Revelation
by Chris Barnes
August 13, 2008
 Undoubtedly, John Brenner's tenure with Revelation was one of most impactful and influential in the history of American Doom Metal. Both of Revelation's early 90's albums, Salvations Answer and Never Comes Silence are defining moments in the genre, one of the first to really successfully add progressive music sensibilities to down-tuned minor chord mayhem. So, it was a shock to many when John decided to put down the guitar in 1993, sell his g...
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Fall Of The Idols
by Chris Barnes
August 05, 2008
 The new release from Finland's Fall Of The Idols, The Séance, has the dubious distinction of being one of the first recordings ever in my experience to send me deep into the throes of depression. Grant it, I was probably a quarter of the way there anyway, but after listening to the entire album, the deal was sealed. Man, The Séance is one dark, bleak friggin' recording, no light to be discerned anywhere whatsoever. But there is a stark beauty in t...
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The Gates of Slumber
by Chris Barnes
July 23, 2008
 I don't like bullshit and pretension in my life and I don't like it in my music, which is why I started this whole thing eight years ago. I love to talk about bullshitless, pretension-free music made by honest (well….for the most part, anyway), hardworking musicians who create heavy music for the sheer love of it. If they can make a few bucks off it, cool. If not, they'll keep playing because they're in love and music is their lady. One of the bands I truly admire...
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Lord Vicar
by Chris Barnes
July 12, 2008
 If you at anytime felt that the demise of Reverend Bizarre would signal the decline of modern true Doom Metal as both an art form and lifestyle, you can rest a bit easier. All three former members continue to be passionately dedicated to dark music with their separate projects. Peter has gone on to be especially prolific with his dark progressive band Orne and more recently, his new True Doom band, Lord Vicar. Steadfast in it's uncompromising dedication to a ...
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Dave Sherman
by Chris Barnes
July 9, 2008
 No one epitomizes DC Doom like Dave "Sherm" Sherman. He, the whiskey-burnt, smoke-chiseled demon voice and/or low-end thundermaster for the fulminate Earthride and formerly of the classic Spirit Caravan and Wretched, has earned a place in the heavy metal pantheon the old fashioned way - he lives the music. Now focusing solely on Earthride, Sherm was gracious enough to talk to Hellride about the re-issue of the legendary Taming The Demons record...
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Humanasaur
by Jay Snyder
July 9, 2008
 Sporting a snide, sarcastic sense of humor and a penchant for the sheer force of extreme heaviness tempered with surging melody Philly's Humanasaur is a unique entity that exists in a dimension entirely of its own. The band makes no effort to conform to any specific genre rules while toying mischievously with noise-rock, doom and indie laden insanity. Layering their songs with deep, amp-scorched blowouts and possessing an equal passion for subtle, harmonic touches, Humanasaur walk...
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Tractor
by Jay Snyder
June 21, 2008
 Tractors are noisy, ugly things aren't they? They constantly emit a grating racket, clearly audible in all directions when they are going about the business of plowing down everything in their path, much akin to Bristol's finest noise-rock trio sporting the same moniker. Tractor embodies the fiercely DIY values of the underground extreme music scene and unleashes a rhythmic carpet-bombing of haggard drumming, driving bass groove, and searing walls of guitar noise topped off ...
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Las Cruces
by Chris Barnes
May 21, 2008
 One of my top five Doom Metal albums of all time is Las Cruces' massive Ringmaster. That thing is a juggernaut of crushing riffs, old school Sabbathian swing and the awe-inspiring lung power of Mark Zammeron. The original issue of this monster quickly went out of print, but Ringmaster has just been reissued on it's 10th anniverary and is once again available to low-end lovers everywhere. Hellride Music sits down to talk with Las Cruces' guitar...
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Lair of the Minotaur
by Chris Barnes
April 19, 2008
 Lair of the Minotaur is the perfect combo of Slayer/Celtic Frost sensibilities and Venom aesthetic. Listening to a LotM album in full is akin to spending a full cycle inside your local Laundromat's industrial sized dryer. Brutal, punishing but pretty damn entertaining at least for the guy standing outside the dryer looking in. Their new album, War Metal Battle ...
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Scarecrow
by Jay Snyder
April 16, 2008
 Thrash has been coming back in a big way in recent times. Not that it ever died if you’ve been paying attention but lately it seems like a new bevy of shredders are popping up in every corner of the world. Amongst the new blood the Bay Area’s Scarecrow stands strong. Featuring a cast of scene veterans who’ve experienced more than their share of action, the tightly knit four piece have a sound that brings back fond memories of Kill ‘Em All era Metallica, Testament,...
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