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California PA, United States (1979 – 1995, 2003 – present)

Saint Vitus is a doom metal band, formed 1979 in California, USA

Saint Vitus is known as one of the first doom metal bands, starting out as early as the late 1970s. The band first used the name Tyrant, with Scott Reagers (vocals), Dave Chandler (guitar), Mark Adams (bass), and Armando Acosta (drums), but soon changed their name to Saint Vitus after the song St. Vitus’ Dance by Black Sabbath. Their main influences were Black Sabbath, Pentagram and Black Flag.

Under this line-up Saint Vitus recorded 2 albums (Saint Vitus & Hallow’s Victim) and an EP (The Walking Dead). After The Walking Dead Reagers left the band and was replaced by The Obsessed frontman Scott ‘Wino’ Weinrich (at this time, The Obsessed had only released one 7”). Wino recorded three studio albums (Born Too Late, Mournful Cries & V), a live album (Live), and an EP (Thirsty and Miserable, featuring the Black Flag cover of the same name) with Vitus. He left the band in 1991 to reform The Obsessed after Vitus’s label, Hellhound Records, released an album of older Obsessed recordings. Christian Lindersson (of Count Raven) left his band to fill in on vocals. He would record only one album, C.O.D. before being replaced by original Vitus vocalist, Scott Reagers. Reagers recorded vocals for the band’s final album, Die Healing in 1995.

Chandler has recently resurfaced in a new band, Debris, Inc., along with Trouble bassist Ron Holzner.

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7	Look Behind You	153
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Taki90 wrote:
Wednesday afternoon

only sabbath and pentagram can top these guys,and slightly candlemass

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ViolentSymphony wrote:
Wednesday afternoon

And I say Reagers >>>>> Wino, Wino is better in The Obsessed

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ViolentSymphony wrote:
Wednesday afternoon

I just ordered an original cassette tape copy of Hallow's Victim for 13 bucks off Amazon! Score! I can't believe I'm actually going to own this! It's my favorite Vitus album btw ;)

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jewelthrone wrote:
Monday evening

Die Healing is one of the greatest albums ever. Reagers at his best here. And C.O.D. is criminally underrated.

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nonsse wrote:
last week

Almost even better than Black Sabbath, but not just. Still, peachy shit. Born Too Late rocks my socks off literally.

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aalraeim wrote:
24 days ago

Respect.

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slipknotlbfred wrote:
last month

American Black Sabbath [3]

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pathtoyirah wrote:
last month

ehh... I don't like any non-Saint Vitus Wino project I've heard yet. Even Shrinebuilders with Dale Crover on drums was a big letdown imo

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npcza wrote:
last month

im going to have to go for reagers. i far prefer wino's work in the obsessed.

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pathtoyirah wrote:
last month

Too tough to call on the Reagers vs. Wino thing... although I definitely retract any previously made statement that Wino is better after becoming more and more obsessed with their self titled.

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DemonCashew wrote:
last month

tasty, tasty doom

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xSIZEMATTER wrote:
last month

fuck yeah

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FeatherofHuginn wrote:
last month

Reagers > Wino, all day, every day.

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lihi_lasslo wrote:
last month

I wouldn't call them "American Sabbath", since that's Pentagram's spot. But they sure are one of the best bands to ever grace the face of this rotten earth.

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scapino wrote:
last month

New pic: http://www.last.fm/music/Saint+Vitus/+images/37647401

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Live_Stonedhead wrote:
last month

American Black Sabbath [2]

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EndlessSea_ wrote:
last month

oh clear windowpane... YEAH

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neophrates wrote:
October 2009

stoked for january.

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XguiltparadeX wrote:
October 2009

I'm kicking myself for not getting into this band until now. (2)

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TheMetalMessiah wrote:
October 2009

Just saw Vitus play last night in Brooklyn with Wino...fucking incredible.

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