Warlock>>Warlock Texas>>GAMMACIDE - USA

Victims Of Science - 1989 - Wild Rags
Toxic Mercenaries - 2026 - No Life 'Til Metal

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Members
Vocals
Cauldron, Varnam Ponville's Cauldron, Texas Metal Alliance>>VARNAM PONVILLE>>Cauldron, Varnam Ponville's Cauldron, Texas Metal Alliance

Guitar
Malignancy, Rotting Corpse, Hammer Witch, Cauldron, Varnam Ponville's Cauldron, Warbeast, The Scaccianators, Thor, Rotting Corpse, Beast Of War>>SCOTT SHELBY>>Malignancy, Rotting Corpse, Hammer Witch, Cauldron, Varnam Ponville's Cauldron, Warbeast, The Scaccianators, Thor, Beast Of War - Puncture, Iron Jaw, Warbeast>>RICK PERRY>>Killing Systems, Puncture, Warbeast, Iron Jaw, Texas Metal Alliance

Bass
Warlock Texas>>Eric Roy - Biolytic Decay, Protest, Amillion Pounds>>CHANCE LEHMAN

Drums
Jamey Milford - Demonseed, Superjoint, Ill Witches, Warbeast, Philip H. Anselmo & The Illegals, Metatron Nganga, Beast Of War, En Minor, Períco>>JOEY GONZALEZ>>Philip H. Anselmo & The Illegals, Metatron Nganga, Beast Of War, En Minor, Períco




History & Biography
Gammacide, active between 1986 and 1992, was a thrash metal act, which had an environmental message on its sole album. Previously, Warlock and Warlock Texas were active between 1981 and 1986. That band featured future Rigor Mortis members. There was a 1987 demo and a Demo ’91. Killing Systems/Puncture was a Ministry-style band which featured John Perez of Solitude Aeternus. Gammacide reformed in 1998 and played at least one more show. Eric Roy was murdered in 2001.

The band's Wild Rags album Victims Of Science was reissued by the band in 2005. Several local shows were also planned. Ed Velez (Rabid Flesh Eaters) was the 2005 drummer.

F.O.A.D. Records of Italy issued a compilation called Contamination: Complete in 2016. The next return was in 2024. The band was singer Varnam Ponville, guitarists Scott Shelby and Rick Perry, bassist Alan Bovee (War Beast and Texas Metal Alliance) and drummer Joey Gonzalez (War Beast and Texas Metal Alliance). The band was booked for Old School Metal 5 opening for Onslaught, Blades Of Steel Metalfest and Rage Of Armageddon IX in 2026. The band was writing music. A first full-length album, and its second ever, of new material in over 35 years, entitled Toxic Mercenaries, was available through No Life 'Til Metal Records on September 11, 2026.


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