Acrimony
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| Acrimony | |
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| Origin | Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom |
| Genres | Stoner metal, doom metal |
| Years active | 1991–1999 |
| Labels | Godhead Records, Game Two Records, Peaceville Records, Leaf Hound Records, Shiver Records<music for nations> |
| Associated acts | Iron Monkey, Black Eye Riot, Dukes Of Nothing, Helvis, Lifer, Sigiryia |
| Website | Official website |
| Members |
Dorian "Dexter" Walters Stuart O'Hara Matthew Lee "Roy" Davies Darren Ivey Paul "Mead" Bidmead |
| Past members | David "Dai" Jones |
Acrimony was a British stoner metal band who were active during the 1990s. Releasing their debut album in 1994, they are regarded as the pioneers of stoner metal in the United Kingdom, and an important influence upon the scene.[1][2] Although the band never achieved mainstream success, during their career they received much critical acclaim – they were nominated for the Kerrang! Best Newcomer award and earned top review ratings.[3][4] Acrimony have maintained a cult following in the British metal scene, their records reportedly selling for vast sums as collectors items.[5] Allmusic described their musical style as "typical mid-'90s stoner rock" that "combined Black Sabbath's heavy metal riffery, Hawkwind's space rock excursions, and Blue Cheer's fuzzed-out psychedelic feedback with extreme doses of volume .... particularly reminiscent of desert metal gods Kyuss."
Present day
Since their split in 2001, Stu O'Hara went on to play guitar in Iron Monkey before the outfit disbanded, then he went on to form the Dukes Of Nothing with other ex-Iron Monkey members and members of Orange Goblin. Lee 'Roy' went on to form Swansea-based crust/trampcore, power violence six-piece Black Eye Riot along with Stu and Dorian. Darren and Mead formed The 9ine and Mead has his own trance project Yeti. Lee'Roy' Davies now plays in heavy merchants LIFER. In 2008 Stu, Mead, Darren and Dorian re-grouped and wrote tracks as "Sigiriya", releasing an album called 'Return to Earth' in 2011. A change of vocalist came in Matt "Pipes" Williams for 2013 release 'Darkness Died Today'.
Band members
- Dorian "Dexter" Walters – vocals
- Stuart O'Hara – guitar
- Matthew Lee "Roy" Davies – guitar
- Paul "Mead" Bidmead – bass
- Darren Ivey – drums
Former members
- David "Dai" Jones - Bass
Discography
Albums
| Year | Title | Label | Notes |
| 1994 | Hymns To The Stone | Godhead Records | Debut album |
| 1997 | Tumuli Shroomaroom | Peaceville Records | Reissued in 2007 on Leaf Hound Records |
| 2007 | Bong On - Live Long! | Leaf Hound Records | Compilation album |
EPs and Singles
| Year | Title | Label | Notes |
| 1992 | A Sombre Thought | None | EP, self-released |
| 1993 | Solstice Sadness | Shiver Records | EP |
| 1995 | The Acid Elephant | Godhead Records | EP, later included on Bong On - Live Long! |
| 1996 | Motherslug | Game Two Records | Split-single with Iron Rainbow |
| 2003 | Acrimony/Church of Misery | Game Two Records | Split-EP with Church of Misery, later included on Bong On - Live Long! |
Compilation appearances
- 1996 – "Earthchild Inferno" on Dark Passages Volume II
- 1997 – "Bud Song" on Burn One Up
- 1998 – "Find The Path" on Stoned Revolution
- 1998 – "O Baby" on Peaceville X
- 1999 – "Tumuli Shroomaroom" on Rise 13: Magick Rock Volume 1
- 2001 – "Satellite 19" on 21st Century Media Blitz Volume II
- 2003 – "And The Story Ends" on Tales From the Underworld: A Tribute to Blind Guardian
References
- ↑ BBC Wales. "BBC Wales – Acrimony". BBC Wales. Archived from the original on 2007-12-14. Retrieved 2007-12-10.
Acrimony were formed in Swansea in 1991 and were arch exponents of the stoner/metal/psych crossover...
- ↑ Leafhound Records. "Leafhound Records – Acrimony biography". Leafhound Records. Archived from the original on 15 December 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-10.
[Acrimony were] among the first exponents of the UK stoner scene…
- ↑ BBC Wales. "BBC Wales – Acrimony". BBC Wales. Archived from the original on 2007-12-14. Retrieved 2007-12-10.
Their second album Tumuli Shroomaroom was critically acclaimed, scooping the top mark five-Ks review in Kerrang! magazine. They were nominated for the Kerrang! Best Newcomer award in 1996.
- ↑ Eduardo Rivadavia. "Allmusic – Acrimony biography". AMG. Retrieved 2007-12-10.
[Acrimony] duly earned a perfect five "K's" from British metal bible Kerrrang! magazine.
- ↑ Leafhound Records. "Leafhound Records". Leafhound Records. Archived from the original on 15 December 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-10.
...originals have become collectors items, changing hands on Ebay for phenomenal sums.