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Dan Lilker
Lilker in 2015
Background information
Birth name	Daniel Adam Lilker
Born	(1964-10-18) October 18, 1964 (age 60) New York City, U.S.
Genres	Extreme metal hardcore punk thrash metal grindcore death metal
Occupations	Musician
Instruments	Bass guitar, guitar, drums, piano, vocals
Years active	1981–present
Member of	United Forces Venomous Concept
Formerly of	Anthrax S.O.D. Nuclear Assault Brutal Truth The Ravenous Holy Moses Nokturnal Hellstorm Exit-13 Hemlock Nunfuckritual Extra Hot Sauce

Daniel Adam Lilker (born October 18, 1964) is an American musician best known as a bass player, but also guitarist, pianist, drummer, and vocalist. He has played bass in numerous heavy metal bands, including Anthrax, Nuclear Assault, S.O.D. and Holy Moses, and grindcore bands Brutal Truth and Exit-13.

Biography

Lilker was the bassist for the thrash metal band Nuclear Assault and was a founding member of Anthrax with Scott Ian. Lilker was then playing rhythm guitar and recorded bass guitar and co-wrote on their first album, Fistful of Metal (1984). Not long after the release of that album, he was dismissed from Anthrax and replaced on bass by one of the band's roadies Frank Bello. Despite this, Lilker has remained close to the band, receiving a co-writing credit for at least one song on their next two albums, Spreading the Disease (1985) and Among the Living (1987), and he was offered to fill in for Bello on their spring 2024 tour dates.

In addition to Anthrax and Nuclear Assault, Lilker has played bass in grindcore band Brutal Truth and crossover band Stormtroopers of Death with Scott Ian and Charlie Benante (from Anthrax), and Billy Milano (Anthrax roadie, M.O.D. singer). He has also played bass with Exit-13, Malformed Earthborn, The Ravenous, Overlord Exterminator, Venomous Concept, Crucifist, Nokturnal Hellstorm, Nunfuckritual and Extra Hot Sauce.

During his tenure with Anthrax, Lilker played bass by fingerpicking, but since forming Nuclear Assault, he has mostly been using a pick.

Lilker played on Holy Moses' 1994 No Matter What's the Cause. He is known for his fast, guitar-like riffing through heavy distortion. Lilker has been a columnist with Zero Tolerance Magazine since the publication's inception in 2005. In 2009, it was reported that Chicago journalist Dave Hofer was writing a biography of Lilker.

Lilker formed United Forces with Stormtroopers of Death bandmate Billy Milano as their singer in 2012.

In January 2014, Lilker announced his plans to retire from being a full-time recording and touring musician. He also announced that Brutal Truth would break up on his 50th birthday. However, Lilker remained a member of Nuclear Assault, who released new material in 2015 for the EP Pounder, and had continued performing live sporadically until their breakup in 2022.

Discography

Extra Hot Sauce

Nuclear Assault

Brutal Truth

Anthrax

Stormtroopers of Death

The Ravenous

Venomous Concept

Holy Moses

References

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2. "ANTHRAX To Be Rejoined By Bassist DAN LILKER After 40-Year Absence For April/May 2024 Tour Dates". Blabbermouth.net. March 28, 2024. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
3. "DAN LILKER Says He Is 'Just Filling In' For FRANK BELLO At Upcoming ANTHRAX Shows: 'I'm Doing My Friends A Favor'". Blabbermouth.net. March 30, 2024. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
4. "Malformed Earthborn Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
5. "DANNY LILKER's OVERLORD EXTERMINATOR: Music Posted Online". Blabbermouth.net. March 2, 2004. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
6. "CRUCIFIST'S SLEEP-INDUCING BOREDOM ON DEMON-HAUNTED WORLD". MetalSucks. November 10, 2009. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
7. "DANNY LILKER's NOKTURNAL HELLSTORM Releases Debut Album". Blabbermouth.net. February 6, 2012. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
8. Bennett, J. (November 2011). "Q&A with Dan Lilker". Decibel. No. 85. Philadelphia: Red Flag Media. p. 47. ISSN 1557-2137. OCLC 61197187.
9. Strong, Martin C. (2002) The Great Metal Discography, MOJO Books, ISBN 1-84195-185-4, p. 30-31, 93–94, 394
10. "Metal Fanatix". Metal Fanatix. March 11, 2006. Archived from the original on February 22, 2012. Retrieved July 16, 2011.
11. "DAN LILKER Musical Biography In The Works - Jan. 3, 2009". Blabbermouth. January 4, 2009. Archived from the original on January 5, 2009.
12. "Former STORMTROOPERS OF DEATH Members Launch UNITED FORCES". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. December 24, 2012. Archived from the original on November 26, 2022. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
13. "Brutal Truth/Ex-Anthrax Bassist Dan Lilker To 'Retire' From Being Full-Time Musician". Blabbermouth.net. January 10, 2014. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
14. "Dan Lilker Retiring From Music This Year, Brutal Truth To Disband in October". Metalunderground.com. January 10, 2014. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
15. "NUCLEAR ASSAULT: Audio Samples Of New EP 'Pounder'". Blabbermouth.net. May 2015. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
16. "MASS DESTRUCTION METAL FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES COMPLETED LINE-UP". Metal-Rules.com. June 8, 2021. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
17. "CANNIBAL CORPSE And CANDLEMASS To Headline 'Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest: Philly' In June". Blabbermouth.net. February 2, 2022. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
18. "NUCLEAR ASSAULT Calls It Quits". Metal Addicts. November 20, 2022. Retrieved November 23, 2022.

• 1964 births
• Anthrax (American band) members
• American death metal musicians
• American heavy metal bass guitarists
• American male bass guitarists
• Jewish American musicians
• Jewish heavy metal musicians
• Living people
• People from Bayside, Queens
• Musicians from Queens, New York
• Guitarists from New York City
• American male guitarists
• American multi-instrumentalists
• 20th-century American guitarists
• Stormtroopers of Death members