Acid King

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Name = Acid King


Img_capt = Lori S. playing live with Acid King
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Origin = San Francisco, California
Genre = Stoner metal
Doom metal
Years_active = 1993 - present
Label = Small Stone Records
Leaf Hound Records
Man's Ruin Records
Sympathy for the Record Industry
Associated_acts = Altamont
Black Cobra
Goatsnake
The Obsessed Buzzov*en
URL = [http://www.acidking.com/ acidking.com]
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Acid King is a stoner metal band from San Francisco, California. It was formed in 1993 by frontwoman Lori S., drummer Joey Osbourne and bassist Peter Lucas. Acid King have since recorded three studio albums and three EPs with a series of bassists.

The band's name was inspired by the book "Say You Love Satan". It is based on the character of Ricky Kasso (nicknamed 'The Acid King') who committed a satanic murder in Northport, New York in 1984. [ [http://www.rockdetector.com/officialbio,10424.sm Acid King at Rockdetector] ] The band itself have also been featured in two books –"The Encyclopedia of Heavy Metal" and the "A to Z of Doom, Gothic & Stoner Metal"– both published in 2003.

Strongly influenced by traditional doom metal and psychedelic rock, the band have developed and maintained a distinct musical style throughout their career. This is characterised by slow-tempo, low-tuned and heavily distorted guitar riffing, complemented with "hypnotic" female vocals.

Members

Current members

*Lori S. – guitar, vocals, lyrics (1993-present)
*Joey Osbourne – drums (1993-present)
*Rafa Martinez – bass (2005-present)

Previous members

*Dale Crover – additional vocals on "Acid King"
*Peter Lucas – bass (1993-1996) – appears on "Acid King" and "Zoroaster"
*Dan Southwick – bass (1996-1998) – appears on "Down with the Crown"
*Brian Hill – bass (1998-1999) – appears on "Busse Woods"
*Guy Pinhas – bass (1999-2005) – appears on "Free..." and "III"

Discography

tudio releases

Compilation appearances

*"Not Fragile" (BTO cover) on "In the Groove" (1999 The Music Cartel)
*"Motorhead" (Hawkwind cover) on "Daze of the Underground" (2003 Godreah Records)
*"The Stake" (Steve Miller Band cover) on "Sucking the 70's - Back in the Saddle Again" (2006 Small Stone Records)"Not Fragile" and "Motorhead" included on re-release of "Busse Woods"

References

External links

* [http://acidking.com/ Official Acid King website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/acid_king Acid King] at MySpace
* [http://www.smallstone.com/2-acidking.html Acid King] at Small Stone Records
* [http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/music/artist/card/0,,538030,00.html Acid King] at ARTISTdirect
* [http://www.metal-archives.com/band.php?id=519 Acid King] at Encyclopaedia Metallum
* [http://www.decibelmagazine.com/features/sep2007/acidking.aspx Acid King interview] with Decibel magazine