Album of the day: Earthride – Taming Of The Demons

(From our archives): Coming at you like a quaalude-wasted, stone-drunk biker, the latest Earthride CD is a doomed, bluesy ride that doesn’t let up.  Thick, warm, tube-amped guitars from Kyle Van Steinburg, and a wall of bottom end from bassist Joe Ruthvin, combine with steady doom rock grooves from Eric Little to produce a slippery, stoned, bluesy doom vibe that’s sorely missing from many recent releases.

Top off the sonic stew with a dose of acid-drenched, alcohol-soaked, almost black metal vocals of Dave Sherman, and you get an idea of the sound of Earthride’ s debut CD, Taming Of The Demons. Think Lynyrd Skynyrd jamming with EYEHATEGOD….Think Black Oak Arkansas jamming with Black Sabbath… maybe Motorhead crossed with Molly Hatchet, and a touch of Vitus thrown in… you get the idea!
Guitar sonics compare to Tony Mcphee, Tony Iommi,and last but not least,a healthy dose of Maryland doom & Internal Void’s Kelly Carmicheal. With the vocals, heavy nods go out to Phil Anselmo, and Lemmy, as well as Cronos from Venom. And one cannot deny the influence of both Wino, and Saint Vitus, in every aspect of the bands sound. The grooves remind me of Budgie as well, but, indeed heavier. This would be a great band to see with Down!

Once again, Chris Kozlowski has done a fantastic job within the walls of the Polar Bear Lair, recording and engineering the bands debut, which is yet another fine release for the Southern Lord label. All in all,7 tracks of mind-numbing, grooving, heavy doomrock from the Maryland Hills.

Also worthy of note is Earthride’s live show. Dave Sherman is one of the most completely comfortable people I’ve ever seen in front of a crowd,and with a microphone. His between song banter and antics alone are the stuff of legend. And, a louder, more bottom-ended gig you may not encounter. See ‘em live, if you get the chance.

Buy this new cd, get another fine slice of Maryland USA Doom Metal history in the making.||
Wombat

Earthride -- Taming of The Demons
CD -- Southern Lord: 2001

Tags: doom, doom metal, Earthride

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