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Assück was an American grindcore band from Saint Petersburg, Florida, active from 1987 to 1998.
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| Origin | St. Petersburg, Florida, United States |
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| Years active | 1987–1998 |
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History
editAssück was founded by vocalist Paul Pavlovich and guitarist Steve Heritage. The band went through several line-up changes, in particular changing vocalists four times. Despite these changes, Assück maintained its heavy and fast sound — and anarchist sensibilities — from its first release to its last.
Legacy and reception
editThe band proved influential,[1] with their album Anticapital (1991) voted number 4 in the Terrorizer list of their top 20 US grindcore albums; Terrorizer described it as a "low-calibre battery of brooding, malicious, doom-ridden grind pitched somewhere between early Napalm Death and even earlier Bolt Thrower".[3]
According to journalist Greg Pratt, "Assück were an incredible band with probably metal's best drummer [Rob Proctor], although no one ever mentions his name. They combined well-written poetic and political lyrics with catchy songs, insane musicianship and a short-fast-loud brutality that no one has topped since."[6]
Writing for Maximumrocknroll, Felix von Havoc describes the political punk and metal roots of this band, stating "Assuck managed to combine the anger, fury and social commentary of a punk band with the musicianship and production quality of a Death Metal band."[4]
Members
edit- Final line-up
- Steve Heritage - guitar, vocals (1987-1998)
- Jason Crittendon - bass (1998)
- Rob Proctor - drums (1987-1998)
- Former members
- Paul Pavlovich - vocals (1987-1993)
- Dave "Spinach" Malinksky - vocals (1994-1995)
- Daryl Kahan - vocals (1993-1994)
- Pete Jay - bass (1991-1992)
- Steve Kosiba - bass (1992-1998)
- Timeline
Discography
edit- Studio albums
- Anticapital (1991, Sound Pollution)
- Misery Index (1997, Sound Pollution)
- Extended plays
- Born Backwards demo tape (1989, Liquified Tapes)
- Necrosalvation 7-inch (1990, Rigid Records)
- Split 7-inch with Old Lady Drivers (1990, No System)
- Blindspot 7-inch (1992, Open Records)
- State To State 7-inch (1992, SOA)
- Compilation albums
- Anticapital/Blindspot +3 (1994, Sound Pollution)
References
edit- ^ a b "Assück biography @ MusicMight". Archived from the original on 2013-12-28. Retrieved 2009-05-14.
- ^ Allmusic.com review of Misery Index
- ^ a b Hoare, James (March 2009). "Criminal Records: Essential Records|US", Terrorizer 181, p. 44.
- ^ a b Felix von Havoc, Maximum Rock'n'Roll No. 198. "Havoc Records and Distribution". Archived from the original on June 5, 2008. Retrieved June 20, 2008. Archived by Havoc Records. Access date: June 20, 2008.
- ^ Moore, Doug (March 22, 2013). "Waxing Atrocious – Assück's Steve Heritage". Invisible Oranges. Archived from the original on November 29, 2016. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
- ^ Stewart-Panko, Kevin (March 2009). "US Grind", Terrorizer 181, p. 43.
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