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History
thrash metal / punk band TOXIC HOLOCAUST mutated into existence in 1999 in Portland, OR, when Joel Grind merged his love for classic punk, hardcore and metal and the flash of L.A. hard rock into his ideal band. Like his influences - Slayer, Kreator, English Dogs, The Exploited, Broken Bones - TOXIC HOLOCAUST featured blazing riffs, gravel-throated vocals, and a deadly fixation on the evil in man and a post-apocalyptic world. Grind wrapped all of these elements up with a DIY attitude and begin writing and recording material almost instantly. The band's sound mixes metal with hardcore and punk, so we have to mention subgenre "crossover thrash".
As the band’s driving force, Grind wrote and recorded all of the material. After several well-received demos, Grind was ready to take the band to the next level and, in 2003, began recording what would become TOXIC HOLOCAUST’s debut full-length Evil Never Dies.
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