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Doomriders is an American stoner/
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band from
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,
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. The band has released three albums on Deathwish, Inc. The band's vocalist/guitarist
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also plays bass in
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and guitar in
Old Man Gloom Old Man Gloom is an American post-metal band originally formed in Santa Fe, New Mexico, but now based in Massachusetts. The group, formed by Aaron Turner of Isis and Santos Montano, expanded to become a sort of supergroup in the Boston hardcore ...
. Jebb Riley formerly played bass in There Were Wires. Doomriders have toured with
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and Saviours. The band began work on their third studio album in 2011 with an expected release date in 2013 through Deathwish. Doomriders released ''
Grand Blood ''Grand Blood'' is the third studio album from the American rock band Doomriders. The album was released on October 15, 2013, through Deathwish Inc. Doomriders began writing material for ''Grand Blood'' as early as 2011. The Kurt Ballou-produced ...
'' on October 15, 2013. In October 2014, Chris Pupecki and former Doomriders drummer Chris Bevilacqua released a self-titled EP through
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under the name Wormwood.


Band members

Current members *
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– guitar, vocals * Chris Pupecki – guitar * Q – drums (2010–present) * Chris Johnson – bass Former members * John-Robert Conners – drums * Chris Bevilacqua – drums * Jebb Riley – bass, vocals


Discography

Studio albums * '' Black Thunder'' (2005, Deathwish) * ''
Darkness Come Alive ''Darkness Come Alive'' is the second album from Boston, Massachusetts-based metal band Doomriders. It was released September 29, 2009 on the record label Deathwish Inc. The album is available as a CD, as a 12" vinyl LP, and via download. Recep ...
'' (2009, Deathwish) * ''
Grand Blood ''Grand Blood'' is the third studio album from the American rock band Doomriders. The album was released on October 15, 2013, through Deathwish Inc. Doomriders began writing material for ''Grand Blood'' as early as 2011. The Kurt Ballou-produced ...
'' (2013, Deathwish) EPs and splits * ''Live at the Middle East'' (2005, Deathwish) * ''Not of This World'' (split with
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(2005, Level Plane) * ''
Long Hair and Tights 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 ...
'' (split with Boris) (2007, Daymare) * ''Doomriders / Disfear'' (split with
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)
(2008, Deathwish) * ''Are We Not Men?'' (split with
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(2012, Hawthorne Street)


Reception

Doomriders' 2009 release ''Darkness Come Alive'' was generally praised by reviewers. Shawn Bosler of
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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." 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".


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