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Defenders of the faith: A conversation with Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats

Vaughn Stokes, Kevin Starrs and Jon Rice of Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats, onstage at Brooklyn Steel on March 2. Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats returned to New York City on their North American Tour to deliver a night of dark, psychedelia-tinged rock and roll. Photo by Johnny Knollwood

In a metal scene rampant with Black Sabbath copycats and uninspired riffage, Uncle Acid and The Deadbeats manage to stand apart. The group of four, led by front…