Dax Riggs

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Dax Riggs was the lyricist and primary vocalist for the Louisiana metal band Acid Bath. Dax, along with Acid Bath bandmate Mike Sanchez, formed Agents of Oblivion after the demise of Acid Bath. He was known for his goth/grunge style of vocals. Dax was one of the pioneers of the "dual vocal" style, mixing angelic harmonies seamlessly with demonic growls.

His most recent musical project, Deadboy & the Elephantmen, recorded and released a few independent demos CDs before being signed to Fat Possum Records in 2005. Currently the band consists of Dax on vocals and guitar, Alex Bergeron on bass, Adam Clement on drums and Sean Keating on keyboards. Deadboy & the Elephantmen released their first album under the Fat Possum label, entitled "We Are Night Sky", on Thursday, October 13, 2005, though a previous album If This Is Hell, Then I'm Lucky featuring Dax was released in 2002 under the Rotten Records label.

[edit] Daisyhead & the Mooncrickets

This was a project of Dax Riggs in 1997. It never took off.

Only two Daisyhead recordings are known to exist. One is a self-titled 14-track recording, where most of the songs are cut off before they end. A few covers are included, David Bowie's "Ziggy Stardust" being among them. Half (or more) of the song titles are unknown. It's also perhaps the earliest recording of the "Deadboy & the Elephantmen Theme Song," which Riggs would sometimes play when he formed a band by that name in late 2000. The other album is "Skeletal Circus Derails," which is the namesake of the Riggs fan site www.skeletalcircus.com.

Daisyhead & the Mooncrickets is akin to an urban legend for fans of underground blusey rock. But the two works, especially "Skeletal Circus Derails," are an important chapter in Riggs' history: Fans to this day regularly ask him to play certain songs from that album when they see him on tour. (The possibility of that happening has not been ruled out.)

They also detail a point in Riggs' career when he's struggling for life after Acid Bath, which disbanded following the death of bassist Audie Pitre in 1997. Toward the end of that metal group, too, Riggs was pushing for a more melodic sound, which materializes in his subsequent bands Agents of Oblivion and Deadboy & the Elephantmen. But, that sound was first heard on the Daisyhead recordings.

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