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 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 the 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 the Grammy Award, in the 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 have always been one of the best and 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, Acid headlined seven tours and their audience reached a million 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 recognised as the best Polish band of the 90s by Polish journalists, readers of Polish rock and metal magazines and, of course, BY FANS. In 2016, guitarist Wojciech „Jankiel” Moryto left the band, and in January 2017, Robert „Bobby” Zembrzycki was appointed as a new guitarist. From October 2017, Łukasz „Dzwon” Cyndzer took over the position. Moreover, in December 2019, Acid Drinkers temporarily lost another original member, guitarist Dariusz "Popcorn" Popowicz, due to family complications, who Hubert Więcek replaced from the band Decapitated. Despite the band not announcing any official hiatus, they were entirely inactive from mid-2020. In 2022, the leader, Titus, eventually confirmed that the band is in a hiatus, Surprisingly, in September 2024, the band reunited with the four founding members, including Litza and announced a set of concerts scheduled for 2025. Line-Up Tomasz "Titus" Pukacki - lead vocals, bass guitar Robert "Litza" Friedrich - guitar, bkg vocals Darek "Popcorn" Popowicz - lead guitar Maciej "Ślimak" Starosta - drums