Daniel John Riddle is an American musician best known by his pseudonym King Black Acid.
[1][2][3] Riddle began recording music under the name King Black Acid as a high school student in the late 1980s while also bassist for Portland industrial rock band Hitting Birth.
[4] Since then Riddle has worked with an ever-changing collective of musicians, referred to as the Electric Chair Band (1993), the Womb Star Orchestra (1993-1997), the Starseed Transmission (1997-2001), the 144,000 Piece Acid Army (2002-2003), and the Sacred Heart (2006-2009).
In addition to several studio releases, King Black Acid has recorded music for several film and TV soundtracks[5] including The Mothman Prophecies,[6][7] Underworld: Rise of the Lycans, Zig Zag,[8] CSI: Miami, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Many musicians have contributed to King Black Acid recordings and live shows.