Album

When The Kite String Pops

Acid Bath

1994 · Rock

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When The Kite String Pops by Acid Bath

When The Kite String Pops is a Metal album by Acid Bath, originally released in 1994. On Gatefold: 30 pressings tracked, owned by 20 collectors.

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When The Kite String Pops is the first of 2 albums released by American Sludge Metal band Acid Bath. Over the years the album has been hailed as a masterpiece and a landmark of the sludge metal genre. The cover art features a self painted portrait of the Serial Killer John Wayne Gacy as his alter-ego Pogo the Clown.

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Tracklist

  1. 1The Blue6:13
  2. 2Tranquilized4:13
  3. 3Cheap Vodka2:14
  4. 4Finger Painting of the Insane6:04
  5. 5Jezebel4:53
  6. 6Scream of the Butterfly6:14
  7. 7Dr Soose Is Dead6:04
  8. 8Dope Fiend5:19
  9. 9Toubabo Koomi5:01
  10. 10God Machine5:00
  11. 11The Morticians Flame4:05
  12. 12What Color Is Death3:19
  13. 13The Bones of Baby Dolls6:00
  14. 14Cassie Eats Cockroaches4:24

Sound DNA

  • Metal
  • Sludge Metal
  • heavy
  • menacing
  • swampy

Album notes

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Vinyl Pressing Info:
Note: According to Ron Peterson from Rotten Records, some 2015 re-prints on black vinyl, received the old back cover with the track numbers printed because of production overlaps.
1st press of 1000 on black vinyl (Skull Clown labels, track numbers 1-14 printed on the backcover).
2nd press of 1000 on red and blue translucent vinyl (Skull Clown labels, track numbers 1-14 printed on the backcover).
3rd press of 1000 on clear vinyl (Rotten Records logo on label, track-numbers 1-14 printed on the backcover.)
4th press of 1000 on white vinyl (Rotten Records logo on label, track numbers 1-14 printed on the backcover.)
5th press of 1000 orange and purple vinyl (Rotten Records "Made in USA" logo on label, track-numbers 1-14 printed on the backcover.)
6th press of 1000 on black vinyl (Rotten Records "Made in USA" on label, no track numbers printed on the backcover, Rotten Records logo on the back with color, not black/white like the first press.)
7th press of 1000 on 180gram black vinyl (Rotten Records "Made in Canada" labels, no track numbers printed on the backcover, Rotten Records logo on the back with color, not black/white like the first press.)
8th press of 1000 on 160gram black vinyl (Rotten Records "Made in Canada" labels, no track numbers printed on the backcover, Rotten Records logo on the back with color, not black/white like the first press.)
Also with the 8th press on black, came a limited edition of mystery colors 140 gram, (500 made).
9th press of 1000 on black vinyl (Rotten Records labels, 180gram plus limited edition of 500 mystery colors.
10th press of 500 on red and blue marbled vinyl (Rotten Records labels, 180 gram)
Cover is from artwork by John Wayne Gacy

Credits

The people behind it.

Performers

  • Audie PitreBAND , BASS, BACKING VOCALS BASS, BACKING VOCALS
  • Dax RiggsBAND , VOCALS VOCALS
  • Jimmy KyleBAND , DRUMS DRUMS
  • Mike SanchezBAND , GUITAR, BACKING VOCALS GUITAR, BACKING VOCALS
  • Sammy Pierre DuetBAND , GUITAR, BACKING VOCALS GUITAR, BACKING VOCALS

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