Onslaught

Onslaught

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Onslaught are a British thrash metal band from Bristol, England, formed in 1982. Renowned for their ferocious aggression and explosive energy, they are widely regarded as one of the most influential forces in the global thrash metal scene. Emerging from the UK hardcore punk scene, Onslaught drew inspiration from bands like Discharge and The Exploited, as well as the New Wave of British Heavy Metal (NWOBHM). Their debut album, Power from Hell (1985), showcased their raw intensity and marked the beginning of their ascent in the metal world. This was followed by The Force (1986) and In Search of Sanity (1989), the latter featuring vocalist Steve Grimmett and achieving UK chart success. After disbanding in 1991, Onslaught reunited in 2005 with founding guitarist Nige Rockett leading a revitalized lineup. The band resumed their relentless touring schedule, performing in over 70 countries and earning a reputation as one of the most formidable live acts in metal. In 2022, they were inducted into the Metal Hall of Fame during their performance at Deathfest Maryland. Onslaught's recent albums include Killing Peace (2007), Sounds of Violence (2011), VI (2013), and Generation Antichrist (2020). In 2025, they released Origins of Aggression, a double album celebrating their 40th anniversary. The first disc features re-recordings of classic tracks, while the second pays tribute to their punk and metal influences with covers of seminal songs.

Top tracks

06
66'fucking'6
Onslaught
VI
05:11
Writer: Andrew Rosser Davies - Nigel Rockett / Composers: Andrew Rosser Davies - Nigel Rockett
02
Metal Forces
Onslaught
The Force
06:36
Composers: Nige Rockett
02
Chaos Is King
Onslaught
VI
04:06
Writer: Andrew Rosser Davies - Nigel Rockett / Composers: Andrew Rosser Davies - Nigel Rockett
01
Let There Be Death
Onslaught
The Force
06:41
Composers: Nige Rockett
08
Steel Meets Steel
Onslaught
Power from Hell
03:55
Composers: Nige Rockett
02
Killing Peace
Onslaught
Killing Peace
03:37
Composers: Nige Rockett
07
Cruci-Fiction
Onslaught
VI
05:08
Writer: Andrew Rosser Davies - Nigel Rockett / Composers: Andrew Rosser Davies - Nigel Rockett
01
A Perfect Day to Die
Onslaught
A Perfect Day to Die
03:50
Writer: Nige Rockett / Composers: Nige Rockett
02
In Search of Sanity
Onslaught
In Search of Sanity
07:19
Composers: Nige Rockett
05
Rest in Pieces
Onslaught
Sounds of Violence
04:43
Writer: Nigel Preston Rockett - Andrew Rosser-Davies / Composers: Nigel Preston Rockett - Andrew Rosser-Davies
05
Let There Be Rock
Onslaught
In Search of Sanity
04:00
Composers: Angus Young
08
Dead Man Walking
Onslaught
VI
04:06
Writer: Andrew Rosser Davies - Nigel Rockett / Composers: Andrew Rosser Davies - Nigel Rockett
07
The Devil's Legion
Onslaught
Power from Hell
04:07
Composers: Nige Rockett
05
Prayer for the Dead
Onslaught
Killing Peace
05:39
Composers: Nige Rockett
07
Thrash Til the Death
Onslaught
The Force
04:41
Composers: Nige Rockett
10
Witch Hunt
Onslaught
Power from Hell
03:44
Composers: Nige Rockett
03
The Sound of Violence
Onslaught
Sounds of Violence
04:04
Writer: Nigel Preston Rockett - Andrew Rosser-Davies / Composers: Nigel Preston Rockett - Andrew Rosser-Davies
01
Burn
Onslaught
Killing Peace
