Dax Riggs Interview Austin Texas 2011

[@GRiNDZoMBi]

He is so soft spoken its really a wonder he wrote some of the sickest and most darkly poetic lyrics in metal.

[@crawlingamongthestars3736]

It's weird, right? Obviously he must have a really dark, angry side to him, or at least used to.

[@jessiehooker8726]

@@crawlingamongthestars3736like me once I was young and angry,now I'm old angry. I Can't wait.

[@crawlingamongthestars3736]

Jessie Hooker Yeah I'm starting to get old too. Anger hasn't left me either. I like to listen to and play music to help deal with it, and other things.

[@z4pd00]

F$CK YEAH!

[@robot.kareem]

probably he had dealt with them demons in his music projects

[@jennyestrada4550]

This dude is so damn real. He's sat with me on a couple of occasions and had a drink. he recorded a message to my son on my phone to tell him thanks for being a fan. He's just raw and real.

[@Trish-be9er]

That's so cool. I would do anything to have a phone call with him.

[@mikeanglada742]

Yeah, I bought him a beer years ago and we just hung out for about 20 minutes talking about life and music. Really Cool Dude... Most Hauntingly Beautiful Voice I've ever heard. :)

[@ImethIaddictI]

Hearing his soft speaking voice makes me appreciate his soulfull singing voice all the more.

[@JonnyBwai]

This blokes a fucking living legend. Whilst I wish Dax every success in the world, I hope he continues to avoid fame and keeps making music because he loves it, and was born to do it. I feel truly privileged to have heard his artistry, his music has had a profound effect on my life.

[@bigblakdawg]

it's crazy to me how different his speaking voice and singing voice are.

[@sarahlawrence7297]

yournamehere ah I was thinking the same but I can hear it.

[@marie_-kb4vj]

Love this!

[@domcisco6591]

Yeah like I can't believe this guy wrote those awesome records, whatever the case maybe I want more folk metal.

[@SlRAye]

I agree, if you want to see a truly intense difference, check out Randy Blythe from Lamb Of God.. It's like two different folks

[@jbasti227]

@@SlRAye So true, he's got intense vocals and a cool deep, resonant, articulate spekaing voice. Great for stuff like podcasts and audiobooks actually.

[@LordOsiron]

Dax is an angelic being. He's an expression of divine genius. I was an Acid Bath fan back in 2000, but only recently discovered his huge volumes of work after them. I've been listening to him for weeks now almost non stop, & I keep finding new gems of vocal divinity.

[@LordOsiron]

I have they're great! I wish they were on spotify.

[@everythingis2495]

Sleeping with the witch and waking up insane are incredible tunes

[@hellinterface6721]

IDk about that Tell that to his dead band member lol. He was probably like FUCK THAT before he died!!!!

[@hanahjae]

Would anyone else absolutely love to sit there and hear him talk for hours upon endless hours?

[@kjtucker48]

I've never actually listened to him talk. He sounds adorable. ☺️

[@BeyondSideshow]

this state is known as "eloquently stoned".

[@VoluptuousSuccubus]

The boy is waay out there LOL. Love this guy, he is pure genius.

[@Smash_Gravy]

Rip audie. Acid bath forever.

[@aaronnaquin2730]

Audie pete!!!!

[@aaronnaquin2730]

Went to school with his son audie jr south lafourche !!!

[@ungsund]

Most underrated metal band ever

[@Smash_Gravy]

Absolutely. Responsible for a sound like no other that died with the band. Fucking amazing catalog for just two albums.

[@seaofseeof]

This guy penned 'Cassie Eats Cockroaches'

[@aroundthefur1210]

Someone is getting cut with a cock!

[@crawlingamongthestars3736]

It's really a great song though. Poetic too, in a really fucked up way.

[@fickselbomberpanzerplauze]

that‘s wild

[@zachrahr618]

Crazy to think this soft spoken angel of a man wrote some of the most brutal fucked up lyrics. What a poet

[@larz015]

Been a big fan of Dax since the Acid Bath days. Always said Dax and Jim Morrison come from the same universe. They both have so much in common musically. Dax just did his music the way Jim always wanted to back in the 60's. Underground, real and raw!

