1565 - Nuclear Assault New Song 1989

1989 was the year of the culmination of Nuclear Assault’s career, although by that year they already

achieved certain popularity and success, after the couple of extended-plays, the couple of long-plays and 

some singles they put out. Dan Lilker was able to get over his departure from Anthrax, surround himself with 

the proper musicians and producers to release "Handle with Care". 

“New Song” is plenty of harsh riffs, hyperactive tempo changes (they slow down on the lead chorus, then speed up when verses are over and the riffing attacks again), violent blast beats and unforgettable outrageous screaming vocals.

1454 - Nuclear Assault Justice 1987

After creating an absolute thrash classic “Game Over”, the east coast boys decided to enter the recording studio again to record some left over tracks that they may have been written for the previous LP, and release it in a comparatively shorter package, "The Plague". Their punk influence comes out to play on "Justice" in particular, with the thundering drums and screaming guitar leads grabbing your ear between verses and choruses as well as the cynical, socially-aware lyrics.

928 - Nuclear Assault Sin 1986

Of all the classic thrash albums to come out in '86, "Game Over" is arguably the rawest, potentially one of the most intense, and easily the most tactless
"Sin" is not a pure thrasher but pretty aggressive speed metal song with a more than obvious touch of old Anthrax.

170 - Nuclear Assault Critical Mass 1989

After performing on Anthrax's debut album "Fistful of Metal", bass player Dan Lilker left the group to pursue a more aggressive style of music. He and guitarist John Connelly (formerly a vocalist of the thrash metal band Anthrax) formed Nuclear Assault. Joined by guitarist Mike Bogush and drummer Scott Duboys.
Nuclear Assault were undoubtedly one of the more clever thrash bands of their time and possibly the best one to fuse some blatant hardcore elements with fast thrash metal into a unique mix. Their debut album "Game Over" is a nice collection of some of the wildest thrash metal with both serious and funny overtones. "Handle with Care" would see the band at their peak. The band sound as angry and aggressive as ever but in a more mature way than before. As with most Nuclear Assault's albums, the individual tracks do not exactly stand out too well, but that aside, "Handle With Care" on the whole is one of the band's strongest and most impressive albums.