Year : 2016 Style : Heavy Metal Country : Portugal Audio : 320 kbps + scans + Video Size : 142 mb
Bio:
Heavy Metal band from Portugal founded in 2011.Back in 1985, bands across the globe started injecting more and more speed into their sound in order to keep up with the competition. Speed Metal as a sub-genre can be thought of perhaps as the purest form of Heavy Metal's second wave. Unlike Thrash, there was no influence of Punk, and the blueprint simply was outdoing JUDAS PRIEST in speed and savagery. To hear a band be able to pull off authentic Speed Metal without coming across as pretentious or derivative is not only refreshing but also hopeful. TOXIKULL have a sound that could have been brewed in a rehearsal space in the mid 1980s, yet the band only formed in 2016 in Portugal.
Album:
Album recorded and produced at Attic Homestudio by Bruno Mendes and Toxikull released February 19, 2016.
01. Black Sheep 02. Soul Bound 03. Vicious Life 04. Kill Me Now 05. Manipulator 06. Loving Me Once 07. The Shepherd 08. Time To Pay 09. Little Piece Of Hell
Year : 2019 Style : Heavy Metal , Thrash Metal Country : Portugal Audio : 320 kbps + all scans Size : 110 mb
Bio:
Heavy Metal band from Portugal founded in 2011.Back in 1985, bands across the globe started injecting more and more speed into their sound in order to keep up with the competition. Speed Metal as a sub-genre can be thought of perhaps as the purest form of Heavy Metal's second wave. Unlike Thrash, there was no influence of Punk, and the blueprint simply was outdoing JUDAS PRIEST in speed and savagery. To hear a band be able to pull off authentic Speed Metal without coming across as pretentious or derivative is not only refreshing but also hopeful. TOXIKULL have a sound that could have been brewed in a rehearsal space in the mid 1980s, yet the band only formed in 2016 in Portugal.
Album:
Portugal thrash metallers TOXIKULL are back after a three year gap since their debut record Black Sheep was released back in 2016, with their new album Cursed and Punished. It follows on from a busy 2018 where they released their first EP The Nightraiser followed by the Special Edition Demo, and also sees Garras on drums after replacing The Lorke.The new record begins with an intro track The Summoning Pit, lasting just over a minute. There are swirling winds as the echoes of the guitars slowly come to prominence. The build up picks up pace and volume, shortly followed by the screams of vocalists Lex Thunder and Antim “The Viking”. The song flows straight into the title track, where the riffs become lightning quick and everything is turned up to 11. Thunder is the first to provide the vocals, his high pitched shrieks giving off a bit of a nostalgia to the ’80s thrash scene, while Antim’s deeper vocal style adds another dimension to the track. Both combine for the chorus, and the contrasts work really well.The recipe remains the same throughout the vast majority of the record, big heavy riffs, powerful vocals all at breakneck speed. There are some variations to the theme though, for example Killer Night which goes more towards the more classic heavy metal sound – certainly some echoes of JUDAS PRIEST in this particular track both from the structure and guitars, as well as the vocals highlighting a bit of a throwback.Another song which sidetracks from the majority of the record is Rising Dust. While most of the songs start off all guns blazing, there is a bit more of a build up to this particular track. Thunder showcases his guitar skills with a solo opening number, before the rest of the band follow suit shortly afterwards. There are certainly more thrash elements to Rising Dust but it isn’t as explosive as other tracks on the record, nor does it have the classic heavy metal feel to it. The best way to describe it is a compound of the two, which when put together does give a solid end product.It’s fair to say though that this record is certainly one for the thrash purist. If you were to listen to this in a blind test without any prior knowledge to the band or the album, then you could well be mistaken for listening to TESTAMENT. The vocal styles for both bands differ greatly, but in terms of the overall structure, the riffs, the percussion, and general sound there is not much difference between them.There is certainly enough on Cursed and Punished to appeal to the majority of metal fans who have a taste for the classic roots of the genre. Blending an early, proto-thrash sound with traditional metal leanings works fantastically, with each song getting the listener headbanging. TOXIKULL are certainly going to be a band to look out for over the coming years.
