The Toxic Avenger (musician)

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The Toxic Avenger
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Background information
Birth nameSimon Delacroix
Born (1982-04-18) 18 April 1982 (age 42)
France
Origin France Flag of France.svg
Genres Electro house, dance-punk
Occupation(s) DJ, songwriter, record producer
Years active2007–present
LabelsIheartcomix Records
Roy Music (in agreement with Universal)
Website thetoxicavengertheband.bandcamp.com/album/missions-digital-ep www.facebook.com/TheToxicAvengertheband/

Simon Delacroix (born 18 April 1982), better known by his stage name the Toxic Avenger, is a French DJ, songwriter, and record producer.

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His first success was "Super Heroes" that resulted in a contract with Iheartcomix record label. He is known for his album Angst released on Roy Music label on 16 May 2011. [1] He also released the music video directed by Wahib for the title track "Angst". He also released a number of EPs, and has had various collaborations with a number of artists including Canadian act Chromeo, Robert Bruce of the UK act South Central [2] in "Never Stop" featuring Bruce and music video directed by Antoine Wagner. He also collaborated with French rapper Orelsan, particularly in his 2010 EP N'importe comment.

He performed under a mask [3] up until his 2009 EP Toxic Is Dead, in 2009, symbolizing the death of the personality he'd donned in the group Ed Wood Is Dead.

He was also subject of a documentary SuperHero 2.0 broadcast on French music station M6.

Delacroix's stage name is a tribute to the cult B-movie of the same name.

In 2013 his song "Angst:two" appeared in Nissan Qashqai commercial.. While more recently in 2020, his song "Kids" has featured in a Yves Saint Laurent commercial. [4]

Discography

Albums

EPs and singles

Remixes

YearArtistTitle
2007Ballet Imperial"Superhuman"
Blur "Song 2" (The Toxic Avenger & Trash Yourself Remix)
Dragonette "Take It Like a Man"
Fredzefred"All the Motherfuckers"
John Bourke"What Is Love"
Le Castle Vania "Tigertron"
ManroX"This Manrox" (The Toxic Avenger Yeah Yeah Remix)
Snowden "Kill the Power"
The Black Milk"Kissin"
The Secret Handshake "Too Young"
Tommie Sunshine "Dance Among the Ruins"
2008Art Whiplash"Party, Sex & Bullshit"
Aux Raus"Wire"
Fckn Crew"Carnage"
Health "Glitter Pills"
Hermanos Inglesos"Komodo"
Holiday for Strings"Two of You"
Ladytron "Ghosts"
Late of the Pier "Space and the Woods"
Neon Stereo vs. Marcie"Fuck Me Baby"
Playdoe"It's That Beat"
Pomomofo"Island"
Roger Sanchez "Another Chance"
Saint Pauli"I Need Rhythm"
Sexual Earthquake In Kobe"Love With"
The Beach Boys "Wouldn't It Be Nice" (Chépuky feat. Toxic Avenger Remix)
The Fire and Reason"NME" (The Fire and Reason vs. The Toxic Avenger - "NME V2 TXC")
The Frail"Who Am I?" (The Frail vs. The Toxic Avenger - "The Lights")
Tom Deluxx"Assboxer"
Vegastar "Mode Arcade"
2009Bonjour Afrique"Heavy"
Bring Me the Horizon "Death Breath"
D-Bag feat. Naan"Up to the Boy"
Family Force 5 "Fever"
HeartsRevolution "Switchblade"
Man & Man"Les Grandes Vacances"
PacoVolume"CookieMachine"
Q.G."Reign In Blood"
Sefyu "Molotov 4"
Sonny "Mora" (Mora vs. The Toxic Avenger)
Teen Heat"Prep the Patient"
The Sterehoes"Juliette N'est Pas Morte"
The Whip "Muzzle No. 1"
2010 Benny Benassi "Spaceship"
Cocoon "Tell Me The"
Cyberpunkers"Check This Out"
Kings of Leon "Sex On Fire"
Make the Girl Dance "Baby Baby Baby"
Make the Girl Dance"Kill Me"
RohFF"94"
Underoath "In Division"
2011Age of Consent"The Beach"
Dax Riders feat. Yann Destal "Raspberry Disco"
SomethingALaMode"Show Me"
South Central"The Day I Die"
Teenage Bad Girl"Tonton Funk"
The Toxic Avenger"Alien Summer" (The Toxic Avenger Self Remix)
Twin Twin"ZXR"
Velvet Code"Say You Love Me"
2012DiscoMirage"Triangles"
Morbid Angel "10 More Dead"
2013Clarke"Refuse Resist"
Demon"Luanda City Beats"
Raydio "More Than One Way to Love a Woman"
Family Force 5 "Can You Feel It"
2014The Toxic Avenger"Speed"
2019 Magic Sword "The Curse"

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References

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  2. Shockya: The Toxic Avenger is the Newest DJ in Town
  3. The Kool Kids: The Toxic Avenger
  4. "Yves Saint Laurent Tatouage Couture Velvet Cream Commercial". sounds-familiar.info. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  5. LesCharts.com The Toxic Avenger page