The group dates back to September 1986. The very act of setting up the band took place an hour before Iron Maiden concert in Poznan, when Tomasz "Titus" Pukacki (vocal, bass guitar) met Robert "Litza" Friedrich (backing vocal, guitar) and they decided to sell the entrance tickets. The money they got was in no time spent on cheap Polish wine known locally as "kwas" (English "acid") The line up was then enlarged by Dariusz "Popcorn" Popowicz (guitar) and Maciej "Ślimak" Starosta (drums.) Soon they created a few song such as Barmy Army or Del Rocca which are performed live even these days. Unfortunately, after two months of blissful existence, the band suffered the loss of Titus - the leader, who had been called up to the army. Titus stayed there two years while the rest of the band performed with other bands. Popcorn joined Wolf Spider and Litza became a member of legendary Turbo and later Creation of Death. When Titus was finally released from the army, ACID DRINKERS was reactivated.
They first appeared on stage on 26th August 1989 in Wroclaw at a fairly big metal festival called "Metal Madness". They played three songs during which they remained completely still on stage, which was a pretty shocking idea as for a metal band at that time. The audience was absolutely taken aback. The same year they played only one more gig together with Turbo, Wolf Spider and Gomor.
In the meantime ACID DRINKERS recorded their first demo including Nagasaki Baby, Del Rocca and I Mean Acid. The demo noticed by Tomasz Dziubinski (Metal Mind Productions) was presented at Midem Fair in Cannes. A month later ACID DRINKERS signed a deal with Music for Nations. In 1990 ACID DRINKERS performed at Metalmania Festival in Katowice, which has been the largest metal festival in Eastern Europe for many years. The show was so excellent that not only fans but also critics and journalists regarded it as a triumph. In a blink of an eye the band gained popularity across the whole country. It was even called "Guns'n'Roses at Metallica's speed".
In October 1998 Litza left ACID DRINKERS, soon replaced by Przemyslaw "Perla" Wejmann. The same year the band was awarded "the Best Rock Band of the Year" by Polish Public Television. ACID DRINKERS also received "Fryderyk", the Polish equivalent of Grammy Award in category of "hard’n’heavy" in 1998, 2000, 2004. In 2003 Perla left the band. The place emptied by him was soon taken over by Tomasz ‘Lipa’ Lipnicki, the leader of another famous Polish band – Illusion. When Lipa left the band in march 2004, next guy joined the band. His name is Aleksander “Olass” Mendyk, guitar player from great hardcore band called None.
Acid Drinkers has always been one of the best and the most live-impressive Polish heavy metal bands. It has been estimated that so far they have played over 700 concerts in Poland and abroad. From 1996 to 2003 Acids headlined 7 tours and their audience reached a million of people. They headlined all the important Polish rock and metal festivals. The band supported many international stars, such as Deep Purple (in Katowice 03.06.1996 and 24.06.1998 and 27.06.2004 Legia Stadium-Warsaw), Ian Gillan ("Toolbox In" tour in Poland and Czech Republic December 1991), Megadeth, Bruce Dickinson, Sepultura, Paradise Lost and Slayer. The band has been recognized as the best Polish band of the 90s’ by Polish journalists, readers of Polish rock and metal magazines and, of course, BY FANS.
Line-Up
Tomasz "Titus" Pukacki - lead vocals, bass guitar
Wojciech "Jankiel" Moryto - guitar, bkg vocals
Darek "Popcorn" Popowicz - lead guitar
Maciej "Ślimak" Starosta - drums
Damned Diamonds
Acid Drinkers Lyrics
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I filled my pockets full
I stuffed myself completely
I'm looking like a wool f
I loaded all the bags
Now I need t oget them move
The car is loaded to the max
That's all that I could do!
Digging in a diamond mine
I filled my whole ass full
Taking as much as I could find
I threw them in a bag
I am gragging it like an ox
The basement has been filled up
That's all that I could do!
Digging in a diamond mine
I cross the final line
Digging in a diamond mine
Digging on, digging on! ...uuu...
I'm digging on...
Digging in a diamond mine
Digging on, digging on! ...uuu...
