Reunited New Orleans sludge metal legends ACID BATH continue adding US headlining dates for 2026, with newly confirmed stops including Cleveland (March 13), Nashville (March 21), Houston (March 28 with OBITUARY and HIGH ON FIRE), and Dallas (April 4 with BARONESS). The expanding itinerary reflects an insatiable demand from fans who waited nearly three decades for this reunion to materialize.
The comeback, which began with sold-out hometown shows in New Orleans in April 2025, has been one of the most celebrated reunions in extreme metal history. ACID BATH's two studio albums — "When the Kite String Pops" (1994) and "Paegan Terrorism Tactics" (1996) — are widely regarded as masterpieces of sludge metal, blending the crushing heaviness of EYEHATEGOD and CROWBAR with psychedelic textures, haunting clean vocals from Dax Riggs, and a unique darkness that no other band has successfully replicated.
The band's original run ended tragically in 1997 when bassist Audie Pitre was killed by a drunk driver, an event that devastated the members and made any reunion seem impossible for decades. The current lineup features Riggs, guitarist-vocalist Sammy "Pierre" Duet (also of GOATWHORE), and guitarist Mike Sanchez from the classic era, joined by drummer Zack Simmons and bassist Shane Wesley of CROWBAR.
Acid Bath will also support SYSTEM OF A DOWN and QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE on a seven-date European stadium tour this summer — a billing that places the cult sludge legends in front of the largest audiences of their career. The support slots, combined with the expanding headlining schedule, suggest that ACID BATH's reunion is far more than a nostalgia exercise; it is a full-scale creative and commercial rebirth.