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Dan Lilker
Dan Lilker in 2005
Birth name Daniel A. Lilker Born (1964-10-18 ) October 18, 1964 (age 59) Genres Extreme metal , hardcore punk , thrash metal , grindcore , death metal Occupation(s) Musician, songwriter Instrument(s) Bass guitar, guitar, drums, piano, vocals Years active 1981–present
Musical artist
Daniel A. Lilker (born October 18, 1964 in Bayside, Queens, New York ) is an American semi-retired musician best known as a bass player,[ 1] 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 ,[ 1] (Lilker was then playing rhythm 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).[ 1] He also plays bass with Brutal Truth ,[ 1] [ 2] Exit-13 ,[ 1] Malformed Earthborn,[ 3] The Ravenous,[ 4] Overlord Exterminator,[ 5] Venomous Concept , Crucifist,[ 6] Nokturnal Hellstorm[ 7] and Extra Hot Sauce.
Lilker played on Holy Moses ' 1994's No Matter What's the Cause .[ 8] He is known for his fast, guitar-like riffing through heavy distortion. 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.[ 9]
Lilker is currently[citation needed ] in United Forces, which features his Stormtroopers of Death bandmate Billy Milano as their singer.[ 10]
As of 2003 Lilker has sold nearly 5 million records worldwide according to Nielsen SoundScan .[citation needed ]
On January 10, 2014, Lilker announced his plans to retire from being a full-time recording and touring musician.[ 11] He also announced that Brutal Truth would break up on his 50th birthday (October 18, 2014).[ 12] However[citation needed ] , Lilker is still a member of Nuclear Assault, who currently perform live only occasionally.
Discography
Date of release
Title
Label
1988
Taco of Death
Peaceville Records
Nuclear Assault
Date of release
Title
Label
US sales
1986
Brain Death (EP)
Combat Records / Under One Flag
5,000
March 10, 1986
Game Over
Combat Records / Under One Flag
90,000
1987
The Plague (EP)
Combat Rec. / Under One Flag
80,000
1988
Fight To Be Free (EP)
Relativity / Under One Flag
15,000
1988
Good Times, Bad Times (EP)
Under One Flag
10,000
June 13, 1988
Survive
Combat Rec. / Under One Flag
100,000
November 23, 1989
Handle With Care
Relativity / Under One Flag
500,000
1989
Handle With Care European Tour '89
100,000
September 10, 1991
Out of Order
Relativity / Under One Flag
40,000
1991
Radiation Sickness
50,000
May 19, 1992
Live at the Hammersmith Odeon
Relativity Rec. / Roadrunner
150,000
July 1, 2003
Alive Again
Screaming Ferret / Steamhammer
45,000
August 29, 2005
Third World Genocide
Screaming Ferret Wreckords
50,000
Brutal Truth
Date of release
Title
Label
US sales
October 6, 1992
Extreme Conditions Demand Extreme Responses
Earache Records
40,000
October 25, 1994
Need to Control
Earache Records
30,000
October 1, 1996
Kill Trend Suicide (EP)
Relapse Records
20,000
September 23, 1997
Sounds of the Animal Kingdom
Relapse Records
40,000
2000
For Drug Crazed Grindfreaks Only!
Solardisk
5,000
April 20, 2009
Evolution Through Revolution
Relapse Records
20,000
September 27, 2011
End Time
Relapse Records
Anthrax
Date of release
Title
Label
US sales
January 1984
Fistful of Metal
Megaforce Records
150,000
Stormtroopers of Death
The Ravenous
Date of release
Title
Label
US sales
August 29, 2000
Assembled in Blasphemy
Hammerheart
50,000
2002
Three on a Meathook (EP)
Red Stream
10,000
February 24, 2004
Blood Delirium
Red Stream
10,000
Venomous Concept
Date of release
Title
Label
2008
Poisoned Apple
Century Media
Holy Moses
References
^ a b c d e Strong, Martin C. (2002) The Great Metal Discography , MOJO Books, ISBN 1-84195-185-4 , p. 30-31, 93–94, 394
^ Byrne, Michael (2009) "Q&A: Brutal Truth's Dan Lilker Archived August 14, 2011, at the Wayback Machine ", Baltimore City Paper , July 28, 2009, retrieved January 29, 2010
^ Rivadavia, Eduardo "Malformed Earthborn Biography ", Allmusic , retrieved January 29, 2010
^ "The Ravenous - Assembled in Blasphemy - Reviews - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives" . www.metal-archives.com . Retrieved February 7, 2020 .
^ Blabbermouth (March 2, 2004). "DANNY LILKER's OVERLORD EXTERMINATOR: Music Posted Online" . BLABBERMOUTH.NET . Retrieved February 7, 2020 .
^ "CRUCIFIST'S SLEEP-INDUCING BOREDOM ON DEMON-HAUNTED WORLD" . MetalSucks . November 10, 2009. Retrieved February 7, 2020 .
^ Blabbermouth (February 6, 2012). "DANNY LILKER's NOKTURNAL HELLSTORM Releases Debut Album" . BLABBERMOUTH.NET . Retrieved February 7, 2020 .
^ "Metal Fanatix" . Metal Fanatix. March 11, 2006. Archived from the original on February 22, 2012. Retrieved July 16, 2011 .
^ "DAN LILKER Musical Biography In The Works Archived January 5, 2009, at the Wayback Machine ", blabbermouth.net , January 3, 2009, retrieved January 29, 2010
^ "Former Stormtroopers of Death Members Launch United Forces" . Blabbermouth.net. December 24, 2012. Retrieved December 26, 2012 .
^ "Brutal Truth/Ex-Anthrax Bassist Dan Lilker To 'Retire' From Being Full-Time Musician" . Blabbermouth.net. January 10, 2014. Retrieved January 10, 2014 .
^ "Dan Lilker Retiring From Music This Year, Brutal Truth To Disband in October" . metalunderground.com. January 10, 2014. Retrieved January 10, 2014 .
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