Dan Lilker

Dan Lilker
Dan Lilker in 2005
Background information
Born	(1964-10-18) October 18, 1964
Genres	Heavy metal, thrash metal, speed metal, crossover thrash, hardcore punk, grindcore, death metal, black metal
Occupation(s)	Musician, songwriter
Instrument(s)	Bass, guitar, drums, piano, vocals
Years active	1981–present

Dan Lilker (born October 18, 1964 in Bayside, New York) 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 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). 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 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.

Lilker is currently in United Forces, which features his Stormtroopers of Death bandmate Billy Milano as their singer.

As of 2003 Lilker has sold nearly 5 million records worldwide according to Nielsen SoundScan.

On January 10, 2014, Lilker announced his plans to retire from being a full-time recording and touring musician. He also announced that Brutal Truth would break up on his 50th birthday (October 18, 2014).

Discography

Extra Hot Sauce

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

Date of release	Title	Label	US sales
December 1985	Speak English Or Die	Megaforce Records	100,000
1992	Live at Budokan	Megaforce Records	100,000
May 18, 1999	Bigger Than The Devil	Nuclear Blast Records	50,000
1999	Seasoning the Obese: 7" split with Yellow Machinegun	Rotten Orange/Howling Bull	75,000
August 21, 2007	Rise of the Infidels	Megaforce Records	20,000

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