Secluded in the outback swamps of the Louisiana bayou in 1991, Acid Bath's humble
inception exploded on the local level after they recorded "Hymns of the Needle Freak,"
produced by their then manager Keith Falgout. This self-promoted demo ultimately lead to their signing
with Rotten Records, which allowed them to work with D.R.I.'s Spike Cassidy to
create their acclaimed debut label release, "When the Kite String Pops." Two years
and three national tours later, Acid Bath recorded their long awaited eleven song
sophomore album "Peagan Terrorism Tactics". This effort finds them returning to work with Falgout.
Acid Bath had an incredible diversity to their music that lended them the ability to play with bands from
almost any other genre, but it would be ludicrous to categorize their sound; the result would be too limiting.
The furious, aggressive guitar buzz was supplied by Mike Sanchez and Sammy Duet. Audie Pietre added vile, low-end pulsations on bass to fill out the bottom.
Jimmy Kyle used his characteristic springless snare as a channel to create exhausting, tooth-grinding beats. Dax Riggs contributes the vocal element as if he were the satanic son of Jim Morrison,
with an occasional brutal scream added to the mix by Audie or Sammy.
Together, they fused numerous musical styles that fall under the category of loud or heavy creating an intoxicating gumbo that
tempts one's palate with hard-core, gothic, psychedelic-punk and grind. This innovative blend was insanely exlosive,
but created a breathless intensity and exhilarting flavor that was easy to swallow. Acid Bath's boundary-
busting swamp-core sound conquers what death metal has yet to encounter.
After the unfortunate car accident on January 23, 1997 which led to the death of bassist Audie Pitre, Acid Bath just wasn't the same. They tried to continue on and keep playing but things just didn't work out. Musical differences were the cause of Acid Bath's break up.
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