Band
Saint Vitus
Saint Vitus is a doom metal band from United States, active 1980 to present. 11 releases and 8 musicians in the catalog.
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Facts
- Genre
- Doom Metal
- Origin
- Los Angeles, United States
- Formed
- 1980
- Releases
- 11
Biography
Saint Vitus is an American doom metal band formed in Los Angeles in 1978. They are considered to be one of the first doom metal bands, and have been labeled as one of the "big four" of that genre, along with Candlemass, Pentagram and Trouble. Having released nine studio albums to date, Saint Vitus have never achieved a popular breakthrough, but have exerted great influence on the development of doom metal, sludge metal, and stoner rock.
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Genres
Current line-up
| Musician | Instruments | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Wino | Lead vocals | 1986 to present |
| Dave Chandler | Guitar | 1980 to present |
| Henry Vasquez | Percussion, Drums (drum set) | 2009 to present |
| RADE |
Former members
| Musician | Instruments | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Christian Linderson | Lead vocals | 1991 to 1994 |
| Armando Acosta | Percussion, Drums (drum set) | 1980 to 2009 |
| Mark Adams | Bass guitar | 1980 to 2016 |
| Scott Reagers | Lead vocals | 1980 to 1996 |
Albums
Other releases
EPs, demos, live records and compilations.
Related bands
Ranked by the strongest link the catalog can evidence: shared members, shared scene, or listener overlap.
- PentagramListened together
- Electric WizardListened together
- CandlemassListened together
- SleepListened together
- CathedralListened together
- Orange GoblinListened together
- Acid KingListened together
- High on FireListened together
- WitchcraftListened together
- Witchfinder GeneralListened together
- MelvinsListened together
- Reverend BizarreListened together