{"title":"Acid King","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcid King is a Stoner Rock \/ Doom Metal band hailing from San Francisco, CA. The band was formed in 1993 by Lori S, Joey Osbourne, and Peter Lucas. Their name is inspired by the book \"Say You Love Satan,\" which recounts the chilling story of Ricky Kasso, also known as Acid King, a notorious satanic murderer. With their unique blend of heavy riffs and mesmerizing melodies, Acid King has established themselves as a prominent force in the world of doom metal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSince their formation, Acid King has captivated audiences with their powerful sound and haunting lyrics. Known for their distinctive stoner rock vibes infused with elements of doom metal, they have gained a dedicated following worldwide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith multiple critically acclaimed albums under their belt and an impressive live performance history, Acid King continues to push boundaries within the genre. Their music resonates with fans who appreciate raw emotion combined with intricate musicianship. Whether you're a die-hard fan or new to the genre, Acid King's music will take you on an unforgettable journey through dark realms and sonic landscapes.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"middle-of-nowhere-center-of-everywhere-rsd-2024","title":"Middle of Nowhere, Center of Everywhere - RSD 2024","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis product is a Record Store Day exclusive title and is not available to pre-order.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo buy in-store: 8am, 20\/04\/2024 (Record Store Day).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo buy online: 8pm, 22\/04\/2024. (Subject to availability).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDon’t forget: Click 'Notify Me' to be the first to know about its availability online. It also helps us to place accurate orders so that we can please as many of you as possible on the day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the heels of Acid King's acclaimed 2023 return album\u003ci\u003e Beyond Vision\u003c\/i\u003e, which garnered massive worldwide attention and even broke into Billboard's Top 100 Albums chart, Blues Funeral presents a brand-new updated edition of the band's 2015 opus. Celebrating over 30 years of one of the most iconic bands in the heavy underground, this new Blues Funeral edition presents the landmark double album with updated artwork and an exclusive vinyl colour specifically for Record Store Day.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blues Funeral","offers":[{"title":"Blue LPx2.","offer_id":50408328266059,"sku":"2184139","price":37.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/Middle_of_Nowhere_Center_of_Everywhere_e2cdce4d_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726603275"},{"product_id":"busse-woods","title":"Busse Woods","description":"\u003cp\u003eReissue of cult doom classic, originally on Man?s Ruin in 1999. Remastered and now a gatefold with liner notes, lyrics and unseen photos!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery small town encompasses that one long stretch of forest where kids run to get high, jam out, and just escape. For San Francisco-based stoner metal trio, Acid King vocalist, guitarist, frontwoman, and mastermind Lori Woods, Busse Woods offered such a retreat in her native Illinois as a teenager in the ’70s. This 3,700-acre section of the Cook County Forest Preserve system beckoned her during high school with its buffet of dope, frisbee challenges, and Black Sabbath blaring from numerous trunks well past sundown. Those days left such an imprint on Lori she titled Acid King’s second full-length released in 1999 \u003ci\u003eBusse Woods\u003c\/i\u003e. Celebrating its 20th year with a special reissue on Riding Easy Records and tour in 2019, it represents the heart and soul of the band.The album still exudes the same sense of mysticism it did upon release in 1999. As the story goes, Lori and bandmates Joey Osbourne(drums) and Brian Hill (bass) entered a practice space to write the full-length follow-up to their debut Down With The Crown. Organically, they jammed out five originals and a take on \u003ci\u003e39 Lashes\u003c\/i\u003e from Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Jesus Christ Superstar. As everything gelled, they recorded with legendary engineer Billy Anderson. Prominent Bay Area artist Frank Kozik initially released the CD on his Man’s Ruin record label. Then “everything fell apart.” Behind the scenes, personal and professional relationships crumbled. Marriages ended. Lineups shifted. In the face of such tumult, the music of \u003ci\u003eBusse Woods\u003c\/i\u003e rarely got its due on stage in the aftermath, even though the aesthetic would prove influential. In the middle of various reissues and re-releases, Acid King kept touring internationally throughout Europe and Japan from 2005-2015. In between this time they jammed on riffs and started to craft songs but ultimately didn’t kick it into high gear to finish the release until 2015. They reawakened in the studio with the 2015 opus, \u003ci\u003eMiddle Of Nowhere, Center Of Everywhere\u003c\/i\u003e. While the new music caught critical acclaim and fan approval, a funny thing happened, and Busse Woodsalso came back to life. Its songs would generate the most streams on Spotify. They’d generate loud responses in concert and became their most critically acclaimed release to date. The stars aligned. Twenty years down the line, it felt only right for Lori and Co. to revisit this landmark and give it the proper tour it deserves.