- Born Too Late · 1986
- Saint Vitus · 1984
- Born Too Late · 1986
- Saint Vitus · 1984
- Born Too Late · 1986
- Saint Vitus · 1984
- Die Healing · 1995
- Born Too Late · 1986
- Saint Vitus · 1984
- Born Too Late · 1986
- Mournful Cries · 1988
- Born Too Late · 1986
- Born Too Late · 1986
Essential Albums
- While Saint Vitus maintained the concept it had followed since its beginning—a malevolent and uniquely American interpretation of Black Sabbath’s slow blues—1986’s Born Too Late was an artistic breakthrough for the foursome. The addition of singer Scott “Wino” Weinrich gave the band a gravitas and a focus that'd been missing in its early work. Wino didn’t sing like a teenager in a garage—he was a full-throated Viking. His leadership raised the band’s standard and made Born Too Late its most popular work to date. St. Vitus no longer sounded like a mere imitation of Sabbath but rather developed its own forms with the bluesy swing of “Thirsty and Miserable,” the throttling down-stomp of “Clear Windowpane,” and the hushed menace of “The Lost Feeling.” The crown jewel here is the title track, which functions not only as a great opener but an existential declaration: “I know I don't belong/And there's nothing that I can do/I was born too late/And I'll never be like you.”
Albums
Artist Playlists
- Cultish doom metal from unsung L.A. heroes.
Singles & EPs
Live Albums
- 2016
Compilations
About Saint Vitus
Taking both its name (“St. Vitus Dance”) and slow, heavy sound directly from the gospel of Black Sabbath, California’s Saint Vitus rose to recognition in the early 1980s by pioneering the monolithic doom-metal aesthetic. The band, initially fronted by vocalist Scott Reagers, also had the distinction of bridging the then-wide divide between metal and punk by signing with Black Flag’s SST Records. Later years brought the arrival of singer/guitarist Scott “Wino” Weinrich, and, although the group slowed down and eventually split in the ‘90s, it would re-form at various times, alternately with Reagers or Weinrich.
- FROM
- Los Angeles, CA, United States
- FORMED
- 1980
- GENRE
- Metal