Saint Vitus
By All Music Guide
By All Music Guide
Progress was slow, but the band continued to improve despite the departure of vocalist Reagars, thanks to the arrival of former Obsessed frontman and sometime-guitarist Scott Wino Weinrich for 1986s Born Too Late -- generally regarded as their best effort. The following years Thirsty and Miserable EP and 1988s Mournful Cries found greater acclaim in Europe than America and marked the end of the groups relationship with SST. New label Hellhound Records released 1989s V as well as a career-spanning live album recorded in Germany a year later. But despite all this hard work, the band seemed incapable of breaking new ground or achieving anything even resembling commercial success. As their disillusionment grew and Wino quit the group to reform the Obsessed, the release of an SST greatest hits set called Heavier Than Thou seemed like the final chapter for Saint Vitus. New singer Christian Lindersson appeared on 1992s half-heartedly recorded C.O.D., and though the original lineup would briefly reconvene for a last hurrah with 1995s Die Healing, no more has been heard of Saint Vitus since.
