Toad is tagged as: hard rock, psychedelic rock, progressive rock, swiss, psychedelic 1) Toad is a Swiss hard rock band.|2) Toad is a metal band from Phoenix, Arizona, USA.|3) Toad is the name of an underground hip-hop artist. 1. Swiss hard rock band formed by members of the original Brainticket, Toad’s history is obscure and largely undocumented. Their debut is said to be in the realms of Dies Irae, being heavy, bluesy and experimental. Their second album, “Tomorrow Blue” was surprisingly straight hard-rock, akin to Sperrmüll, with Hendrix, Status Quo and R&B influences. Their original lead singer Benjamin Jäger went on to Island. Swiss hard rock and blues-rock outfit Toad leaped (sorry) onto their country’s charts with their debut single, “Stay,” in 1972 — paving the way for the massive Swiss metal movement of the early ’80s and such notable bands as Krokus and Celtic Frost. Mainly a three-piece, consisting of Vittorio “Vic” Vergeat (guitar/vocals), Werner Frohlich (bass), and Cosimo Lampis (drums), Toad often enlisted the help of an additional lead vocalist in much of their studio work (Bens Jaeger sang lead on their debut, but departed the group as soon as recording was completed). That same year, the live album Open Fire: Live in Basel 1972 hit stores, taking advantage of the band’s... Read More About Toad Biography...  Send Toad ringtones to your cell
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