"I came up from below when the she-wolf howled.."

With a worldwide audience, there will never be a unanimous vote on anything. Everyone has 2 pennies to spend and the opinions to back them up. I kept this in mind while i typed out my first piece on the song "Black Thunder" by the band Doomriders. Upon further research I deducted that those who had heard the band either really loved them, or thought they were complete trash. I read through some of the reviews and somewhat related to both stances. I found that quite a few of my exact sentiments were echoed by my brethren across the web, such as "..they kick out a high-octane dose of doom-flavored uptempo rock, with just enough hardcore and punk thrown in to give it a racy edge. This isn't your older brother's spandex-clad '80s metal -- it's the down 'n' dirty stuff that forgoes image for sound." and i couldn't agree more. Its solid, abrasive, filthy, and it's definitely not your fathers old song-and-dance routine.
A few of the naysayers state "the vocals are often overwhelmed by the sheer mass of the band’s sound." I can agree with this to some extent (given that the vocals can't often be understood so much as heard), but is that not also part of what makes the song unique? Like a reanimated body struggling to free itself from the fertile graveyard soil, a booming voice and crashing music in constant tug-of-war for your ears. It seems only fitting that such a loud band have a loud vocalist to keep the order. In an interview, front man/guitarist Nate Newton said "Too many bands try to get a "perfect" production where it sounds like music played by robots. We wanted it to sound live and real." Especially with this style of music, during a live show, the singer can't always be heard over the sound.
Despite the either love/hate appeal of Doomriders (being as there doesn't seem to be an in-between with most fans), i believe both sides can agree that there is some underlying method to their doom. And you can still find me among the writhing mobs afront their stage.