Toxik
From:
NY,
United States
Last Known Status: Regrouped
Latest Toxik News
Former Toxik Members Reunite For Doom Project
Former Toxik members Tad Leger and Josh Christian have just posted songs on Myspace of the latest recordings of Lucertola, three and a half years after the project was originally revealed. Originally a solo project for Tad, Josh recently came on board to do bass, keys and some slide guitar.
The music in is the vein of Sabbath, Mercyful Fate, Voivod, Goblin and Fabio Frizzi, and very influenced by the films of Lucio Fulci, Dario Argento and the Blind Dead films.
Toxik Recording More New Songs
Toxik are currently recorded a further five songs for their reunion album which is due out later this year. The band has posted a brief video update which can be viewed below. The band are also working on a DVD which will contain a documentary as well as new material and other features. More...
Toxik Posts Documentary Preview Online
Reunited progressive thrash metal band Toxik has posted an update regarding new material and their forthcoming new DVD. It reads as follows: "Plans are underway now for an all new DVD release directly from the band members in 2009 which will include live footage from NY in the early stages of the band before the World Circus release, live clips from the Think This tour, a full reunion and history documentary of the band complete with interviews from many of the members.... and the DVD will be capped off with MP3 releases of the ALL NEW material currently being worked on and written!!!" More...
Evil To Replace Toxik At German Festival
Organizers for Germany's Keep It True IX Festival, which is scheduled for November 3rd in Dittigheim at Sporthalle, have issued the following update:
"Unfortunately we have good and bad news for you. The bad news is, that TOXIK had to cancel their show at Keep It True IX. The reason is that their Polish management booked a three-week tour around the festival with eight day offs in a row, which was financially feasible for the band. Also, bassist Brian Bonnini quit the band some weeks ago and they couldn'?t find a replacement for him until now. We are all extremely disappointed by the cancellation, but did everything we could. The flights were already booked. We hope you are not too disappointed by that news. As replacement we booked one of the biggest cult bands from Europe: Danish metalheads EVIL will take the place of Toxik in the billing and also will have a big surprise for you. The final billing is now: LEATHERWOLF, EVIL, SACRED OATH, PAGAN ALTAR, STEEL ASSASSIN, PORTRAIT, ENFORCER. The festival has been sold out since April."
Reunitied Toxik Seek Bassist
Recently reunited progressive thrashers TOXIK are looking for a new bassist.
Due to private circumstances, Brain Bonini was forced to leave the band, which has scheduled a two-week European tour in November, including a co-headlining slot at the Keep It True festival and a headlining appearance at the Ragers Elite festival.
The remaining TOXIK members — original vocalist Mike Sanders and guitarist Josh Christian alongside new drummer Lou Caldarola — are looking for a skilled bass player to complete the reunited group. New York-area applicants are preferred.
To contact the band, write to toxik@toxikmusic.com.
The band's original drummer Tad Leger is not taking part in the reunion because he's very busy with other projects — as a guitarist.
Poland's Metal Mind Productions in January released the reissues of the classic TOXIK albums "World Circus" (1988) and "Think This" (1989). Both CDs came in a new digipack edition on golden discs, digitally remastered using 24-bit technology, and are limited to a hand-numbered 2,000 copies. Each title includes two bonus tracks. The details of the bonus cuts are as follows:
TOXIK "World Circus" (1988) bonus tracks:
01. Machine Dream (demo version with original singer Mike)
02. Radio Interview (from 1989)
TOXIK "Think This" (1989) bonus tracks:
01. Shotgun Logic ***
02. Black & White ***
*** rhythm tracks with no vocals or guitar solos
Headline News
Toxik Reunite
Legendary New York progressive thrashers TOXIK are back. Following the recent re-release of their two albums, TOXIK has reunited and is currently rehearsing with the lineup consisting of:
Mike Sanders - Vocals
Josh Christian - Guitar
Brian Bonini - Bass
Lou Caldarola - Drums
The band's original drummer Tad Leger is not taking part in the reunion because he's very busy with other projects - as a guitarist.
Poland's Metal Mind Productions last month released the reissues of the classic TOXIK albums "World Circus" (1988) and "Think This" (1989). Both CDs came in a new digipack edition on golden discs, digitally remastered using 24-bit technology, and are limited to a hand-numbered 2,000 copies. Each title includes two bonus tracks.
Displeased Records Plan More Extreme Reissues
Displeased Records, which recently reissued Whiplash's Insult to Injury, have placed more classics on their release schedule. This fall, the label will put out two discs by New York '80s thrashers Toxik (World Circus and Think This) as well as the sole offering from technical thrash band Disincarnate (which featured Death guitarist James Murphy), Dreams of the Carrion Kind. The company will follow in the first half of 2007 with three reissues by San Francisco death-thrashers Sadus — Illusions, Swallowed in Black and A Vision of Misery — and two by Canadian death-metal outfit Gorguts, Considered Dead and The Erosion of Sanity.
Ex-Toxik, Wrathchild America Members' New Project
According to a posting on Tartarean Desire, former TOXIK drummer Tad Leger has launched a brand new project called LUCERTOLA (Italian for "lizard"). The group's musicial style is said to be a blend of Leger's biggest influences: doom, old VOIVOD and Italian horror soundtracks (Goblin, Fabio Frizzi). Tad started out recording both guitar and drums himself, but was joined by his old BLACKENED SKY bandmate Andy Abbene and his brother Jay Abbene (WRATHCHILD AMERICA, SOULS AT ZERO) in early December 2005.
TOXIK was a New York-based melodic power/thrash metal band who released two albums for Roadrunner Records: "World Circus" (1988) and "Think This" (1989).
