Dan Lilker

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Dan Lilker
Dan Lilker in 2005
Dan Lilker in 2005
Background information
Born October 18, 1963 (1963-10-18) (age 44)
Genre(s) Heavy metal
Thrash metal
Speed metal
Crossover thrash
Hardcore punk
Grindcore
Occupation(s) Bassist, Songwriter
Instrument(s) Bass Guitar, Guitar, Piano, Drums, Upright Bass, Vocals
Associated acts Anthrax
Stormtroopers of Death
Nuclear Assault
Brutal Truth

Dan Lilker (born October 18, 1963 in Bayside, New York) is musician from the United States, most know as a bass player, but also guitarist, pianist, drummer and vocalist. He is the bassist for the thrash metal band Nuclear Assault. He has founded Anthrax with Scott Ian (Lilker was then playing lead guitar) and recorded bass guitar and co-written 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. mainman). He also plays bass with Brutal Truth, Exit-13, The Ravenous, Overlord Exterminator, Hemlock, Venomous Concept and Crucifist.

He is known for his fast, guitar-like riffing through heavy layers of distortion.

Dan Lilker has been a columnist with Zero Tolerance Magazine since the publication's inception in 2005.

Contents

[edit] Discography

[edit] Nuclear Assault

Date of Release Title Label US sales
1986 Brain Death (EP) Combat Records / Under One Flag
March 10, 1986 Game Over Combat Records / Under One Flag
1987 The Plague (EP) Combat Rec. / Under One Flag
1988 Fight To Be Free (EP) Relativity / Under One Flag
1988 Good Times, Bad Times (EP) Under One Flag
June 13, 1988 Survive Combat Rec. / Under One Flag
November 23, 1989 Handle With Care Relativity / Under One Flag
1989 Handle With Care European Tour '89
September 10, 1991 Out of Order Relativity / Under One Flag
1991 Radiation Sickness
May 19, 1992 Live At The Hammersmith Odeon Relativity Rec. / Roadrunner
July 1, 2003 Alive Again Screaming Ferret / Steamhammer
August 29, 2005 Third World Genocide Screaming Ferret Wreckords

[edit] Brutal Truth

Date of Release Title Label US sales
October 6, 1992 Extreme Conditions Demand Extreme Responses Earache Records
October 25, 1994 Need to Control Earache Records
October 1, 1996 Kill Trend Suicide (EP) Relapse Records
September 23, 1997 Sounds of the Animal Kingdom Relapse Records
2000 For Drug Crazed Grindfreaks Only! Solardisk

[edit] Anthrax

Date of Release Title Label US sales
January, 1984 Fistful Of Metal Megaforce Records

[edit] Stormtroopers of Death

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

[edit] The Ravenous

Date of Release Title Label US sales
August 29, 2000 Assembled In Blasphemy Hammerheart
2002 Three On A Meathook (EP) Red Stream
February 24, 2004 Blood Delirium Red Stream