Feminist punk duo consisting of Heather 'Heff' Joyce (vc, sx) and Alice 'Al' Marsh (vc, bs). Heff had been in the Exeter anarcho band Metro Youth (later Sanction); Al had been in a Potteries band called Day Five. Toxic Shock lasted from 1983 to '86, leaving a vinyl legacy of two 12"s on the fondly remembered Vindaloo label. Heather Joyce is still involved with music.