Dan Lilker
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Dan Lilker is a musician
from the United States
, most known as a bass player, but also guitarist, pianist, drummer and vocalist. He is the bassist for the thrash metal
band Nuclear Assault
and was a founding member of Anthrax
with Scott Ian
, (Lilker was then playing lead guitar) and recorded bass guitar and co-wrote on their first album, Fistful of Metal
. He also founded crossover
band Stormtroopers of Death
with Scott Ian
and Charlie Benante
(from Anthrax), and Billy Milano
(Anthrax roadie, M.O.D. singer). He also plays bass with Brutal Truth
, Exit-13
, Malformed Earthborn, The Ravenous, Overlord Exterminator, Venomous Concept
, Crucifist, Nokturnal Hellstorm and Extra Hot Sauce.
Lilker played on Holy Moses
' 1994's No Matter What's the Cause
.
He is known for his fast, guitar-like riffing through heavy layers of distortion.
Dan Lilker has been a columnist with Zero Tolerance Magazine
since the publication's inception in 2005.
In 2009, it was reported that Chicago journalist Dave Hofer was writing a biography of Lilker.
Nuclear Assault
Brutal Truth
Anthrax
Stormtroopers of Death
Necro
The Pre-Fix for Death
Musician
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from the United States
United States
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, most known as a bass player, but also guitarist, pianist, drummer and vocalist. He is the bassist for the thrash metal
Thrash metal
Thrash metal is a subgenre of heavy metal that is characterized usually by its fast tempo and aggression. Songs of the genre typically use fast percussive and low-register guitar riffs, overlaid with shredding-style lead work...
band Nuclear Assault
Nuclear Assault
Nuclear Assault is an American thrash metal/crossover thrash band formed in 1984.-History:After the release of Anthrax's debut album Fistful of Metal, bass player Danny Lilker, a founding member of the group, was fired by the band...
and was a founding member of Anthrax
Anthrax (band)
Anthrax is an American heavy metal band from New York City, formed in 1981. Founded by guitarists Scott Ian and Danny Lilker, the band has since released ten studio albums and 20 singles, and an EP featuring Public Enemy. The band was one of the most popular of the 1980s thrash metal scene...
with Scott Ian
Scott Ian
Scott Ian Rosenfeld , better known by the stage name Scott Ian, is an American musician, best known as the rhythm & lead guitarist for the heavy metal band Anthrax. Ian is also the guitarist and a founding member of the crossover thrash band Stormtroopers of Death...
, (Lilker was then playing lead guitar) and recorded bass guitar and co-wrote on their first album, Fistful of Metal
Fistful of Metal
-Personnel:*Neil Turbin – Vocals*Dan Spitz – Lead guitar*Scott Ian – Rhythm guitar*Danny Lilker – Bass*Charlie Benante – Drums...
. He also founded crossover
Crossover thrash
__FORCETOC__Crossover thrash, often abbreviated to crossover, is a form of thrash metal that contains more hardcore punk elements than standard thrash. The genre lies on a continuum between heavy metal and punk rock...
band Stormtroopers of Death
Stormtroopers of Death
Stormtroopers of Death, better known as S.O.D., was a crossover thrash band formed in New York in 1985. They are commonly credited as being among the first bands to fuse hardcore punk with thrash metal into a style sometimes called "crossover thrash." The song "March of the S.O.D.," from their 1985...
with Scott Ian
Scott Ian
Scott Ian Rosenfeld , better known by the stage name Scott Ian, is an American musician, best known as the rhythm & lead guitarist for the heavy metal band Anthrax. Ian is also the guitarist and a founding member of the crossover thrash band Stormtroopers of Death...
and Charlie Benante
Charlie Benante
Charlie Benante is the drummer for the heavy metal bands Anthrax and Stormtroopers of Death .- Career :...
(from Anthrax), and Billy Milano
Billy Milano
Billy Milano is a Bronx-born heavy metal musician now based in Austin, Texas. He was the singer, guitarist, and bassist of crossover thrash band M.O.D., and the singer of its predecessor, Stormtroopers of Death....
(Anthrax roadie, M.O.D. singer). He also plays bass with Brutal Truth
Brutal Truth
Brutal Truth is an American grindcore band from New York City, formed by ex-Anthrax, Nuclear Assault, and Stormtroopers Of Death bass guitarist Dan Lilker in 1990. The group disbanded in 1999, but reformed in 2006 and continue to release new music.-History:...
, Exit-13
Exit-13
Exit-13 was a grindcore band from Millersville, Pennsylvania. The band were formed in 1989 by Relapse Records founder and co-owner Bill Yurkiewicz , guitarist Steve O'Donnell and bassist Joel DiPietro...
, Malformed Earthborn, The Ravenous, Overlord Exterminator, Venomous Concept
Venomous Concept
Venomous Concept is a hardcore punk band; the name itself is a play on Poison Idea, in the style of name-mangling Japanese hardcore acts.-History:...
, Crucifist, Nokturnal Hellstorm and Extra Hot Sauce.
