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Refimprove|date=September 2008Infobox musical artist | name = Brutal Truth| image = BrutalTruth_by_Christian_Misje_02.jpg| caption = Brutal Truth performs at Hole in the Sky in 2008| image_size = 250| landscape = yes| background = group_or_band| alias =| origin = New York City , New York , United States| genre = Grindcore , deathgrind | years_active = 19901999, 2006present| label = Earache Records|Earache , Relapse Records|Relapse , Deaf American Recordings|Deaf American | associated_acts = Lethargy (band)|Lethargy , Nuclear Assault , Total Fucking Destruction, Exit-13 , Venomous Concept | website = http://www.brutaltruth.com/ www.brutaltruth.com| current_members = Richard Hoak Dan Lilker Kevin Sharp Erick Burke| past_members = Jody Roberts Brent McCarthy Scott Lewis Brutal Truth is an American grindcore band from New York City , formed by ex- Anthrax (band)|Anthrax , Nuclear Assault , and Stormtroopers Of Death bass guitarist Dan Lilker in 1990. The group disbanded in 1999, but reformed in 2006 and continue to release new music.
History
Brutal Truth was formed in 1990 in New York City . The band was originally signed to Earache Records , on which they released two albums, Extreme Conditions Demand Extreme Responses and Need to Control , as well as an EP entitled Perpetual Conversion , and 7" singles for the songs "Ill Neglect" and "Godplayer". During this time, music videos were made for the songs "Ill Neglect", "Collateral Damage" and "Godplayer". Brutal Truth were frustrated with Earache Records and switched to Relapse Records , known for its roster of grindcore acts, with whom they stayed until the band's demise.
With 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 (Brutal Truth album)|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|date=May 2008 Drummer Richard Hoak also provides vocals and drums for a project titled Total Fucking Destruction. Kevin Sharp (heavy metal)|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 (band)|Damaged for a little over a year from 1999. He is also currently involved with the Atlanta-based hardcore/metal/grindcore band Primate with guitarist Bill Kelliher from Mastodon. 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 (band)|Lethargy ) replaced Brent McCarty on guitar.
On July 8, 2008, four new Brutal Truth tracks were released on the "This Comp Kills Fascists" compilation. http://www.antimusic.com/news/08/may/05Brutal_Truth_Return_To_Kills_Fascists.shtml 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 a new album, entitled Evolution Through Revolution . http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx? mode=Article& newsitemID=112927 It was released on April 14 in North America, April 17 in Germany and on April 20 worldwide. The band have also made the entire album available for via Streaming media|streaming from their website. http://www.apeshit.org/news/brutal-truths-new-album-posted-for-streaming/ A video for "Sugardaddy/Branded" was released on July 17, 2009. http://revolverblips.dailyradar.com/story/brutal_truth_sugardaddy_video_released_july_17_2009/
Brutal Truth have finished recording a new album, End Time (album)|End Time . It was released September 27, 2011 by Relapse. http://www.metalstorm.net/events/news_comments.php? news_id=13662 Brutal Truth - New Song Online
Sounds of the Animal Kingdom (1997, Relapse Records)
Evolution Through Revolution (2009, Relapse Records)
End Time (album)|End Time (2011, Relapse Records)
;Extended plays
The Birth of Ignorance demo (1990)
Ill Neglect (1992, Earache Records)
Perpetual Conversion (1993, Earache Records)
Godplayer (1994, Earache Records)
Machine Parts +4 (1996, Relapse 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) http://shop.relapse.com/store/product.aspx? ProductID=30776
;DVDs
For the Ugly and Unwanted This is Grindcore (2009, Season of Mist)
col-2 ;Splits
split with Spazz (band)|Spazz (1996, Bovine Records)
split with Rupture (band)|Rupture (1997, Relapse Records)
split with Converge (band)|Converge (1997, Hydra Head Records)
Goodbye Cruel World (compilation of live material and rarities) (1999, Relapse Records)
For Drug Crazed Grindfreaks Only& #33; Live at Noctum Studios + 1 (2008, Relapse Records) http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx? mode=Article& newsitemID=116085
This Comp Kills Fascists Vol. 1 (2008, Relapse Records)
Allmusic|class=artist|id=p26243|pure_url=yes Brutal Truth at Allmusic
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