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]
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]
Doomriders / Disfear (split with
Disfear) (2008, Deathwish)
Are We Not Men? (split with
Sweet Cobra) (2012, Hawthorne Street)
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]