Beyond Vision

Bei ACID KING ist der Name Programm: Das Quartett aus San Francisco kredenzt kompromisslosesten Psychedelic Doom. Die Riffs schleppen sich so bedrohlich dahin wie die Lovecraft´schen Satzungetüme des Cthulhu-Mythos. Umwabert wird dieses kriechende Unheil gelegentlich von sphärisch aus den Tiefen des Alls hallendem Frauengesang, hier und da unterbrochen von mal geistlos blubbernden, mal gierig nagenden

If it's quality not quantity you want, ACID KING are a solid benchmark. Lori S.'s stoner doom crew have been a recognized name in stoner rock and doom circles since the early '90s, popping up every now and then to deliver a large dose of eyebrow-scorching psychedelic heaviness. Early records like debut "Zoroaster" (1995) and "Busse Woods" (1999) were as hazily potent as anything the scene threw up during its first rush of fertility, and everything the trio have released since has hit similar ...