TOXIKULL - Under The Southern Light

DYING VICTIMS PRODUCTIONS is proud to present TOXIKULL’s highly anticipated third
album, Under the Southern Light, on CD and vinyl LP formats.
Born and raised under the hot & blinding southern light of Portugal’s capital Lisbon,
TOXIKULL took off in 2016 and have backed down since: a tumult from the Atlantic, rising to
take the world by storm. With two full-lengths, an EP, and a collection of singles, full of
incredible guestsfrom bands such as Skull Fist and Crystal Viper under their belts,
TOXIKULL’s taunting, fearless attitude has conquered the European heavy metal
underground. Now, after speedmetal-intensive Cursed and Punished in 2019 (which DYING
VICTIMS later released on vinyl), they now shift gears with Under the Southern Light, present
amore mature, melodic, yet thankfully still-rough version of themselves.
Stomping and strutting with absolutely authentic mid/late ‘80s swagger, Under the Southern
Light is an unabashed throwback to the era where heavy metal ruled the airwaves and
arenas alike. Some might’ve doubted whether such Sunset Stripping sounds could come
from TOXIKULL after the all-pistons-pumping speed metal overdrive of Cursed and
Punished, but the ten tracks comprising the 41-minute Under the Southern Light are all
anthems in the making: larger than life, heavy and spacious, moody and dynamic. Gleaming
with their brightest chrome yet, TOXIKULL here invoke the quintessential likes of ‘80s Ozzy
Osbourne, Dio, Judas Priest, Accept, Saxon, Manowar, Black Sabbath, WASP, Ratt,
Scorpions, Picture, Germany's Warlock, America's Icon, France's Sortilege, and many more.
But, instead of pastiche or hero worship, Under the Southern Light is more so a tableau of
TOXIKULL’s personal experiences in the world, whereby they rearrange all these classic
archetypes into a laser-focused theme on the duality of living in the Southern lands of
Europe, in places with so much light, with so much joy and potential, but at the same time,
with such scarcity of opportunities, no future, and infested with shadows. 'The light that
feeds is the same light that burns,' says vocalist Lex Thunder. 'And the light that makes you
dream is the same light that chains you down and keeps you close to the shadows.'
Bright & burning-hot metal pumping blood from a (metal) heart of darkness, Under the
Southern Light takes the party down dark, dirty back streets…dare you drink with TOXIKULL

Vinyl release of Toxikull - Under The Southern Light. Released through DYING VICTIMS PRODUCTIONS and available on LP.