Something Wicked (album)

Something Wicked
Studio album by Nuclear Assault
Released	February 23, 1993 (1993-02-23)
Recorded	August 3 – September 7, 1992
Studio	IRS (Los Angeles)
Genre	Thrash metal groove metal
Length	38:17
Label	I.R.S.
Producer	Nuclear Assault
Nuclear Assault chronology
Live at the Hammersmith Odeon (1992) Something Wicked (1993) Assault & Battery (1997)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	6/10 [2]

Something Wicked is the fifth studio album by American thrash metal band Nuclear Assault, released on February 23, 1993 by I.R.S. Records.

This is the first and only album not to feature founding members Dan Lilker and Anthony Bramante, as they departed in 1992 before the recording process began. Their replacements, Scott Metaxas and Dave DiPietro, were both part of the final Prophet line-up that recorded the Recycled album; DiPietro had also previously played in T.T. Quick with drummer Glenn Evans. Something Wicked would also be Nuclear Assault's final studio album for 12 years, until the release of Third World Genocide in 2005.

The record is considered a slight departure from the band's early hardcore punk/thrash metal roots, by incorporating a slower groove metal sound. ^[1] The title track was released as a music video.

Metal Hammer included the album cover on their list of "50 most hilariously ugly rock and metal album covers ever". ^[3]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Nuclear Assault

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Something Wicked"	4:42
2.	"Another Violent End"	5:10
3.	"Behind Glass Walls"	4:09
4.	"Chaos"	3:57
5.	"The Forge"	5:14
6.	"No Time"	5:19
7.	"To Serve Man"	2:27
8.	"Madness Descends"	4:31
9.	"Poetic Justice"	2:48
10.	"Art"	0:09
11.	"The Other End" (instrumental)	0:39

Credits

Nuclear Assault

• John Connelly – lead vocals, guitar
• Dave DiPietro – lead guitar, backing vocals
• Scott Metaxas – bass, backing vocals
• Glenn Evans – drums

Guest musicians

• Steve Hunter – special performance on "Behind Glass Walls"
• Karl Cochran – 12-string guitar on "No Time"
• Ray Gillen, Allan Anderson, Michael Sterlacci – gang vocals

Production

• Scott Gordon – engineer
• George Marino – mastering at Sterling Sound, New York

References

1. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Nuclear Assault- Something Wicked review". AllMusic . All Media Network . Retrieved 2021-05-12.
2. Popoff, Martin (1 August 2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 321. ISBN   978-1-894959-62-9.
3. Young, Simon (9 May 2023). "The 50 most hilariously ugly rock and metal album covers ever". Metal Hammer . Future plc . Retrieved 9 December 2024.