Acid King is an American stoner/doom band led by Lori S., known for heavy, psychedelic riffs and hypnotic vocals. Key releases include Zoroaster (debut) and Busse Woods.

Reviews on DeBaser note Zoroaster as the debut LP, Busse Woods (1999) as a landmark release, and Free... as a 2001 split EP. Lori S. is highlighted as the band's central figure (reviews reference her past relationship with Dale Crover). The band is associated with heavy stoner/doom and seventies-style psychedelia.

DeBaser reviews present Acid King as a cornerstone of stoner/doom with a distinctive heavy-psychedelic sound led by Lori S. Key releases discussed are Zoroaster, Busse Woods and the Free... EP. Reviewers praise the band's weighty riffs, hypnotic vocals and classic seventies-tinged psychedelia.

For:Fans of stoner rock, doom metal and psychedelic heavy music.

 The Acid King are a simple yet thunderous blend of ethereal voices and sonic earthquakes, around here the bass-guitar-drums trio reaches truly nuclear levels where everything melts over the voicing of Lori, a balance so well crafted that it often seems appealing even to those who don't typically favor certain genre auditions;

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 If there's something that can be understood from that granitic Stoner/Doom is that this woman has guts, and so does the whole group.

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 it's pointless to tell you piece by piece, if you love the floating yet full of raw seventies psychedelia sounds, you will love this album.

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