Lilker played on Holy Moses
Holy Moses
Holy Moses is a German thrash metal band. They are well noted for being fronted by Sabina Classen and for being one of the very first German thrash metal bands.-Formative years: 1980-1985:...
' 1994's No Matter What's the Cause
No Matter What's the Cause
No Matter What's the Cause is the seventh full-length studio album by the German Thrash metal band Holy Moses.-Track listing:...
.
He is known for his fast, guitar-like riffing through heavy layers of distortion.
Dan Lilker has been a columnist with Zero Tolerance Magazine
Zero Tolerance Magazine
Zero Tolerance Magazine is an extreme music magazine published by Obdurate Ltd. in the United Kingdom. Published bi-monthly, it can be found on newsstands in the UK, Europe and North America - and is available on newsstands in Australia and specialist retailers in New Zealand and Taiwan...
since the publication's inception in 2005.
In 2009, it was reported that Chicago journalist Dave Hofer was writing a biography of Lilker.
Nuclear AssaultNuclear AssaultNuclear Assault is an American thrash metal/crossover thrash band formed in 1984.-History:After the release of Anthrax's debut album Fistful of Metal, bass player Danny Lilker, a founding member of the group, was fired by the band...
| Date of release | Title | Label | US sales |
| 1986 | Brain Death Brain Death (EP) Brain Death was an EP released by thrash metal band Nuclear Assault.-Track listing:# "Brain Death"# "Final Flight"# "Demolition"... (EP) |
Combat Records Combat Records Combat Records was an independent record label from New York City. The label was home to predominantly metal and punk rock acts including Megadeth, Circle Jerks, Nuclear Assault, Death, Dead Brain Cells, Possessed, Crumbsuckers, Agnostic Front, Agent Steel, Dark Angel, Heathen, Zoetrope and... / Under One Flag |
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| March 10, 1986 | Game Over | Combat Records Combat Records Combat Records was an independent record label from New York City. The label was home to predominantly metal and punk rock acts including Megadeth, Circle Jerks, Nuclear Assault, Death, Dead Brain Cells, Possessed, Crumbsuckers, Agnostic Front, Agent Steel, Dark Angel, Heathen, Zoetrope and... / Under One Flag |
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| 1987 | The Plague The Plague (EP) - Personnel :Performers*John Connelly – guitar, vocals*Anthony Bramante – guitar*Dan Lilker – bass*Glenn Evans – drums, cover conceptProduction*Casey McMakin – engineer*Randy Burns – assistant engineer, producer*Steve Sinclair – executive producer... (EP) |
Combat Rec. / Under One Flag | |
| 1988 | Fight To Be Free Fight to be Free "Fight to be Free" is a single by Nuclear Assault released in 1988.-Track listing:# "Fight to be Free"# "Equal Rights"# "Stand Up"... (EP) |
Relativity / Under One Flag | |
| 1988 | Good Times, Bad Times (EP) | Under One Flag | |
| June 13, 1988 | Survive Survive (Nuclear Assault album) Survive is an album by Nuclear Assault released in 1988 on vinyl, compact disc and cassette. As of 2010, it has yet to be reissued on CD, unlike Nuclear Assault's other albums."Good Times Bad Times" is a Led Zeppelin cover.-Track listing:... |
Combat Rec. / Under One Flag | |
| November 23, 1989 | Handle With Care Handle with Care (Nuclear Assault album) -Personnel:*Dan Lilker - Bass*John Connelly - Guitar/Vocals*Glenn Evans - Drums*Anthony Bramante - Lead Guitar-Anecdotes:The sentence "The svastika is calling you" which is heard at the very end of the song Torture Tactics, is taken from the movie The Blues Brothers... |
Relativity / Under One Flag | |
| 1989 | Handle With Care European Tour '89 Handle With Care NA video Handle With Care European Tour '89 is a live video released by Nuclear Assault in 1989. The video is a recording of a concert at the Hammersmith Odeon, London, 4.10.1989.-Track listing:# "F# "# "When Freedom Dies"# "Rise from the Ashes"... |
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| September 10, 1991 | Out of Order | Relativity / Under One Flag | |
| 1991 | Radiation Sickness | ||
| May 19, 1992 | Live At The Hammersmith Odeon Live at the Hammersmith Odeon (Nuclear Assault album) Live at the Hammersmith Odeon is a live album by Thrash metal band Nuclear Assault, released in 1992. This is the straight audio copy of Nuclear Assault's video Handle With Care, but some tracks were excluded from the compact disc version.-Track listing:... |
Relativity Rec. / Roadrunner | |
| July 1, 2003 | Alive Again Alive Again (Nuclear Assault album) Alive Again is a live album by Nuclear Assault released in 2003.-Track listing:# "Rise from the Ashes"# "Brainwashed"# "F#"# "New Song"# "Critical Mass"# "Sin"# "Betrayal"# "Radiation Sickness"# "Game Over"# "Butt Fuck"# "Trail of Tears"... |
Screaming Ferret / Steamhammer | |
| August 29, 2005 | Third World Genocide Third World Genocide Third World Genocide is the sixth album by Nuclear Assault released in 2005. It is their first studio album since their 2002 reuniting. It was 12 years since their last studio album.-Track listing:# "Third World Genocide"– 3:37... |
Screaming Ferret Wreckords |
Brutal TruthBrutal TruthBrutal Truth is an American grindcore band from New York City, formed by ex-Anthrax, Nuclear Assault, and Stormtroopers Of Death bass guitarist Dan Lilker in 1990. The group disbanded in 1999, but reformed in 2006 and continue to release new music.-History:...