[@JonnyBwai]

This man & his band mates from AB have simgle handedly added a whole new massive dimension to my taste in music. He is fkn incredible, & to those who likened him to a modern day Jim Morisson, u are exactly right. Eagerly awaiting new material, but so lucky to have Acid Bath & everything since he's done, to get into & immerse myself in, as a brand new fan! Cant believe idiot's are writing anything negative about him, he seems like one seriously cool homosapien! To those saying they r gutted at the soind of his voice & calling him gay etc, ask urself why u care about his voice / views expressed / appearance etc? My guess would be that u yourselves are doibtful about your very own sexuality, for why else would tou be concerned with the appearance of another man? Btw iMO he is an open & honest bloke who dont give a flying f**k, if he was gay he wouldnt deny it but embrace it, liie anyone born that way should. Just a thought. Dax RRULEZ!!!

[@pos6666666]

I love living in Austin. Dax is bad ass for sure.Everything he does is gold.

[@1969ryson]

He gives a shout out to Dixie land and Iron Maiden in the same sentence, my type of guy and musician.

[@FecalMattur]

It's still crazy to me how humble and quiet he is as opposed to some of his music, especially Acid Bath, which was so edgy and raw

[@jaguarnoelle]

Man, he's adorable.

[@marshaul]

My question is not whether Dax was stoned when they recorded this, but exactly HOW stoned he was.

[@Smokeyjoedamanedamythdalegend]

The answer is yes

[@se8644]

Listen to the trees they hum & hold hands with the moon. Insects whisper of sweeter days & the solar system blooms. #AcidBath

[@funkingitup1805]

WE smoke the toenails and hair Of the wiseman Under a black god's thumb We dance like painted puppets She bleeds orgasm in techni-color An ocean of alien mystery We eat the wiseman's eyes For sight that we might See the darkness if we kill The lights fast enough We eat the brain and pray That our eyes can open wide enough We burn the dry shell, a funeral chant The pulse quickens and we dance As the blossoms fall A scattering of dust to the winds This celebration of old skin I feel every flower that is Screaming to consume you The earth and sky your cradle The earth and sky entomb you So is the way of forever Teeming with simple cruelties Beatings in cold rooms Hands and head not found

[@ghostie5051]

What a cool dude, great message for all the fans there at the end, very real and down to earth he seems, would love to meet him someday

[@suzanneledoux2079]

beautiful soul he is

[@gisli12]

You either love him or love him more

[@stlnavy314]

As someone who has loved dax and all his bands for years, I never have heard this interview. It is quite satisfying to know that someone I look up to so much has the same views as mine literally word for word basically on death and life. We are the universal eye, and we will return to it, if we are worthy to.

[@SalientBen]

same, been listening to the guys music for half my life and this is the first time I've heard his proper speaking voice. I will see Dax on a stage one day! I hope :)

[@gibbieraven]

Austin was chill back in the day... God i wished I ran into Dax then; it would have made my year.

[@shermanberryman9037]

he's the coolest dude, i wished i had him as a friend growing up, cuz i was raised in Louisiana along with him, he seems like a friend that i would like to have

[@13EN13]

sadly there will never be another acid bath man

[@everythingis2495]

His music is so incredibly psychedelic. I know he was in “Acid Bath” which I have come to believe isn’t the oxidizing agent. I think it’s LSD. Being a huge psychedelic fan, the experiences resonate with his vocals. I’ve had some jaw dropping experiences listening to his work while under the influence. I’m surprised he didn’t say psychedelic folk metal.

[@eightymopar]

this...i was not expecting this....

[@gripperpro1]

quite possibly the most talented live singer/musician ever. fucking incredible

[@jackmag4056]

I cannot believe this is the same dude with those raw vocals

[@risingtheaxes67]

Total new age Jim Morrison

[@SirYenko_]

Yeah when i went to go see him live in chicago, he was sitting down at the bar and we were all drinking. I never expected that voice out of his body compared to how he sings. But that just puts a "don't judge a book by its cover" on his face. He's very docile, and short. But he is a very peaceful guy. He also knows how to throw down a few Lone Star beers and a few shots too! Great guy to hang out with.

