---
title: "Brutal Truth"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/brutal-truth"
genre: "Grindcore"
formed: 1990
disbanded: 2014
---

# Brutal Truth

**Brutal Truth** is a grindcore band, active 1990 to 2014.

Brutal Truth was an American grindcore band from New York City, formed by bass guitarist Dan Lilker in 1990. The group disbanded in 1999, but reformed in 2006 and continued to release music until 2014.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brutal_Truth

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Brutal Truth |
| Genre | Grindcore |
| Parent genre | Grindcore |
| Origin | Rochester |
| Formed | 1990 |
| Disbanded | 2014 |
| Releases in catalog | 13 |

## Genres

[Grindcore](https://themetalnet.com/genre/grindcore-classic) · [Death Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/death-metal) · [Brutal Death Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/brutal-death) · [Deathgrind](https://themetalnet.com/genre/deathgrind)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Dan Lilker](https://themetalnet.com/musician/dan-lilker) | Bass guitar | 1990 to 2014 | Former |
| [Erik Burke](https://themetalnet.com/musician/erik-burke) | Guitar | 2007 to 2013 | Former |
| [Jody Roberts](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jody-roberts) | Guitar | 2006 to 2007 | Former |
| [Kevin Sharp](https://themetalnet.com/musician/kevin-sharp) | Lead vocals | 1990 to 2014 | Former |
| [Scott Lewis](https://themetalnet.com/musician/scott-lewis) | Drums (drum set) | 1990 to 1993 | Former |
| [Dan O’Hare](https://themetalnet.com/musician/dan-o-hare) | Guitar | 2013 to 2014 | Former |
| [Brent McCarty](https://themetalnet.com/musician/brent-mccarty) | Guitar | 1990 to 1998 | Former |
| [Richard Hoak](https://themetalnet.com/musician/richard-hoak) | Drums (drum set) | 1994 to 2014 | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1990 | [The Birth of Ignorance](https://themetalnet.com/album/22bbfc99-c019-4593-ade0-d10263ab2075) | EP |
| 1992 | [Extreme Conditions Demand Extreme Responses](https://themetalnet.com/album/e0e948dd-65b2-30ac-b8b8-f4a28c9db87f) | Album |
| 1992 | [Ill Neglect](https://themetalnet.com/album/d133a3f1-3413-4c07-9277-fe5e37963991) | EP |
| 1992 | [Perpetual Conversion](https://themetalnet.com/album/1dc5a0a0-3e19-30a3-804b-be67b5789834) | EP |
| 1994 | [Need to Control](https://themetalnet.com/album/3dec4669-e24d-35ff-873b-3827e759070b) | Album |
| 1995 | [Machine Parts +4](https://themetalnet.com/album/550d533b-e314-38ae-bda8-4fdb8e15f148) | EP |
| 1996 | [Kill Trend Suicide](https://themetalnet.com/album/353644d9-74ab-37a1-89e5-2ff253aac220) | EP |
| 1996 | [Spazz / Brutal Truth](https://themetalnet.com/album/bedd7639-eb15-4a7d-9d28-fbdffe410c49) | EP |
| 1997 | [Sounds of the Animal Kingdom](https://themetalnet.com/album/452406e4-c44e-35ec-9dbb-5a8c970222d9) | Album |
| 1999 | [Brutal Truth / Violent Society](https://themetalnet.com/album/4fc03772-2c30-316d-bf4a-7514ca6abe02) | EP |
| 2009 | [Evolution Through Revolution](https://themetalnet.com/album/21d9ebb4-2a47-48c7-b8ee-e7be26140211) | Album |
| 2011 | [End Time](https://themetalnet.com/album/affc5f56-d014-4435-bf92-5dbd16e9bb99) | Album |
| 2013 | [The Axiom of Post Inhumanity](https://themetalnet.com/album/829db41f-2166-4445-8232-3aeef65f7a78) | Album |

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- [Terrorizer](https://themetalnet.com/band/terrorizer) (listened together)
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- [Rotten Sound](https://themetalnet.com/band/rotten-sound) (listened together)
- [Insect Warfare](https://themetalnet.com/band/insect-warfare) (listened together)
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## Official and external links

- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Brutal_Truth/606
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brutaltruth
- bandcamp: https://brutaltruth.bandcamp.com/
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4TvgUScBiJZP1P9V1tmMPi
- youtube: https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCBzP3Dvxcq8dt27yiuk4o4Q
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/42405824
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/6457
- x: https://twitter.com/brutaltruth

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/brutal-truth](https://themetalnet.com/band/brutal-truth). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt