Interview with Toxemia

This interview was re-posted with permission from Chronicore Zine 2012

Interviewed by Anto

Toxic hails metalheads! it's been a long time, how's Toxemia?

Kenneth(Drums) : All is well here in the toxemia camp. We are working on 2 new songs and resurrecting old tracks from the past years. We are hoping that we will be able to record it before the end of the year....

Corix(Guitars) : Yeah, it’s been a long time, man! It was 2008 to be exact the last time we smoke and drink with Ron Taitax in Olongaporn City, I missed Anus De Satanus and the fuckin’ Defecated! But hey! You motherfucker! What kind of drugs you take and you interview us just now??? Seems like you don’t like us before eh???!!! Hehehe!

Ron(Vocals) : 7long blasthorn!!!!!!!!!boooooooom!!!!! Evil drunkard! How are you anus? Eto medyo busy parin kapiraso, haha! Sana sang araw kita kita ulit tayo nina evil Erwin tas sabay natin tatalunin ung malaking butas sa zoo,,,na maraming nag aabang na mga gutom na lion or buwaya hahaha. me plano kami magrecord ng kapiraso kap..cguro bago mag end of tha world or abandoned ship haha

Any new materials, releases, gigs?

Kenneth : So far we are working on 2 new songs. the content will be a surprise to the listeners (if there is any haha).we are focusing ourselves more on making compositions, so far no ideas of any release is being planned. Latest gig will be Masticating Cavite II.

Corix : The full length of corpse! Early 2013.

Toxemia's integrity in the ug scene is undeniably respectable, what keeps your batteries going throughout these years?

Kenneth : Well all in all this is corix's evil ideas. As you have observed, we've been on and off the scene since the day it all started. Even the early days when I was not yet a member of Toxemia, I follow their path to alcoholocaustic exile so I know that they've been on and off the scene. I may not be the one who was suppose to answer this but knowing the 3 original members, what keeps them on the pits of fire of the underground scene is the passion for it. What keeps us underground is the ideology we all share.

Corix : Ever since from the start, the band knows where we stand and that is “Underground” some members before, come and go, it’s because they can’t accept the fact that we are truly dedicated to “Underground” 666%. The old bands, zines, labels and any underground individuals that are still active nowadays keeps us inspired, and of corpse our passion in the U.G.

I got the chance to jam onstage with you guys in Valenzuela back in 2005 or was it in early 2006 damn my memory suck, I just like to tell you it was a total blast hell yeah

Kenneth : Corix must answer this

Corix : That was 2005, yeah! Fuckin’ hell yeah! How would I forgot that moment, it was I guess, the very first time Toxemia had a crowd that went apeshit moshing, plastic chairs and tables were thrown out and been fucked up by drunk crowd, the bar was total fuckin’ destruction, a big guy that we named “Hawk” fuckin’ owns the pit, ahahaha! Thanx for the memories you shared back in the days, man!

Toxemia is the evil spawn of the very very lonely lunatic one-man band a.f.m., i fuckng hate that band hehe how do you sickos met, and can you still remember your first gig stint

Kenneth : Its better if you will ask the lonely guy himself haha...anyway, I became a member of toxemia back in Oct 4 2008. That was my first gig with them, drunk and wasted. But it was one hell of a show haha.

Corix : Toxemia’s very first gig was way back 2003 at Cavite Assault gig in Maragondon, Cavite with the original line up, originally, members are from the neighborhood, it keeps on changing until 2005, Vic and Erwin from the mighty Pathogen came in until 2008, and yeah ,that was Kenneth’s first gig with us, it was For The Sake of The Sick 1, and then we met Cryster filling up Erwin’s place on lead guitar.

Define toxemia's music back then and describe toxemia's sound now

Kenneth : Corix must answer this

Corix : I really don’t like to describe our music because maybe it will find confusing to people who have already listened to us, and I also don’t like some tagging like “Old School”, “In The Vein of” Metal sounding, blah blah blah! Because I don’t like that strategy either, that becomes a fuckin’ trend already! So I would simply call it “Dunken Metal/Grind” hahaha!

Do you still play on punk crusties gigs?

Kenneth : Of course, so far the last show where we shared stage with an old friend from boxwagon was at skate rock in laguna. thanxxx to Vic and Pathogen for that wonderful show, we got wasted....

Corix : I really missed playing on punk crusties gigs, Toxemia back in the days belongs to that scene, when we were some kind of a bit political before that believes the concept of Anarchism, I lost contact in that scene since I lost the activities that I like to be involved before, I have some political views, but it is nothing if I don’t have some action, so I just leave it to them. And as far as our music evolution is concerned, we want to be lined up on punk gigs, that’s what we always wanted because we are still punk at heart!

Cavite's ug scene is so much active nowadays, can you give us an insight on this, are you guys unified or other factions exist and have their own separate scene?

