When the Kite String Pops

When the Kite String Pops
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 8, 1994
RecordedSide One, Metairie, Louisiana
GenreSludge metal
Length69:02
ProducerSpike Cassidy
Greg Troyner
Acid Bath
Acid Bath chronology
Hymns of the Needle Freak
(1993)
When the Kite String Pops
(1994)
Radio Edits 1
(1994)

When the Kite String Pops is the debut studio album of American sludge metal band Acid Bath. Released on August 8, 1994, it is considered an underground classic and an early example of sludge metal. The album's artwork is a self-portrait made by notorious serial killer John Wayne Gacy while in prison awaiting execution.