Toxicity
| Toxicity | |
|---|---|
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| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Thrash metal , progressive metal |
| founding | 1985 as Tokyo , 2007 |
| resolution | 1992 |
| Founding members | |
| Michael Sanders (until 1988) | |
| Josh Christian | |
| Lee Erwin (until 1986) | |
| Sal Dadabo (until 1986) | |
| Current occupation | |
singing |
Michael Sanders (since 2007) |
guitar |
Josh Christian |
Drums |
Lou Caldarola (since 2007) |
| former members | |
singing |
Charles Sabin (1988-1992) |
guitar |
John Donelly (1989-1992) |
bass |
Brian Bonnini (1986-1992, 2007) |
Drums |
Tad Leger (1986-1992) |
Toxik is a Thrash Metal / Progressive Metal band from Peekskill , New York ( United States ). The band is one of the founding members of Progressive Thrash Metal.
history
The band was founded in 1985 by guitarist Josh Christian and bassist Lee Erwin. At first the band called itself "Tokyo". Since there was already a band with this name and they wanted to avoid a lawsuit, the band name was changed to Toxik. Singer Michael Sanders and drummer Sal Dadabo completed the line-up that is known as the "Tokyo Lineup".
In 1986 there were two changes in the line-up. Lee Erwin left the band for personal reasons and was replaced by Brian Bonnini. Sal Dadabo left Toxik for the Twisted Sister . He was succeeded by Ted Leger. In the summer of 1986 the band recorded a demo , which brought the band a contract with Roadrunner Records .
The debut album "World Circus" was released in 1988 and is considered to be one of the first progressive thrash metal albums. The American College Music Journal named “World Circus” the “best new metal album of the year”. After the tour Michael Sanders left the band. He was succeeded by Charles Sabin. A year later, the second and to this day last album “Think This” was released. The band brought John Donelly into the line-up for the upcoming tour with King Diamond through North America and Europe. After a long tour, the band broke up in 1992.
In the fall of 2006, both albums were re-released by Displeased Records . A further re-release of both albums took place in the spring of 2007 by Metal Mind Productions . In February 2007 the band announced their reunion as the "World Circus" lineup. Instead of Tad Leger, Lou Caldarola sat behind the drums because Leger wanted to concentrate on his new band Lucertola. In August 2007 Brian Bonnini left the band. Since a replacement was not found in time for him, the band had to cancel a European tour planned for November 2007, including appearances at the Keep It True and Ragers Elite festivals .
Discography
Studio albums
- 1987: World Circus
- 1989: Think This
Live albums
- 2008: Dynamo Open Air 88 (only included in the limited DVD release for the performances at Dynamo Open Air 1988)
Compilations
- 2018: III Works (includes the demo In Humanity from 2014, which was only available digitally at the time of release , the EP Breaking Clas $ from 2017 and the otherwise unreleased album Kinetic Closure from 2018, with two new songs and eight new recordings of already known songs )
EPs
- 2017: Breaking Clas $
Promo singles
- 1989: There Stood the Fence
demo
- 1986: Wasteland (was re- released as a bonus on the 2006 re-release of World Circus by Displeased Records)
- 2014: In Humanity (was only available digitally until III Works was released)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ cduniverse.com: Toxik "Progressive thrash metal" terminology
- ↑ bestprices.com: Toxik formation biography
- ↑ a b c metalunderground.com: Metal Underground news for Toxik