http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.44079&rws=%2Facid-bath%2Fdiscography.rssDespite a short life span and only a pair of releases, now-defunct sludge and doom metal band Acid Bath were nevertheless a major piece of the lauded New Orleans metal puzzle of the mid- to late '90s. With many of the same trappings as their peers (slowly thudding guitar riffs, an almost unmatched reverence for early Black Sabbath), Acid Bath stood apart from the pack thanks to variations employed by singer Daxx Riggs, a wide array of influences in their music and a strong psychedelic bent in their songs. Riggs' singing -- often melodic and given to moments of gothic somberness, but also known to lay out hardcore/death screeches and growls with the best of them -- garnered the band early renown among critics. Their two records, <i>When the Kite String Pops</i> (1994) and <i>Pagan Terrorism Tactics</i> (1996), pointed to serious potential, but the band split following the tragic death of bassist Audie Pitre in a car accident in 1997. Riggs went on to front several psychedelic doom bands, most notably Agents of Oblivion and Deadboy and the Elephant Men, as well as recording and performing as a solo artist. - Mike McGuirkDeath Metalen720Tue, 22 Dec 2009 16:27:33 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.44079&rws=%2Facid-bath%2Fdiscography.rss Despite a short life span and only a pair of releases, now-defunct sludge and doom metal band Acid Bath were nevertheless a major piece of the lauded New Orleans metal puzzle of the mid- to late '90s. With many of the same trappings as their peers (slowly thudding guitar riffs, an almost unmatched reverence for early Black Sabbath), Acid Bath stood apart from the pack thanks to variations employed by singer Daxx Riggs, a wide array of influences in their music and a strong psychedelic bent in their songs. Riggs' singing -- often melodic and given to moments of gothic somberness, but also known to lay out hardcore/death screeches and growls with the best of them -- garnered the band early renown among critics. Their two records, <i>When the Kite String Pops</i> (1994) and <i>Pagan Terrorism Tactics</i> (1996), pointed to serious potential, but the band split following the tragic death of bassist Audie Pitre in a car accident in 1997. Riggs went on to front several psychedelic doom bands, most notably Agents of Oblivion and Deadboy and the Elephant Men, as well as recording and performing as a solo artist. - Mike McGuirk http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.9391388&variant=play&rws=%2Facid-bath%2Fdiscography.rss Death Metal Tue, 6 Dec 2005 00:00:00 -0800 Acid Bath Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.9391388 alb.9391388 Acid Bath art.44079 8.99 Demos: 1993-1996 alb.9391388 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/2/9/9/1449923_170x170.jpg 2005-12-06 00:00:00.0 2005-01-01 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.9391388&variant=play&rws=%2Facid-bath%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.9391388&variant=data&rws=%2Facid-bath%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.121156&rws=%2Facid-bath%2Fdiscography.rss Death Metal Tue, 8 Mar 2005 00:00:00 -0800 Acid Bath Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.121156 alb.121156 Acid Bath art.44079 0.0 Paegan Terrorism Tactics alb.121156 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/5/7/7/527752_170x170.jpg 2005-03-08 00:00:00.0 1996-01-01 00:00:00.0 false false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.121156&rws=%2Facid-bath%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.121156&variant=data&rws=%2Facid-bath%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.230935&variant=play&rws=%2Facid-bath%2Fdiscography.rss Death Metal Tue, 8 Mar 2005 00:00:00 -0800 Acid Bath Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.230935 alb.230935 Acid Bath art.44079 9.99 Paegan Terrorism Tactics alb.230935 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/5/7/8/1448758_170x170.jpg 2005-03-08 00:00:00.0 1996-01-01 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.230935&variant=play&rws=%2Facid-bath%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.230935&variant=data&rws=%2Facid-bath%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.170932&variant=play&rws=%2Facid-bath%2Fdiscography.rss Death Metal Tue, 8 Mar 2005 00:00:00 -0800 Acid Bath Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.170932 alb.170932 Acid Bath art.44079 9.99 When The Kite String Pops alb.170932 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/4/4/5/1455443_170x170.jpg 2005-03-08 00:00:00.0 1994-08-09 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.170932&variant=play&rws=%2Facid-bath%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.170932&variant=data&rws=%2Facid-bath%2Fdiscography.rss