I'm digging on...
Digging in a diamond mine
I fell so fine
I cross the final line
I cross the final line
Silver fever in the village
People's heads are coming off
And I know where and what
And I won't tell anyone
They are digging like mad
Wondering, searching, swearing
And I filled up the chest
And that's all they saw of me!
Diggind in a diamond mine
I cross the final line
Digging in a diamond mine
Digging on, digging on! ...uuu...
I'm digging on...
Digging in a diamond mine
Digging on, digging on! ...uuu...
I'm digging on...
Digging in a diamond mine
I fell so fine
I cross the final line
I cross the final line
The lyrics to the song "Damned Diamonds" by Acid Drinkers are a somewhat humorous take on the prospecting for and collection of diamonds. The singer in the song is overcome by what he calls "gold fever" and proceeds to fill his pockets and bags with as many precious gems as he can find. He is portrayed as being somewhat comical in appearance as he is compared to a woolly sheep, stuffed to the brim with diamonds. The singer is working as hard as he can to dig in a diamond mine, despite the danger, and fills his entire "ass" with diamonds before taking as much as he can carry away in a bag.
In the second half of the song, the singer describes the chaos that has broken out in the village as people have become obsessed with finding and acquiring silver. The singer knows where to find more diamonds but is keeping that information to himself. He has filled up a chest with diamonds and leaves without anyone noticing. The song seems to be a tongue-in-cheek commentary on the lengths to which people will go in pursuit of wealth and power, and the absurdity of those pursuits.
Overall, "Damned Diamonds" by Acid Drinkers is a catchy, high-energy song with a humorous, somewhat sarcastic tone. The lyrics are a commentary on the absurdity of pursuit of wealth and power, and the lengths to which people will go to attain those things.
Line by Line Meaning
Gold fever in the city
The singer is consumed by the desire for wealth.
I filled my pockets full
The singer has successfully found and gathered valuable gems.
I stuffed myself completely
The singer has collected as many gems as possible.
I'm looking like a wool f
The artist is wearing bulky clothing to conceal their bounty.
I loaded all the bags
The artist has gathered enough valuable minerals to fill multiple bags.
Now I need t oget them move
The singer must transport their treasures out of the mining location.
The car is loaded to the max
The singer has managed to fit as many bags as possible into their mode of transportation.
That's all that I could do!
The artist has collected all they can and must now leave the mining location.
Working as gard as I could
The artist worked tirelessly to gather as many valuable gems as possible.
Digging in a diamond mine
The artist is actively searching for valuable minerals.
I filled my whole ass full
The singer has gathered as much valuable minerals as possible.
Taking as much as I could find
The artist is collecting valuable gems at an opportunistic rate.
I threw them in a bag
The singer is consolidating their valuable minerals into bags for transport.
I am gragging it like an ox
The singer is struggling to carry the heavy bags of valuable minerals.
The basement has been filled up
The singer has enough valuable minerals to occupy a significant amount of storage space.
Digging in a diamond mine
The artist is still actively searching for valuable minerals.
I cross the final line
The artist has reached their goal of finding the most valuable minerals available.
Silver fever in the village
Others are also consumed by the desire for wealth from valuable minerals.
People's heads are coming off
Others are becoming violent and hostile towards one another in pursuit of valuable minerals.
And I know where and what
The artist is knowledgeable about the location and type of valuable minerals that others are searching for.
And I won't tell anyone
The artist will keep this knowledge to themselves and not share it with others in order to maintain their own advantage.
They are digging like mad
Others are frantically searching for valuable minerals.
Wondering, searching, swearing
Others are becoming anxious and agitated due to the intense competition for valuable minerals.
And I filled up the chest
The artist has collected a significant amount of valuable minerals and stored them in a chest.
And that's all they saw of me!
The singer has secured their collected minerals and leaves the location without drawing attention to themselves.
I fell so fine
The singer is ecstatic due to their successful collection of valuable minerals.
I cross the final line
The singer has achieved their goal of collecting the most valuable minerals possible.
Contributed by Alyssa P. Suggest a correction in the comments below.