Assück

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Assück
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Background information
OriginSt. Petersburg, Florida, United States
Genres
Years active1987–1998
LabelsSound Pollution
Associated actsDiscordance Axis, In/Humanity, Nasty Savage, Scrotum Grinder, Anthem 88, Crucible, Bombs of Death, Jud Jud
Past members
  • Steve Heritage
  • Jason Crittendon
  • Rob Proctor
  • Steve Kosiba
  • Daryl Kahan
  • Pete Jay
  • Dave "Spinach" Malinksky
  • Paul Pavlovich

Assück was an American grindcore band from Saint Petersburg, Florida, active from 1987 to 1998.

History[]

Assück was founded by vocalist and guitarist Steve Heritage, who also operated the record label Schematics Records from 1995 to 2002.

In July 1996, Assück took part of a Florida mini-tour accompanied by Canadian grindcore act Acrid.[6] The friendship developed during this tour later led to a split 7-inch vinyl between Acrid and the Assück side-project Bombs of Death, released through No Idea Records in June 1997.[6] Assück toured with Acrid again in July and August 1997, this time across the Midwest and into Canada.[6]

Legacy and reception[]

The band proved influential,[1] with their album Anticapital (1991) voted number 4 in the Terrorizer list of their top 20 US grindcore albums, who described it as a "low-calibre battery of brooding, malicious, doom-ridden grind pitched somewhere between early Napalm Death and even earlier Bolt Thrower".[3]

According to journalist Greg Pratt, "Assück were an incredible band with probably metal's best drummer [Rob 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."[7]

Writing for Maximumrocknroll, 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."[4]

Members[]

Final line-up
  • Steve Heritage - guitar, vocals (1987-1998)
  • Jason Crittendon - bass (1997-1998)
  • Rob Proctor - drums (1987-1998)
Former members
  • Paul Pavlovich - vocals (1987-1992)
  • Dave "Spinach" Malinksky - vocals (1994-1997)
  • Daryl Kahan - vocals (December 1993-January 1994)
  • Pete Jay - bass (1991-1992)
  • Steve Kosiba - bass (1992-1997)
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[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Assück biography @ MusicMight". Archived from the original on 2013-12-28. Retrieved 2009-05-14.
  2. ^ Allmusic.com review of Misery Index
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Hoare, James (March 2009). "Criminal Records: Essential Records|US", Terrorizer 181, p. 44.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Felix von Havoc, Maximum Rock'n'Roll No. 198. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on June 5, 2008. Retrieved June 20, 2008.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Archived by Havoc Records. Access date: June 20, 2008.
  5. ^ Moore, Doug (2013-03-22). "Waxing Atrocious – Assück's Steve Heritage". invisibleoranges.com. Invisible Oranges. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b c Julien, Alexandre (October 4, 2013). "Acrid Official Biography". Abridged Pause Blog. Archived from the original on November 7, 2013. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
  7. ^ Stewart-Panko, Kevin (March 2009). "US Grind", Terrorizer 181, p. 43.

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