When The Kite String Pops - Acid Bath

I originally bought this album by chance - figuring a band that had the guts to use a John Wayne Gacy (the infamous serial killer) picture on the cover must have something going for them - The hunch was right Acid Bath play a groovy, sludgy rhythm over some truly disturbing vocals. This is not the sort of things youngsters should be listening to. Its difficult to pick out what the singer is saying, but as the album comes with a full lyric sheet, it soon becomes apparent that this is occasionally some very sick stuff. Rather than going for the death metal sound which their lyrics would probably suit, Acid Bath edge towards the grindier side of ...  Read the complete review

The long-defunct Acid Bath played a variety of sludge doom metal infused with influences from their native Louisiana roots, resulting in something of a cross between the gritty riffs of Black Sabbath, the Southern anger of contemporary groove metal bands like Pantera, and even some moderate outbursts of death metal. ‘When the Kite String Pops’ is the first of only two albums the popular outfit recorded before the death of bassist Audie Pitre from a collision with a drunk driver in 1997, when the band respectfully called it a day and frontman Dax Riggs went on to found a number of ambitious projects. Acid Bath’s music is really more suited to the pent-up rage ...  Read the complete review