| Saint Vitus | |
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| Genre(s) | Stoner metal, Doom metal |
| Years active | 1979-1995 (Reunions: 2003) |
| Label(s) | SST Records Nuclear Blast Records Roadrunner Records Southern Lord Records Hellhound Records |
| Associated acts |
Spirit Caravan The Obsessed The Hidden Hand Place of Skulls Count Raven Debris, Inc. |
| Members | |
| Mark Antone Adams Armando Acosta Dave Chandler Scott Reagers |
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| Former members | |
| Scott "Wino" Weinrich Christian Lindersson |
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Saint Vitus was a doom metal band from California.
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Biography
Saint Vitus is known as one of the first doom metal bands, starting out as early as the late 1970s. The band first used the name Tyrant, with Scott Reagers (vocals), Dave Chandler (guitar), Mark Adams (bass), and Armando Acosta (drums), but soon changed their name to Saint Vitus. Their main influences were Black Sabbath. Under this line-up Saint Vitus recorded 2 albums (Saint Vitus & Hallow's Victim) and an EP (The Walking Dead). After The Walking Dead Reagers left the band and was replaced by The Obsessed frontman Scott "Wino" Weinrich (at this time, The Obsessed had only released one 7"). Wino recorded three studio albums (Born Too Late, Mournful Cries & V), a live album (Live), and an EP (Thirsty and Miserable, featuring the Black Flag cover of the same name) with Vitus. He left the band in 1991 to reform The Obsessed after Vitus's label, Hellhound Records, released an album of older Obsessed recordings. Christian Lindersson (of Count Raven) left his band to fill in on vocals. He would record only one album, C.O.D. before being replaced by original Vitus vocalist, Scott Reagers. Reagers recorded vocals for the band's final album, Die Healing. Chandler has recently resurfaced in a new band, Debris, Inc., along with Trouble bassist Ron Holzner. On July 1st, 2003, the classic Born Too Late line-up (Weinrich, Chandler, Adams, Acosta) played a gig at Double Door in Chicago.[1] The performance was recorded and released on a DVD that is distributed through Chandler's current band, Debris, Inc.
Members
- Scott Reagers (vocals) 1979-1986, 1995
- Scott Weinrich (vocals & guitar) 1986-1991
- Dave Chandler (guitar) 1979-1995
- Mark Adams (bass) 1979-1995
- Armando Acosta (drums) 1979-1995
- Christian Lindersson (vocals) 1992-1995
Discography
Albums
- Saint Vitus CD/LP (SST Records 1984)
- Hallow's Victim LP (SST Records 1985)
- Born Too Late LP (SST Records 1987)
- Mournful Cries CD/LP (SST Records 1988)
- V CD/LP (Hellhound Records 1989)
- Live CD/LP (Hellhound Records 1990)
- C.O.D. CD/LP (Hellhound Records 1993)
- Die Healing CD (Hellhound Records 1995)
EPs
- The Walking Dead 12" EP (SST Records 1985)
- Thirsty and Miserable 12" EP (SST Records 1987)
Compilations/Reissues
- Born Too Late/Thirsty And Miserable CD (SST Records 1990)
- Heavier Than Thou CD (Compilation) (SST Records 1991)
- V CD/LP (Southern Lord Records 2004)
- Live CD/LP (Southern Lord Records 2005)
References
External links
| Saint Vitus |
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| Scott Reagers | Dave Chandler | Mark Adams | Armando Acosta |
| Former members: Scott "Wino" Weinrich | Christian Lindersson |
| Discography |
| Albums and EPs: Saint Vitus | Hallow's Victim | The Walking Dead | Born Too Late | Thirsty and Miserable | Mournful Cries | V | Live | C.O.D. | Die Healing |
| Compilations: Heavier Than Thou |
| Related articles |
| Spirit Caravan | The Obsessed | The Hidden Hand | Place of Skulls | Count Raven |
