critical Mass (Live) 3:30
- 6 Game Over (Live) 2:45
- 7 Butt Fuck (Live) 3:37
- 8 Sin (Live) 4:59
- 9 Betrayal (Live) 3:10
- 10 Analog Man in a Digital World (Live) 3:03
- 11 Died in Your Arms (Live) 4:54
- 12 Wake Up (Live) 6:05
- 13 When Freedom Dies (Live) 2:46
- 14 My America (Live) 1:05
- 15 Hang the Pope (Live) 0:57
- 16 Lesbians (Live) 1:21
- 17 Trail of Tears (Live) 7:10
18 tracks
- 1 Rise from the Ashes (Live) 3:34
- 2 Brainwashed (Live) 2:49
- 3 F# (Live) 2:38
- 4 New Song (Live) 3:14
- 5 Critical Mass (Live) 3:17
- 6 Game Over (Live) 2:32
- 7 Butt Fuck (Live) 3:25
- 8 Sin (Live) 3:44
- 9 Betrayal (Live) 3:12
- 10 Analog Man in a Digital World (Live) 2:51
- 11 Died in Your Arms (Live) 3:58
- 12 Wake Up (Live) 3:19
- 13 When Freedom Dies (Live) 2:06
- 14 My America (Live) 0:38
- 15 Hang the Pope (Live) 0:53
- 16 Lesbians (Live) 1:30
- 17 Trail of Tears (Live) 5:32
- 18 Technology (Live) 4:02
13 tracks
- 1 Critical Mass (Live) 0:43
- 2 Game Over (Live) 2:25
- 3 Butt Fuck (Live) 3:28
- 4 Sin (Live) 3:34
- 5 Betrayal (Live) 2:49
- 6 Analog Man in a Digital World (Live) 2:32
- 7 Died in Your Arms (Live) 4:17
- 8 Wake Up (Live) 2:55
- 9 When Freedom Dies (Live) 2:47
- 10 My America (Live) 0:28
- 11 Hang the Pope (Live) 0:57
- 12 Lesbians (Live) 1:30
- 13 Trail of Tears (Live) 6:55
17 tracks
- 1 Rise from the Ashes (Live) 2:07
- 2 Brainwashed (Live) 2:42
- 3 F# (Live) 2:27
- 4 The New Song (Live) 3:08
- 5 Critical Mass (Live) 3:11
- 6 Game Over (Live) 2:34
- 7 Butt Fuck (Live) 3:21
- 8 Sin (Live) 3:53
- 9 Betrayal (Live) 3:06
- 10 Analog Man in a Digital World (Live) 2:31
- 11 Died in Your Arms (Live) 4:10
- 12 Wake Up (Live) 2:45
- 13 When Freedom Dies (Live) 2:44
- 14 My America (Live) 0:48
- 15 Hang the Pope (Live) 0:56
- 16 Lesbians (Live) 1:18
- 17 Trail of Tears (Live) 6:28
19 tracks
- 1 Noise Intro (Live) 1:35
- 2 Rise from the Ashes (Live) 3:13
- 3 Brainwashed (Live) 3:26
- 4 F# (Live) 2:45
- 5 The New Song (Live) 3:17
- 6 Critical Mass (Live) 3:20
- 7 Game Over (Live) 2:51
- 8 Butt Fuck (Live) 3:48
- 9 Sin (Live) 3:55
- 10 Betrayal (Live) 3:20
- 11 Analog Man in a Digital World (Live) 4:20
- 12 Died in Your Arms (Live) 5:15
- 13 Wake Up (Live) 3:06
- 14 When Freedom Dies (Live) 2:54
- 15 My America (Live) 0:37
- 16 Hang the Pope (Live) 0:47
- 17 Lesbians (Live) 1:26
- 18 Trail of Tears (Live) 6:00
- 19 Technology (Live) 5:11
17 tracks
- 1 Rise from the Ashes (Live) 3:30
- 2 Brainwashed (Live) 3:06
- 3 F# (Live) 3:43
- 4 The New Song (Live) 3:08
- 5 Critical Mass (Live) 3:50
- 6 Game Over (Live) 2:37
- 7 Butt Fuck (Live) 4:14
- 8 Sin (Live) 5:06
- 9 Betrayal (Live) 3:53
- 10 Analog Man in a Digital World (Live) 3:45
- 11 Died in Your Arms (Live) 6:00
- 12 Wake Up (Live) 3:31
- 13 When Freedom Dies (Live) 3:01
- 14 My America (Live) 0:37
- 15 Hang the Pope (Live) 0:56
- 16 Lesbians (Live) 1:53
- 17 Trail of Tears (Live) 7:04
15 tracks
- 1 Rise from the Ashes (Live) 3:01
- 2 Brainwashed (Live) 2:54
- 3 The New Song (Live) 3:02
- 4 Critical Mass (Live) 3:17
- 5 Game Over (Live) 2:20
- 6 Butt Fuck (Live) 3:26
- 7 Sin (Live) 3:38
- 8 Betrayal (Live) 3:06
- 9 Analog Man in a Digital World (Live) 2:31
- 10 Died in Your Arms (Live) 4:28
- 11 Wake Up (Live) 2:57
- 12 My America (Live) 0:36
- 13 Hang the Pope (Live) 0:41
- 14 Lesbians (Live) 1:22
- 15 Trail of Tears (Live) 5:36
12 tracks
- 1 Rise from the Ashes 3:08
- 2 Brainwashed 2:41
- 3 F# 2:28
- 4 Survive 2:59
- 5 Fight to Be Free 4:26
- 6 Got Another Quarter 0:20
- 7 Great Depression 3:32
- 8 Wired 3:05
- 9 Equal Rights 2:57
- 10 P.S.A. 0:10
- 11 Technology 3:14
- 12 Good Times Bad Times 2:15
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