Growing up as a rock guitarist and vocalist in Indiana, Dax Riggs began his career as a member of various metal bands. Involvement with doom and sludge metal groups such as Acid Bath and Daisyhead & the Mooncrickets, helped Riggs hone his chops, and ultimately led him to discover a surprising amount of range in his voice, which would begin to take his music in other directions. With the intensity of his past projects still somewhat intact, Riggs' 2010 solo album, Say Goodnight to the World, nevertheless marked a shift in his sound. Heavy blues-rock and creepy atmospheric ballads set the tone of the album, but it's the sprawling wail of Riggs voice that quickly becomes the focal point.
