NUCLEAR ASSAULT – Game Over LP (Black Vinyl)

Nuclear Assault´s first full-length was released in 1986. Unbelievable, I was just 18 years old. But in contrast to me, it has not lost its juvenile appearance. Shit. In any case, all dams began to break as soon as the first tones of "Game Over" filled the room. Equipped with a perfect sound that combined power and pressure in a flawless manner, the band celebrated its very fresh kind of thrash metal. It was enriched with some elements of hardcore and punk, but any kind of primitiveness did not show up. The basic framework was definitely built by thrash. For example, the guitarists had the permission to perform some furious solos and the songs as a whole were not reduced to the essentials. Stormy high speed eruptions like "Radiation Sickness", insane outbursts of anger ("Hang the Pope") and dangerous mid-tempo numbers such as "Betrayal" merged harmoniously into the overall design. The songs of the first category played the dominant role. Driven by the precise drumming of Glenn Evans and the restless bass guitar of Danny Lilker, the band impressed with neckbreaking tracks. With the exception of the nonsensical "Mr. Softee Theme", every single song revealed an unstoppable force, albeit John Cyriis and his agents of steel did not play a part in this context.