The GAMMACIDE story begins in late 1986 when D/FW metal band Warlock disbanded. Warlock had been a popular local band, playing a mixture of original material and covers by bands like Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Metallica, etc. Rick Perry (guitar) and Eric Roy (bass) wanted to form a new band that combined their old-school influences as well as taking cues from the early underground thrash movement. They rehearsed with Jamey Milford (drums) for several months before they met Varnam Ponville (vocals) at a Rigor Mortis show. With the Texas sun beating down on their sweltering garage, GAMMACIDE wrote a series of minor thrash metal classics: "Endangered Species," "Shock Treatment," and "Incubus." They also re-vamped some songs from Warlock: "Gutter Rats" and "Walking Plague." These early efforts showed that a definite GAMMACIDE style was evolving: chop-monster riffs, tortured lead breaks, drums that alternated between thunderous double bass and hardcore style blast beats, and lyrics