Toxic Tito Release "The Big'ne" video (Exclusive MRR Premiere)
Fun fact for metal heads out there; a lot of old school rock and metal had some of its roots in psychedelic music, just ask the hippies of the 60s and 70s. That’s not a joke either, even though I totally understand if it seemed that way given that asking hippies about anything will take 1-2 days to explain what the colours of their tie-dye shirts mean. But it’s true! And given this to be a fact, you can imagine how much psychedelic influence crept its way into the metal scene in the early days of the genre. Bands like Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, and non-metal artists (who are argueably important to the genre) like Jimmi Hendrix are some of the biggest examples of this. Which is why it shouldn’t be that shocking that bands that feel more psychedelic can be classified as metal. Which is why it usually is confusing to me that many of them don’t fall under the metal banner as often. Some do, but the ones who have that blues tinged harshness to them will still get classified under more rock n’ roll.
So, to that end, Toxic Tito is as metal as Black Sabbath was before them. Their brand of psychedelic metal with the mix of grunge and even punk is a force to be reckoned with. The power and punch of their drums with riffs so silky smooth yet dirty that you can’t tell if they need to cleaned or if it’s a natural look. Toxic Tito takes a lot of clear influence from the greats of heavy psychedelic music (Black Sabbath, Jimmi Hendrix), but also some clear punk influence (Ramones, (maybe old school Bad Religion)) and is unapologetic about it. This all comes together in their music video for their single “The Big’ne”, a song that encompasses all their influences and keeps that punk mentality of not giving a shit what you think. Watching the music video (linked below) you know it’s gonna be a good one when the video starts off with a “WARNING” label. The video itself shows images and footage of the past wars such as World War II, Vietnam, and I think they through the Gulf War in there for good measure. Plus something that might’ve warranted that warning label for recent days as some of the footage includes shows of force by police, some of the shots even include police in riot gear. Like I said, that punk mentality is very evident. But it creates a forceful video, even more so when you add the song.
Let’s watch how this video shows off the dumpster fire of humanity in the Metal Robot EXCLUSIVE Premiere of Toxic Tito’s “The Big’ne”. The song is set to appear on their upcoming debut album Bestia on August 21, 2020.
About Toxic Tito:
Toxic Tito is a New York City psychedlic/punk/metal/grunge project coming for your head. The band says: "This album is a real punch in the gut, no fucking around here. Original, and full on "Balls to the walls"!!
Rock Music has gone stale and moldy, pretentious and ass kissing. We don't do that."
They seek to exorcise the demons from the human race, sell a shitload of albums, and get on a Scorsese movie. This is a band of consummate professionals sharing an anarchistic ‘devil may care’ attitude. There are no expectations, only the desire to document what was once a good boy.
The bands story starts in 1977 when the Italian-Venezuelan Luis Accorsi formed his first band, Janz Kappela, who were perhaps the first punk band in Venezuela. From there life took him to New York City where he launched a career as an art dealer and played countless shows at the legendary CBGB’s with bands like Manslaughter and Cracked Latin. He had become a fixture of the scene. In 2014 The Flux Machine – was formed, bringing Accorsi back to the heart of New York City’s thriving rock and roll scene. A few years later he would launch a brand new project, Toxic Tito which sought to take on the world of metal.
Looking forward, Toxic Tito are preparing to release a new album, entitled Bestia It’s a vicious and ambitious record building off of the insanity of quarantine. Drawing on everything from ancient problems to the joy of summers arrival it is a bloodthirsty offering from the band. Accorsi’s massive catalog comes to life with the group as they move forward in crafting some of the most interesting heavy metal to emerge from New York in years. If you want to get slammed into a punk infused rager… have we got the band for you!