http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.44079&rws=%2Facid-bath%2Ftop-tracks.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 Metalen720Mon, 21 Dec 2009 12:34:53 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.44079&rws=%2Facid-bath%2Ftop-tracks.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=tra.1967574&variant=play&rws=%2Facid-bath%2Ftop-tracks.rss Death Metal Tue, 9 Aug 1994 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Acid Bath on Rhapsody Online 1967574 tra.1967574 Acid Bath art.44079 0.99 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 Scream Of The Butterfly tra.1967574 374000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1967574&variant=play&rws=%2Facid-bath%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1967574&variant=data&rws=%2Facid-bath%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1967569&variant=play&rws=%2Facid-bath%2Ftop-tracks.rss Death Metal Tue, 9 Aug 1994 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Acid Bath on Rhapsody Online 1967569 tra.1967569 Acid Bath art.44079 0.99 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 The Blue tra.1967569 373000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1967569&variant=play&rws=%2Facid-bath%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1967569&variant=data&rws=%2Facid-bath%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1967575&variant=play&rws=%2Facid-bath%2Ftop-tracks.rss Death Metal Tue, 9 Aug 1994 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Acid Bath on Rhapsody Online 1967575 tra.1967575 Acid Bath art.44079 0.99 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 Dr. Seuss Is Dead tra.1967575 364000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1967575&variant=play&rws=%2Facid-bath%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1967575&variant=data&rws=%2Facid-bath%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1967570&variant=play&rws=%2Facid-bath%2Ftop-tracks.rss Death Metal Tue, 9 Aug 1994 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Acid Bath on Rhapsody Online 1967570 tra.1967570 Acid Bath art.44079 0.99 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 Tranquilized tra.1967570 254000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1967570&variant=play&rws=%2Facid-bath%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1967570&variant=data&rws=%2Facid-bath%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1967572&variant=play&rws=%2Facid-bath%2Ftop-tracks.rss Death Metal Tue, 9 Aug 1994 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Acid Bath on Rhapsody Online 1967572 tra.1967572 Acid Bath art.44079 0.99 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 Fingerpaintings Of The Insane tra.1967572 364000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1967572&variant=play&rws=%2Facid-bath%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1967572&variant=data&rws=%2Facid-bath%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1866302&variant=play&rws=%2Facid-bath%2Ftop-tracks.rss Death Metal Mon, 1 Jan 1996 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Acid Bath on Rhapsody Online 1866302 tra.1866302 Acid Bath art.44079 0.99 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 Bleed Me An Ocean tra.1866302 375000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1866302&variant=play&rws=%2Facid-bath%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1866302&variant=data&rws=%2Facid-bath%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1967582&variant=play&rws=%2Facid-bath%2Ftop-tracks.rss Death Metal Tue, 9 Aug 1994 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Acid Bath on Rhapsody Online 1967582 tra.1967582 Acid Bath art.44079 0.99 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 Cassie Eats Cockroaches tra.1967582 264000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1967582&variant=play&rws=%2Facid-bath%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1967582&variant=data&rws=%2Facid-bath%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1967579&variant=play&rws=%2Facid-bath%2Ftop-tracks.rss Death Metal Tue, 9 Aug 1994 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Acid Bath on Rhapsody Online 1967579 tra.1967579 Acid Bath art.44079 0.99 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 Mortician's Flame tra.1967579 245000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1967579&variant=play&rws=%2Facid-bath%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1967579&variant=data&rws=%2Facid-bath%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1967571&variant=play&rws=%2Facid-bath%2Ftop-tracks.rss Death Metal Tue, 9 Aug 1994 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Acid Bath on Rhapsody Online 1967571 tra.1967571 Acid Bath art.44079 0.99 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 Cheap Vodka tra.1967571 134000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1967571&variant=play&rws=%2Facid-bath%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1967571&variant=data&rws=%2Facid-bath%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1967578&variant=play&rws=%2Facid-bath%2Ftop-tracks.rss Death Metal Tue, 9 Aug 1994 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Acid Bath on Rhapsody Online 1967578 tra.1967578 Acid Bath art.44079 0.99 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 God Machine tra.1967578 300000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1967578&variant=play&rws=%2Facid-bath%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1967578&variant=data&rws=%2Facid-bath%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1967573&variant=play&rws=%2Facid-bath%2Ftop-tracks.rss Death Metal Tue, 9 Aug 1994 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Acid Bath on Rhapsody Online 1967573 tra.1967573 Acid Bath art.44079 0.99 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 Jezebel tra.1967573 293000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1967573&variant=play&rws=%2Facid-bath%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1967573&variant=data&rws=%2Facid-bath%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1967581&variant=play&rws=%2Facid-bath%2Ftop-tracks.rss