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Dax Riggs
Dax David Riggs (born October 15, 1973) is an American musician, best known for fronting the sludge metal band Acid Bath in the 1990s. He has been a part of many projects since then, including Agents of Oblivion and Deadboy & the Elephantmen. In 2007 he began releasing material under his own name. Bands Corruption Corruption was Riggs in his teens fronting a thrash metal band that played cover songs, though they never played a real gig. Golgotha Golgotha was the sludge/thrash metal foundation of what would later become Acid Bath. The band released one demo, ''Wet Dreams of the Insane'' (1991), under that name before changing it. It featured Riggs as the lead vocalist, Mike Sanchez and Jerry "Boon" Businelli on guitar, Jimmy Kyle on drums, and Chad Pierce on bass. Acid Bath Acid Bath was a seminal sludge metal band from southern Louisiana. The band was marked by an unusual blend of sludge metal, swamp blues, doom metal, hardcore punk and psychedelia. Singer Dax Riggs's voice co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evansville, Indiana
Evansville is a city in, and the county seat of, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, United States. The population was 118,414 at the 2020 census, making it the state's third-most populous city after Indianapolis and Fort Wayne, the largest city in Southern Indiana, and the 249th-most populous city in the United States. It is the central city of the Evansville metropolitan area, a hub of commercial, medical, and cultural activity of southwestern Indiana and the Illinois–Indiana–Kentucky tri-state area, that is home to over 911,000 people. The 38th parallel crosses the north side of the city and is marked on Interstate 69. Situated on an oxbow in the Ohio River, the city is often referred to as the "Crescent Valley" or "River City". Early French explorers named it ''La Belle Rivière'' ("The Beautiful River"). The area has been inhabited by various indigenous cultures for millennia, dating back at least 10,000 years. Angel Mounds was a permanent settlement of the Mississipp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hardcore Punk
Hardcore punk (also known as simply hardcore) is a punk rock music genre and subculture that originated in the late 1970s. It is generally faster, harder, and more aggressive than other forms of punk rock. Its roots can be traced to earlier punk scenes in San Francisco and Punk rock in California, Southern California which arose as a reaction against the still predominant History of the hippie movement, hippie cultural climate of the time. It was also inspired by Washington D.C. and New York City, New York punk rock and early proto-punk. Hardcore punk generally disavows commercialism, the established music industry and "anything similar to the characteristics of Rock music, mainstream rock" and often addresses social and political topics with "confrontational, politically-charged lyrics." Hardcore sprouted underground scenes across the United States in the early 1980s, particularly in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Washington, D.C. hardcore, Washington, D.C., Boston, and New York h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eagles Of Death Metal
Eagles of Death Metal is an American rock band from Palm Desert, California, formed in 1998. Founded by Jesse Hughes (vocals, guitar) and Josh Homme (drums), the band also includes a wide range of other musicians who perform both on the band's studio albums and at live shows. Hughes and Homme are the only permanent members of the band, with Homme rarely performing at live shows due to commitment to his other band, Queens of the Stone Age. The band's current touring line-up includes Hughes alongside Josh Jove (guitar), Eden Galindo (guitar), Jennie Vee (bass) and Jorma Vik (drums). Despite their name, Eagles of Death Metal are not a death metal band, and the name is intended to be humorous. In a 2003 interview, Homme described the sound of the band as a combination of " bluegrass slide guitar mixed with stripper drum beats and Canned Heat vocals." Hughes is known for his enthusiastic interaction with audiences at live performances. Name origin In a video interview taken at a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peaches (musician)
