Bloodhorse (band)
{{Short description|American heavy metal band}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
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| origin = Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
| genre = Post-metal, doom metal, stoner rock, sludge metal
| years_active = 2005–present
| label = Translation Loss Records
Iodine Recordings
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| current_members = Alex Garcia-Rivera
Adam Wentworth
Matt Woods
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Bloodhorse is an American heavy metal band from Boston, Massachusetts, United States, that formed late 2005. In 2007 they signed with Translation Loss Records, releasing their debut record "EP" in July of the same year.
Biography
Bloodhorse was formed in late 2005 by bassist Matt Woods, guitarist Adam Wentworth, and drummer Alex Garcia-Rivera in Boston, Massachusetts. All three members had previously played together in the hardcore punk band Bars. The three found a musical common ground of Deep Purple and The Who at their first practices.{{Citation
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| title=Classic rock-influenced power trio aren't just stoner by numbers
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| date=September 2007
| url=http://www.decibelmagazine.com
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|archivedate= 2007-10-14
|accessdate= 2012-01-12
}} The first four songs the band wrote were quickly recorded by the band in their practice space and self-released as a CD demo titled "Black Lung Rising" in April 2006. A year of playing shows throughout the Northeast lead to the band signing with Philadelphia-based label Translation Loss Records in 2007 to release an EP simply titled "EP".{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/bloodhorse-mn0000923161/discography|title=Bloodhorse | Album Discography|website=AllMusic|accessdate=16 November 2020}} In 2009 they released the album Horizoner,{{Cite web|url = http://lambgoat.com/albums/view.aspx?id=2767|title = Bloodhorse - Horizoner|date = May 31, 2009|accessdate = |website = Lambgoat.com}} while a year later Wentworth and Woods joined All Pigs Must Die.{{Cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/37806/members-of-converge-hope-conspiracy-bloodhorse-form-all-pigs-must-die|title=Members of Converge, Hope Conspiracy, Bloodhorse form All Pigs Must Die|website=Punknews.org|accessdate=16 November 2020}} Since 2014, drummer Alex Garcia-Rivera has been releasing solo music under the moniker Chrome Over Brass and also plays in the band American Nightmare.{{Cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/rze8g8/ascend-descend-ep-premiere|title=Boston Hardcore Punks Ascend/Descend's New EP, 'Murdock Street," Aims to Destroy|website=Vice.com|accessdate=16 November 2020}}
In March 20, 2025, the band announced their official signing to Iodine Recordings and a new EP coming later that year.
Current members
Discography
- Black Lung Rising CD (2006) – self-released
- EP CD (2007) – Translation Loss Records
- Horizoner CD (2009) – Transition Loss Records