[@victoriasouza1808]

I love that man.

[@loopedchopped]

Whenever I run into mysterious underground legends I just have to figure out what they think happens when you die.

[@ambersanders9705]

I withdraw my earlier statements.damn,I wish I could live dax's life.its the life my only other personality should have lived

[@nicholaschristiansen5860]

I feel like most people who have experienced a certain kind of trip can easily relate to his views. You never quite feel as human as you did when youve looked within while in those moments. Sadly it fades if you're not surrounded in the right environment.

[@ninayoyoyo]

We love you, all of my family, 32 year old man who has cherished you from Acid Bath, me, a 25 year old woman, who has grown to feel your music. As well as an 11 year old girl who sings your music with heart almost every day. We will see you soon friend.

[@stubkar]

Not sure why it didn't happen, but the writing chops and overall sonics of acid bath leads me to the belief that their core songwriting dynamic should have led to MASSIVE success in the post Pantera metal era... Too bad they called it quits, and that their writing magic wasn't recaptured. His singing style was tragically understated when listening to today's sing/scream garbage. He actually made it sound awesome.

[@crawlingamongthestars3736]

I'm not sure they could have made it truly big or even close to mainstream back in the 90s, probably not even today truthfully. A lot of the lyrics are too disturbing and transgressive, and the music flirted with death and black metal, in an authentically dark way... They're destined to just be an incredible gem of the underground for all time, I think, and that's not a problem. They don't have to be mainstream. They're very special in a completely different kind of way.

[@diegstroX8032]

Preferences, huh? It’s “garbage” to you, but fortunately many, many feel differently. Yes, while Dax is in his own league, a number of vocalists do it effectively and sound GREAT. Plus worth noting: many Metal fans credit a band like Fear Factory for starting that whole scream/sing style, but even that’s debated. These folks with an appreciation for today’s stuff have no taste? Well, music snobs gonna music snobs. With that said, as woefully (100%) underrated as both Dax and Acid Bath may be, it’s VERY doubtful they would have been MASSIVE. Successful in their own right? Perhaps. But super hard to see them reaching Pantera levels as great as they were. Though even back in the day, a critic (and not a negative one) suggested that a song like “Venus Blue” could have been a legit hit had its lyrics not been so… brutal. Now while people should be able to separate imagery from sound if you will, fact is Dax wrote some pretty gnarly stuff. But to add to what crawlingamongthestars said, their music didn’t exactly scream mainstream. Now it could be that they were really ahead of their time and many people just weren’t prepared for their music, though even today it seems like they don’t quite get the recognition they deserve. Still, who knows how bigger they could have gotten had Audie not died and Dax decided to keep going (mind you, he was losing interest in writing heavier stuff). Anyway, one can make several arguments as to why they didn’t get the respect they deserved by many back then and blame whatever, but ehhh…

[@Yeomannn]

They were gonna go mainstream and get big. Next album was gonna be based on Venus Blue.

[@jessietaylor790]

​@@Yeomannnand you got that nonsense from where?

[@BeyondSideshow]

i find his intelligence and sensitivity quite sexy. AND he's a rockn'roll god :p

[@SonnyBone]

I love this man. Thanks for posting this!

[@intothevoid0208]

honestly if you dont understand where he's coming from, you just arent as smart as him. he's awesome and if you are one of the people that commented saying hes fried or make fun of him you dont fuckin get him.

[@debrahurford8517]

intothevoid0208 , Some of the most brilliant thinkers to be looked at by many as weird. I love weird they make the best friends. Anybody that has Too much of a normal( if you will) personality. I start thinking whens the Ted Bundy gonna come out of them at me

[@melodymariela1181]

Love love Dax Riggs totally in love

[@faust13301]

I met him in Jacksonville at a club called Jack Rabbits. I don't think it was long after Say Goodnight to the World was released. He was sitting alone at the bar drinking a beer. I was stunned at all the people milling around him, seemingly oblivious to the man they came to see. I talked to him for a few minutes, told him how much If This is Hell Then I'm Lucky meant to me ( He wasn't happy with that album). He was cool. No Rockstar attitude. I look back on those few minutes very fondly.