Merrill Nisker (born 11 November 1966), better known by her stage name Peaches, is a Canadian electroclash musician and producer. Born in Ontario, Peaches began her musical career in the 1990s as part of a folk trio, Mermaid Cafe. In 1995, she established a rock band, the Shit. That year she also released her first solo album, ''Fancypants Hoodlum''. After moving to Berlin, Germany, she was signed to the Kitty-Yo label and released her second album, '' The Teaches of Peaches'' (2000). Touring as the opening act for bands like Marilyn Manson and Queens of the Stone Age, she subsequently released her third album, ''Fatherfucker'' (2003). Peaches' songs have been featured in movies such as ''Mean Girls'', '' Waiting...'', ''Jackass Number Two'', ''My Little Eye'', ''Drive Angry,'' and '' Lost in Translation''. Her music has also been featured on television shows such as ''Orphan Black'', ''Lost Girl'', ''The L Word'', ''South Park'', '' Skam'', ''The Handmaid's Tale'', ''30 Rock' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fiery Furnaces
The Fiery Furnaces are an American indie rock band, formed in 2000 in Brooklyn, New York.. - ''In 2000 they moved Brooklyn... and began playing as the Fiery Furnaces late in the year''. - Allmusic The band's primary members are Matthew and Eleanor Friedberger. The siblings are originally from Oak Park, Illinois, a near-western suburb of Chicago. They are known for their ambitious, highly conceptual releases, which have frequently divided critical opinion. In May 2011, the band entered a nine-year hiatus, with both Matthew and Eleanor pursuing solo careers. In February 2020, it was announced that The Fiery Furnaces would reunite to play at the Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic the event was canceled. It was later revealed that the band signed to Jack White's Third Man Records label. History The Fiery Furnaces signed with Rough Trade in 2002, and recorded their debut album, '' Gallowsbird's Bark'', the same year. Released in 2003, it was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agents Of Oblivion (album)
''Agents of Oblivion'' is the only album by American rock band Agents of Oblivion fronted by Dax Riggs, formerly of Acid Bath. Track listing # "Endsmouth" – 4:24 # "Slave Riot" – 3:21 # "A Song That Crawls" – 4:10 # "Dead Girl" – 6:25 [Acid Bath cover] # "Phantom Green" – 5:06 # "The Hangman's Daughter" – 4:34 # "Ladybug" – 4:33 # "Ash of the Mind" – 3:52 # "Wither" – 4:18 # "Paroled in '54" – 5:04 # "Anthem (For This Haunted City)" – 3:40 # "Cosmic Dancer" – 5:34 T. Rex cover">T._Rex_(band).html" ;"title="nowiki/>T. Rex (band)">T. Rex cover# "Big Black Backwards" – 6:42 Personnel *Dax Riggs – vocals, guitar *Mike Sanchez – guitar *Alex Bergeron – bass *Chuck Pitre – keyboards *Jeff McCarty – drums The album's artwork, including the cover and disc art, was lifted from Mike Mignola's ''Hellboy'' comic book series. Additional notes * "Endsmouth" is a tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dax Riggs And Mike Sanchez Of Agents Of Oblivion Performing At Shanahan's
Dax or DAX may refer to: Business and organizations * DAX, stock market index of the top 40 German companies ** DAX 100, an expanded index of 100 stocks, superseded by the HDAX ** TecDAX, stock index of the top 30 German technology firms * Dax Cars, British sports car manufacturer * Honda Dax, a motorcycle model * US Dax, a rugby union club based in France People People with the given name * Dax Cowart (born 1947), American attorney * Dax Dellenbach (born 1990), American football player * Dax ExclamationPoint, American drag queen * Dax Griffin (born 1972), American actor * Dax Harwood (born 1984), American professional wrestler * Dax Holdren (born 1972), American beach volleyball player * Dax McCarty (born 1987), American soccer player * Dax Milne (born 1999), American football player * Dax O'Callaghan (born 1986), English singer, dancer and actor * Dax Reynosa (born 1969/1970), American hip hop artist and producer and smooth jazz musician * Dax Phelan (born 1975), Ame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Audie Pitre
