Nuclear Assault: Game Over 12"

Leaving Anthrax to their destiny, bassist (and co-founder) Dan Lilker formed another east coast group with Nuclear Assault, taking 'Thrax roadie John Connelly with him on vocals and guitar. On 1986 debut, Game Over, whilst drawing from Lilker's contributions to Fistful of Metal and Speak English or Die, Nuclear Assault unleashes a delightfully ugly thrash, crossover and speed metal hybrid dripping with humor and '80s paranoia.The majority of the songs here are uncomplicated and uncompromising thrashers. Despite the reliance on speed and simplicity of songwriting, the album has a lot going for it, where similar attempts by other bands usually falter. Considering the unlikely appointment of Connelly, his pipes are memorable; made-up of guttural but melodic yells and screams, and mixed with a clarity you wouldn't expect. Secondly, besides the lengthy "Brain Death", each track is below the four minutes mark, without running the risk of overstretching material or overindulgence. Musicianshi