Bad Acid Trip

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Bad Acid Trip
Bad Acid Trip @ Ozzfest 2006 In West Palm Beach, FL
Background information
Origin	USA
Genres	Avant-garde metal, experimental rock, thrash metal, grindcore, thrashcore, crossover thrash, powerviolence [1]
Years active	1989–present
Labels	Serjical Strike
Associated acts	Buckethead & Friends, System of a Down, Municipal Waste
Website	Official site
Members
Dirk Rogers Keith Aazami Caleb Schneider Carlos Neri
Past members
James Garren Chris Mackie Jose Perez Mike Thrashead Joe Whitehouse Phil from Sepsism

Bad Acid Trip is an American metal band, currently signed to System of a Down lead singer Serj Tankian's record label, Serjical Strike Records. Their 2004 album, Lynch the Weirdo, was produced by Daron Malakian, another System of a Down member. In 2006 they performed on the second stage at the Ozzfest summer tour. The band has three full-length releases (For the Weird by the Weird, Lynch The Weirdo, and Humanly Possible) and multiple EPs. According to the band's official website, they just released their newest album, titled Humanly Possible on May 3, 2011. The EP Symbiotic Slavery was released on August 18, 2009 in order to fill the large gap between Lynch The Weirdo and Humanly Possible.^[2] The band is recognizable as being one of the more coherent grindcore acts.

Biography

Bad Acid Trip

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Evolution is a funny thing. Without evolution, life would be boring, bland and predictable. Good thing evolution is inevitable. This is no exception with Bad Acid Trip. Spawned in North Hollywood, California in 1989, Bad Acid Trip was birthed in the burgeoning West Coast Power- Violence scene. With each ensuing year, B.A.T. has continued to progress and evolve from its roots in that movement into an ever developing, progressing animal. The past fifteen years has seen various members in Bad Acid Trip working together to forge a uniquely eccentric and distinctive musical path. Each individual passing through has left their own indelible imprint on the band's sound, style, and attitude.
Currently, Bad Acid Trip is composed of the vocal stylings of Dirk Rogers, the frenzied guitar attack of Keith Aazami, the pummeling rhythmic fury of Carlos Neri, and the bass rumblings of Caleb Schneider. Original members Rogers and Aazami have been infecting minds together with their vision for over a decade now, while Neri and Schneider have solidified the lineup. Bad Acid Trip's current release titled Humanly Possible (produced by Daron Malakian) is a riotously diverse spoonful of insanity that will punch you in the face and make no apologies.
With their unique brand of madness, Bad Acid Trip has had some unique touring opportunities, with eccentrically like- minded artists. Over the past two years Bad Acid Trip has treked countless cities of these United States many times over supporting System of a Down, the Mars Volta, Mindless Self Indulgence, the Dillinger Escape Plan, Dog Fashion Disco, Tub Ring, Motograter, Watch Them Die, and Gwar. Throughout the years, Bad Acid Trip earned the privilege to share the stage with other such venerable artists as Slayer, Arch Enemy, Cypress Hill, Hatebreed, Brujeria, Body Count, Buckethead, Tom Morello, Circle One, and Napalm Death.
B.A.T. was rewarded for their hard work on the road with the featuring of their video for "Beef Moo" (from Lynch The Weirdo) on MTV 2's Headbangers Ball, as well as appearing as in-studio guests with host Jamey Jasta. These recent experiences have added to the evolution and growth of Bad Acid Trip, inspiring them to create new incarnations of their quirky, aggressive songs with intelligent lyrics that look to inspire their audience, old and new.

Band Members

Current members

• Dirk Rogers — vocals
• Keith Aazami — guitar, vocals
• Caleb Schneider — bass, vocals
• Carlos Neri — drums

Former members

• James Garren — drums
• Chris Mackie — bass
• Jose Perez — drums
• Mike Thrashead — drums
• Joe Whitehouse — guitar
• Phil from Sepsism — drums
• Danny Walker (Intronaut, Murder Construct, Uphill Battle, Phobia, Bastard Noise, Exhumed, Jesu) - Drums "Humanly Possible" LP

Discography

Albums

• 1999: For the Weird by the Weird (Reissued on Serjical Strike Records in 2004^[3])
• 2004: Lynch the Weirdo

• 2011: Humanly Possible

EPs

• 2009: Symbiotic Slavery

7 inch EPS

• 1995: B.A.T. Live at the Fudge : one sided split with anyone
• 1999: Remember EP
• B.A.T. split with Laceration
• 1995: B.A.T. split with Agathocles
• B.A.T. split with Kung-fu Rick
• 2000: B.A.T. split with Benümb
• 2002: Tango and Thrash B.A.T. split with Municipal Waste

Tape demos

• 1989-1992: 12 Pack and a Dime Demo
• 1993: 4-Ken Demo
• 1994: Live at the Hong Kong
• 1995: Bad Acid Trip Demo
• 1997: Live love songs for repressed apes

Other appearances

• Dirk Rogers and Keith Aazami both appear on the songs "Funbus" and "Nottingham Lace" on the Buckethead & Friends album Enter the Chicken.

References

External links

• Official site
• Official Bad Acid Trip Facebook
• Bad Trip Official Myspace
• Serjical Strike Records