METALLIAN - Acrimony

August 8th, Anno 24

Hymns To The Stone - 1994 - Godhead
Tumuli Shroomaroom - 1997 - Peaceville

Members

Vocals

Helvis>>DORIAN WALTERS>>Helvis, Black Eye Riot, Sigiriya

Guitar

LEE DAVIES>>Black Eye Riot, Lifer, Woven Man - STUART O'HARA>>Iron Monkey, The Dukes Of Nothing, Black Eye Riot, The Dukes Of Nothing, Sigiriya

Bass

PAUL BIDMEAD>>Plan 9, The 9ine, Sigiriya

Drums

DARREN IVEY>>Plan 9, Sigiriya

History & Biography

The Welsh doom metallers were born in 1991 under another name, before changing their name in 1992 and were able to parlay their reputation into a deal with Shiver Records, which released the Solstice Sadness EP in 1993 after hearing the band's 1992 demo A Sombre Thought. The demo featured the tracks Ever Sleeping Dawn, Carved In Stone and Mourn The Dead.

Former Tortoise Corpse member Tim Hamill produced the band's demo and Hymns To The Stone album. Tumuli Shroomaroom translates into 'My Underground Mushroom Meditation Chamber' according to the band.

Under the banner of the The Celtic Invasion, Acrimony and In Extremis toured throughout Great Britain. The band broke up after several compilation appearances, another EP (1995's The Acid Elephant E.P.) and a split 7" in 1999. Members later regrouped in the crossover act Black Eye Riot and stoner act Sigiriya. The band's logo featured a hemp leaf.

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