Acid Tiger is an American rock supergroup composed of

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, All Pigs Must Die), Lukas Previn (

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), Adam Wentworth ( Bloodhorse, All Pigs Must Die) and J. Rattlesnake. Previn described the band as having "no plan or guideline for us other than getting our friends in a room and playing all the riffs we had that didn't work for the other bands we are in." Acid Tiger signed to

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in July 2009, and released their self-titled debut on April 27, 2010.

Self-titled album

''Acid Tiger'' is the self-titled debut studio album by American supergroup Acid Tiger. It was released on April 27, 2010, through

, a label that was co-founded by

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. The album has been compared to 1990s

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and the

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band

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Reception

The album received generally negative or mixed reviews by music critics. Casey Boland of ''

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'' gave the album a half-star-out-of-five and stated: "The more we listen to Acid Tiger, the more it appears these songs were conceived with tongue firmly in cheek (and bong tightly in hand). Acid Tiger might have been a blast to record, but at times, it's a bust to listen to. It's a shame, since Acid Tiger demonstrate the potential to update and elevate a rock genre mostly ruined by scads of hairspray-loving bands throughout the '80s." Brian "inagreendase" of Punknews.org gave the album two-out-of-five stars and stated: "Even with 11 minutes and two tracks of incessant noodling and phasing to go on Acid Tiger's self-titled debut, its listener will have been thoroughly exhausted. Or rocked. But probably just tired and annoyed. There's a great deal of promise Acid Tiger's members bear, but this is just not the fruition of it. Except for maybe Ballou--shit sounds good, at least." Keith Carman of ''

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'' gave the album a mixed review and stated that ultimately, "Acid Tiger have the capability of piquing interest, but sustaining it might be a bit more difficult with the "Jack of all trades, master of none" approach they currently adhere to." However, Kevin Stewart-Panko of ''

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'' gave the album a positive eight-out-of-ten and stated: "It would be a shame to dismiss Acid Tiger based on where they lay their heads because they have a healthy pedigree (including Converge's Ben Koller on drums) and infuse their raunchy punk with the white-knuckled rhythms of

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and a blazing up-tempo psychedelic sizzle. You can dance, drink, fight and fuck to it, plus it'll put hair on your chest. What more do you need?"

Track listing

# "The Claw" – 4:00 # "Dark Hands" – 4:49 # "Like Thunder" – 3:38 # "Big Beat" – 6:26 # "Death Wave" – 9:17 # "Feel It" – 5:14 # "Set Sail" – 6:24

References

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