Their style, which drummer Joel Whitfield described as "deathrashardcorextreme music", was compared to bands like Repulsion and Scum-era Napalm Death.
In 1991, the band released their more controversial work, entitled Carrion for Worm, containing many songs considered to be in bad taste,[2] such as "The Human Seed", "Lurker in the Closet: A 'Fairy' Tale", and "Greenflies".
Carrion for Worm featured vocals by Chris Reifert, singer from popular death metal band Autopsy, on two songs, "Cathedral of Sleep" and "Vampirism".
Nuclear Death's 1990 debut album Bride of Insect was listed in Decibel magazine's "Hall of Fame" as entry No.
In a time when extreme bands were ranting about the government or bumping fists with Satan, Nuclear Death chose to delve into the depths of human depravity.