{"product_id":"gammacide-toxic-mercenaries-cd-2026-nltm-classic-thrash","title":"Gammacide - Toxic Mercenaries (*CD, 2026, NLTM) Classic Thrash!","description":"\u003c!-- ==================== PACKAGE PROTECTION BOX START ==================== --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"border: 2px solid #2563eb; background-color: #eff6ff; padding: 16px; margin: 20px 0; border-radius: 6px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 12px;\"\u003e🛡️ Package Protection Plan (Recommended)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdd low-cost package protection at checkout to protect your entire order from delivery damage or loss.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e✔ Covers:\u003c\/strong\u003e Damage in transit • lost or stolen package • full order value\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e✖ Does not cover:\u003c\/strong\u003e Carrier delays or missed delivery windows\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImportant:\u003c\/strong\u003e Without package protection, damage claims are denied and no replacements or refunds are provided.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- ===================== PACKAGE PROTECTION BOX END ===================== --\u003e\u003c!-- ==================== RELEASE DETAILS BOX START ==================== --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"border: 2px solid #333333; 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background-color: #ffffff; padding: 16px; margin: 20px 0; border-radius: 6px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 12px;\"\u003e☢️ Gammacide – Toxic Mercenaries\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHIS IS NOT A REISSUE. GAMMACIDE IS BACK WITH A BRAND-NEW ALBUM!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMore than 35 years after unleashing the cult Texas thrash classic \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eVictims of Science\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eGammacide\u003c\/strong\u003e returns with the album longtime fans wondered if they would ever hear: an entire full-length record of brand-new material.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eToxic Mercenaries\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e doesn't attempt to reinvent Gammacide. It brings the band's trademark \u003cstrong\u003eToxic Texas Thrash\u003c\/strong\u003e roaring into 2026 with eight new songs packed with high-speed riffing, chaotic guitar solos, bulldozing drums, aggressive vocals, and the relentless energy that made \u003cem\u003eVictims of Science\u003c\/em\u003e an underground favorite more than three decades ago.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGammacide's roots stretch back to the Texas metal underground of the 1980s. The band was formed in 1986 by guitarist \u003cstrong\u003eRick Perry\u003c\/strong\u003e and bassist \u003cstrong\u003eEric Roy\u003c\/strong\u003e. With drummer \u003cstrong\u003eJamey Milford\u003c\/strong\u003e and vocalist \u003cstrong\u003eVarnam Ponville\u003c\/strong\u003e, Gammacide recorded a five-song demo in 1987 that quickly circulated through the international tape-trading and metal fanzine underground.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSecond guitarist \u003cstrong\u003eScott Shelby\u003c\/strong\u003e joined in 1988, giving Gammacide the crushing dual-guitar attack that became a defining element of the band's sound. In the summer of 1989, the group entered \u003cstrong\u003eSound Logic Studios in Dallas\u003c\/strong\u003e to record \u003cem\u003eVictims of Science\u003c\/em\u003e. Released through Wild Rags Records, the album established Gammacide as one of the most intense bands to emerge from the Texas thrash scene.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGammacide recorded additional demo material in 1991 before folding in 1992, but the band's reputation continued to grow. Tape traders, collectors, CD reissues, and eventually the internet introduced \u003cem\u003eVictims of Science\u003c\/em\u003e to generations of thrash fans who had missed the band the first time around.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRick Perry and Scott Shelby later joined forces with late Rigor Mortis vocalist \u003cstrong\u003eBruce Corbitt\u003c\/strong\u003e in Texas Metal Alliance, which evolved into \u003cstrong\u003eWarbeast\u003c\/strong\u003e and released its debut through Phil Anselmo's Housecore Records. Perry has also performed with Texas heavy metal band \u003cstrong\u003eIron Jaw\u003c\/strong\u003e, while Ponville released music with his Louisiana-based band \u003cstrong\u003eCauldron\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThen Gammacide came back.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe band's return included a 2025 appearance on the main stage at \u003cstrong\u003eHell's Heroes Festival in Houston\u003c\/strong\u003e, followed by an East Coast run and shows in Mexico in 2026. The response demonstrated that the appetite for Gammacide went far beyond nostalgia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat renewed energy inspired the band to do something much more significant than simply play the old songs again: \u003cstrong\u003ethey started writing new ones.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe result is \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eToxic Mercenaries\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, Gammacide's first full album of newly recorded material in more than 35 years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLongtime fans should immediately recognize the DNA. 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