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Dax Riggs

Dax Riggs is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of David Bowie and Roy Orbison. Those roots explain a lot about how Dax Riggs arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Mark Lanegan, Tom Waits, Days of the New, Benjamin Booker and Roky Erickson, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Altogether the chart holds 25 connections around Dax Riggs, reaching back through David Bowie. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Dax David Riggs is an American musician, best known for fronting the sludge metal band Acid Bath in the 1990s. He has been a part of many projects since then, including Agents of Oblivion and Deadboy & the Elephantmen. In 2007, he began releasing material under his own name.

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Dax RiggsDavid BowieRoy OrbisonMark LaneganTom WaitsDays of the NewBenjamin BookerRoky EricksonAfghan WhigsThe Gutter TwinsBlack Rebel Motorcyc…

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Dax Riggs grew out of David Bowie and Roy Orbison, shares an orbit with Mark Lanegan, Tom Waits, Days of the New and Benjamin Booker. 25 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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