"..and the night gave birth to her only child."

The agonizing and tortured howl of a six-string rings out, only slightly muffled by a bass line so dirty that mud seems to seep from it with every note. Incessant swing drums fill the already stagnant air with a feeling of pure restlessness, driving you to get up and move alongside the chorus of cries from the distance. All of the bars seem flawed or disoriented, yet somewhat strung quaintly together with the ever-deepening growls of the beasts before you.
"Black Thunder" by Doomriders is one of those songs you scream to in your vehicle and regret the next morning when you can no longer speak. A sound i have been heard as saying "located so far south, it's encased in magma." It ranks highly amongst my library of "feel-good" pieces i would definitely keep on an Ipod. Since my introduction to Doomriders a few years back, I've found very few bands i can even hold in comparison. And it takes uniquity to capture my mind with the imagery and lyrics (both on the album cover and in my own head) as they did. Painting a picture of the birth of a creature, servant of no one, living amongst the storm clouds and growing to become a bringer of pestilence to a land unknown. Being feared by most, yet adored by the diabolical few who dare to call on him. I consider this one of my personal proofs of beauty in discord, that something fascinating can be concocted even when all it's ingredients are chaotic. My only suggestion for first time listeners is to keep a lyric book handy (if you're a stickler for the knowledge as I am), as not all words are as audible as the others. Once you can match up the music to the disgruntled vocabulary, i can only hope you would be as hooked to it as i am.