Acid Drinkers is a Thrash Metal/ Crossover band from Poland, founded in 198… Read Full Bio ↴Acid Drinkers is a Thrash Metal/ Crossover band from Poland, founded in 1986.

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

Midnight Visitor
Acid Drinkers Lyrics

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Tonight I'll fight with dream
It's always unkind
This drem 'bot him
Oh, fuck, it's cracked
My lover visits me
My lover frightens me
Nasty pig's kissing me
His dick in dream

Is touching my cheek
His ass in dream
Over my face
My lover visits me
My...
My gloom
His love
Is my fuckin' doom
His ass in dream
Over my face

My lover vists me
My...

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Acid Drinkers' "Midnight Visitor" paint a vivid picture of a nightmare that seems to be a recurring one for the singer. The opening lines indicate that he is getting ready to fight with the dream, suggesting that he is aware of the power of the nightmare and is trying to take control of it. However, the dream is always unkind, and the singer is filled with a sense of dread as he prepares for his encounter.

The nightmare takes a disturbing turn when the singer's lover visits him. Instead of a comforting presence, the lover is frightening and aggressive, behaving like a nasty pig and kissing him roughly. The sexual imagery gets more intense with the description of his lover's rectum being over his face, indicating that the nightmare is taking on homoerotic undertones. The singer seems to be trapped in this nightmarish situation, where his lover's love is like a curse or doom.

The intense imagery and sparse lyrics of "Midnight Visitor" create a sense of confusion and disorientation, reflecting the disorienting nature of a nightmare. The song offers a haunting portrayal of a mind that is wrestling with its own demons, trying to come to terms with its innermost fears and insecurities. Overall, the lyrics of "Midnight Visitor" offer a unique perspective on the themes of nightmares, sexuality, and the power of the mind.

Line by Line Meaning

Tonight I'll fight with dream
Tonight I will confront a nightmare

It's always unkind
Nightmares are always cruel

This drem 'bot him
This dream is not about anyone else

Oh, fuck, it's cracked
Oh no, the dream is turning dark

My lover visits me
My nightmare involves my lover

My lover frightens me
My lover in this dream terrifies me

Nasty pig's kissing me
The nightmare includes gross and unwanted affection

His dick in dream
He is sexually aggressive in the dream

Is touching my cheek
His touch is unwanted and inappropriate

His ass in dream
He humiliates the dreamer in some way

Over my face
This humiliation is intense and suffocating