Game Over is the debut album by thrash metal band Nuclear Assault, released in 1986.
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| Released | October 7, 1986 | |||
| Recorded | May 1986 | |||
| Studio | Pyramid Sound, Ithaca, New York | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 36:01 | |||
| Label | Combat | |||
| Producer | Alex Perialas, Nuclear Assault, Steve Sinclair | |||
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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.
Critical reception
edit| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 5/10[2] |
| Kerrang! | [3] |
In 2005, Game Over was ranked number 287 in Rock Hard magazine's book of The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time.[4]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Nuclear Assault
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Personnel
edit- Nuclear Assault
- John Connelly – lead vocals, guitar
- Anthony Bramante – lead guitar
- Danny Lilker – bass
- Glenn Evans – drums
- Additional musicians
- Chad McGloughlin – guest performance on "Brain Death"
- Production
- Alex Perialas – producer with Nuclear Assault, engineer
- Tom Coyne – mastering at Frankford/Wayne, New York
- Ed Repka – album design and cover art
- Steve Sinclair - executive producer
References
edit- ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo; John Fran. "Nuclear Assault Game Over". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-09-13.
- ^ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Collector's Guide Publishing. pp. 246–247. ISBN 978-1894959315.
- ^ Miller, Paul (30 October 1986). "Nuclear Assault 'Game Over'". Kerrang!. No. 132. London, UK: United Magazines ltd. p. 18.
- ^ Best of Rock & Metal - Die 500 stärksten Scheiben aller Zeiten (in German). Rock Hard. 2005. p. 98. ISBN 3-89880-517-4.
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