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

There's So Much Hatred ...
Acid Drinkers Lyrics

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There's so much hatred in the air
That it it's hard for me to breath
There's so much venom in the air
I can feel it's pressure around me
There is so much hatred in the air
I need to kick it in the ass
My buddy said (that) I lost my mind
I don't care 'bout that!

Don't wanna kill anybody tonite
Gonna stay in bed
My buddy said (that) I lost my mind
I don't care 'bout that!
Don't wanna kill anybody tonite
Gonna stay in bed
Sweat is pouring out of my body
I need to have a drink
I need to turn off the damn TV
I can tell something is not right
All Polish men are going bald
I think that's rather funny
With out any hair they start to work out
And loose their sense of humor
My buddy said (that) I lost my mind
I don't care 'bout that!
Don't wanna kill anybody tonite
Gonna stay in bed
My buddy said (that) I lost my mind
I don't care 'bout that!
Don't wanna kill anybody tonite
Gonna stay in bed
There's so much hatred in the air
That it's hard for me to breath
There's so much venom in the air
I can feel it's pressure 'round me
There is so much hatred in the air
I need to kick it in the ass
So much of that shit is in the air
That the laundry won't dry on the line
My buddy said (that) I lost my mind
I don't care 'bout that!
Don't wanna kill anybody tonite
Gonna stay in bed
My buddy said (that) I lost my mind
I don't care 'bout that!

Don't wanna kill anybody tonite
Gonna stay in bed

Overall Meaning

The song "There's so much hatred in the air" by Acid Drinkers reflects the frustration and disgust of the singer regarding the negativity and hatred pervasive in the society. The repeated use of the phrase "There's so much hatred in the air" along with "I can feel its pressure around me" suggests that the singer is feeling suffocated and oppressed by the negativity around him.

The lines "All Polish men are going bald / I think that's rather funny / Without any hair they start to work out / And lose their sense of humor" can be interpreted as a sarcastic take on the male obsession with physical fitness. The singer is mocking the notion that losing hair can cause men to become insecure and overcompensate by working out, which in turn makes them dull and humorless.

The repeated phrase "My buddy said (that) I lost my mind / I don't care 'bout that! / Don't wanna kill anybody tonite / Gonna stay in bed" can be interpreted in different ways. It could be seen as the singer trying to hold on to his sanity and avoiding getting sucked into the negativity around him. Alternatively, it could be an expression of the singer's apathy and indifference towards the world and its problems.

Line by Line Meaning

There's so much hatred in the air
The atmosphere is filled with an immense amount of animosity

That it it's hard for me to breath
The sheer amount of hatred makes it difficult to inhale normally

There's so much venom in the air
The environment is saturated with an overwhelming amount of spitefulness

I can feel it's pressure around me
I sense the weight of the hostility surrounding me

There is so much hatred in the air
The amount of animosity is truly excessive

I need to kick it in the ass
I must take action to combat the hatred

My buddy said (that) I lost my mind
My friend believes that I am insane

I don't care 'bout that!
I am indifferent to my friend's opinion

Don't wanna kill anybody tonite
I have no desire to take anyone's life tonight

Gonna stay in bed
I will spend the night in bed

Sweat is pouring out of my body
I am sweating profusely