Assück was an American

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band from Saint Petersburg,

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, active from 1987 to 1998.

History

Assück 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

The band proved influential, with their album ''Anticapital'' (1991) voted number 4 in the ''

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'' 181, p. 44. According to journalist Greg Pratt, "Assück were an incredible band with probably metal's best drummer ob 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."Stewart-Panko, Kevin (March 2009). "US Grind", ''Terrorizer'' 181, p. 43. Writing for ''

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'', 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."

Members

;Final line-up * Steve Heritage -

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vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without ...

(1987-1998) * Jason Crittendon - bass (1998) * Rob Proctor -

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(1987-1998) ;Former members *

Paul Pavlovich Paul Pavlovich (born March 3, 1970) is an American artist, graphic designer, and musician. Currently living in St. Petersburg, Florida, he is best known as the first lead singer for the anarchist grindcore band Assück which he co-founded in 1987. ...

- 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

;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

External links

Assück biography @ MusicMight

Discogs page
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