Pioneering Louisiana sludge metallic act Acid Bathtub are set to reunite in 2025, having simply been introduced as a part of the Sick New World pageant lineup. The Las Vegas efficiency will mark the band’s first present in 28 years.
Acid Bathtub shaped in 1991, releasing two influential albums — When the Kite String Pops (1994) and Paegan Terrorism Techniques (1996) — earlier than breaking apart in 1997 after bassist Audie Pitre and his dad and mom had been tragically killed by a drunk driver in a automobile crash in January of that yr. Sadly, one other onetime member of the band, keyboardist Tommy Viator, died earlier this yr.
For the reunion, Acid Bathtub will function three basic members: lead singer Dax Riggs, guitarist-vocalist Sammy “Pierre” Duet (now of Goatwhore), and guitarist-vocalist Mike Sanchez. The lineup shall be rounded out by drummer Zack Simmons and bassist Alex Bergeron.
“The Bathtub will return April 12, 2025 at Sick New World Pageant,” wrote Riggs through Instagram. “Our heads are actually EXPLODING! We’ll be enjoying choose songs from our two full size LPs. See you there fiends, let the blackness roll on.” Duet additionally confirmed the reunion through a video message on his Instagram account (see beneath).
Sick New World shall be headlined by Metallica and Linkin Park, and in addition function Queens of the Stone Age, Evanescence, Gojira, AFI, Tomahawk, Ministry, Mastodon, and extra.
The Acid Bathtub reunion information comes only a day after Dax Riggs introduced his first solo album in 15 years. The LP, titled 7 Songs for Spiders, will arrive on January twenty fourth, and is out there for pre-order right here. It options the lead single “deceiver,” which may be heard beneath.