04:51
Composers: Nige Rockett
04
Pain
Onslaught
Killing Peace
04:08
Composers: Nige Rockett
09
A Perfect Day to Die (2020 Version)
Onslaught
Generation Antichrist
03:50
Writer: Nige Rockett / Composers: Nige Rockett
01
Rise to Power
Onslaught
Generation Antichrist
02:05
Writer: Nige Rockett / Composers: Nige Rockett
08
Power Play
Onslaught
In Search of Sanity
06:24
Composers: Nige Rockett
03
Fight with the Beast
Onslaught
The Force
06:03
Composers: Nige Rockett
02
Thermonuclear Devastation
Onslaught
Power from Hell
01:30
Composers: Nige Rockett
04
Power from Hell (2025 Re-Recording)
Onslaught
Origins Of Aggression
04:49
Composers: Nige Rockett
05
All Seeing Eye
Onslaught
Generation Antichrist
03:50
Writer: Nige Rockett / Composers: Nige Rockett
19
Holidays in the Sun
Onslaught
Origins Of Aggression
03:01
Composers: John Lydon - John Simon Beverley - Paul Thomas Cook - Stephen Philip Jones
04
Generation Antichrist
Onslaught
Generation Antichrist
05:43
Writer: Nige Rockett / Composers: Nige Rockett - Wayne dorman
11
Iron Fist
Onslaught
Origins Of Aggression
02:42
Composers: Edward Allan Clarke - Ian Fraser Kilmister - Philip John Taylor
03
Bow Down to the Clowns
Onslaught
Generation Antichrist
04:50
Writer: Nige Rockett / Composers: Nige Rockett
06
Addicted to the Smell of Death
Onslaught
Generation Antichrist
03:55
Writer: Nige Rockett / Composers: Nige Rockett
09
In Search of Sanity (2025 Re-Recording)
Onslaught
Origins Of Aggression
06:48
Composers: Nige Rockett - Rob Trotman
01
Thermonuclear Devastation of the Planet Earth (2025 Re-Recording)
Onslaught
Origins Of Aggression
01:54
Composers: Nice Rockett
03
Destroyer of Worlds
Onslaught
Killing Peace
05:55
Composers: Nige Rockett
15
Freewheel Burning
Onslaught
Origins Of Aggression
04:28
Composers: Glenn Raymond Tipton - Kenneth Downing - Robert John Arthur Halford
01
Damnation/Onslaught (Power from Hell)
Onslaught
Power from Hell
05:21
Composers: Nige Rockett
13
A Look at Tomorrow
Onslaught
Origins Of Aggression
01:54
Composers: Anthony Roberts - David J Dave Ellesmere - Kevin John Morris - Roy Arnold Wainwright
06
Let There Be Death (2025 Re-Recording)
Onslaught
Origins Of Aggression
05:36
Composers: Nige Rockett
07
Welcome to Dying
Onslaught
In Search of Sanity
12:37
Composers: Nige Rockett
04
Demoniac
Onslaught
The Force
06:52
Composers: Nige Rockett
02
Black Horse of Famine (2025 Re-Recording)
Onslaught
Origins Of Aggression
01:27
Composers: Nige Rockett
05
Flame of the Antichrist
Onslaught
The Force
07:51
Composers: Nige Rockett
18
State Violence State Control
Onslaught
Origins Of Aggression
02:29
Composers: Anthony Jeffrey Roberts - Kevin John Morris - Roy Arnold Wainwright
08
Thrash Till the Death (2025 Re-Recording)
Onslaught
Origins Of Aggression
04:27
Composers: Nige Rockett
12
Thermonuclear Devastation of the Planet Earth (Bonus)
Onslaught
Power from Hell
01:39
Composers: Nige Rockett
05
Slaughterize
Onslaught
VI
04:01
Writer: Andrew Rosser Davies - Nigel Rockett / Composers: Andrew Rosser Davies - Nigel Rockett
09
Suicideology
Onslaught
Sounds of Violence
05:13
Writer: Nigel Preston Rockett - Andrew Rosser-Davies / Composers: Nigel Preston Rockett - Andrew Rosser-Davies
04
Lightning War
Onslaught
In Search of Sanity
06:56
Composers: Nige Rockett
02
Strike Fast Strike Hard