Acid Bath was an American sludge metal band from Houma, Louisiana, active from 1991 to 1997. Acid Bath combined doom metal roots with influences from hardcore punk, death metal, gothic rock, and blues to create the band's unique sound. They broke up after the death of bassist Audie Pitre in a traffic collision in January 1997. History Acid Bath was an incarnation of two bands, Dark Karnival which featured Audie Pitre, Sammy "Pierre" Duet, and Tommy Viator, and Golgotha which featured Dax Riggs, Mike Sanchez, Jimmy Kyle, and Jerry "Boon" Businelli. Golgotha's bassists were in frequent rotation finally culminating with Chad Pierce, who would then be succeeded by Pitre during Acid Bath's formation. Tommy Viator was later replaced by Jimmy Kyle on drums but would return to play keyboards toward the end of the band's career. Joseph J. Fontenot was the bassist for a short period of time. Acid Bath formed in 1991. The band was based south of New Orleans in several small towns inclu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daisyhead And The Mooncrickets (album)
''Daisyhead & The Mooncrickets Live'' is a 14-track live recording and the second recording by Daisyhead & The Mooncrickets. This album was recorded live by Andrew Oberste in 1997. This live recording includes a few songs that Dax has never revisited since, like: Ghost of a Ghost, The Skeletal Circus Derails, Riding the Wormhold and Winter Ritual. There is also a few covers included, David Bowie's "Ziggy Stardust" and Iggy Pop's "Neighborhood Threat" being among them. Half (or more) of the song titles are unknown. It's also perhaps the earliest recording of the "Deadboy & the Elephantmen Theme Song," which Riggs would eventually play when he formed a band by that name in late 2000. Track listing # "Ghost Of A Ghost" – 2:49 # "The Skeletal Circus Derails" – 2:24 # "Dead Girl" – 2:38 # " Ziggy Stardust (David Bowie)" – 1:42 # "Neighborhood Threat" – 3:19 # "Riding The Wormholes + Winter Ritual" – 7:09 # "Unknown" – 2:01 # "Unknown" – 1:31 # "Rock N Roll Angel" – 1:0 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skeletal Circus Derails
''Skeletal Circus Derails'' is the first known recording by Daisyhead & the Mooncrickets. It is a 6-song recording and is the namesake of Dax Riggs' fan sitSkeletalCircus.com Track listing # "The Skeletal Circus Derails" – 3:25 # "As Gone As Gone Can Be" – 2:48 # "Seahorses (Acid Quest)" – 2:18 # "Wander The Day Away (Come The Morning)" – 4:20 # "Downtown" – 2:53 # "Instrumental" – 0:40 1995 albums {{1990s-metal-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Bowie
David Robert Jones (8 January 194710 January 2016), known professionally as David Bowie ( ), was an English singer-songwriter and actor. A leading figure in the music industry, he is regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. Bowie was acclaimed by critics and musicians, particularly for his innovative work during the 1970s. His career was marked by reinvention and visual presentation, and his music and stagecraft had a significant impact on popular music. Bowie developed an interest in music from an early age. He studied art, music and design before embarking on a professional career as a musician in 1963. "Space Oddity", released in 1969, was his first top-five entry on the UK Singles Chart. After a period of experimentation, he re-emerged in 1972 during the glam rock era with his flamboyant and androgynous alter ego Ziggy Stardust (character), Ziggy Stardust. The character was spearheaded by the success of Bowie's single "Starman (song), Starma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paegan Terrorism Tactics
''Paegan Terrorism Tactics'' is the second and final studio album by American heavy metal band Acid Bath. It is the band's last album before their disbanding in 1997 due to the death of bassist Audie Pitre. The album was written while the band was touring. The album and first track spell "paegan" with an added "e" to resemble Old English. The album's cover is a painting by Dr. Jack Kevorkian. Overview The lyrics on this album are poetic and further showcase Dax Riggs's dark sense of humor. "Paegan Love Song", according to Riggs, makes references to when the band was visiting a beach in Florida, where some people offered the band a deliriant called Angel's Trumpets. Riggs said the trip lasted for days, and the lines "dying felt so goddamn good today" refer to the band members waking up delirious on these flowers. "Eating dead flowers bleeding in a strange daze" among other lines in the song reference the experience of waking up on the beach with this seemingly strange intoxica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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