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Saint Vitus

Country of origin:
United States
Location:
Los Angeles, California
Status:
Active
Formed in:
1981
Genre:
Doom Metal
Themes:
Drugs, Loneliness, Depression, Substance abuse, Death, Mental illness
Current label:
Season of Mist
Years active:
1978-1981 (as Tyrant), 1981-1991, 1992-1996, 2003, 2008-present
One of the first doom metal bands in the vein of Black Sabbath.

Saint Vitus were formed in 1978 under the name Tyrant with Scott Reagers (vocals), Dave Chandler (guitars), Mark Adams (bass), and Armando Acosta (drums), but changed their name to Saint Vitus in 1981, after the Black Sabbath song "St. Vitus Dance". In the mid-1980s, while The Obsessed were on hiatus, Scott "Wino" Weinrich would ...
Current
Dave Chandler Guitars (1981-1991, 1992-1996, 2003, 2008-present), Vocals (1986)
See also: ex-Debris Inc., ex-Tyrant
Scott Reagers Vocals (1981-1986, 1994-1996, 2015-present)
See also: The Skull, ex-Tyrant, Legion of Doom
Henry Vasquez Drums (2009-present)
See also: Lucifer (live), The Skull (live), ex-Archie Bunker, Blood of the Sun, Legion of Doom, ex-Sourvein, ex-Porn (The Men Of) (live), ex-Debris Inc. (live), ex-Spirit Caravan (live)
Pat Bruders Bass (2016-present)
See also: Down, Outlaw Order, Gasmiasma, ex-Crowbar, ex-Goatwhore
Past
Mark Adams Bass (1981-1991, 1992-1996, 2003, 2008-2016)
(R.I.P. 2023) See also: ex-Tyrant
Armando Acosta Drums (1981-1991, 1992-1996, 2003, 2008-2009)
(R.I.P. 2010) See also: ex-Tyrant, ex-Tactics, ex-Dirty Red
Scott "Wino" Weinrich Vocals (1986-1991, 2003, 2008-2015)
See also: The Obsessed, Wino, ex-Premonition 13, ex-Shrinebuilder, ex-Spirit Caravan, ex-The Hidden Hand, ex-Probot (live), ex-Shine, Wino & Conny Ochs, ex-Lost Breed, ex-Place of Skulls, ex-Victor Griffin, ex-Bedemon (live), ex-Mentors (live), ex-Bullring Brummies, ex-Warhorse
Christian Linderson Vocals (1992-1994)
See also: Lord Vicar, ex-Terra Firma, Digital Devil, ex-Count Raven, ex-Python, ex-Goatess, ex-Stormwarning, ex-Weekend Beast
Dave Chandler Guitars (1981-1991, 1992-1996, 2003, 2008-present), Vocals (1986)
See also: ex-Debris Inc., ex-Tyrant
Scott Reagers Vocals (1981-1986, 1994-1996, 2015-present)
See also: The Skull, ex-Tyrant, Legion of Doom
Henry Vasquez Drums (2009-present)
See also: Lucifer (live), The Skull (live), ex-Archie Bunker, Blood of the Sun, Legion of Doom, ex-Sourvein, ex-Porn (The Men Of) (live), ex-Debris Inc. (live), ex-Spirit Caravan (live)
Pat Bruders Bass (2016-present)
See also: Down, Outlaw Order, Gasmiasma, ex-Crowbar, ex-Goatwhore
Mark Adams Bass (1981-1991, 1992-1996, 2003, 2008-2016)
(R.I.P. 2023) See also: ex-Tyrant
Armando Acosta Drums (1981-1991, 1992-1996, 2003, 2008-2009)
(R.I.P. 2010) See also: ex-Tyrant, ex-Tactics, ex-Dirty Red
Scott "Wino" Weinrich Vocals (1986-1991, 2003, 2008-2015)
See also: The Obsessed, Wino, ex-Premonition 13, ex-Shrinebuilder, ex-Spirit Caravan, ex-The Hidden Hand, ex-Probot (live), ex-Shine, Wino & Conny Ochs, ex-Lost Breed, ex-Place of Skulls, ex-Victor Griffin, ex-Bedemon (live), ex-Mentors (live), ex-Bullring Brummies, ex-Warhorse
Christian Linderson Vocals (1992-1994)
See also: Lord Vicar, ex-Terra Firma, Digital Devil, ex-Count Raven, ex-Python, ex-Goatess, ex-Stormwarning, ex-Weekend Beast
Added by: Greb Modified by: Mole666
Added on: 2002-07-12 22:10:52 Last modified on: 2024-02-21 12:21:46