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Riding Easy","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":50431278580043,"sku":"1071049","price":32.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50431279989067,"sku":"1071047","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/Busse_Woods_211cd2cb_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726857495"},{"product_id":"acid-king-2","title":"Acid King","description":"\u003cp\u003ePressed on a 12\" for the first time and cut at 45 RPM so it's EXTRA loud. Jacket is an extra hefty 24pt board with printed inner sleeve full of rare never before seen photos When Acid King pressed up their self-titled debut EP on a tape and started handing them out at shows with business cards, it wasn’t an aesthetic choice. It was 1993. And while the world was still reeling in the aftermath of grunge breaking big on rock radio, this dirty-as-hell trio founded by guitarist\/vocalist Lori S. were digging into even heavier vibes. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn out of Lori's shiftless days of wasted youth hanging around Chicago-area public parks, Acid King laughingly adopted the name from the book 'Say You Love Satan' and its subject Ricky Kasso, a local drug dealer who killed a friend over angel dust, thereby becoming the stuff of Satanic Panic local news broadcasts all over the country. Founded after a move to San Francisco, Acid King were outliers on punker bills in the tradition of West Coast rifflords like Saint Vitus and Sleep, and this four-song outing captures them at their rawest. Long before the career-defining roll of Busse Woods (1999) and the psychedelic mastery of their latest offering, Beyond Vision, this EP set in motion one of American heavy rock’s most landmark careers. Presented on reissued vinyl through RidingEasy Records – the original 10” was on Sympathy for the Record Industry – Acid King’s \u003ci\u003eAcid King\u003c\/i\u003e also established one of the most crucial partnerships in underground rock in that between Lori S. and producer\/engineer Billy Anderson (see also: Neurosis, Sleep, Om, Amenra, Eight Bells, Cattle Decapitation and too many others to list). As Acid King went on to help define stoner rock in the mid and late ’90s with Zoroaster (1995), their Man’s Ruin Records split with Altamont (‘97) and Busse Woods, that creative relationship would flourish no less than the band’s sound, and here it is distilled to its meanest and most elemental self. Led as ever by Lori, Acid King at the time featured bassist\/vocalist Peter Lucas and drummer Joey Osbourne – legend has it both had to read 'Say You Love Satan' before joining – and Melvins drummer Dale Crover had a hand in producing it as well as singing lead on “The Midway” after Lucas took a turn on “Drop.” A preface to the many majesties to come throughout Acid King’s many-storied career, behold the formative incarnation that started it all. A piece of heavy rock history AND killer riffs? You can’t possibly go wrong. - JJ Koczan, May 2023\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Riding Easy","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":50482667585867,"sku":"2025754","price":34.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/getImage_1_1ddc271e_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727554827"},{"product_id":"live-at-roadburn-2011","title":"Live At Roadburn 2011","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst live album by Acid King. Mixed by Billy Anderson, mastered by Justin Weis. Art by Richard Schouten based on the original poster art from the 2011 show. A review from Paul Robertson at the time: ” As punters filtered into the venue, the smell of hashish washed over the crowd, and as a projection of Horror and Biker flicks was kicked into motion, the blistering opening riff of 2 Wheel Nation splintered through the crowd. As the cosmic riff grooved along, Lori S’ sultry and hypnotic vocals took hold, and soon the bands sheer presence and powerful sound became captivating.The bands lumbering, bluesy sound perfectly evoked the atmosphere of the festival and through many of their tracks, the bass rumbled through the jiving crowd. Through each planet destroying riff a multitude of scorching lights shone over the crowd, soon the room was a hot, sweaty vortex of sound. 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