Nuclear Assault To Tour US and Europe
By
Sefany Jones,
Contributing Editor
Tuesday, December 17, 2002 @ 10:27 AM
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For Immediate Release:
Reunited Metal Titans Nuclear Assault Preps Rampaging 2003 Tour To Support Screaming Ferret Wreckords Live Album Alive Again
Thrash Metal Masters Writing New Material!
The heralded and heavily anticipated return of the most gifted thrash metal giants thrusts into high gear in early 2003, when the original lineup of New York's Nuclear Assault initiates a world tour throughout the New Year 2003 to support the upcoming Alive Again live album for Screaming Ferret Wreckords. Confirmed dates will take the band through the US during the Winter (with openers Origin and All That Remains) and in Europe through the Spring on the No Mercy/Easter Festivals 2003 package tour with stalwarts Testament, Death Angel, Marduk and Pro-Pain.
The band's lineup, consisting of vocalist/guitarist John Connelly, bassist Danny Lilker, guitarist Anthony Bramante, and drummer Glenn Evans made their presence known throughout 2002 on select performances & festival dates around the world in an effort to 'test the waters' - if the world was ready for their unique, dexterous yet uncompromising metal. The result set the wheels in motion for the upcoming all-out assault! In August, Bramante bowed out due to the commitments of his job and was replaced by the more than capable Erik Burke. Lilker comments on the upcoming tour: "It's gonna be great to finally tour again! People seem totally psyched that they will get to see us in the flesh again. We hope to see all diehard metalheads banging and moshing in the front..."
Formed in 1984 by Danny Lilker (who has also been a founding member of Anthrax, S.O.D., Brutal Truth, among others), Nuclear Assault enjoyed a ten-year career that spawned 6 studio albums & EPs and a host of world tours. While emitting a dark sense of humor, the band's catalogue acknowledged the gamut of social concerns, from political tyranny and environmental devastation to capitalistic excess and basic human apathy. Their 1989 opus Handle With Care garnered much critical-acclaim, while its singles "Critical Mass" and "Trail Of Tears" received generous MTV airplay.
The forthcoming Alive Again live album represents Nuclear Assault's first release in over 9 years. Lilker explains: "We will soon be releasing our new live album, so people can see for themselves that we still have it! I know a lot of thrash bands seem to be reuniting and some people are wondering 'Can these guys in their late 30's still hack it?' The answer is undoubtedly yes!"
Not content to keep the reunion to a mere commemorative or nostalgic event, Nuclear Assault is also planning a new studio record for the near future! Danny Lilker offers a sneak preview of what can be expected: "We are in the process of writing new material, and I can tell you that it's definitely in the style of the old stuff. Once again speaking for myself, I think the metal scene NEEDS an injection of classic thrash metal 'cos I've had enough of people thinking Linkin Park is metal. We'll have to show these youngsters how metal is really played!"
Tour dates include:
(Origin and All That Remains join the tour on January 22 in Texas)
01/10/03 Bradford, MA The Oasis
01/11/03 Poughkeepsie, NY The Chance
01/12/03 Philadelphia, PA The Balcony Bar
01/16/03 Rochester, NY The Club at Water Street
01/17/03 New London, CT El-N-Gee
01/18/03 Asbury Park, NJ Stone Pony
01/22/03 San Antonio, TX Sin 13
01/23/03 Houston, TX Fitzgerald's
01/24/03 Austin, TX The Backroom
01/25/03 Dallas, TX Canyon Club
01/27/03 Albuquerque, NM Launch Pad
01/28/03 Phoenix, AZ Mason Jar
01/29/03 Santa Ana, CA Galaxy Theater
01/30/03 Los Angeles, CA Knitting Factory
01/31/03 San Diego, CA Brick By Brick
02/01/03 San Francisco, CA The Pound
02/03/03 Portland, OR Ash Street Saloon
02/04/03 Seattle, WA Graceland
02/13/03 Virginia Beach, VA Hoopla's Bar and Grille
02/14/03 West Springfield, VA Jaxx
2003 No Mercy Festivals Tour
With TESTAMENT, MARDUK, DEATH ANGEL, DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER,
PRO-PAIN, MALEVOLENT CREATION, DARKANE and CALLENISH CIRCLE
04/08/03 London,UK Mean Fiddler
04/09/03 Paris, FR La Locomotive
04/10/03 Essen, GER Zeche Carl
04/11/03 Engelsdorf, GER Hellraiser
04/12/03 Wels, AUT Schlachthof
04/13/03 Ludwigsburg, GER Rockfabrik
04/14/03 Pratteln, SWI Z7
04/15/03 Milan, ITA Alcatraz
04/16/03 Munich, GER Babylon
04/17/03 Strasbourg, FRLa Laiterie
04/18/03 Vienna, AUT Planete Music
04/19/03 Berlin, GER Columbia Halle
04/20/03 Antwerp, BEL Hof Ter Lo
04/21/03 Tilburg, NETS 013
More dates to be announced soon!
Official Nuclear Assault t-shirts and other merchandise is currently available at www.screamingferret.com
www.nuclearassault.us
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