Toxic Bonkers - Progress

01. Emptiness
02. Evolution
03. Denial
04. Manifesto
05. Hole In The Head
06. Face The Fact
07. Progress
08. Anti-Violent
09. Geophobia
10. I Will Resist

Band: Toxic Bonkers
Album: Progress
Year: 2007
Genre: Death Metal/Grindcore
Label: Selfmadegod Records
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Line-Up
Klimer - drums
Mumin - guitar
Qobot - vocals
Grelka - bass
Sme - guitar

PASSWORD: http://beyondthenothingness.blogspot.com

Toxic Bonkers was set up in 1993 by Marcin Klimaszewski (Klimer) and Konrad Sobierajski (Sobieraj). Several reshuffles formed the first lineup with Klimer, Sobieraj, Dzuma (bass) and Majowy (vocals). In 1994 Toxic Bonkers recorded their first demo, which included their first numbers such as “Nazi fuckers”, “Apatia” or “Klamstwa w imie boga”. The recording had been sold in an impressive number of 4000 copies, which effected in numerous concerts, interviews and reviews and an increase of the band’s popularity. For over two years Toxic Bonkers had been showing up at European music scene. In 1996 Dzuma was replaced by Grelka (so-called Mlody due to his young age). With this lineup the band recorded their first full-length album “If The Dead Could Talk”, released by Italian S.O.A. Records in 1997, including such numbers as “Goodness Destroyed”, “Black Punx” and “XXI Wiek”. The cassette was also released by a Polish label – Pop Noise from Lódz. It sold out in the similar quantity to “Demo”, which resulted in Toxic Bonkers’ appearance in mail-order selling chains all over the world and also numerous Polish and foreign compilations. Right after the release the band decided to replace the vocalist Majowy with Grabarz, for their music to become more grind-sound due to his growling. The new lineup (Klimer, Sobieraj, Grelka and Grabarz) recorded their second LP called “Blindness”, which included both new songs and numbers from “Demo” re-arranged in new, more merciless, brutal versions. “Blindness”, containing of 17 numbers, appeared in 2000 under the sign of a “Carnage to fragile ears, feast to the gourmets” in Nikt Nic Nie Wie label. Just before the recording was released, Toxic Bonkers decided to reinforce the lineup with a second guitar player to make their music more diverse and sophisticated. Thus, Rafal Przybylak (Mumin) – a new, ambitious, metal-based guitarist joined the band. Thereby, Toxic Bonkers took another step towards their music progress. In 2000, as the ”Blindness” appeared, after a long struggle, a fatal disease took away Sobieraj (R.I.P.) - the band’s core and spirit. Toxic Bonkers’ future was looking dim, as Klimer, Konrad’s best friend, had been regarding to finish up with the band. Nevertheless, after many moments of doubts and hours of reflection, they managed to overcome the bad times. A new guitar player, Mumin’s apprentice, Bartek Wojtysiak (Sme) appearance was like a fresh breeze in the band’s ranks, that gave it a drive to continue playing. However, not everything played along with them and soon Grabarz left Toxic Bonkers, which held the new album plans for some time. In 2002 Toxic Bonkers had been reinforced by a young, 17-year-old vocalist, Kuba Ziomkowski (qboot). In this new lineup, the band worked hard to record a new CD, which was partly Sobieraj’s job. 10 new numbers were finally recorded in PJ Reda Records label in 2003. The band gave several concerts in Poland and in autumn 2003 they hit the road with gore grind masters Dead Infection and death metal group Abysal, giving 10-gig tour, named the Grind Tour De Pologne III. Enthusiastic reactions of the public become the beginning of more Toxic Bonkers concerts both in Poland and abroad. In the late spring of 2004 the band with their new stuff reached Selfmadegod Records label from Biala Podlaska and on September 11 the new album “Seeds of Cruelty” was released. The CD occurred a great success regarding thousands of copies sold and made a big mess in Polish and European music. Hype and havoc the album caused, together with numerous enthusiastic international reviews and interviews opened the gates of new concerts, incl. Metal Heads’ Mission in the Ukraine in August of 2004 and 2005, Massa Brutto Fest in Minsk, Belarus, gigs in Russia, Ukraine, in Czech Republic and the festivals such as Merciless East in Chelm in the mid-2004 and Hellfest in Leszno at the beginning of 2005. In September of 2004, Toxic Bonkers hit the road along Poland with Trauma and Mess Age. The tour became controversial as it finished after only three gigs due to its organizer's incompetence and the memory of its failure widely echoed in Polish music. This year also the set of groups along which Toxic Bonkers played with widened with Pungent Stench, Frontside, Trauma and even Napalm Death! From the very beginning of 2006 Toxic Bonkers worked upon their new material, playing numerous concerts with Parricide from Chelm, Polish death/grind top group. The summer of 2006 brought one of the best European grind core festivals – the Obscene Extreme Festival in Trutnov, Czech Republic and another big fest in Poland – HutnerFest in Szczytno, with a several thousand public. After 10 years play, the bassist, Grelka, had to leave us, nevertheless, luckily we found Veedmo - young and very ambitious musician, who played in a punk band called Obstrukcja Obslugi. He is 22, just like qboot, and full of energy and desire to play. For now, we are after recording our latest LP, which will be called "Anti-Violence". It consists of 10 fresh tracks of three music genres: death metal, hardcore and grindcore of course, which are mixed even more than ever and has its premiere on 21st May 2007 in Selfmadegod Records. In May 2007 after a few meetings and rehearsals, Wojtek "Grelka" Grelewski rejoined the band and is now responsible for sampling and second vocal, so currently Toxic Bonkers has 6 members.

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