▁were ▁influenced ▁by ▁Met all ica , ▁Sac red ▁Reich ▁and ▁N uc lear ▁Ass ault . ▁Add ict ive ▁dis band ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁both ▁But t ig ieg ▁and ▁S ult ana ▁joined ▁a ▁re formation ▁of ▁fellow ▁thr ash ▁met all ers , ▁Mort al ▁Sin . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Add ict ive ▁were ▁formed ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁in ▁Black town ▁by ▁Greg ▁Smith ▁( v oc als ▁and ▁bass ▁guitar ) ▁and ▁Joe ▁But t ig ieg ▁( gu itar ), ▁with ▁Matt ▁C off ey ▁( d rum s ) ▁joining ▁soon ▁after . ▁They ▁expanded ▁to ▁a ▁quart et ▁when ▁M ick ▁S ult ana ▁( gu itar ) ▁joined ▁in ▁February ▁of ▁the ▁following ▁year . ▁In ▁October ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁they ▁recorded ▁a ▁five - track ▁extended ▁play , ▁Ward ▁ 7 4 , ▁which ▁was ▁released ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁that ▁year . ▁The ▁group ▁completed ▁a ▁tour ▁of ▁Sydney , ▁New castle ▁and ▁Can ber ra . ▁ ▁Their ▁first ▁studio ▁album , ▁P ity ▁of ▁Man ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁on ▁the ▁Sur v ival ▁label . ▁Justin ▁G aines ▁of ▁Hard rock ▁H aven ▁felt ▁it ▁was ▁" a ▁har sh er , ▁more ▁Kre ator ▁meets ▁Testament ▁raw ▁energy , ▁which ▁works ▁very ▁well ." ▁Australian ▁music ologist , ▁Ian ▁Mc F ar lane , ▁noticed ▁that ▁" It