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Toxik is an
American thrash metal band from
Peekskill,
New York. The band was formed in 1985 by Joshua Christian and Lee Erwin, using a style of
heavy metal comprised of
thrash metal and elements of
progressive metal, which would later be named, "Progressive thrash metal".
History
Initial formation (1985–1987)
Toxik was primarily named
Tokyo in 1985 by the founding members of the band, Joshua Christian and Lee Erwin, before being forced to change its name due to the threat of legal action from a band who had already registered the name.
During February of 2007, Toxik announced their reformation as a band. The announcement consisted of the largely original line up of Mike Sanders (vocals), Josh Christian (guitar), Brian Bonini (bass) and Lou Caldarola (drums). Tad Leger, one of the band's original drummers, won't be performing with the band and will instead be working on his new project, Lucertola, as a guitarist.
During August 2007, the band's bassist, Brian Bonini, left the new Toxik line-up, leaving Toxik with only three members. Toxik is currently in search of a new bassist to replace Brian Bonini.
Toxik announced a
European tour in November, 2007.
The two-week tour was to have included performances at the
Keep It True festival and the Ragers Elite festival in
Germany.
The band was scheduled to perform at the Keep It True Festival on November 3, 2007, when the band canceled the tour due to reasons disclosed by the event organizer, "The reason is that their Polish management booked a three-week tour around the festival with eight day-offs in a row, which was [not] financially feasible for the band. Also, bassist Brian Bonini quit the band some weeks ago and they [Toxik] couldn't find a replacement for him until now."
Since the November tour cancellation, the band hasn't made any public appearances. According to the Toxik MySpace page, the band is in the process of writing new material and won't tour until a new bassist is hired.
During December 2007,
Displeased Records released Toxik's first
live album set,
Dynamo Open Air 1988, which includes two live performances from 1988 and a limited CD and DVD package.
Band members
Current members
- Mike Sanders – vocals (1985–1988, 2007–present)
- Josh Christian – guitar (1985–1992, 2007–present)
- Lou Calderola – drums (2007–present)
Former members
Charles Sabin – vocals (1988–1992)
John Donnelly – guitar (1989–1992)
Brian Bonini – bass guitar (1986–1992, 2007)
Lee Erwin – bass guitar (1985–1986)
Sal Dadabo – drums (1985–1986)
Tad Leger – drums (1986–1992)
Discography
Studio albums
1988: World Circus (Roadrunner)
1989: Think This (Roadrunner)
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Re-release albums
2007: World Circus re-release (Displeased)
2007: Think This re-release (Displeased)
2007: World Circus re-release (Metal Mind)
2007: Think This re-release (Metal Mind)
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Demo
1986: Wasteland
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Single
1990: "Think This Promotional Radio Kit EP" (Roadrunner)
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Video
2007: Dynamo Open Air 1988 (DVD, Displeased)
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