Nuclear Assault - Something Wicked (1993)

If there was one thrash band on earth that could geta way withj a few comedy interlude's it was NA, who in reality never took themselves too seriously and yet when they got down to the nitty gritty were one of the best US thrash bands around. I remember constant debates with my cousin back in the day as to how good Nuclear Assault were, so fired up were we by their 'Survive' album. Nuclear Assault may have had a few line up changes by the time 1993 came round, in fact the whole scene was fighting for its life, but despite one or two jokey moments, 'Something Wicked' is still a good solid thrash record which sees Connolly's rasp tinged with melody and Evans' srums slightly stifled and a funkier groove on tracks like 'Chaos', but unlike Sacred Reich, NA still remained a frantic bunch, the hyper 'To Serve Man' and crunching riff of 'Madness Descends' being quality thrash tracks, but I guess by this time it was pretty much to little too late, the scene fading despite some excellent albums still being produced, but for me NA will always have a place in my heart and it was good to have them back in 2005 (see review). 7/10