World Circus is the debut studio album of the thrash metal band Toxik. It was released in 1987 on Roadrunner Records. The album was re-released by Metal Mind Productions and Displeased Records in 2007.

World Circus
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 7, 1987
GenreThrash metal
Length37:32
LabelRoadrunner
ProducerTom Morris
Toxik chronology
World Circus
(1987)
Think This
(1989)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Rock Hard[2]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Josh Christian, except where noted

No.TitleLength
1."Heart Attack"3:50
2."Social Overload" (Christian, Mike Sanders)3:28
3."Pain and Misery"3:16
4."Voices"3:25
5."Door to Hell"3:52
6."World Circus"5:02
7."47 Seconds of Sanity / Count Your Blessings"4:57
8."False Prophets"2:22
9."Haunted Earth" (Christian, Sanders)3:28
10."Victims"3:59
Displeased Records reissue
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Heart Attack" (Originally from the Wasteland 1986 Demo) 4:52
12."Haunted Earth" (Originally from the Wasteland 1986 Demo) 3:57
13."False Prophets" (Originally from the Wasteland 1986 Demo) 2:32
14."Wasteland" (Originally from the Wasteland 1986 Demo) 5:14
15."Skippy Windshield" (Originally from the Wasteland 1986 Demo) 0:08
16."Wasteland" (Originally from the Metal Massacre IX compilation) 5:08
17."Straight Razor" 2:37
18."Finer Points of Tragedy" 5:07
19."Parasite" (Kiss cover)Ace Frehley2:25
20."Radio Spot" 3:58
21."Radio Spot Fall '87" 3:47
22."Radio Spot with King Diamond" 1:19
Metal Mind reissue
No.TitleLength
13."Machine Dream" (Demo)4:03
14."Radio Interview (from 1989)"3:54

Personnel

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  • Mike Sanders - Vocals
  • Josh Christian - Guitars
  • Brian Bonini - Bass
  • Tad Leger - Drums

References

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  1. ^ World Circus at AllMusic
  2. ^ "World Circus review". Rock Hard. Retrieved 7 July 2019.