![]() After finishing 6 songs that would eventually become the album known as Doin' the Nasty the band shopped once again garnering the attention of some major labels.Ĭapitol Records ( EMI) signed the band in 1991 and issued an EP, 'Smooth And Deadly'. George (Killer Dwarfs, Dan Gibson) engineering the recording and then mixer/producer Anthony Vanderburgh and engineer Rick Anderson (Rush) were brought in to mix and finish the job.Īfter a chance meeting between Nick Walsh, Rob Bruce and producer Paul Gross (SAGA, Lee Aaron) at an EMI publishing gala, a meeting was immediately set up to start working on an album. So they plodded along, self producing the demo with Andrew St. ![]() ![]() Those sessions with Bob Potter at the helm didn't work out for the band. The band gave Alex Munro the opportunity to work harder and remain in the band, but being hurt by this situation he opted to resign from the band and Neal was hired full-time. That's when Neal Busby was brought in for the job. It was during these sessions that the band was told that they needed to get a different drummer for the studio that had more practical experience. The band started to demo some material that was to be produced by Bob Potter ( Scorpions, Hawkwind, Marianne Faithfull) at Toronto's Comfort Sound and shopped by RLM to major labels. Shortly after that he courted them to sign a management deal with his brother's company Robert Luhtala Management. It was at one of those gigs at the Siboney Club in Toronto's Kensington Market area that manager John Boyes saw the band performing. After adopting a new moniker Slik Toxik was then asked to be support act for Succexx. Drew thought that the band should change their name to have more attitude and impact to stand out from the bands that were currently playing on the scene. The band was brought to the attention of Drew Masters who was a national music writer and manager for the band Succsexx. Pat Howarth soon replaced Currell on bass as the band felt more akin to Howarth due to his musical style and also because he was already a friend from the neighborhood. Portrait in its final incarnation was made up of Nick Walsh, guitarists Rob Bruce and Kevin Gale, bassist Frank Currell, and drummer Alex Munro.įormer bassist and long time writing partner Dave Mercel remained as the band's lyricist. Portrait consisted of original members singer/guitarist Nick Walsh, drummer Kevin Harrison, guitarist Kevin Gale and bassist/ lyricist Dave Mercel. Slik Toxik's cover of the Sex Pistols classic "EMI" which appeared on the original version of Irrelevant does not appear on the re-issue.Slik Toxik was formed out of Toronto hard rock band Portrait. The Irrelevant re-issue tracklisting is below. The album was recorded in Toronto at Phase One Studios again with producer Paul Gross at the helm. "Dive" and "Twenty Something" were released as singles and video. The band went on to only having a Canadian release with this recording and touring across Canada multiple times before calling it quits and going their separate ways in 1995. Met with critical acclaim, this eclectic collection of songs has been touted by some critics as being ahead of its time with hard hitting de-tuned riffs, snarly vocals and bombastic drumming. "It was a crazy time for us, as we like so many other rockers were in a state flux," recalls Walsh. This was a time when the airwaves and magazines were being bombarded with the advent of alternative, grunge and pop groups.Īfter the release of their debut CD Doin’ the Nasty selling well over 50,000 units in Canada (Gold status) and receiving the Juno Award (Canadian Grammy) for Hard Rock Album Of The Year, the climate in the music industry started to change. The album was originally released in 1994 during a turbulent time for hard rock. Irrelevant is the third release and second full length album by Canadian hard rock band Slik Toxik. Perris Records has released what they've dubbed the 20 Something Anniversary re-issue of Slik Toxik's Irrelevant album. As a songwriting team they showed immediate promise, but it was with the subsequent addition of bassist Pat Howarth and drummer Neal Busby that the band coalesced into a potent creative force. They had all played together previously in various combinations but it was at this time Nick brought them all together as a unit. Slik Toxik formed in October of 1988 by singer/songwriter Nick Walsh, lyricist Dave Mercel and guitarists Rob Bruce and Kevin Gale.
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