Nuclear Assault have ended, and have said so in a way that leaves no opening. "There will be no reunions, no farewell tours, no future live performances, and no new studio recordings," the four of them wrote. "This chapter of our lives is permanently closed."
The statement is signed by John Connelly, Danny Lilker, Glenn Evans and Anthony Bramante, which is the whole band. They have not played a show since September 2022, so the end had already happened in practice; what is new is that nobody is waiting for it to be undone.
"For more than 40 years, Nuclear Assault has been a part of the lives of metal fans around the world," the message runs. "From the early days of playing small clubs to performing on stages across the globe, we have had an incredible journey that few bands ever get to experience. Although Nuclear Assault will never take the stage together again, the music isn't going anywhere."
As recently as June, Bramante had sounded open to one last show, telling a YouTube programme that he thought the fans deserved a single night somewhere rather than a tour, and pointing at what happened to Kiss as the reason not to leave it too late. That is now ruled out with the rest of it.