AlbumE · 1994
When the Kite String Pops
by Acid Bath
When the Kite String Pops is a 1994 sludge metal album by Acid Bath. It runs 14 tracks across 67 minutes. Riffiter listeners rate it 4.2/5 from 5 ratings.
Sludge Metal · Alternative Country · Alternative Metal
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- 4.2 /5
- 5 ratings
- 73 /100
- 3 critics
- 14
- Tracks
- 67 min
- Runtime
- 141 bpm
- Tempo
- F minor
- Key
Ratings
5 ratings · avg 4.2
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- Sputnikmusic4.5/5
- Collectors Guide to Heavy Metal7/10
- AllMusic3/5
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When the Kite String Pops album cover

The When the Kite String Pops cover was illustrated by John Wayne Gacy.
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14 tracks · 67 min
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When The Kite String Pops is the first of 2 albums released by American Sludge Metal band Acid Bath. Over the years the album has been hailed as a masterpiece and a landmark of the sludge metal genre. The cover art features a self painted portrait of the Serial Killer John Wayne Gacy as his alter-ego Pogo the Clown.
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In brief
- Is When the Kite String Pops good?
- Riffiter listeners rate When the Kite String Pops 4.2/5 from 5 ratings.
- When was When the Kite String Pops released?
- When the Kite String Pops was released in 1994.
- How many tracks are on When the Kite String Pops?
- When the Kite String Pops has 14 tracks, with a runtime of 67 minutes.
- What genre is When the Kite String Pops?
- When the Kite String Pops is catalogued under Sludge Metal, Alternative Country, Alternative Metal.
- What BPM is When the Kite String Pops?
- When the Kite String Pops runs at a median tempo of 141 BPM across its tracks, most often in F minor, measured from audio analysis.