[@AtomicFireball22]

Now this was a good interview.

[@tammyjopuckett9973]

Forever a fan 🙌🏻 Dax is awesomeness

[@jkraymond1]

Hard to believe this bad ass is the mind behind Acid Bath

[@jessietaylor790]

There were 5 minds behind Acid Bath pal

[@ACDCrocks051]

I will be mud that stands up and says something.

[@biorythmicshifter]

One of the greatest lyricists out there in my opinion...

[@Blessedresiliency]

I love him, he sounds like a flower child XD

[@inoyu49]

I want what he is on

[@theanaloguefix]

pills duh

[@Zhuntovany.Kavalir]

xanax maybe. Or some psychedelics? Smack? Who knows, try everything and then tell us.

[@kelliwhite9794]

The quirky eccentricities that come with being a tortured soul/musical genius don't come in pill form, unfortunately.

[@meganmay6543]

he's totally sober.. i can tell.

[@kalebstanhouse90]

Every show I went to years ago he was like this. I do know Someone who brought and gave him xanax before the show lol

[@justinsobscuremetalchannel4265]

Love this man.

[@kylesimmons2706]

Great video. I wish they had asked if he would ever put out something similar to the likes of acid bath, or even gorgatha again. Dax, I get it. You've matured as a person and a musician. I like almost everything you've done, but can you please, for the sake of all that is beautiful in this world and beyond, fuckin tear it up like its 1994 one more time!!! Nobody has a voice/scream like that, and combined with incredibly grotesque yet mesmerizing lyrics..shit. No words can describe it. Fucking incresible..ear orgasms, that's all I can say..ear orgasms

[@kurtnagel3373]

Eargasms

[@jessietaylor790]

2025 you get your wish

[@TheRosswise]

This guy obviously did hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of narcotics.

[@MRSludgedude]

There's no sign of any opoids in this . I can guarantee you that.

[@brain4154]

@@MRSludgedude I'm not saying there is, but this is pretty much exactly I interact with strangers when I'm high. I'm a 15 year addict, and IV fentanyl is my DOC. It wouldn't be surprising if he was on narcotics. That being said, I don't think he was.

[@MRSludgedude]

@@brain4154 no nodding or cracking voice or the warm itch.

[@brain4154]

@@MRSludgedude i've been doing dope for 15 years and you wouldn't catch me nodding talking to someone in this setting not no way, voice definitely doesn't crack.. if anything, it's gets all low and froggy and as far as the itching goes that's p hit or miss as well.. (triple layer junkie Dad joke in that last bit fo yo ass)

[@MRSludgedude]

@@brain4154 I played around. Pills messed me up bad. Apap

[@noodle789]

he talk soft, but he sing powerful, he's perfect

[@courtneymftuck]

Awwwwww Dax. I love you.

[@mrRage81]

just always surprises me, such a big voice, and he's strangely camp and quiet. think of the acid bath vocals lol x love everything he does tho!!

[@robot.kareem]

9:18 "although you know i do feel like im insane sometimes and im sure everybody does!" (what an epic ending with a creepy laughter😄)

[@xShiizamx]

This man is the most beautiful person alive.

[@BombenhagelAntikrist]

Everybody saying he's so soft and humble compared to his music...bro he's beyond fried in this clip :))

[@anarchy6661]

he is such an odd soul love him

[@kaganrichard7850]

I met him sitting on a curb outside of a metal show in 2001, and this EXACTLY how I remember him speaking and thinking. Very unassuming and humble.

[@ImethIaddictI]

Best. Dude. Ever.

[@ihavenolegs1986]

what a brilliant soul.

[@Blade181]

now here's some KICKA$$ VOCALS, Dax, Holy shiit WOW! GOOSEBUMPS EVERYTIME! RAD! :)

[@patriciaflum7898]

love ya DAX......!!!!!

[@cheryl2944]

This is Awesome!!!

[@intoxicatedhate]

This guy is a trip.lol , Definately Austin material.

[@julieking7424]

i love him

[@IfYouKnowYouKnow999]

such a great dude

[@mondoraptor]

ART IS ALL IS ART

[@knicksprop]

this dude is fucking awesome. he is who he is and that is just awesome. :)

[@wishb0ne]

He could talk like the nanny and I'd still love him.