Onslaught
Generation Antichrist
04:38
Writer: Nige Rockett / Composers: Nige Rockett - Wayne dorman
05
Metal Forces (2025 Re-Recording)
Onslaught
Origins Of Aggression
05:19
Composers: Nige Rockett
03
Skullcrusher I
Onslaught
Power from Hell
04:39
Composers: Nige Rockett
04
Lord of Evil
Onslaught
Power from Hell
07:06
Composers: Nige Rockett
05
Death Metal
Onslaught
Power from Hell
03:42
Composers: Nige Rockett
08
Religiousuicide
Onslaught
Generation Antichrist
03:28
Writer: Nige Rockett / Composers: Nige Rockett - Wayne dorman
08
Planting Seeds of Hate
Onslaught
Killing Peace
05:00
Composers: Nige Rockett
20
Emotional Blackmail
Onslaught
Origins Of Aggression
02:19
Composers: David Charles Perez - NICHOLAS PAUL GARRATT
12
Holiday in Cambodia
Onslaught
Origins Of Aggression
03:47
Composers: Bruce Mitchell Slesinger - East Bay Ray - Jello Biafra - Klaus Flouride
04
Code Black
Onslaught
Sounds of Violence
06:23
Writer: Nigel Preston Rockett - Andrew Rosser-Davies / Composers: Nigel Preston Rockett - Andrew Rosser-Davies
13
Power from Hell (Bonus Re-Recorded 2011)
Onslaught
Power from Hell
05:05
Composers: Nige Rockett
11
Bomber
Onslaught
Sounds of Violence
02:51
Writer: Edward Allan Clarke - Ian Fraser Kilmister - Philip John Taylor / Composers: Edward Allan Clarke - Ian Fraser Kilmister - Philip John Taylor
03
Fuel for My Fire
Onslaught
VI
05:06
Writer: Andrew Rosser Davies - Nigel Rockett / Composers: Andrew Rosser Davies - Nigel Rockett
10
Shellshock (2025 Re-Recording)
Onslaught
Origins Of Aggression
06:33
Composers: Nige Rockett - Rob Trotman
07
Fight with the Beast (2025 Re-Recording)
Onslaught
Origins Of Aggression
05:24
Composers: Nige Rockett
02
Born for War
Onslaught
Sounds of Violence
05:56
Writer: Nigel Preston Rockett - Andrew Rosser-Davies / Composers: Nigel Preston Rockett - Andrew Rosser-Davies
07
Empires Fall
Onslaught
Generation Antichrist
05:34
Writer: Nige Rockett / Composers: Nige Rockett - Wayne dorman
06
Tested to Destruction
Onslaught
Killing Peace
04:44
Composers: Nige Rockett
07
Twisted Jesus
Onslaught
Killing Peace
06:16
Composers: Nige Rockett

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  • Discography
Albums
Origins Of Aggression
(P) 2025 Reigning Phoenix Music
23-05-2025
Origins Of Aggression
01
Thermonuclear Devastation of the Planet Earth (2025 Re-Recording)
Onslaught
Origins Of Aggression
01:54
Composers: Nice Rockett
02
Black Horse of Famine (2025 Re-Recording)
Onslaught
Origins Of Aggression
01:27
Composers: Nige Rockett
03
Angels of Death (2025 Re-Recording)
Onslaught
Origins Of Aggression
02:41
Composers: Nige Rockett
04
Power from Hell (2025 Re-Recording)
Onslaught
Origins Of Aggression
04:49
Composers: Nige Rockett
05
Metal Forces (2025 Re-Recording)
Onslaught
Origins Of Aggression
05:19
Composers: Nige Rockett
06
Let There Be Death (2025 Re-Recording)
Onslaught
Origins Of Aggression
05:36
Composers: Nige Rockett
07
Fight with the Beast (2025 Re-Recording)
Onslaught
Origins Of Aggression
05:24
Composers: Nige Rockett
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N.O Weapons Needed
â„— 2025 onslaught
12-03-2025
N.O Weapons Needed
01
N.O Weapons Needed
Onslaught
N.O Weapons Needed
30:35
Composers: Noel Oguntokun
Skullcrusher
(P) 2022 Audioplatter
01-01-2022
Skullcrusher
01
