''Game Over'' is the debut album by

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band

Nuclear Assault Nuclear Assault was an American thrash metal band formed in New York City in 1984. Part of the mid-to-late 1980s thrash metal movement, they were one of the main bands of the genre to emerge from the East Coast along with Overkill, Whiplash, T ...

, released in 1986. 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

In 2005, ''Game Over'' was ranked number 287 in ''

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'' magazine's book of ''The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time''.

Track listing

Personnel

;Nuclear Assault * John Connelly – lead vocals, guitar * Anthony Bramante – lead guitar *

Danny Lilker Daniel A. Lilker (born October 18, 1964) is an American semi-retired musician best known as a bass player, but also guitarist, pianist, drummer and vocalist. He was the bassist for the thrash metal band Nuclear Assault and was a founding member ...

– bass * Glenn Evans – drums ;Additional musicians * Chad McGloughlin – guest performance on "Brain Death" ;Production *

Alex Perialas Alex Perialas is an American audio engineer, mixer, and record producer, best known for his extensive work during the "golden age" of thrash metal in the mid–1980s to early–1990s. Having worked with many of the genre's top acts, including Ove ...

– producer with Nuclear Assault, engineer *

Tom Coyne Tom Coyne may refer to: * Tom Coyne (writer), American writer and professor * Tom Coyne (broadcaster) (1930–2015), British television presenter * Tom Coyne (music engineer) (1954–2017), American mastering engineer * Thomas Coyne (cricketer) ( ...

– mastering at Frankford/Wayne, New York *

Ed Repka Edward J. Repka (born October 22, 1960) is an American graphic artist, best known for creating album covers for heavy metal music, metal bands as well as shirt designs, including those featuring Megadeth's mascot Vic Rattlehead. Repka's portfolio ...

– album design and cover art * Steve Sinclair - executive producer

References

External links

BNR Metal band discography page
Nuclear Assault albums 1986 debut albums Albums produced by Alex Perialas Albums with cover art by Ed Repka Combat Records albums {{1980s-metal-album-stub