---
title: "Verbal Abuse"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/verbal-abuse"
genre: "Thrash Metal"
country: "United States"
formed: 1981
---

# Verbal Abuse

**Verbal Abuse** is a thrash metal band, from United States, active 1981 to present.

Verbal Abuse is an American hardcore punk/crossover thrash band formed in Houston in 1981. They were one of the early bands of hardcore punk. In 1983, they relocated to San Francisco where they recorded a solid hardcore album. By 1985, along with multiple band member changes, they had transitioned to a crossover thrash sound, becoming a significant part of the nascent California crossover thrash scene. Eventually they settled in Oakland, California.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verbal_Abuse_(band)

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Verbal Abuse |
| Genre | Thrash Metal |
| Parent genre | Thrash Metal |
| Origin | Houston, United States |
| Formed | 1981 |
| Releases in catalog | 5 |

## Genres

[Crossover Thrash Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/crossover-thrash) · [Thrash Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/thrash-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Brett Dodwell](https://themetalnet.com/musician/brett-dodwell) | Bass guitar |  | Current |
| [Eric Mastrokalos](https://themetalnet.com/musician/eric-mastrokalos) | Guitar |  | Current |
| [Greg James](https://themetalnet.com/musician/greg-james) | Drums (drum set) |  | Current |
| [Nicki Sicki](https://themetalnet.com/musician/nicki-sicki) | Lead vocals | 1981 to present | Current |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1983 | [Just an American Band](https://themetalnet.com/album/0c1600f9-f9e3-334d-9db7-1b630478d621) | Album |
| 1986 | [Rocks Your Liver](https://themetalnet.com/album/550db312-467b-4ca4-8c41-aa2e3e98bfdf) | Album |
| 1995 | [Red, White & Violent](https://themetalnet.com/album/005c2618-9446-3e9e-8330-27a6184fe5e4) | Album |
| 2011 | [Speed Kills, But Who’s Dying?](https://themetalnet.com/album/ba207fb5-0ac7-4c5b-a7c4-a81349292d26) | Album |
| 2024 | [Hope Is a Lack of Information](https://themetalnet.com/album/c3f4b446-4dee-43c6-8d56-15168142c8d7) | Album |

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- [Dr. Know](https://themetalnet.com/band/dr-know) (listened together)
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- [Cro‐Mags](https://themetalnet.com/band/cro-mags) (listened together)
- [Cryptic Slaughter](https://themetalnet.com/band/cryptic-slaughter) (listened together)
- [Venom](https://themetalnet.com/band/venom) (listened together)
- [Suicidal Tendencies](https://themetalnet.com/band/suicidal-tendencies) (listened together)
- [Wasted Youth](https://themetalnet.com/band/wasted-youth) (listened together)
- [Attitude Adjustment](https://themetalnet.com/band/attitude-adjustment) (listened together)
- [Danzig](https://themetalnet.com/band/danzig) (listened together)
- [M.O.D.](https://themetalnet.com/band/m-o-d) (listened together)
- [Raw Power](https://themetalnet.com/band/raw-power) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Verbal_Abuse/67861

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