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ALBUM REVIEW: Dax Riggs – 7 Songs For Spiders
Let’s hope the Acid Bath reunion shows, bring more attention to Dax Riggs’ solo work. It’s been 13 years since his last release, and Riggs finds himself. Reigniting his songwriting magic on 7 Songs For Spiders (Fat Possum Records). This time around Dax is backed by a three-piece band of grooving Cajuns who slither through these songs with a melancholic pulse, taking things back to his darker roots. The opening track “deceiver” finds a dream-laden haze hovering over his soulful speculation. It’s almost like gospel music for someone whose acid trip has been tempered by opiates. It picks up closer to what “We Sing of Only Blood or Love” let off, though more sonically layered. His trademark croon sounds as good as ever. Continue reading
Dax Riggs (Acid Bath) Drops His Single “Sunshine Felt The Darkness Smile” – New Album Out This Week
Dax Riggs is about to release his first new album in 15 years – 7 Songs For Spiders – on Friday January 24th. In advance, Riggs has shared the full-length’s final single, “sunshine felt the darkness smile.” It follows the previous tracks, “even the stars fall” and “deceiver.” He has also announced a live show in support of the album, on February 22nd at Warehouse 535 in Lafayette, LA. Check out the new track and more below.
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Dax Riggs (Acid Bath) Shares His Single “Even The Stars Fall” – New Album Coming Soon
Dax Riggs has just shared his new single, “Even The Stars Fall.” Following the release of lead single “Deceiver.” this is the second track taken from his first album in 15 years, 7 Songs For Spiders, which is due out January 24th, 2025. Check it out below and read more from Dax.
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Dax Riggs and Sammy Duet Comment On the Acid Bath Reunion At Sick New World Festival
Founding members of Acid Bath Dax Riggs (Golgotha, Deadboy & And The Elephantmen and Sammy Duet (Goatwhore, ex-Crowbar, ex-EyeHateGod), have confirmed details of the band’s reunion on social media at the 2025 Sick New World Festival. Acid Bath has not played a gig in 30 years and two other key members, bassist Audie Pitre and keyboardist Tomas Viator, have died in the interim years. Mike Sanchez (guitars, vocals) will take part in the festival. Sick New World will take place on April 12th, 2025 in Las Vegas, NV. A video posted by guitarist/vocalist Sammy Duet confirmed that the lineup will be rounded out by Goatwhore drummer Zack Simmons and bassist Alex Bergeron (Former Agents of Oblivion). Riggs for his part announced new solo music the day before, also a shocker.
Dax Riggs Shares New Single “Deceiver” – First New Album in Seven Years Coming Soon
Dax Riggs today announced his first new album in 15 years, 7 Songs For Spiders, will be released on January 24, 2025. He’s also shared lead single and album opener “deceiver,” which simmers from a heavy, droning start to a crushing, cacophonous end. “Some kind of country and western doom ballad concerning that little light inside each of us–a celebratory turning away from the darkness and hypocrisy of the established gods of old,” explains Riggs of the song. “Ain’t no great deceiver / ain’t no bride of jesus either.” Known for his otherworldly lyrics, folk metal ballardry, and a gift for capturing the beauty in darkness, Riggs first garnered a cult following during his early days with teenage death sludge band Acid Bath–one that’s stayed with him through the country punk garage folk of Deadboy & the Elephantmen as well as his soul-stirring solo work. In the years since his 2010 LP Say Goodnight to the World and 2007 LP We Sing of Only Blood or Love–which saw Riggs praised by Esquire, Decibel, SPIN, Paste, and The AV Club, among others–his whereabouts have been the subject of wild speculation. Truth be told, he was looking inside for the things that fall outside of the commercial realm. 7 Songs For Spiders is now available for pre-order.Continue reading
Cooking Hostile Returns with Acid Bath an Inspired Episode
Cooking Hostile, the animated series from Joey Siler that featured Philip Anselmo in hilarious shorts is now back with another NOLA favorite, Acid Bath! There are tons of Easter Eggs for the seminal sludge/doom bands history as well as music. See if you can spot them all! Watch this Acid Bath inspired episode in Cooking on the Bayou with Acid Bath. Continue reading
Goatwhore – Vengeful Ascension
The last twenty years have been quite an eventful ride for guitarist Sammy Duet. When his first (proper) band, legendary Louisiana swamp monsters Acid Bath, split up due to the untimely death of bassist Audie Pitre, he began work on a new project – Goatwhore.Continue reading
Twitching Tongues – World War Live
Hardcore bruisers Twitching Tongues play belligerent metallic hardcore injected with elements of doom in this tasty live release. Raw and untamed, there are no click tracks or any post production tricks to shine up these gritty and nasty numbers. The balance on the album is impeccable, with every instrument given time to shine and just enough crowd noise. World War Live (Closed Casket Activities) flows well with enough atmosphere and crowd participation while being able to distinguish each instrument.
Recalling the solemn funeral hymns of Candlemass filtered through acts like New York’s Carnivore, there is little of these L.A. natives Californian sunshine to be had on this bleak release but that makes it all the better. Sure there are places where Colin Young’s voice is slightly off, but Twitching Tongues are a real band and seldom does this make a difference. Body blows like ‘Again And Again’ are fairly unremarkable but tracks like the soaring ‘Sleep’ shows what TT are all about, stomping doom riffage giving way to some dirty beatdowns. “I’ll be right back, I gotta take a piss” announces Young candidly. It’s a moment of levity between slabs of punishing downtuned aggression. It’s moments like that which sum up the dry sarcasm and acknowledge how pessimistic music can be uplifting and empowering, unlike the cretinus mosh-or-die machismo peddled by the likes of Emmure and company.
Recalling nineties stalwarts Life Of Agony, Twitching Tongues eschew generic thrash riffs, cries for unity and circle pits and the trappings of Metalcore which have overrun the scene with luddites in wife beater vests whose music can only convey anger and hatred. Their music is at once, sorrowful and full of regret but with uplifting melodies which will have hardcore fans punching the air. Young’s delivery is soulful and full of character even recalling Acid Bath’s Dax Riggs mixing power with vulnerability.
Nine songs of spit, sweat and blood mark this as an above average dose of hardcore doom which should gather attention from the metal and hardcore communities alive. Respect.
7.0/10.0
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