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Toxic Poison is a thrash metal band with hardcore influences from Pertengo in the province of Vercelli, formed in 2023. Their doubly toxic name delivers a concentrated dose of thrash aggression from the Piedmontese rice paddies.
Toxic Pub from Athens deliver groove and thrash metal with the poisoned-watering-hole irreverence their bar-themed name demands since 2021. Their compositions pair venomous riffs with the communal energy of a metal-fueled night out.
Thrash/crossover band from Cascavel, Paraná, formed in 2014 and currently on hold. Their debut album End of the World was recorded in 2015–2016 at Embrio Estúdio in Cascavel and released in June 2016 as an independent release.
Toxic Ritual is a crossover/thrash metal band from Leeds, active since 2012. Their music fuses the speed of thrash with the punk energy of crossover, delivering high-velocity aggression from West Yorkshire.
Sheboygan, Wisconsin's Toxic Ruin, formed in 2016, play thrash metal rooted in the genre's core principles — punishing riffs, furious tempos, and a blue-collar Midwest work ethic that keeps their sound raw and unpretentious.
West Mystic, Connecticut's Toxic Shock, active since 2011, bring a straightforward and energetic thrash metal approach to New England, favoring classic song structures and aggressive delivery over modern reinvention.
Toxic Shock Syndrom from Augsburg have been delivering death metal and grindcore with clinical, pathological intensity since 2012. Named after the life-threatening bacterial condition, their Bavarian Swabian base produces music as acute and devastating as their medical namesake.
Toxic Society from Leipzig craft melodic gothic metal that critiques the poisonous structures of modern civilization through dark, atmospheric compositions since 2021. Their socially conscious name frames music that balances gothic metal beauty with pointed social commentary from Saxony.
Thrash metal band from Fortaleza, Ceará, formed in 2016 under the full name Toxic Trash Angels. The band includes vocalist Galo 'Blackfire' and guitarist Anderson 'Ripper' and released the demo Mundo Doente — featuring tracks "Marcas da Guerra" and "Reino da Corrupção" — before the album Freakshow appeared in July 2017.
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