Toxic Holocaust - Hell on Earth (Relapse) 2005
1. Intro (1:26)
2. Metallic Crucifixion (1:48)
3. Arise From The Cemetery (3:01)
4. Send Them To Hell (3:07)
5. Thrashing Death (2:38)
6. Burn (3:06)
7. Death Camp (3:04)
8. Never Stop The Massacre (1:25)
9. Time To Die (1:38)
10. Ready To Fight (3:52)
11. Hell On Earth (2:31)
Toxic Holocaust are one of the buzz bands among the many retro-thrash bands that were populating the scene in the late 2000's. The band was primarily a one-man band, with Joel Grind performing all instruments and hiring various, rotating live bands to back him on tour when he performs guitar and vocals. "Hell on Earth" is the second full length album from Grind. What he has unleashed here is punk-infused, speed-fueled, thrash metal. Grind's vocal style is raw and delivered with a punk like fury and a hint of black metal. The drum work is primal and fairly basic, adding to the punk feel that the album has.
The songs grind along at a fast pace from cut to cut. In general, the songs tend to blend together as the tempos rarely vary. However, with only 11 songs, clocking in at around half an hour, the disc doesn't become tiring to listen to. As such, the disc leaves me wanting for more and had me coming back to it time "and time again. Within the first couple weeks of owning this disc, I found myself listening to this album several times over and the songs begin to become more familiar. "Metallic Crucifixion" is probably my favorite of the bunch.
The cover art was done by Ed Repka, famous for his artwork for bands such as Death, Megadeth, Evildead, Vio-lence, and many more. The CD was originally released in 2005 on Nuclear War Now! Productions and was later picked up and released by Relapse Records. The last song, "Hell on Earth" includes a lead guitar solo by Bobby Steele (ex-Misfits).
My copy is autographed by Joel Grind.
Also see "Speed and Spikes Vol. 1".