| Date of release | Title | Label | US sales |
| October 6, 1992 | Extreme Conditions Demand Extreme Responses Extreme Conditions Demand Extreme Responses Extreme Conditions Demand Extreme Responses is the debut full length album by grindcore band Brutal Truth. Music videos were made for "Collateral Damage" and "Ill Neglect".... |
Earache Records | |
| October 25, 1994 | Need to Control Need to Control Need to Control is an album by grindcore band Brutal Truth. It was released on CD, cassette, and LP. A box set was also released, containing 5 records: one 5", one 6", one 7", one 8", and one 9". This box set, as well as the Japanese CD, contains four bonus tracks... |
Earache Records | |
| October 1, 1996 | Kill Trend Suicide Kill Trend Suicide Kill Trend Suicide is a mini-album by grindcore band Brutal Truth. It was labelled as a "mini-album" due to it being longer than an EP but not as long as a standard album. This release shows a shift from the deathgrind sound that the band had previously played, by incorporating elements of crust... (EP) |
Relapse Records | |
| September 23, 1997 | Sounds of the Animal Kingdom Sounds of the Animal Kingdom Sounds of the Animal Kingdom was the final studio album by grindcore band Brutal Truth before the release of their 2009 album Evolution Through Revolution. This album features a more varied style than previous albums, incorporating grindcore, crust punk, experimental rock and elements of other genres... |
Relapse Records | |
| 2000 | For Drug Crazed Grindfreaks Only! | Solardisk | |
| April 20, 2009 | Evolution Through Revolution Evolution Through Revolution Evolution Through Revolution is the fifth studio album by grindcore band Brutal Truth. This was the band's first album since 1997, recorded after an eight-year hiatus. Evolution Through Revolution was released April 14, 2009. It sold around 1000 copies in its first week, and debuted at No... |
Relapse Records |
AnthraxAnthrax (band)Anthrax is an American heavy metal band from New York City, formed in 1981. Founded by guitarists Scott Ian and Danny Lilker, the band has since released ten studio albums and 20 singles, and an EP featuring Public Enemy. The band was one of the most popular of the 1980s thrash metal scene...
| Date of release | Title | Label | US sales |
| January, 1984 | Fistful Of Metal Fistful of Metal -Personnel:*Neil Turbin – Vocals*Dan Spitz – Lead guitar*Scott Ian – Rhythm guitar*Danny Lilker – Bass*Charlie Benante – Drums... |
Megaforce Records |
Stormtroopers of DeathStormtroopers of DeathStormtroopers of Death, better known as S.O.D., was a crossover thrash band formed in New York in 1985. They are commonly credited as being among the first bands to fuse hardcore punk with thrash metal into a style sometimes called "crossover thrash." The song "March of the S.O.D.," from their 1985...
| Date of release | Title | Label | US sales |
| December, 1985 | Speak English Or Die Speak English or Die Speak English or Die is the first studio album by the crossover thrash band Stormtroopers of Death .After Anthrax finished recording Spreading the Disease, there was still some studio time left, so Scott Ian and Charlie Benante called some friends, practiced some songs, and recorded it all within... |
Megaforce Records | |
| 1992 | Live At Budokan Live at Budokan (S.O.D. album) Live at Budokan is a live album released by American crossover thrash band Stormtroopers of Death. The album is a recording of a one-off re-union gig put on by the band, and includes the majority of the longer tracks from their first album and some previously unheard tracks, as well as covers of... |
Megaforce Records | |
| May 18, 1999 | Bigger Than The Devil Bigger Than the Devil Bigger than the Devil is the third release by crossover thrash band Stormtroopers of Death . The album was released in May 1999 on the Nuclear Blast label... |
Nuclear Blast Records | |
| 1999 | Seasoning the Obese: 7" split with Yellow Machinegun | Rotten Orange/Howling Bull | |
| August 21, 2007 | Rise Of The Infidels Rise of the Infidels Rise of the Infidels is the fourth and final release by crossover thrash band Stormtroopers of Death. The album was released in August 2007 on the Nuclear Blast label. The album is described as an "extended EP", with a running time close to an hour... |
Megaforce Records |
The Ravenous
| Date of release | Title | Label | US sales |
| August 29, 2000 | Assembled In Blasphemy | Hammerheart | |
| 2002 | Three on a Meathook (EP) | Red Stream | |
| February 24, 2004 | Blood Delirium | Red Stream |
Necro
The Pre-Fix for Death
The Pre-Fix for Death
The Pre-Fix for Death Instrumentals is the instrumental version of American hip hop musician Necro's third studio album, released on June 20, 2005 by Psycho+Logical-Records...