Doomriders is an American stoner/

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band from

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. The band has released three albums on

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The band's vocalist/guitarist

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also plays bass in

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and guitar in

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. 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 ''

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'' 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 *

– 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. Recept ...

'' (2009, Deathwish) * ''

'' (2013, Deathwish) EPs and splits * ''Live at the Middle East'' (2005, Deathwish) * ''Not of This World'' (split with

) (2005, Level Plane) * ''

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'' (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".

References

External links

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