...DOOM OR BE DOOMED
Highly influential cult Doom outfit whose records are now highly sought after. Although SAINT VITUS is now hailed as a pioneering act the band battled apathy for much of their career. The Los Angeles based group originally formed as TYRANT in 1979 by vocalist Scott Reagers, guitarist Dave Chandler, bassist Mark Adams, and drummer Armando Acosta. Delivering a quagmire of subterranean, slothful Doom SAINT VITUS left many critics reeling with their eponymous 1984 debut record released on S.S.T. Records, the label owned by BLACK FLAG guitarist Greg Ginn.........
Reagers left the fold after recording 1985’s ‘Hallow's Victim’ but was to return from the wilderness in the mid nineties. SAINT VITUS were fronted by THE OBSESSED’s Scott ‘Wino’ Weinrich from the 1986 ‘Born Too Late’ record. For this album vocal takes already laid down by Reager had to be recorded over by Wino. Promoting the 1988 ‘Mournful Cries’ outing SAINT VITUS toured Europe extensively, later putting in a rare UK showing with AGNOSTIC FRONT. Wino would also aid LOST BREED for demo recordings during this time frame. The 1990 live album was recorded at Gammelsdorf in Germany during 1989..........
Touring Europe once more in 1990 the band were supported by Swedes COUNT RAVEN. Wino then opted out to reform THE OBSESSED. After THE OBSESSED came to grief in 1995 Wino re-established himself with SHINE and SPIRIT CARAVAN.
With Wino’s departure Christian Lindersson of former opening act COUNT RAVEN assumed the vocal mantle as ‘Lord Chritus’ for the 1992 'C.O.D.’album........
DON DOKKEN produced the 1992 'C.O.D.’ album but the band would fold. SAINT VITUS reformed with Scott Reagers for the 1994 ‘Die Healing’ opus, recorded in Berlin and produced by Harris Johns, but would soon fracture once more.
Linderson re-emerged with a new act TERRA FIRMA created with ex-UNLEASHED guitarist Fredrik Lindgren. Guitarist Dave Chandler has since created DEBRIS INC. with another Doom veteran, Ron Holzner of TROUBLE.
News emerged that a Wino fronted SAINT VITUS was due to reform,and indeed DID, for an appearance at Germany's 'With Full Force' festival in July of 2003. The classic 'Born Too Late' era line up of Wino, guitarist Dave Chandler, bassist Mark Adams and drummer Armando Acosta broke its decade of silence with a reunion gig on Tuesday, 1st July at the Double Door in Chicago, Illinois. Southern Lord Records weighed in with a re-release of the 'V' album complete with a DVD of Wino's first ever, and entire, show with the band. Meantime, Swiss act GRAVE cut a version of 'Burial At Sea' for their 2004 album 'Fiendish Regression'.
A heavyweight SAINT VITUS tribute album 'A Timeless Tale' would be announced through Ravenmoon Records in 2004, including contributions from INTERNAL VOID, NORTHWINDS, GOATSNAKE, OGRE, ABDULLAH, RWAKE, PAUL CHAIN, VOLUME, BLACK MANTA, THE BLACK, DREAMING and EARTHRIDE.........DEBRIS INC. is the new musical movement featuring Dave Chandler from Saint Vitus and Ron Holzner formerly of Trouble.
DEBRIS INC. are dedicated to play the music that they want and work with a variety of different musicians worldwide. DEBRIS INC. have already collaborated with CRISIS / SKULLSICK NATION frontwoman Karyn Crisis and guitarist Afzaal Nasiruddeen on a cover of X's "Nausea". Karyn also sang back-ups on the ultra doomy "Pain" and on "Mr. Pizza Man Blues", while Afzaal also sang on FYI. The drumming duties for DEBRIS INC. have so far been handled byHenry Vasquez BLOOD OF THE SUN / ARCHIE BUNKER, Jimmy Bower SUPERJOINT RITUAL / EYEHATEGOD, Greg Rogers GOATSNAKE / THE OBSESSED ,Tony Costanza from CROWBAR, Joe Nunez from NOVEMBER'S DOOM and the late Barry Stern of TROUBLE / ZOETROPE.
DEBRIS INC. has already performed at the With Full Force, Milwaukee Metalfest and Wacken Festivals with the late Barry Stern handling the drumming duties , as well as toured with Orange Goblin with Jimmy Bower (SUPERJOINT RITUAL / DOWN / EYEHATEGOD ) playing drums, and, just recently completed a truncated US tour with Henry Vasquez on drums.......DEBRIS INC. is a mixture of doom, punk, humor and balls out rock.
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