Visions of Our Future
Onslaught
Skullcrusher
02:11
Composers: Nige Rockett
02
The Black Horse Of Famine
Onslaught
Skullcrusher
01:24
Composers: Nige Rockett
03
Thermonuclear Devastation
Onslaught
Skullcrusher
01:30
Composers: Nige Rockett
04
Skullcrusher II
Onslaught
Skullcrusher
03:45
Composers: Nige Rockett
05
Fight With The Beast
Onslaught
Skullcrusher
06:03
Composers: Nige Rockett
06
Let There Be Death
Onslaught
Skullcrusher
06:41
Composers: Nige Rockett
07
Lightning War
Onslaught
Skullcrusher
06:56
Composers: Nige Rockett
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Generation Antichrist
â„— 2020 AFM Records
05-08-2020
Generation Antichrist
01
Rise to Power
Onslaught
Generation Antichrist
02:05
Writer: Nige Rockett / Composers: Nige Rockett
02
Strike Fast Strike Hard
Onslaught
Generation Antichrist
04:38
Writer: Nige Rockett / Composers: Nige Rockett - Wayne dorman
03
Bow Down to the Clowns
Onslaught
Generation Antichrist
04:50
Writer: Nige Rockett / Composers: Nige Rockett
04
Generation Antichrist
Onslaught
Generation Antichrist
05:43
Writer: Nige Rockett / Composers: Nige Rockett - Wayne dorman
05
All Seeing Eye
Onslaught
Generation Antichrist
03:50
Writer: Nige Rockett / Composers: Nige Rockett
06
Addicted to the Smell of Death
Onslaught
Generation Antichrist
03:55
Writer: Nige Rockett / Composers: Nige Rockett
07
Empires Fall
Onslaught
Generation Antichrist
05:34
Writer: Nige Rockett / Composers: Nige Rockett - Wayne dorman
Access the complete album info (9 songs)
Live at the Slaughterhouse (Audio Version) (Live in London)
â„— 2016 AFM Records
26-02-2016
Live at the Slaughterhouse (Audio Version) (Live in London)
01
The Sound of Violence (Live in London)
Onslaught
Live at the Slaughterhouse (Audio Version) (Live in London)
05:13
Writer: Nigel Preston Rockett / Composers: Nigel Preston Rockett - Andrew Rosser-Davies
02
Killing Peace (Live in London)
Onslaught
Live at the Slaughterhouse (Audio Version) (Live in London)
03:32
Writer: Nigel Preston Rockett / Composers: Nigel Preston Rockett
03
Chaos Is King (Live in London)
Onslaught
Live at the Slaughterhouse (Audio Version) (Live in London)
04:23
Writer: Nigel Preston Rockett / Composers: Nigel Preston Rockett - Andrew Rosser-Davies
04
Let There Be Death (Live in London)
Onslaught
Live at the Slaughterhouse (Audio Version) (Live in London)
05:48
Writer: Nigel Preston Rockett - Paul Armstrong Mahoney / Composers: Nigel Preston Rockett
05
Children of the Sand (Live in London)
Onslaught
Live at the Slaughterhouse (Audio Version) (Live in London)
06:32
Writer: Nigel Preston Rockett / Composers: Nigel Preston Rockett - Andrew Rosser-Davies
06
Rest in Pieces (Live in London)
Onslaught
Live at the Slaughterhouse (Audio Version) (Live in London)
04:55
Writer: Nigel Preston Rockett / Composers: Nigel Preston Rockett - Andrew Rosser-Davies
07
Destroyer of Worlds (Live in London)
Onslaught
Live at the Slaughterhouse (Audio Version) (Live in London)
05:46
Writer: Nigel Preston Rockett / Composers: Nigel Preston Rockett
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VI
â„— 2013 AFM Records
20-09-2013
VI
01
A New World Order
Onslaught
VI
00:36
Writer: Andrew Rosser Davies / Composers: Andrew Rosser Davies
02
Chaos Is King
Onslaught
VI
04:06
