TOXIC HOLOCAUST Unveil New Album Primal Future: 2019
By
Larry Petro,
News Monkey
Wednesday, August 14, 2019 @ 11:24 AM
Out October 4th Via Entertainment One; "Chemical Warlords" Track Streaming
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Crossover thrash unit TOXIC HOLOCAUST will release its long-awaited new full-length, Primal Future: 2019, on October 4th via new label home, Entertainment One ("eOne").
The band TERRORIZER called, "a whirlwind of booze, denim jackets and riffs," began kicking out the corrosive jams in basements and bedrooms some twenty years ago, building a punishing legacy of mutant thrash and filthy street punk that's outlasted the heydays of the genres that spawned them. Founder Joel Grind, the headband-wearing headbanger whose dedication to the one-man-band ethos gives the late Quorthon a run for his money, melting down the greatest punk metal crossover riff collection imaginable into nuclear ooze. With each successive release, Grind repurposes the most visceral strengths of speed, thrash, and punk through his own unique prism, making for new (and certainly not "nü") metal anthems that consistently reignite a circle-pitting feeding frenzy in the scene.
TOXIC HOLOCAUST 2.0 detonates like doomsday all over Primal Future: 2019, an ambitious new mission statement from the man whose guiding forces remain Discharge, Megadeth, Venom, English Dogs, Nuclear Assault, D.R.I., and G.B.H., all juiced by the unrelenting, feverish, urgent power of a modern metal trailblazer.
A dystopian technological takeover drives the album thematically, but the passionately delivered music is vintage TOXIC HOLOCAUST, taking things all the way back to the band's early origins. "When I started the band in 1999, I never imagined I'd still be doing it in 2019," Grind explains. "It's been a long time coming but the new album is finally ready and it's sort of a culmination of my past twenty years of doing this band. Most notably, I decided to go back to my roots and record this entire album by myself and play all of the instruments like I did in the early days. It was a lot of fun and nostalgic and at the same time exciting to be able to apply everything I've learned over the years."
Primal Future: 2019 was recorded, mixed, and mastered by Grind with artwork by Steve Crisp. In advance of its release, a lyric video for opening bruiser, "Chemical Warlords", has been unveiled. ""Chemical Warlords" opens the album and sets the tone for the rest of the record. My vision for this album was sort of a cyberpunk dystopian future. Enjoy!"
View "Chemical Warlords" below.
TOXIC HOLOCAUST's Primal Future: 2019 will be released on CD, digital, and vinyl formats. For preorders go to THIS LOCATION.
Primal Future: 2019 Track Listing:
"Chemical Warlords"
"Black Out The Code"
"New World Beyond"
"Deafened By The Roar"
"Time's Edge"
"Primal Future"
"Iron Cage"
"Controlled By Fear"
"Aftermath"
"Cybernetic War"
TOXIC HOLOCAUST will join GWAR's massive North American Use Your Collusion Tour next month. The journey begins September 16th in Grand Rapids, Michigan and runs through November 5th in Indianapolis, Indiana. Additional support will be provided by SACRED REICH and AGAINST THE GRAIN. See all confirmed dates below.
TOXIC HOLOCAUST w/ GWAR, SACRED REICH, AGAINST THE GRAIN:
9/16/2019 The Intersection - Grand Rapids, MI
9/18/2019 The Majestic - Detroit, MI
9/19/2019 Newport Music Hall - Columbus, OH
9/20/2019 The Mill & Mine - Knoxville, TN
9/21/2019 The Tarheel - Jacksonville, NC
9/22/2019 The Masquerade - Atlanta, GA
9/23/2019 Vinyl Music Hall - Pensacola, FL
9/24/2019 The Ritz Ybor - Tampa, FL
9/25/2019 Revolution Live - Fort Lauderdale, FL
9/28/2019 The Cone Denim Entertainment Center - Greensboro, NC
9/29/2019 Rams Head Live! - Baltimore, MD
9/30/2019 Opera House - Toronto, ON
10/01/2019 Town Ballroom - Buffalo, NY
10/02/2019 Starland Ballroom - Sayreville, NJ
10/04/2019 Franklin Music Hall - Philadelphia, PA
10/05/2019 Upstate Concert Hall - Clifton Park, NY
10/06/2019 Paradise Rock Club - Boston, MA
10/08/2019 The Rave - Milwaukee, WI
10/09/2019 Wooly's - Des Moines, IA
10/10/2019 Slowdown - Omaha, NE
10/11/2019 Skyway Theatre - Minneapolis, MN
10/12/2019 CrossroadsKC - Kansas City, MO
10/13/2019 Summit - Denver, CO
10/15/2019 The Depot - Salt Lake City, UT
10/16/2019 Virginia Street Brewhouse - Reno, NV
10/17/2019 The Regency Ballroom - San Francisco, CA
10/18/2019 Roseland Theater - Portland, OR
10/19/2019 Knitting Factory Concert House - Boise, ID
10/20/2019 Knitting Factory Concert House - Spokane, WA