Doomriders

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Doomriders
Origin Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Genres Stoner metal, sludge metal
Labels Deathwish
Members Nate Newton
Chris Pupecki
Q
Chris Johnson
Past membersChris Bevilacqua
John-Robert Conners
Jebb Riley

Doomriders is an American stoner/sludge metal band from Boston, Massachusetts. The band has released three albums on Deathwish, Inc. The band's vocalist/guitarist Nate Newton also plays bass in Converge and guitar in Old Man Gloom. Jebb Riley formerly played bass in There Were Wires. Doomriders have toured with Coliseum and Saviours. The band began work on their third studio album in 2011 [1] with an expected release date in 2013 through Deathwish. [2] [3] Doomriders released Grand Blood on October 15, 2013. [4]

Contents

In October 2014, Chris Pupecki and former Doomriders drummer Chris Bevilacqua released a self-titled EP through Magic Bullet Records under the name Wormwood. [5] [6]

Band members

Current members

Former members

Discography

Studio albums

EPs and splits

Reception

Doomriders' 2009 release Darkness Come Alive was generally praised by reviewers. Shawn Bosler of Decibel magazine lauded the band's skilled songwriting, saying that "the stellar songwriting sounds like a well-honed band working together, stretching out the tunes and getting all ninja pyrotechnic on your ass." [7] Nick Gergesha of hearwaxmedia.com called it "nothing less than pure sensory enlightenment", noting that the album was "crafted with the utmost respect for the listener". [8]

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References

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