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Refimprove|date=October 2011Infobox musical artist | | name = Acid King| image =| caption = Lori S. playing live with Acid King| image_size = 220px| background = group_or_band| alias =| origin = San Francisco, California | genre = Stoner rock|Stoner metal , doom metal | years_active = 1993–present| label = Small Stone Records|Small Stone , Leaf Hound Records|Leaf Hound , Man's Ruin Records|Man's Ruin , Sympathy for the Record Industry | associated_acts = Altamont (band)|Altamont , Black Cobra , Goatsnake , The Obsessed , Buzzov*en | website = URL| http://www.acidking.com/| current_members = Lori S. Joey Osbourne Mark Lamb| past_members = Dale Crover Peter Lucas Dan Southwick Brian Hill Guy Pinhas Rafael "Rafa" Martinez Acid King is a 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 three studio albums and three EPs with a series of bassists.
The band's name was inspired by the book Say You Love Satan by David St. Claire. It is based on the crimes of Ricky Kasso (nicknamed 'The Acid King') who committed a murder in Northport, New York during 1984. Citation needed|date=July 2009 The band itself have 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. – electric guitar|guitar , Singing|vocals , lyrics (1993–present)
Joey Osbourne – Drum kit|drums (1993–present)
Mark Lamb– bass guitar|bass (2006–present)
Previous members
Dale Crover – additional vocals on Acid King (EP)|Acid King
Peter Lucas – bass (1993–1996) – appears on Acid King (EP)|Acid King and Zoroaster (album)|Zoroaster
Dan Southwick – bass (1996–1998) – appears on Down with the Crown
Brian Hill – bass (1998–1999) – appears on Busse Woods
Guy Pinhas – bass (1999–2005) – appears on Free... and Acid King III|III
Rafael "Rafa" Martinez – bass guitar|bass (2005–2008)
compilation containing remasters of Acid King and Zoroaster
Compilation appearances
"Not Fragile" ( Bachman–Turner Overdrive|BTO cover) on In the Groove (album)|In the Groove (1999 The Music Cartel )
"Motorhead" ( Hawkwind cover) on Days Of The Underground (Hawkwind tribute album)|Daze of the Underground (2003 Godreah Records)
"The Stake" ( Steve Miller Band cover) on '' Sucking the 70's – Back in the Saddle Again (2006 Small Stone Records )
"Not Fragile" and "Motorhead" included on re-release of Busse Woods .
External links
http://acidking.com/ Official Acid King website
http://www.myspace.com/acidking Acid King at MySpace
http://www.smallstone.com/2-acidking.html Acid King at Small Stone Records
http://www.decibelmagazine.com/features/sep2007/acidking.aspx Acid King interview with Decibel magazine
Category:Stoner rock musical groups Category:American doom metal musical groups Category:Heavy metal musical groups from California Category:Sympathy for the Record Industry artists Category:Musical groups established in 1993 Category:Musical trios
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