before slowly coming to a halt in early 1995.The band contributed their take on Die Hard for a Venom tribute album in 1995 before calling it a day. Nuclear Assault's classic lineup later reunited for one concert in 1997 (put on by Eric Paone of Candy Striper Death Orgy in New Hampshire) then, two more shows the following year with Eric Paone on bass guitar in New England before parting ways a second time. Nuclear Assault in the 21st century (2000–2022) The classic lineup reformed once again in 2002 to perform at the Metal Meltdown and Wacken festivals and subsequently recorded a live album entitled Alive Again, Bramante leaving for the last time and adding guitarist Eric Burke in time for several European tours, first with Testament and Death Angel in, then with Exodus and Agent Steel both in 2003. A new studio album entitled Third World Genocide followed in 2005, with yet more touring, including a South American tour with Death Angel. and a headlining European tour. The band released the Louder, Faster, Harder DVD before more US touring in 2006. From 2007-2012 Nuclear Assault occasionally played shows, returning to Japan and South America along with a guest appearance at the Maryland Deathfest and at the Metal Merchants Festival in Oslo, Norway, in January 2011. In 2013, it was announced that Nuclear Assault was working on a new album, which was due for release in 2015. They released an EP on June 1, 2015, titled Pounder, which featured "four killer old-school thrash" songs written by Dan Lilker and John Connelly. The band embarked on the "Final Assault" tour to support the EP in 2015-16. By 2022, however, Nuclear Assault had continued to perform live sporadically, mostly in South America as well as both the East Coast and West Coast of the United States. On November 20, 2022, Nuclear Assault announced on social media that they had once again called it quits. Members Former members John Connelly – lead vocals, rhythm guitar (1984–1995, 1997–1998, 2001-2022) Dan Lilker – bass, backing vocals (1984–1992, 1997, 2001–2022) Glenn Evans – drums (1984–1995, 1997–1998, 2001–2015) Anthony Bramante – lead guitar (1984–1992, 1994–1995, 2001–2002) Scott Duboys – drums (1984) Mike Bogush – lead guitar (1984) Dave DiPietro – lead guitar (1992–1995) Scott Metaxas – bass (1993–1994) Eric Burke – lead guitar (2002–2005, 2006–2022) Scott Harrington – lead guitar (2005) Touring musicians Eric Paone – bass