Acrimony | |
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| Origin | Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom |
| Genres | Stoner rock,[1]doom metal |
| Years active | 1991–1999 |
| Labels | Godhead Records, Game Two Records,Peaceville Records,Leaf Hound Records, Shiver Records<music for nations> |
| Members | Dorian "Dexter" Walters Stuart O'Hara Matthew Lee "Roy" Davies Darren Ivey Paul "Mead" Bidmead |
| Past members | David "Dai" Jones |
| Website | blackmetal |
Acrimony was aWelshheavy metal band fromSwansea who was active during the 1990s. Releasing their debut album in 1994, they are regarded as the pioneers ofstoner metal in the United Kingdom, and an important influence upon the scene.[2][3]
Although the band never achieved mainstream success, during their career they received much critical acclaim – they were nominated for theKerrang! Best Newcomer award and earned top review ratings.[4][1] Acrimony have maintained a cult following in the British metal scene, their records reportedly selling for vast sums as collector's items.[5]AllMusic described their musical style as a "powerful blend ofBlack Sabbath’s heavy metal riffery,Hawkwind's space rock excursions, andBlue Cheer's fuzzed-out psychedelic feedback."[6] In 2019,Kerrang! listed Acrimony as part of "20 bands who didn't get the respect they deserved".[7]
Since their split in 1999, Stu O'Hara went on to play guitar inIron Monkey before the outfit disbanded, then he went on to form the Dukes of Nothing with other ex-Iron Monkey members and members ofOrange Goblin. Lee 'Roy' went on to form Swansea-basedcrust,power violence six-piece Black Eye Riot along with Stu and Dorian. Darren and Mead formed the 9ine, and Mead has his owntrance project Yeti. Lee 'Roy' Davies now plays in the heavy metal band Lifer. In 2008 Stu, Mead, Darren and Dorian re-grouped and wrote tracks as Sigiriya, releasing an album calledReturn to Earth in 2011. A change of vocalist came in Matt "Pipes" Williams for 2013 releaseDarkness Died Today. Lee 'Roy' formed Woven Man and released their debut album entitledRevelry (In Our Arms) in January 2019.
In November 2019, Acrimony's three albums,Hymns to the Stone,Tumuli Shroomaroom andBong On - Live Long! were reissued in 3CD digipack and remastered edition by the Dutch music label Burning World Records.[8]
Former members
| Year | Title | Label | Notes |
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| 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 |
| 2019 | The Chronicles of Wode | Burning World Records | 3CD with all 3 albums in digipack and remastered editions |
| Year | Title | Label | Notes |
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| 1992 | A Sombre Thought | None | EP, self-released |
| 1993 | Solstice Sadness | Shiver Records | EP |
| 1995 | The Acid Elephant | Godhead Records | EP, later included onBong On - Live Long! |
| 1996 | Motherslug | Game Two Records | Split-single with Iron Rainbow |
| 2003 | Acrimony/Church of Misery | Game Two Records | Split-EP withChurch of Misery, later included onBong On - Live Long! |
Acrimony were formed in Swansea in 1991 and were arch exponents of the stoner/metal/psych crossover...
[Acrimony were] among the first exponents of the UK stoner scene…
Their second album Tumuli Shroomaroom was critically acclaimed, scooping the top mark five-Ks review inKerrang! magazine. They were nominated for the Kerrang! Best Newcomer award in 1996.
...originals have become collectors items, changing hands on Ebay for phenomenal sums.
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