Acrid was a grindcore/doom band from Mississauga, Ontario. The band toured consistantly across the US and Canada in the mid-90s, leaving behind two splits and a CD compiling their demo session and last session. Acrid's sound was a true amalgamation of hardcore and metal influences from across the board, mixing blistering grind with elements of emocore, sludge, doom and black metal. Dave from New Day Rising and Spread The Disease was a founding member of the band and his presence and influence can be heard across Acrid's discography.
Acrid is probably most well known from their appearance on the sawblade shaped split with Hamilton's Left For Dead. The four tracks on this split might be my favourite of their work, jeering from spastic grind to goovy sludge riffs in the blink of an eye.
