Acid Bath

The Profile

Acid Bath were an American sludge metal band from Louisiana, active from 1991 to 1997. They fused sludge with doom, death/grind and other influences across two acclaimed albums before disbanding after their bassist’s death.

Formed in Louisiana in 1991; core lineup included vocalist Dax Riggs, guitarists Sammy Pierre Duet and Mike Sanchez, bassist Audie Pitre, and drummer Jimmy Kyle; disbanded in 1997 following Audie Pitre’s death; noted for two studio albums and a genre-blending sludge sound.

Two glowing reviews frame Acid Bath as a uniquely intense, genre-defying Louisiana band. The focus is on ferocity, desolation, and Dax Riggs’ chameleonic voice. Musicianship spans sludge, doom, death/grind, and post-hardcore hues. Their two albums (1994, 1996) are praised, and the band’s end after the bassist’s death is noted.