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Assück
Background information
OriginSt. Petersburg, Florida, United States
Genres
Years active1987–1998
Labels
  • Allied
  • Ax/ction
  • Common Cause
  • Forfeit
  • Goatsucker
  • Join the Team Player
  • La Caliya Project
  • Liquefied Tapes
  • Mordam
  • No Idea
  • No System
  • Open
  • Rigid
  • Ripping Headaches
  • Schematics
  • Slap-a-Ham
  • Smell of Silence
  • SOA
  • Sound Pollution
  • Troubleman Unlimited
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

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Assück was founded by vocalist Paul Pavlovich and guitarist Steve Heritage. The band went through several line-up changes, in particular changing vocalists four times. Despite these changes, Assück maintained its heavy and fast sound — and anarchist sensibilities — from its first release to its last.

Legacy and reception

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The band proved influential,[1] with their album Anticapital (1991) voted number 4 in the Terrorizer list of their top 20 US grindcore albums; Terrorizer 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."[6]

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

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Final line-up
  • Steve Heritage - guitar, vocals (1987-1998)
  • Jason Crittendon - bass (1998)
  • Rob Proctor - drums (1987-1998)
Former members
  • Paul Pavlovich - vocals (1987-1993)
  • Dave "Spinach" Malinksky - vocals (1994-1995)
  • Daryl Kahan - vocals (1993-1994)
  • Pete Jay - bass (1991-1992)
  • Steve Kosiba - bass (1992-1998)
Timeline

Discography

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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

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  1. ^ 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. ^ a b Hoare, James (March 2009). "Criminal Records: Essential Records|US", Terrorizer 181, p. 44.
  4. ^ a b Felix von Havoc, Maximum Rock'n'Roll No. 198. "Havoc Records and Distribution". Archived from the original on June 5, 2008. Retrieved June 20, 2008. Archived by Havoc Records. Access date: June 20, 2008.
  5. ^ Moore, Doug (March 22, 2013). "Waxing Atrocious – Assück's Steve Heritage". Invisible Oranges. Archived from the original on November 29, 2016. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
  6. ^ Stewart-Panko, Kevin (March 2009). "US Grind", Terrorizer 181, p. 43.
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