When the Kite String Pops
| When the Kite String Pops | ||||
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| Released | August 8, 1994 | |||
| Recorded | Side One, Metairie, Louisiana | |||
| Genre | Sludge metal | |||
| Length | 69:02 | |||
| Producer | Spike Cassidy Greg Troyner Acid Bath  | |||
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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.