Line Up:
Antim "The Viking" - Bass, Vocals (lead) - See also: Booze Abuser, ex-Okkultist Lex Thunder - Guitars, Vocals (lead) - See also: Midnight Priest Michael Blade - Guitars Garras - Drums (2018-present)
Tracklist:
01. The Summoning Pit 01:04 instrumental 02. Cursed and Punished 04:04 03. Sacred Whip 03:42 04. Killer Night 03:55 05. Helluminate 05:05 06. The Revival 01:39 instrumental 07. Rising Dust 04:18 08. Dark Glory 03:16 09. Speed Blood Metal 03:08 10. In the Name of Evil 03:13
Year : 2024 Style : Heavy Metal , Thrash Metal Country : Portugal Audio : 320 kbps + front Size : 105 mb
Bio:
Heavy Metal band from Portugal founded in 2011.Back in 1985, bands across the globe started injecting more and more speed into their sound in order to keep up with the competition. Speed Metal as a sub-genre can be thought of perhaps as the purest form of Heavy Metal's second wave. Unlike Thrash, there was no influence of Punk, and the blueprint simply was outdoing JUDAS PRIEST in speed and savagery. To hear a band be able to pull off authentic Speed Metal without coming across as pretentious or derivative is not only refreshing but also hopeful. TOXIKULL have a sound that could have been brewed in a rehearsal space in the mid 1980s, yet the band only formed in 2016 in Portugal.
Album:
Dying Victims Productions is proud to present Toxikull's highly anticipated third album, "Under The Southern Light".Born and raised under the hot & blinding southern light of Portugal's capital Lisbon, Toxikull took off in 2016 and have backed down since: a tumult from the Atlantic, rising to take the world by storm. With two full-lengths, an EP, and a collection of singles, full of incredible guests from bands such as Skull Fist and Crystal Viper under their belts, Toxikull's taunting, fearless attitude has conquered the European heavy metal underground. Now, after speed metal-intensive "Cursed And Punished" in 2019 (which Dying Victims later released on vinyl), they now shift gears with "Under The Southern Light", present amore mature, melodic, yet thankfully still-rough version of themselves.Stomping and strutting with absolutely authentic mid/late '80s swagger, "Under The Southern Light" is an unabashed throwback to the era where heavy metal ruled the airwaves and arenas alike. Some might've doubted whether such Sunset Stripping sounds could come from Toxikull after the all-pistons-pumping speed metal overdrive of "Cursed And Punished", but the ten tracks comprising the 41-minute "Under The Southern Light" are all anthems in the making: larger than life, heavy and spacious, moody and dynamic. Gleaming with their brightest chrome yet, Toxikull here invoke the quintessential likes of '80s Ozzy Osbourne, Dio, Judas Priest, Accept, Saxon, Manowar, Black Sabbath, WASP, Ratt, Scorpions, Picture, Germany's Warlock, America's Icon, France's Sortilège, and many more. But, instead of pastiche or hero worship, "Under The Southern Light" is more so a tableau of Toxikull's personal experiences in the world, whereby they rearrange all these classic archetypes into a laser-focused theme on the duality of living in the southern lands of Europe, in places with so much light, with so much joy and potential, but at the same time, with such scarcity of opportunities, no future, and infested with shadows. "The light that feeds is the same light that burns," says vocalist Lex Thunder. "And the light that makes you dream is the same light that chains you down and keeps you close to the shadows."Bright & burning-hot metal pumping blood from a (metal) heart of darkness, "Under The Southern Light" takes the party down dark, dirty back streets... dare you drink with Toxikull?
Line Up:
Antim "The Viking" - Bass, Vocals (lead) - See also: Booze Abuser, ex-Okkultist Lex Thunder - Guitars, Vocals (lead) - See also: Midnight Priest Michael Blade - Guitars Tommy 666 - Drums
Tracklist:
01. Night Shadows 02. Around The World 03. Under The Southern Light 04. Battle Dogs 05. Ritual Blade 06. Ghost Of A Dream 07. Knights Of Leather 08. Going Back Home 09. They Are Falling 10. Filhos Do Metal