Writer: Andrew Rosser Davies - Nigel Rockett / Composers: Andrew Rosser Davies - Nigel Rockett
03
Fuel for My Fire
Onslaught
VI
05:06
Writer: Andrew Rosser Davies - Nigel Rockett / Composers: Andrew Rosser Davies - Nigel Rockett
04
Children of the Sand
Onslaught
VI
06:05
Writer: Andrew Rosser Davies - Nigel Rockett / Composers: Andrew Rosser Davies - Nigel Rockett
05
Slaughterize
Onslaught
VI
04:01
Writer: Andrew Rosser Davies - Nigel Rockett / Composers: Andrew Rosser Davies - Nigel Rockett
06
66'fucking'6
Onslaught
VI
05:11
Writer: Andrew Rosser Davies - Nigel Rockett / Composers: Andrew Rosser Davies - Nigel Rockett
07
Cruci-Fiction
Onslaught
VI
05:08
Writer: Andrew Rosser Davies - Nigel Rockett / Composers: Andrew Rosser Davies - Nigel Rockett
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Sounds of Violence
â„— 2011 AFM Records
11-01-2011
Sounds of Violence
01
Into the Abyss (Intro)
Onslaught
Sounds of Violence
01:01
Writer: Nigel Preston Rockett - Andrew Rosser-Davies / Composers: Nigel Preston Rockett - Andrew Rosser-Davies
02
Born for War
Onslaught
Sounds of Violence
05:56
Writer: Nigel Preston Rockett - Andrew Rosser-Davies / Composers: Nigel Preston Rockett - Andrew Rosser-Davies
03
The Sound of Violence
Onslaught
Sounds of Violence
04:04
Writer: Nigel Preston Rockett - Andrew Rosser-Davies / Composers: Nigel Preston Rockett - Andrew Rosser-Davies
04
Code Black
Onslaught
Sounds of Violence
06:23
Writer: Nigel Preston Rockett - Andrew Rosser-Davies / Composers: Nigel Preston Rockett - Andrew Rosser-Davies
05
Rest in Pieces
Onslaught
Sounds of Violence
04:43
Writer: Nigel Preston Rockett - Andrew Rosser-Davies / Composers: Nigel Preston Rockett - Andrew Rosser-Davies
06
Godhead
Onslaught
Sounds of Violence
04:51
Writer: Nigel Preston Rockett - Andrew Rosser-Davies / Composers: Nigel Preston Rockett - Andrew Rosser-Davies
07
Hatebox
Onslaught
Sounds of Violence
04:52
Writer: Nigel Preston Rockett - Andrew Rosser-Davies / Composers: Nigel Preston Rockett - Andrew Rosser-Davies
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Live Damnation
(P) 2020 Back on Black
20-07-2009
Live Damnation
01
Killing Peace (Live)
Onslaught
Live Damnation
04:10
Composers: Nige Rockett
02
Let There Be Death (Live)
Onslaught
Live Damnation
04:14
Composers: Nige Rockett
03
Destroyer of Worlds (Live)
Onslaught
Live Damnation
06:12
Composers: Nige Rockett
04
Metal Forces (Live)
Onslaught
Live Damnation
05:03
Composers: Nige Rockett
05
Planting the Seeds of Hate (Live)
Onslaught
Live Damnation
05:05
Composers: Nige Rockett
06
Demoniac (Live)
Onslaught
Live Damnation
05:12
Composers: Nige Rockett
07
Burn (Live)
Onslaught
Live Damnation
04:42
Composers: Nige Rockett
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The Shadow of Death
(P) 2020 Back on Black
20-05-2008
The Shadow of Death
01
Thermo Nuclear Devastation of the Earth
Onslaught
The Shadow of Death
01:20
Composers: Sy Keeler - Nige Rockett - Alan Jordan - Jeff Williams - Steve Grice
02
The Black Horse of Famine
Onslaught
The Shadow of Death
01:24
Composers: Sy Keeler - Nige Rockett - Alan Jordan - Jeff Williams - Steve Grice
03
Overthrow the System
Onslaught
The Shadow of Death
01:35
Composers: Sy Keeler - Nige Rockett - Alan Jordan - Jeff Williams - Steve Grice
04
Rape
Onslaught
The Shadow of Death
01:56
