Brutal Truth

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Brutal Truth
Brutal Truth performs at Hole in the Sky in 2008
Background information
Origin	New York City, New York, United States
Genres	Deathgrind, grindcore
Years active	1990–1999, 2006 onward
Labels	Earache, Relapse
Associated acts	Lethargy, Nuclear Assault, Total Fucking Destruction, Exit-13
Website	www.brutaltruth.com
Members
Richard Hoak Dan Lilker Kevin Sharp Erick Burke
Former members
Jody Roberts Brent McCarthy Scott Lewis

Brutal Truth are an American deathgrind band from New York City, formed by ex-Anthrax, Nuclear Assault, and Stormtroopers Of Death bassist Dan Lilker in 1990. The group disbanded in 1999, but reformed in 2006 and have released a new album.

Biography

Brutal Truth was formed in 1990 in New York City. The band was originally signed to Earache Records, on which they released two albums, their debut Extreme Conditions Demand Extreme Responses, and 1994's Need to Control, as well as an EP entitled Perpetual Conversion, and a 7" single for the song "Godplayer". During this time, music videos were made for the songs "Ill Neglect", "Collatoral Damage", and "Godplayer". Brutal Truth found frustration with Earache Records, as did many 1990s Relapse Records bands, and switched to Relapse Records, known for its roster of grindcore acts, with whom they stayed until the band's demise.

On Relapse they released the mini album Kill Trend Suicide, a full length release entitled Sounds of the Animal Kingdom, and a double CD live album called Goodbye Cruel World. The band has also released many split 7" singles on smaller labels, with most of these being out of print and difficult to find. The songs from these 7" singles were collected on the second disc of Goodbye Cruel World.

In 2001, the Guinness Book of Records awarded Brutal Truth the record for "Shortest Music Video" for their video "Collateral Damage", which is 2.18 seconds long and consists of 48 still images in rapid succession followed by a clip of an explosion.^{[citation needed]}

Richard Hoak, Hole In The Sky 2008

Drummer Richard Hoak now provides vocals and drums for a new project titled Total Fucking Destruction. Kevin Sharp released an album with Venomous Concept in 2004, a hardcore punk band featuring members from The Melvins and Napalm Death. He was also a member of Australian grind band Damaged for a little over a year from 1999. Dan Lilker now plays for a host of bands and is currently bassist for the re-united Nuclear Assault.

Brutal Truth reformed in 2006 with three-quarters of the final lineup returning (Lilker, Hoak and Sharp); Erik Burke (of Lethargy) replaced Brent McCarty on guitar.

On July 8th, 2008, four new Brutal Truth tracks were released on the "This Comp Kills Fascists" compilation.^[1] This is the first new material from the band in almost ten years.

On January 21, 2009, it was announced that Brutal Truth had finished recording their new album, entitled Evolution Through Revolution,^[2] and the album was released on April 14th in North America, April 17th in Germany and on April 20th worldwide. The band have also made the entire album available for via streaming from their website.^[3] A video for "Sugardaddy/Branded" was released on July 17, 2009.^[4]

Members

Current line up

• Kevin Sharp - vocals (Venomous Concept, ex-WGHR DJ)
• Erik Burke - guitar (ex-Kalibas, ex-Lethargy, Sulaco)
• Dan Lilker - bass, backing vocals (Nuclear Assault, ex-Anthrax)
• Richard Hoak - drums (Total Fucking Destruction)

Former members

• Brent McCarthy - guitar
• Scott Lewis - drums (ex-Winter)
• Jody Roberts - guitar (ex-Kalibas)

Discography

Studio albums

• The Birth of Ignorance demo (1990)
• Extreme Conditions Demand Extreme Responses (1992, Earache Records)
• Need to Control (1994, Earache Records)
• Kill Trend Suicide (1996, Relapse Records)
• Sounds of the Animal Kingdom (1997, Relapse Records)
• Evolution Through Revolution (2009, Relapse Records)

Mini albums / EPs

• Ill Neglect (1992, Earache Records)
• Perpetual Conversion (1993, Earache Records)
• Godplayer (1994, Earache Records)
• Machine Parts +4 (1996, Relapse Records)
• split with Spazz (1996, Bovine Records)
• split with Rupture (1997, Relapse Records)
• split with Converge (1997, Hydra Head Records)
• split with Melvins (1997, Reptile Records)
• split with Violent Society (1997, Relapse Records)
• For Drug Crazed Grindfreaks Only! Live at Noctum Studios + 1 (2000, Solardisk Records)
• split with Narcosis/Total Fucking Destruction (2007, Calculated Risk Records)
• Split 7"s 7" release with the songs from the split with Converge on one side and the songs from the split with Violent Society on the other side (2008, Relapse Records)^[5]

Compilation albums

• Goodbye Cruel World (compilation of live material and rarities (1999, Relapse Records))
• This Comp Kills Fascists Vol. 1 (2008, Relapse Records)

DVD's

• For the Ugly and Unwanted - This is Grindcore (2009, Season of Mist)

Trivia

• The band are referenced in the 2000AD series ABC Warriors, in the first episode of the Volgan War, Volume 3 story arc.^[6] The Warriors, upon hearing Entombed's Inferno, begin naming preferred artists, prompting Joe Pineapples to mention the band. However, the other Warriors assert that the band exists "only in your [Joe's] imagination". Whether this apparent oversight was intentional or not is unknown. Other bands referenced include Entombed, Severe Torture, Massacre, Hate Eternal, Cold War, The Meads of Asphodel and Cattle Decapitation.

References

External links

• Official website
• Brutal Truth interview April 2009
• CoC: Lilker interview
• interview
• article