caption current_members website associated_acts years_active alias label article_title landscape past_members background genre origin
saint -lrb- l-r -rrb- dave chandler , scott weinrich vitus at fusion festival 2012 , germany : mark adams dave chandler scott weinrich henry vasquez http://www.saintvitusband.com/ spirit skulls tactics debris inc. . caravan the obsessed the hidden hand place of 1979 -- 1996 2003 2008 -- present tyrant -lrb- 1978-1980 -rrb- sst hellhound records season of mist records nuclear blast roadrunner records southern lord records saint vitus -lrb- band -rrb-
 yes armando acosta scott reagers chritus linderson group_or_band doom metal , heavy metal los angeles , california , united states
saint vitus -lrb- band -rrb-

saint vitus is an american doom metal band from los angeles , formed in 1979 .
they consist of founding members dave chandler -lrb- guitarist -rrb- and mark adams -lrb- bass -rrb- , alongside sporadic singer scott weinrich and recently added drummer henry vasquez .
the band has been regarded and credited as one of the first bands of the genre , starting out as early as the late 1970s , along with pentagram , witchfinder general , trouble and candlemass .
as of 2012 , they have released eight studio albums .
the original saint vitus line-up consisted of chandler , adams , drummer armando acosta and singer scott reagers .
they recorded their first two albums before scott weinrich replaced reagers in 1986 .
the line-up of chandler , adams , acosta and weinrich was the longest-lasting , and recorded the band 's next three albums , `` born too late '' -lrb- 1986 -rrb- , `` mournful cries '' -lrb- 1988 -rrb- and `` v '' -lrb- 1990 -rrb- .
although saint vitus enjoyed moderate success with those albums , the band never achieved a popular breakthrough .
weinrich left the band in 1991 to focus on the reunion of his previous band the obsessed , and was replaced by chritus linderson of swedish doom metal band count raven .
saint vitus recorded the album `` c.o.d. '' -lrb- 1992 -rrb- before linderson was dismissed from the band .
in 1994 , saint vitus reunited with reagers and recorded `` die healing '' -lrb- 1995 -rrb- , which would be their final album for 17 years .
after breaking up in 1996 and briefly reforming in 2003 , saint vitus reunited again in 2008 with the band 's `` classic '' line-up , featuring weinrich , chandler , adams and acosta , and embarked on a successful tour .
after 31 years in the band , acosta left saint vitus in 2009 due to worsening health , and was replaced by henry vasquez .
the new line-up went on to record their latest album '' '' , which was released on april 27 , 2012 .
