BELUSHI SPEED BALL Announce New Album Toxic Waste Was Everywhere In The ’80s, Share Video For “I Ought Not Know”

Louisville crossover thrash troublemakers Belushi Speed Ball have announced their fourth studio album, Toxic Waste Was Everywhere In The ’80s, arriving June 5. The band plans to celebrate the release the following day with a chaotic performance at Milwaukee Metal Fest.

The album features artwork from renowned metal illustrator Andrei Bouzikov, known for his work with Municipal Waste, Toxic Holocaust, and High on Fire. Packed with 12 high-speed tracks, the record promises the band’s signature blend of frantic riffs, punk energy, and tongue-in-cheek humor.

Frontman Vinny Castellano says the band believes the new record is their strongest yet: “We are so excited to drop our strongest album to date! Toxic Waste Was Everywhere in the ’80s is guaranteed to melt faces into a plutonium level pizza pit.”

Castellano also joked that the group might need to release a “blank greatest hits album” before the new record arrives. “We ain’t had a hit yet, and this entire album will be nothing but banger hits after banger hits.”

The album also marks the recording debut of two new members: bassist Justin McClure and drummer Ben Cotton, the latter known for his work with Rose Funeral and SIDS.

Alongside the announcement, the band has released the first single, “I Ought Not Know.” The track playfully imagines how Dave Coulier – rumored inspiration behind Alanis Morissette‘s iconic breakup anthem “You Oughta Know” – might respond if he were a pizza-loving thrash musician.

Castellano explained the tongue-in-cheek premise: “Allegedly, this is the song Dave Coulier would have wrote (if he liked pizza, thrash, and had musical talent). At least pretty sure this is the response to Alanis writing ‘You Oughta Know’.”

The track’s accompanying music video features stop-motion clay animation created by artist Adam Laughlin – and the band proudly notes that no AI was used in its creation.

Castellano also took a moment to acknowledge Coulier‘s recent health news, adding: “We also want to congratulate Dave Coulier on his recent cancer remission.”