Something Wicked (album)

Something Wicked is the fifth studio album by American thrash metal band Nuclear Assault, released on February 23, 1993 by I.R.S. Records.

Something Wicked
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 23, 1993 (1993-02-23)
RecordedAugust 3 – September 7, 1992
StudioIRS Studios, Los Angeles, California
Genre
Length38:17
LabelI.R.S.
ProducerNuclear Assault
Nuclear Assault chronology
Live at the Hammersmith Odeon
(1992)
Something Wicked
(1993)
Assault & Battery
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal6/10[2]

This is the first and only album not to feature founding members Dan Lilker and Anthony Bramante, as they departed in 1992 before the recording process began. Their replacements, Scott Metaxas and Dave DiPietro, were both part of the final Prophet line-up that recorded the Recycled album; DiPietro had also previously played in T.T. Quick with drummer Glenn Evans. Something Wicked would also be Nuclear Assault's final studio album for 12 years, until the release of Third World Genocide in 2005.

The record is considered a slight departure from the band's early hardcore punk/thrash metal roots, by incorporating a slower groove metal sound.[1] The title track was released as a music video. The song is featured in the end credits of the 1993 film Warlock: The Armageddon and in the 2017 film It.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Nuclear Assault

No.TitleLength
1."Something Wicked"4:42
2."Another Violent End"5:10
3."Behind Glass Walls"4:09
4."Chaos"3:57
5."The Forge"5:14
6."No Time"5:19
7."To Serve Man"2:27
8."Madness Descends"4:31
9."Poetic Justice"2:48
10."Art"0:09
11."The Other End"0:39

Credits

Nuclear Assault
  • John Connelly – lead vocals, guitar
  • Dave DiPietro – lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Scott Metaxas – bass, backing vocals
  • Glenn Evans – drums
Guest musicians
  • Steve Hunter – special performance on "Behind Glass Walls"
  • Karl Cochran – 12-string guitar on "No Time"
  • Ray Gillen, Allan Anderson, Michael Sterlacci – gang vocals
Production

References

  1. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Nuclear Assault- Something Wicked review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
  2. Popoff, Martin (1 August 2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 321. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
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