Game Over (Nuclear Assault album)

Game Over is the debut album by thrash metal band Nuclear Assault, released in 1986.

Game Over
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 7, 1986 (1986-10-07)
RecordedMay 1986
StudioPyramid Sound, Ithaca, New York
GenreThrash metal, crossover thrash
Length36:01
LabelCombat
ProducerAlex Perialas, Nuclear Assault
Nuclear Assault chronology
Brain Death (EP)
(1986)
Game Over
(1986)
The Plague (EP)
(1987)

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Kerrang! [2]

In 2005, Game Over was ranked number 287 in Rock Hard magazine's book of The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time.[3]

Track listing

All tracks written by Nuclear Assault.

No.TitleLength
1."Live, Suffer, Die" (instrumental)1:08
2."Sin"3:25
3."Cold Steel"2:41
4."Betrayal"3:01
5."Radiation Sickness"2:49
6."Hang the Pope"0:46
7."After the Holocaust"3:44
8."Mr. Softee Theme" (instrumental)0:25
9."Stranded in Hell"3:39
10."Nuclear War"3:47
11."My America"0:29
12."Vengeance"2:51
13."Brain Death"7:16

Note: The cassette version of Game Over featured a track entitled "Lesbians", which did not appear on the CD version. However, this track was later performed on their 1992 live album Live at the Hammersmith Odeon.

Credits

  • John Connelly – vocals, guitar
  • Anthony Bramante – guitar
  • Danny Lilker – bass
  • Glenn Evans – drums
  • Chad McGloughlin – guest performance on "Brain Death"
  • Recorded and mixed in May, 1986 at Pyramid Sound, Ithaca, New York, USA
  • Produced by Alex Perialas and Nuclear Assault
  • Engineered by Alex Perialas
  • Executive produced by Steve Sinclair
  • Mastered by Tom Coyne at Frankford/Wayne
  • Cover art by Ed Repka

References

  1. Rivadavia, Eduardo; John Fran. "Nuclear Assault Game Over". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-09-13.
  2. Miller, Paul (30 October 1986). "Nuclear Assault 'Game Over'". Kerrang!. 132. London, UK: United Magazines ltd. p. 18.
  3. [...], Rock Hard (Hrsg.). [Red.: Michael Rensen. Mitarb.: Götz Kühnemund] (2005). Best of Rock & Metal die 500 stärksten Scheiben aller Zeiten. Königswinter: Heel. p. 98. ISBN 3-89880-517-4.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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