Nuclear Assault's thrilling run as one of thrash metal's most innovative and unpredictable acts had pretty much come to an end with 1991's awful Out of Order LP, which, in its aftermath, saw the departure of two founding members, most notably bassist Danny Lilker.
So it was really a huge surprise for most fans when the band's remaining original members, vocalist/guitarist John Connely and drummer Glen Evans, not only pressed on with replacements, but returned two years later with a revamped sound on Something Wicked.
Gone was the band's patented speed metal/hardcore hybrid, replaced by a slower, sludgier sound more in common with bands like Testament and Megadeth -- not to mention a noticeably more musical (shock!) singing performance from the famously shrill Connely.
Still, while Something Wicked fails miserably in terms of the "classic" Nuclear Assault sound, at least tracks like "Chaos," "Another Violent End," and the title song offer something new.
Approach with caution.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Something Wicked | Nuclear Assault | Play | 04:41 | 10 MB | 34 MB |
| 2 | Another Violent End | Nuclear Assault | Play | 05:09 | 11 MB | 39 MB |
| 3 | Behind Glass Walls | Nuclear Assault | Play | 04:09 | 9 MB | 31 MB |
| 4 | Chaos | Nuclear Assault | Play | 03:56 | 9 MB | 31 MB |
| 5 | The Forge | Nuclear Assault | Play | 05:13 | 11 MB | 37 MB |
| 6 | No Time | Nuclear Assault | Play | 05:19 | 12 MB | 38 MB |
| 7 | To Serve Man | Nuclear Assault | Play | 02:26 | 5 MB | 19 MB |
| 8 | Poetic Justice | Nuclear Assault | Play | 02:47 | 6 MB | 21 MB |
| 9 | Art | Nuclear Assault | Play | 00:08 | 0 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | The Other End | Nuclear Assault | Play | 00:38 | 1 MB | 2 MB |
| 11 | Madness Decends | Nuclear Assault | Play | 04:31 | 10 MB | 34 MB |
| 39 mins | 89 MB | |||||
| 39 mins | 291 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ray Gillen | Guest Artist |
| 2 | Scott Gordon | Engineer |
| 3 | Steve Hunter | Guest Artist |
| 4 | Nuclear Assault | Primary Artist, Producer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |