Boobie Tassels For Buddha

I'm a big fan of doom metal. Earthride, signed to Southern Lord Records, delivers it in epic doses. And, not so coincidentally, Southern Lord also carries Black Cobra, another of my favorites. So, yeah, Earthride formed in 1997 and released their self titled 4 song ep in 2000. Some of the members came from other bands but regardless of all that, the first album, which is fabulous, came in 2002 and was titled Taming of the Demons. The album is get down and dirty southern fried metal with the gruff vocals of Dave Sherman, Joe Ruthvin reverberating your soul on bass (who has since been replaced by Rob Hampshire), Kyle Van Steinburg's mammoth, grungy, sometimes Hendrix-esque guitar skills, and Eric Little beating the fuck out of the drums behind it all. It's good stuff from that wonderful little state of Maryland which has produced a lot of doom greats.

This album has 8 tracks with a little something for everyone. At times, the combination of deep vocals and heavy, distorted guitar gets you slowly trudging through the muck like on the second track For Mere Remains. But in the next moment, you might be surprisingly lifted and moved by the faster paced , more nimble riffs on tracks like train wreck. Let me tell you, though, (and i think this is what throws a lot of people off), don't download this expecting complicated lyrics and variations in the vocals. That's not the style. This right here is comparable to Motorhead style vocals. It all works together quite well. Just shake off your expectations for what the vocals should be and enjoy what's here. All in all, no matter what sort of interesting words you want to put on it, what you have here is some heavy ass fucking doom metal.

Check them out here.

Enjoy