World Circus

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 Toxik
Released	July 7, 1987
Genre	Thrash metal
Length	37:32
Label	Roadrunner
Producer	Tom Morris
Toxik chronology
World Circus (1987) Think This (1989)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Rock Hard	[2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Josh Christian, except where noted.

No.	Title	Length
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.	Title	Writer(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 Frehley	2:25
20.	"Radio Spot"		3:58
21.	"Radio Spot Fall '87"		3:47
22.	"Radio Spot with King Diamond"		1:19

Metal Mind reissue

No.	Title	Length
13.	"Machine Dream" (Demo)	4:03
14.	"Radio Interview (from 1989)"	3:54

Personnel

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

References

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