“Chiseled out in memory of companions gone too soon, "Dead Friends" marks the somber return of Doomriders, the Boston sludge outfit fronted by Converge bassist Nate Newton. The tribute, off the forthcoming Grand Blood (produced by Newton's Converge bandmate, Kurt Ballou), flies in the face of passivity; against a chugging backdrop of sawtoothed guitars, Newton growls a eulogy to "Matt," 'Henrick," ”
