Midwestern Mosh Masters TOXIC RUIN Announce First Live Performances of 2022!

Sheboygan, Wisconsin’s TOXIC RUIN have revealed the dates for their first live tour of 2022. The group is set to unleash its metallic power on the road beginning Friday, March 4th, 2022 at Jewel in Manchester, NH. The “March Radness Redux” tour – supporting Lich King and Stonecutters – will travel throughout the East Coast and Midwest, concluding on Saturday, March 25th at X-Ray Arcade in Cudahy, NJ. The full list of tour dates is below. CD, digital and limited-edition maroon-colored vinyl editions of their sophomore album (and M-Theory Audio debut) “Nightmare Eclipse” - which BraveWords says “gnaws, scrapes and shreds the senses, adopting the very best of a bygone era of thrash melded with death metal sensibilities and a decidedly modern finish” - are available now at smarturl.com/toxicruin.

Says TOXIC RUIN drummer David Miller, “We're super stoked to hit the road again, and finally finish what we started almost two years ago! I hope everyone out there is ready to get absolutely nasty in the pit with us!”

TOXIC RUIN was formed in 2014 with a mission of blending classic thrash metal, old-school death metal and modern technicality and tones into a wicked headbanging brew. Operating out of their collective hometown of Sheboygan, the band released their debut album, “Subterranean Terror,” in 2016. This opening salvo showcased the group's burgeoning barrage of furious riffs and lyrical content ranging from the sociopolitical commentary of tracks such as “Seat of Corruption” to the beloved craving of a good drink on songs such as “Alcoholocaust.”

The group followed up their debut with the 2018 EP “Mortal Insolence,” which saw the current lineup of TOXIC RUIN take shape with Behrendt stepping into the vocalist position and the debut of rhythm guitarist Blake Toltzmann alongside lead guitarist Jacob Baneck and drummer David Miller.

The current lineup of TOXIC RUIN began writing and recording “Nightmare Eclipse” while relentlessly touring the United States in 2019 alongside bands such as Lich King and Stonecutters and playing multiple festivals including Full Terror Assault and Slam Dakota, plus winning 2nd Place in the 2019 edition of Wacken Metal Battle USA. The result is the band's most mature and complex material to date, while also being their heaviest display of force so far. Guest appearances from guitarists Glen Drover (Eidolon/ex-Megadeth), Derek DeBruin (Micawber) and Nick Weyers (Aronious) provide additional ear candy for aficionados of guitar wizardry.

The first taste of the metallic mayhem to come on “Nightmare Eclipse” was revealed in December 2020 through the music video for “Ritual Rebirth,” which can be viewed at https://youtu.be/Ny1iFI-tE30. The group followed that up by unveiling a music video for the title track of “Nightmare Eclipse” in April 2021 at https://youtu.be/7pH5YZ2f3xk. The aural pummeling continued with the June 2021 release of the play-through video for “Divine Acclimation” at https://youtu.be/3Dy00ra0Aak. The final feast of samples from their newest album came in July 2021 with the lyric video for “Defiler,” which can be viewed at https://youtu.be/t7KDXfb1Ra8. TOXIC RUIN followed up the August 2021 release of “Nightmare Eclipse” with a triumphant return to Full Terror Assault Open Air for the 2021 edition of the festival in Cave In Rock, IL, where they performed alongside Exodus, Misery Index, M.O.D. and more than 40 other bands throughout the weekend.

“Nightmare Eclipse” is the next evolution in blending the heavier sounds of metal's past with the modern musicianship of metal's present. More information on the band's plans for 2022 will be revealed in the weeks to come by M-Theory Audio and at facebook.com/toxicruin.metal.