Toxic Holocaust

Biography :

Toxic Holocaust are a thrash metal band from Portland, Oregon, signed to Relapse Records. Influenced by punk rock and heavy metal bands of the 1980s such as Black Flag, Discharge, Motörhead, Exodus, Metallica, Kreator, Megadeth, Slayer, Celtic Frost, Venom, Possessed and Death. Joel Grind founded Toxic Holocaust in 1999. He originally wrote and recorded all of the band's music himself, and after a couple demo releases (Radiation Sickness, 1999; Critical Mass, 2002), he made his official full-length album debut as Toxic Holocaust with Evil Never Dies (2003). Two years later, after some touring with a hired backing band, Grind released the second Toxic Holocaust album, Hell on Earth (2005), which once again he wrote and recorded by himself. (When playing live, Joel Grind hires members of other bands to perform with him on stage.) The album notably features cover art by Ed Repka, known for having created iconic covers for albums by Megadeth, Death and others. Extensive touring followed, along with a recording contract with Relapse Records. In addition to releasing the third Toxic Holocaust album, An Overdose of Death... (2008), Relapse reissued Evil Never Dies and Hell on Earth.


Band Members :

* Joel Grind - Vocals, Guitar, Bass (Last one in Studio)
* Phil Zeller - Bass
* Nick Bellmore - Drums


Discography :

Demo :

* Toxic Holocaust - Radiation sickness (1999, Demo)
* Toxic Holocaust - Critical Mass (2002, Demo)
* Toxic Holocaust - Promo 2004 (2004, Demo)

Live Albums :

* Toxic Holocaust - Live - Only Deaf is Real (2007)

Compilation :

* Toxic Holocaust - Toxic Thrash Metal (2004, CD)
* Toxic Holocaust - Thrashing Like a Maniac (2007, CD)
* Toxic Holocaust - Levil Uniform Magazine Compilation #1 (2008, CD)

Splits :

* Toxic Holocaust - Toxic Holocaust/Oprichniki (2001, Split CD)
* Toxic Holocaust - Implements of Mass Destruction / Nuclear Apocalypse:666 (2002, Split CD)
* Toxic Holocaust - Outbreak of Evil (2004, Split CD)
* Toxic Holocaust - Thrashbeast From Hell (2004, Split Tape)
* Toxic Holocaust - Blasphemy, Mayhem, War (2005, Split CD)
* Toxic Holocaust - Don't Burn the Witch... (2006, Split 10")
* Toxic Holocaust - HRPS Vol.1 (2008, Split 7")
* Toxic Holocaust - Speed n' Spikes Volume 1 (2008, Split 7")
* Toxic Holocaust - Toxic Holocaust / Inepsy (2010, Split 12")

EPs :

* Toxic Holocaust - Death Master (2003, EP)
* Toxic Holocaust - Power From Hell (2004, EP)
* Toxic Holocaust - Reaper's Grave (2006, EP)
* Toxic Holocaust - Gravelord (2009, EP)

Studio Albums :

* Toxic Holocaust - Evil Never Dies (2003)
* Toxic Holocaust - Hell on Earth (2005)
* Toxic Holocaust - An Overdose of Death... (2008)