Death Metal Tue, 9 Aug 1994 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Acid Bath on Rhapsody Online 1967581 tra.1967581 Acid Bath art.44079 0.99 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 Bones Of Baby Dolls tra.1967581 360000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1967581&variant=play&rws=%2Facid-bath%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1967581&variant=data&rws=%2Facid-bath%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1866301&variant=play&rws=%2Facid-bath%2Ftop-tracks.rss Death Metal Mon, 1 Jan 1996 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Acid Bath on Rhapsody Online 1866301 tra.1866301 Acid Bath art.44079 0.99 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 Paegan Love Song tra.1866301 340000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1866301&variant=play&rws=%2Facid-bath%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1866301&variant=data&rws=%2Facid-bath%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1866304&variant=play&rws=%2Facid-bath%2Ftop-tracks.rss Death Metal Mon, 1 Jan 1996 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Acid Bath on Rhapsody Online 1866304 tra.1866304 Acid Bath art.44079 0.99 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 Diab Soule tra.1866304 274000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1866304&variant=play&rws=%2Facid-bath%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1866304&variant=data&rws=%2Facid-bath%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.404590&rws=%2Facid-bath%2Ftop-tracks.rss Death Metal Mon, 1 Jan 1996 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Acid Bath on Rhapsody Online 404590 tra.404590 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 Paegan Love Song tra.404590 342000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.404590&rws=%2Facid-bath%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.404590&variant=data&rws=%2Facid-bath%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.404597&rws=%2Facid-bath%2Ftop-tracks.rss Death Metal Mon, 1 Jan 1996 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Acid Bath on Rhapsody Online 404597 tra.404597 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 Venus Blues tra.404597 282000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.404597&rws=%2Facid-bath%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.404597&variant=data&rws=%2Facid-bath%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1866307&variant=play&rws=%2Facid-bath%2Ftop-tracks.rss Death Metal Mon, 1 Jan 1996 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Acid Bath on Rhapsody Online 1866307 tra.1866307 Acid Bath art.44079 0.99 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 New Death Sensation tra.1866307 404000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1866307&variant=play&rws=%2Facid-bath%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1866307&variant=data&rws=%2Facid-bath%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1967580&variant=play&rws=%2Facid-bath%2Ftop-tracks.rss Death Metal Tue, 9 Aug 1994 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Acid Bath on Rhapsody Online 1967580 tra.1967580 Acid Bath art.44079 0.99 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 What Color Is Death tra.1967580 199000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1967580&variant=play&rws=%2Facid-bath%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1967580&variant=data&rws=%2Facid-bath%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1967577&variant=play&rws=%2Facid-bath%2Ftop-tracks.rss Death Metal Tue, 9 Aug 1994 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Acid Bath on Rhapsody Online 1967577 tra.1967577 Acid Bath art.44079 0.99 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 Toubabo-Koomi tra.1967577 301000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1967577&variant=play&rws=%2Facid-bath%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1967577&variant=data&rws=%2Facid-bath%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1967576&variant=play&rws=%2Facid-bath%2Ftop-tracks.rss Death Metal Tue, 9 Aug 1994 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Acid Bath on Rhapsody Online 1967576 tra.1967576 Acid Bath art.44079 0.99 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 Dope Fiend tra.1967576 319000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1967576&variant=play&rws=%2Facid-bath%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1967576&variant=data&rws=%2Facid-bath%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1866311&variant=play&rws=%2Facid-bath%2Ftop-tracks.rss Death Metal Mon, 1 Jan 1996 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Acid Bath on Rhapsody Online 1866311 tra.1866311 Acid Bath art.44079 0.99 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 Dead Girl tra.1866311 1448000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1866311&variant=play&rws=%2Facid-bath%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1866311&variant=data&rws=%2Facid-bath%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9391933&variant=play&rws=%2Facid-bath%2Ftop-tracks.rss Death Metal Sat, 1 Jan 2005 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Acid Bath on Rhapsody Online 9391933 tra.9391933 Acid Bath art.44079 0.99 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 Dr Seuss Is Dead tra.9391933 339000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9391933&variant=play&rws=%2Facid-bath%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9391933&variant=data&rws=%2Facid-bath%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.404596&rws=%2Facid-bath%2Ftop-tracks.rss Death Metal Mon, 1 Jan 1996 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Acid Bath on Rhapsody Online 404596 tra.404596 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 New Death Sensation tra.404596 404000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.404596&rws=%2Facid-bath%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.404596&variant=data&rws=%2Facid-bath%2Ftop-tracks.rss 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