[1] The song's lyrics describe "the action in a violent mosh pit: blood on the floor, shots to the head, and general chaos.
"[2] Frontman Steve "Zetro" Souza said in a 2014 interview with Songfacts that "The Toxic Waltz" was written after guitarist Gary Holt came to band practice, and asked him to write a song about "what fans do at [their] gigs.
I'm thinking, you know, here we are, this totally hard thrash band, we kick in your face and rape and murder your wife, and now here we're writing a parody of a '60s or '50s dance number.
"[3]The music video for "The Toxic Waltz" received regular rotation on MTV's Headbangers Ball.
[4] It was filmed at The Fillmore in San Francisco, directed by Daniel P. Rodriguez and produced by Brian Good for Antipodes Productions.