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Earthride | |
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 Earthride in 2005 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Maryland, United States |
| Genres | Doom metal, stoner metal, biker metal [1] |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Labels | Southern Lord, Earth Brain |
| Members | Kyle Van Steinburg Josh Hart Eric Little |
| Past members | Dave Sherman Joe Ruthvin Rob Hampshire Mick Schauer |
Earthride is an American doom metal band from Maryland.
Earthride formed in 2000 after the demise of Dave Sherman's previous band, Spirit Caravan. They released their self-titled EP the same year on their own Earth Brain label. They recorded their next release, 2005 Vampire Circus, with Corrosion of Conformity's Mike Dean acting as producer. [2] It was released on Southern Lord Records. Five years later they followed with their third album, Something Wicked, which was also released by Southern Lord. [3]
In 2007, Land o Smiles Records re-released Earthride's self-titled debut EP on 10" vinyl. In the same year, Dave Sherman, Eric Little, Greg Lynn Ball and Edmund Allan Brown recorded a new single on Salt of the Earth Records.
In November 2017, Earthride toured with Buzzov-en. At a stop in Dayton, Ohio, they were joined by Funeral Moon.
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