Big Risk

Formed in 1990 by Jim Buehrle and Shane Risk after both left Wreckless Opp. . After splitting with 2nd guitarist Dave Byngton in 1991 they cycled through a few guitarists and eventually recruited Vince Vatican for their 1992 demo. Vince had previously replaced Buerhle in the '80s Heavy Metal band Assailant . The song on the first 2 Big Risk tapes, " Runnin' " was originally an Assailant song, co-written by Buerhle and Brian McNasty and appeared on their 1988 demo, although the Big Risk version is completely re-written, with the main and verse riff played at half speed and with all new lyrics and other new riffs and sections not included in the original. After Big Risk split up in 1992, Jim Buehrle and Chris Burns formed Scallawag . Jim's ex-bandmate from Assailant (and Vatican and Marquis de Sade frontman) Brian McNasty aka The Brain would also join Scallawag in 1994 after the break-up of Marquis de Sade .