Acid King
- Joey Osbourne - drums (since 1993)
- Rafa Martinez - bass guitar (since 2005)
Acid King is a stoner rock band from San Francisco. It was founded in 1993 by Lori S. ( singer and guitarist ), Joey Osbourne ( drums ) and Peter Lucas ( bass ). Since then the band has ( with a rotating cast on bass ) recorded three studio albums and three EPs.
- 3.1 Studio Recordings
- 3.2 Compilation Colaborations
History and style
The name of the band is due to the book Say You Love Satan by David St. Clair. Its protagonist Ricky Kasso, who has committed a satanic murder in Northport, New York, 1984, is nicknamed The Acid King.
The band Acid King is mentioned in two books published in 2003, on the one hand in The Encyclopedia of Heavy Metal and the other in the book A to Z of Doom, Gothic & Stoner Metal. In the 2009 completed documentation search Hawks search Hounds - Scenes from the American Hard Rock Underground is one of the bands portrayed.
Strongly influenced by traditional doom metal and psychedelic rock, the music of Acid King is characterized by slow, deep and heavily distorted guitar riffs, accompanied by the distinctive " hypnotic " voice of the singer.
Members
Current Members
- Lori S. - E- guitar, vocals, lyrics (since 1993)
- Joey Osbourne - drums (since 1993)
- Rafa Martinez - bass guitar (since 2005)
Former members
- Dale Crover - additional vocals on the EP " Acid King "
- Peter Lucas - bass guitar (1993-1996) - cooperating on " Acid King " and the album " Zoroaster "
- Dan Southwick - bass guitar (1996-1998) - cooperating on " Down with the Crown '
- Brian Hill - bass guitar (1998-1999) - cooperating on " Busse Woods "
- Guy Pinhas - Bass (1999-2005) - cooperating on "Free ... " and " III "
Discography
Studio recordings
Compilation Colaborations
- " Not Fragile " ( BTO Cover) on In the Groove (1999 The Music Cartel )
- " The Stake " (Steve Miller Band Cover) on Sucking the 70's - Back in the Saddle Again ( 2006 Small Stone Records)
" Not Fragile " and " Motorhead " were re-released on " Busse Woods "