Kenneth : Actually the scene in Cavite area is however unified. people supports their local acts in many different ways. If there are any other factions, we really do not have an idea on what they are planning or what kind of scene are they doing?

Corix : Yes, there is a separate scene here in Cavite, a scene that has a look-alike faces with Pulp, a scene that dreamt for Fame and Money, and to be signed on major labels, a scene that knows nothing about Fanzine, and a scene that are practicing the DIY ethics that we call “Underground”…the scene in Cavite never been inactive ever since from the early 2000s, the early 2k scene in my observation was the strongest scene in my opinion, there are lots of bands and gigs before than today, and mostly done in a squat place not in a bar! I really feel the DIY ethics 10 years ago.

What bands are active now in Cavite that we should look out for?

Kenneth : excommunicated, flash elorde, nuclear punishment, tsimpayne, pus vomit ..for me here are the bands who are working their asses to bust people's brains out.

Corix : There’s also Censorshit, Grind Matador, The Squat, State of Calamity, Phlegm Thrower, Herpes, Anal Fissure, Distorted Anger and many more that I forgot at the moment.

Do party poopers and banakal assholes still exist and prey on gigsters in Cavite? Such acts of violence are serious and annoying...

Kenneth : it is indeed really annoying. This is something that we cannot control though. They are the locals as well. If ever that it will be your first time to attend to a show in Cavite and you get caught up in the middle of a troubles with the locals and you got your ass busted.....that is one way they say "welcome to the south bitch!!!!!"bammm!!!!

Corix : Looks like your ass been bust out here in Cavite before eh???!!! Ahahaha!

How about those glorified versions of hagibis, bands who play for fashion to attract the girls, do we still have them in the scene?

Kenneth : hahaha...you will no longer identify them...they walk among us. watch out!!!!

Corix : Every place has this kind of bands, man! We can’t avoid that!

I can’t attend gigs now and its fucking killing me, am I missing a lot? Do foreign bands still visit us, or were most of them being sponsored by mainstream productions?

Kenneth : The last band that came here that was organized by a true underground legionnaire was Pukelization. I had a great time during that show. Yes I agree, you are on the right page of the news. Most of the foreign bands now are being organized by those pigs.

Corix : You’ve missed a lot already, better get yah ass off now! Hehehe, seriously, yeah! Insane Bazooka is one of the productions that I hail!

Any chance of toxemia hooking up a gig down south, davao maybe, or perhaps out of the country?

Kenneth : If someone will invite us why not...it will be an honor to intoxicate all the audience haha!!!! Outside the country is something big....if they will let us why not.

Corix : Outside the country would way too far, we’re not good musicians live, but what the fuck! This is not a competition, this is fuckin’ underground! Why not, if someone would!…hehe!

What's your typical day like besides being drunk, getting wasted, and playing each other’s balls ahahaha just kidding... do you guys work and pay taxes?

Kenneth : For me, I am working to support my needs and family (mom and sis).taxes is a part of it so the government can't say anything against me for I am still paying their lousy asses. I am also the chief editor of Eargasm zine. Now working on my 3rd issue, damn three years in the making eh....

Corix : I have a very small business just to support my son’s need, I don’t pay taxes!!!

Crime rate is high, any recent chopped bodies found in your area?

Kenneth : On where I am living now(taguig), yes. gun shooting on waiting sheds became a trend. reports are saying that those dead man are considered holdapers being gunned down by civilian police. Still, we do not know the truth behind it. On our local areas in Cavite, so far no news of any rotten body parts found on the sidewalks hehe.

Corix : Just in our area Naic, Cavite, a woman’s body were found, not being chopped but it has gunshots and been raped, a week later a gang member’s body were found dead in the same spot…this is Cavite, man!

Death threats to anyone?

Kenneth : Thanxxx to you my friend for letting us be a fart of your zine. To all the fiends, Imps, demons and gorgoyles who is along side with us on our battle and struggle to keep this scene going. Horns up goes to you!!! To the false supporters, money makers and ass kissers who uses this scene for their bullshit a big fuck you!!!! Goes to you!!!

Where can we contact toxemia?

Kenneth : On the south...follow the wind where the smoke is green and the rhum is flowing...just kidding .

C/o Corix Baluca
Blk. 14 Lot 11 Villa Apolonia Phase 2
Naic, Cavite 4110 Philippines
Afm_120ml@yahoo.com
http://toxemia.cjb.net

Last very important question, any chance of kicking taitax out very soon? hahaha tnx & adios amigos!

Kenneth : Can't do that he is the axe man of the camp...both axe man for woman and axe man to axe you up...taitax axe!!!!!!

Corix : hahahaha! Taitax will kick you out on Defecated! Hehe! Thanx man! See you soon, fucker!