Acid King is an American

stoner metal Stoner rock, also known as stoner metal or stoner doom, is a rock music fusion genre that combines elements of doom metal with psychedelic rock and acid rock. The genre emerged during the early 1990s and was pioneered foremost by Kyuss and Sleep. ...

band from

San Francisco, California San Francisco (; Spanish for " Saint Francis"), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. The city proper is the fourth most populous in California and 17th ...

. It was formed in 1993 by frontwoman Lori S., drummer

Joey Osbourne Joey Osbourne is a founding member and drummer for Acid King, Altamont, and The Stimmies. He has also been a drummer for The Men of Porn, Triple X (an X cover band), and for San Francisco punk band The Corruptors. Currently, he is the drummer ...

and bassist Peter Lucas. Acid King have since recorded four studio albums and two EPs with a series of bassists. The band's name was inspired by the crimes of

Ricky Kasso Richard Allan "Ricky" Kasso Jr. (March 29, 1967 – July 7, 1984), also known as The Acid King, was an American killer who murdered his 17-year-old friend Gary Lauwers in Northport, New York on June 19, 1984. Two other teens, Jimmy Troiano and Al ...

, who murdered his friend Gary Lauwers in Northport, New York on June 19, 1984. Kasso was nicknamed "Acid King" by his peers due to his chronic hallucinogenic drug use. The band's self-titled debut EP features a photograph of Kasso on its cover. The band itself has also been featured in two books – ''The Encyclopedia of Heavy Metal'' and the ''A to Z of Doom, Gothic & Stoner Metal'' – both published in 2003.

Members

Current members

*Lori S. – guitar, vocals, lyrics (1993–present) *Rafa Martinez– bass (2005–2008, 2017–present) *Bil Bowman – drums (2017–present)

Previous members

*Peter Lucas – bass (1993–1996; appears on ''

Acid King Acid King is an American stoner metal band from San Francisco, California. It was formed in 1993 by frontwoman Lori S., drummer Joey Osbourne and bassist Peter Lucas. Acid King have since recorded four studio albums and two EPs with a series of ...

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'') *Dan Southwick – bass (1996–1998; appears on ''

Down with the Crown ''Down with the Crown'' is an EP by stoner metal band Acid King. It was released twice in 1997 through Man's Ruin Records. The EP was first released in July 1997, on 10" vinyl, and featured three Acid King songs. The EP was reissued a month lat ...

'') *Brian Hill – bass (1998–1999; appears on '' Busse Woods'') *Guy Pinhas – bass (1999–2005; appears on '' Free...'' and '' III'') *Mark Lamb – bass (2007–2017) *Joey Osbourne – drums (1993–2017)

Timeline

Discography

Studio releases

Compilation appearances

*"Not Fragile" ( BTO cover) on ''In the Groove'' (1999

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) *"Motorhead" (

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cover) on ''Daze of the Underground'' (2003 Godreah Records) *"The Stake" (

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cover) on ''

Sucking the 70's – Back in the Saddle Again ''Sucking the 70's – Back in the Saddle'' is a follow-up album to the 2002 compilation '' Sucking the 70's''. It was released in 2006 by Small Stone Records. Like the original, it features stoner rock bands covering songs from the 1970s. Trac ...

'' (2006

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) "Not Fragile" and "Motorhead" included on re-release of '' Busse Woods''.

References

External links

Official Acid King website
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