Draft:Acid Throne (band)

Acid Throne is a British doom metal band from Norwich, Norfolk. The group takes influence from classic rock, hardcore punk and black metal.... .

History
Acid Throne was founded in October 2021 by singer-guitarist Chris Kemp, drummer Chris Farrar, and bassist and guitarist Matt Stembrowicz. Soon after the band formed, they secured a slot on the Jagermeister stage at Bloodstock Open Air Festival thanks to a joint win at Bloodstock's 'Metal to the Masses' competition in 2022. Acid Throne played at Bloodstock Open Air on Sunday 14th August 2022.

The band released its first EP, The Demo, in April 2022, before recording its first full album, Kingdom's Death, at Foel Studio in Wales in April 2023. The album was released digitally and on vinyl during September 2023, with CD release supported by Trepanation Recordings. Kerrang Magazine gave Kingdom's Death a 4/5 review, while Distorted Sound scored it 9/10. The album entered the UK Doom Charts shortly after its release

Other independent reviews of Kingdom's Death and The Demo include The Razor's Edge, GBHBL , Outlaws of The Sun and the Robert Carrigan podcast

The video for "War Torn", the first single released from Kingdom's Death, was shot by independent filmmaker Scott Jarvis and premiered with Decibel Magazine shortly ahead of the album launch.

In July 2023, Acid Throne toured England with Irish doom band Tooms, playing venues in Chelmsford, London, Bristol and Southampton. The tour followed an extended run of one-off shows, including working with Burner on their album release show.

Acid Throne next completed a UK tour with Cancer Bats as Bat Sabbath during January 2024, ahead of confirmed appearances at Desertfest London and Stoomfest. Following a surge in popularity off the back of this tour, Acid Throne were featured in the Orange Amplifiers "Spotlight" series and received praise from Metal Hammer in February 2024, with the magazine's Jonathan Seltzer describing one live show as a "caustic, claustrophobic doom stomp, weilding tungsten-weight riffs" and going on to say that Acid Throne sound like "an army clubbing its defeated opponents even further into the mud".

Since Bloodstock, Acid Throne have played to festival crowds at Desertfest, Stoomfest and Doom by The Sea.

Members
Current Members


 * Chris Kemp - vocals, guitar (2021-present)
 * Chris Farrar - drums (2021-present)
 * Matt Stembrowicz - vocals, guitar, bass (2021-present)

Discography
EPs

Albums
 * The Demo (2022)
 * Kingdom's Death (2023)