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While they didn't gain much more than a cult following during their existence, Louisiana's Acid Bath has since attained
asomewhat legendary status in the darker corners of the rock/metal underground. Their style -- a blend of Black Sabbath.
likesludge, bluesy Southern rock, death metal, hardcore, and hints of goth and industrial -- remains difficult to
pigeonhole,having elicited comparisons to everyone from fellow Bayou-dwellers Silent Green and Eyehategod to less extreme
acts suchas Alice in Chains, Soundgarden, and '90s-era Corrosion of Conformity. Formed in 1991, the Kenner, L.A.-based
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While they didn't gain much more than a cult following during their existence, Louisiana's Acid Bath has since attained
asomewhat legendary status in the darker corners of the rock/metal underground. Their style -- a blend of Black Sabbath.
likesludge, bluesy Southern rock, death metal, hardcore, and hints of goth and industrial -- remains difficult to
pigeonhole,having elicited comparisons to everyone from fellow Bayou-dwellers Silent Green and Eyehategod to less extreme
acts suchas Alice in Chains, Soundgarden, and '90s-era Corrosion of Conformity. Formed in 1991, the Kenner, L.A.-based
groupconsisted of Dax Riggs (vocals), Mike Sanchez (guitar, backing vocals), Sammy Pierre Duet (guitar, backing vocals),
AudiePitre (bass, backing vocals), and Jimmy Kyle (drums). They recorded their first demo, Hymns of the Needle Freak, with
thehelp of producer/manager Keith Falgout. This led to a deal with California's Rotten Records, which released the band's
debutCD in 1994. Entitled When the Kite String Pops, the album was produced by D.R.I.'s Spike Cassidy and featured artwork
byinfamous serial killer John Wayne Gacy. Two years later, Acid Bath returned with the Falgout-produced Paegan
TerrorismTactics, this time with a painting by suicide doctor Jack Kevorkian gracing the cover. This album leaned in a more
melodichard rock direction, while still featuring a heavy dose of the sort of menacing metal that characterized much of When
the KiteString Pops. Both of these albums earned positive reviews, however, neither managed to establish the band all that
welloutside of their home state and its surrounding area.
Unfortunately, before they were able to release any more material, bassist Pitre was killed in a drunk-driving accident
(theother driver was at fault). This effectively brought Acid Bath's career to a close -- rumors of another album circulated for
awhile, but ultimately nothing else surfaced. Riggs and Sanchez went on to form the band Agents of Oblivion, while Duet
joinedfellow Louisiana metal outfit Crowbar on guitar in addition to forming the black metal group Goatwhore. Meanwhile,
RottenRecords maintained its plans to release a home video featuring live performances along with the video for When the
KiteString Pops' "Toubabo Koomi..
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