Years active 1991–1999 | ||
Origin Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom Genres Stoner rock, doom metal Labels Godhead Records, Game Two Records, Peaceville Records, Leaf Hound Records, Shiver Records Associated acts Iron Monkey, Black Eye Riot, Dukes Of Nothing, Helvis, Lifer, Sigiryia Website www.blackmetal.com/~mega/acrimony/ | ||
Acrimony was a British heavy metal band who were active during the 1990s. Releasing their debut album in 1994, they are regarded as the pioneers of stoner metal in the United Kingdom, and an important influence upon the scene. Although the band never achieved mainstream success, during their career they received much critical acclaim – they were nominated for the Kerrang! Best Newcomer award and earned top review ratings. Acrimony have maintained a cult following in the British metal scene, their records reportedly selling for vast sums as collectors items. AlMusic described their musical style as "typical mid-'90s stoner rock" that "combined Black Sabbath's heavy metal riffery, Hawkwind's space rock excursions, and Blue Cheer's fuzzed-out psychedelic feedback with extreme doses of volume .... particularly reminiscent of desert metal gods Kyuss."
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Present day
Since their split in 2001, Stu O'Hara went on to play guitar in Iron Monkey before the outfit disbanded, then he went on to form the Dukes Of Nothing with other ex-Iron Monkey members and members of Orange Goblin. Lee 'Roy' went on to form Swansea-based crust/trampcore, power violence six-piece Black Eye Riot along with Stu and Dorian. Darren and Mead formed The 9ine and Mead has his own trance project Yeti. Lee'Roy' Davies now plays in heavy merchants LIFER. In 2008 Stu, Mead, Darren and Dorian re-grouped and wrote tracks as "Sigiriya", releasing an album called 'Return to Earth' in 2011. A change of vocalist came in Matt "Pipes" Williams for 2013 release 'Darkness Died Today'.
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