NUCLEAR ASSAULT — Handle With Care (review)

NUCLEAR ASSAULT — Handle With Care album cover Album · 1989 · Thrash Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
3.5/5 ·
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HANDLE WITH CARE is the third album by ex-Anthrax bassist Danny Lilker and his punk-infused aggressive thrash band NUCLEAR ASSAULT. This album was their most successful although they never really attained mass popularity compared with the other huge acts of the day. The band gained a lot of recognition and exposure by touring extensively and even landed a spot with Slayer.

Although this band doesn't really bring a lot new to the thrash sound, it does however bring a fury and aggression into the mix that picks up where Lilker's contributions on Anthrax's “Fistful Of Metal” left off. The riffs are nothing out of the ordinary and like many bands of this type the songs tend to sound similar but all is performed well and packs a punch with a particular hats of to Glenn Evans and his outstanding drumming skills.

Like many extreme metal bands often it boils down to the vocals as to if you like it or not and John Connelly's high-pitched screaming may be the make-or-break-it deal for you with this band. I actually find I like this crossover thrash sound and the vocals as well. Nothing new under the sun here but a satisfying straight-on assault of aggression that sustains the pace throughout the entirety of the album and delivers in what it sets out to achieve, namely make extremely melodic yet brutal thrash metal.
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