This kicks ass!!!!!!!!! NUKEM is AWESOME!!!! I have been a true blue headbanger ever since the NWOBHM invaded our shores in the late 1970's, and I know that Iron Maiden, Saxon, Venom, Motorhead, and many of the godfathers of thrash would be proud of NUKEM for keeping the flag of metal flying proudly in 2013. Nukem's incredible Italian Stallion Norman "The Octopus"Leggio and I have been friends since 1983, and it was with Norm that we first listened to Metallica's Kill Em All and Ride the Lightning, Slayer's Show No Mercy, Haunting the Chapel, and Hell Awaits, Exodus' Bonded By Blood, Mercyful Fate's Melissa, Venom's Black Metal, Anthrax's Fistful of Metal, Metal Church, and countless other thrash greats on Metal Blade, Megaforce, and Combat records that were part of the thrash metal underground. I got to see Norm play "Fight Fire With Fire" beat for beat perfect with his double bass in 1985, got to see him form Psychotic Waltz, and have never been more proud of him to see PW open up for Death Angel on their ACT III tour in February of 1990. Fast forward to 2013 to the first time I heard NUKEM's "Bloodseeker" "Warwolf" and "The Deceiver", it was like a beautiful time warp back to the late 1980s with the aggression and power of bands like Testament, Death, Dark Angel, Death Angel, Kreator, Exodus, Slayer, Venom, and all those other great metal bands that make you grit your teeth and snap your neck when you hear the double bass, galloping guitars, shredding riffs, and vinyl violence. Norm Leggio's pounding, precision, and awesome drumming reminds me of Kim Ruzz, Paul Bostaph, Tom Hunting, Dave Lombardo, Ventor, Nicko McBrain, and Gene Hoglan while having his own unique style...Donald Lauder on bass is reminiscent of Frank Bello, Cliff Burton, Steve Harris and has some gut pounding bass lines, with almost a clean sound that cuts through beautifully and cant be denied with his aggression... Steve Brogden is a riff master who you can hear his influences of James Hetfield, Gary Holt, Kerry King, Hank Shermann, Rob Cavestany, and Alex Skolnick. His vocals reminds me of the late Chuck Schuldiner, Chuck Billy, Mille Petrozza and James Hetfield with his angry aggressive "Metal up your ass" singing style. Nukem has a sound all their own that is epic thrash.:Sometimes full on thrash, sometimes old school heavy pounding songs, and awesome melodies and leads that remind me of Metal Church and Mercyful Fate. Nigel Tufnell of Spinal Tap would say, "These guys go to "11"...Refreshing Thrash Metal at its best and Nukem will assault your cranium and will make you make a fist, grit your teeth and scream" NUKEM ALL!!!!!!"