Composers: Sy Keeler - Nige Rockett - Alan Jordan - Jeff Williams - Steve Grice
05
Protest, But Who Said You Will Survive
Onslaught
The Shadow of Death
02:05
Composers: Sy Keeler - Nige Rockett - Alan Jordan - Jeff Williams - Steve Grice
06
Visions of Our Future
Onslaught
The Shadow of Death
02:11
Composers: Sy Keeler - Nige Rockett - Alan Jordan - Jeff Williams - Steve Grice
07
Treading the Path Toward Death
Onslaught
The Shadow of Death
02:16
Composers: Sy Keeler - Nige Rockett - Alan Jordan - Jeff Williams - Steve Grice
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Killing Peace
(P) 2020 Back on Black
05-03-2007
Killing Peace
01
Burn
Onslaught
Killing Peace
04:51
Composers: Nige Rockett
02
Killing Peace
Onslaught
Killing Peace
03:37
Composers: Nige Rockett
03
Destroyer of Worlds
Onslaught
Killing Peace
05:55
Composers: Nige Rockett
04
Pain
Onslaught
Killing Peace
04:08
Composers: Nige Rockett
05
Prayer for the Dead
Onslaught
Killing Peace
05:39
Composers: Nige Rockett
06
Tested to Destruction
Onslaught
Killing Peace
04:44
Composers: Nige Rockett
07
Twisted Jesus
Onslaught
Killing Peace
06:16
Composers: Nige Rockett
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In Search of Sanity
(P) 2020 Back on Black
25-06-1989
In Search of Sanity
01
Asylum
Onslaught
In Search of Sanity
05:16
Composers: Nige Rockett
02
In Search of Sanity
Onslaught
In Search of Sanity
07:19
Composers: Nige Rockett
03
Shellshock
Onslaught
In Search of Sanity
06:46
Composers: Nige Rockett
04
Lightning War
Onslaught
In Search of Sanity
06:56
Composers: Nige Rockett
05
Let There Be Rock
Onslaught
In Search of Sanity
04:00
Composers: Angus Young
06
Blood Upon the Ice
Onslaught
In Search of Sanity
08:21
Composers: Nige Rockett
07
Welcome to Dying
Onslaught
In Search of Sanity
12:37
Composers: Nige Rockett
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The Force
(P) 2020 Back on Black
06-06-1986
The Force
01
Let There Be Death
Onslaught
The Force
06:41
Composers: Nige Rockett
02
Metal Forces
Onslaught
The Force
06:36
Composers: Nige Rockett
03
Fight with the Beast
Onslaught
The Force
06:03
Composers: Nige Rockett
04
Demoniac
Onslaught
The Force
06:52
Composers: Nige Rockett
05
Flame of the Antichrist
Onslaught
The Force
07:51
Composers: Nige Rockett
06
Contract in Blood
Onslaught
The Force
06:14
Composers: Nige Rockett
07
Thrash Til the Death
Onslaught
The Force
04:41
Composers: Nige Rockett
Power from Hell
(P) 2020 Back on Black
04-02-1985
Power from Hell
01
Damnation/Onslaught (Power from Hell)
Onslaught
Power from Hell
05:21
Composers: Nige Rockett
02
Thermonuclear Devastation
Onslaught
Power from Hell
01:30
Composers: Nige Rockett
03
Skullcrusher I
Onslaught
Power from Hell
04:39
Composers: Nige Rockett
04
Lord of Evil
Onslaught
Power from Hell
07:06
Composers: Nige Rockett
05
Death Metal
Onslaught
Power from Hell
03:42
Composers: Nige Rockett
06
Angels of Death
Onslaught
Power from Hell
03:21
Composers: Nige Rockett
07
The Devil's Legion
Onslaught
Power from Hell
04:07
Composers: Nige Rockett
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EPs
Real
â„— 2025 onslaught
07-04-2025
Real
01
Real
Onslaught
Real
14:56
Composers: Noel Oguntokun
El Jump
â„— 2025 onslaught
03-04-2025
El Jump
01
El Jump
Onslaught
El Jump
20:07
Composers: Noel Oguntokun