caption associated_acts image_size background birth_date instrument genre image article_title name occupation
dan lilker in 2005 anthrax , the ravenous , holy moses , nokturnal hellstorm , , exit-13 , hemlock , united forces s.o.d. , nuclear assault , brutal truth 250 non_vocal_instrumentalist 18 october 1964 bass , guitar , drums , piano , vocals heavy crossover thrash , hardcore punk , grindcore , death metal metal , black metal , thrash metal , speed metal , dan lilker.jpg dan lilker
 dan lilker musician , songwriter
dan lilker

dan lilker -lrb- born october 18 , 1964 in bayside , new york -rrb- is a musician from the united states , most known as a bass player , but also guitarist , pianist , drummer and vocalist .
he is the bassist for the thrash metal band nuclear assault and was a founding member of anthrax with scott ian , -lrb- lilker was then playing rhythm guitar -rrb- and recorded bass guitar and co-wrote on their first album , `` fistful of metal '' .
he also founded crossover band stormtroopers of death with scott ian and charlie benante -lrb- from anthrax -rrb- , and billy milano -lrb- anthrax roadie , m.o.d. singer -rrb- .
he also plays bass with brutal truth , exit-13 , malformed earthborn , the ravenous , overlord exterminator , venomous concept , crucifist , nokturnal hellstorm and extra hot sauce .
lilker played on holy moses ' 1994 's no matter what 's the cause .
he is known for his fast , guitar-like riffing through heavy layers of distortion .
dan 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 is currently in united forces , which features his stormtroopers of death bandmate billy milano as their singer .
as of 2003 danny lilker had sold nearly 5 million records worldwide according to nielsen soundscan on january 10 , 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 -lrb- october 18 , 2014 -rrb- .
