Toxic Reasons

Toxic Reasons were an American punk rock band, formed in in Dayton, Ohio in 1979. The band released nine full-length studio albums between 1982 and 1995. The founding members were Bruce Stuckey (bass guitar and vocals), Joel Agne (guitar and vocals), Ed Pittman (lead vocals) and Mark Patterson (drums). In 1980, Agne left the band and was replaced by Greg Stout on bass, while Stuckey switched to lead guitar. In 1981, Patterson left the band and was replaced by James J. "J.J." Pearson on drums. Rob "Snot" Lucjak also joined on rhythm guitar. 

 

They recorded their first studio album, 'Independence', at Keystone Recording in Indianapolis, Indiana, then went on tour and moved to San Francisco, where their label, Risky Records, was located. David "Tufty" Clough (formerly of Zero Boys) joined the band on bass guitar. Pittman left the group following the release of 'Independence'. During this time, the band created a logo showing the U.S., Canadian, and British flags joined. The symbol not only represented their tri-national roots (Pearson from Canada, Clough and Lucjak from England, and Stuckey from the U.S.), but also came to symbolize the diversity of their sound, which mixed fast hardcore punk with melodic guitar lines and elements of punk-reggae. 

 

The band's last album, 'No Peace in Our Time' (1995), was the first-ever punk rock CD-ROM released for Mac and Windows. It included short videos, a history of the band's history as told by Stuckey and a karaoke competition with "White Noise". Several songs from 'No Peace in Our Time' appeared in the 1997 feature film "The Waiter", directed by G. Allen Johnson. In 2007, Pearson released a solo album, 'Only One Reason', Clough later rejoined the reformed Zero Boys, and Pittman plays with the band New Regrets. [SOURCE: WIKIPEDIA]