[@loopedchopped]

This guy made the scream at the beginning of paegan love song.

[@MRSludgedude]

That was Sammy and dax that made that screaming.

[@aydentalbott9509]

@@MRSludgedude nope that was just dax

[@MRSludgedude]

@@aydentalbott9509 ohh the yea!!!!! Alright part? It's dax mainly but Sammy is on backup on the yea . Then it's all dax.

[@aydentalbott9509]

@@MRSludgedude oh maybe, I guess I couldn’t tell

[@MRSludgedude]

@@aydentalbott9509 yea Sammy makes those black metal screams....dax screams are more audible . Sammy sounds like a witch.

[@Lukeor]

He sounds very much like Bill Hicks or Richard Dawkins when he talks about the universe. We're star stuff, and we're the universe experiencing itself subjectively. Great stuff.

[@alwayshungry6240]

Agents of oblivion is his best work ever.

[@bloodysabbath1984]

I would pick Acid Bath, but everything Dax puts out is awesome.

[@risingtheaxes67]

He's not odd he's just experienced he been through it he's just open minded I totally understand where he's coming from people just hating because its not what they expected

[@sebastiangomez5739]

I have fallen deep in love with the sky!

[@jessicachanning2447]

I met you once, a longgg time ago, Dax, I just want you to know. I’m still in love with you!! ❤️😘

[@mattbistes5867]

Dax your awesome bro

[@kurtistroy1266]

A men...

[@kaelanwolf8732]

he is amazing that way :)

[@sunnyreads1845]

How can I meet this man? His words are moving and he is filled with wisdom. A great speaking voice just as powerful as his incredible musical voice. Thank you Nathan. 💝💝💝

[@NephRainbows]

Oh, he's so cute. And awkward. I do love him. Like I really do.

[@oh_look_bananas]

It’s crazy this has been about 10 years ago now.

[@loopedchopped]

His voice kinda reminds me of myself when I was 4. But whatever he’s an awesome dude 👏🏾

[@crackthecodeband]

great interview

[@justinsobscuremetalchannel4265]

Dax is amazinf

[@n00bJesus]

Everyone mentions "voice not fitting the singing", very true- but listen to him talk when Acid Bath....now listen to modern Dax talk. It's a voice he puts on for the camera. The rabbit boy voice Dax is the way he feels most comfortable exposing himself.

[@rezcon]

Does anyone know what he has been doing for the past few years? I searched and i found absolutely nothing about him since 2012. PLEASE MAKE MORE MUSICCCCCC

[@retsamgod]

This guy wrote a song called "Dr Seuss is dead".

[@plolliluvsmb]

Luv dax

[@acidoblivion]

I only like him in Acid Bath. His solo work is to mellow for me

[@kaylehobson956]

nothchains ingfacealicein yea man I feel yah. But you know I still respect him for all of his stuff, cuz he is hella talented. But yea his vocals from acid bath will remain as one of my favorite styles n sounds.

[@kalebstanhouse90]

His voice has only progressed. He's not interested in hardcore music anymore, he's past the whole screaming thing and I think it's great. Golgotha to Deadboy, it's all great.

[@donniecapomolla8252]

me to.

[@larrysmith2485]

Thats because 75% of the screaming in acid bath is Sammy Duet.

[@summersappire]

Dax i really dig your music.

[@aironhelms7676]

Fk yeah into the blue, old skin. He is not changing his views he's giving in all his songs

[@smjjohnson]

ACID BATH WAS AWESOME

[@askeletonsdaisy2440]

smjjohnson, yup! Saw em twice

[@micromints1735]

This man does not age

[@loopedchopped]

Sometimes shitty people motivate me to be a better person. Cult leaders, murderers, dictators, rapists. Sometimes people I don’t get along with or am abused by do. My dad, my childhood bullies. Sometimes, only very rarely, awesome people motivate me to be a better person. Dax!

[@ericasands361]

I’m from Galliano,la miss your singing say u w acid bath

[@tonyadfero9910]

always wanted to hear the man. good grip on catching dax at his most human, sis.