The Divine Horsemen are an American punk/roots band founded in 1983 by Chris D. (Desjardins), formerly of L.A. punk rock band the Flesh Eaters.[1] The band developed a distinctive (and at the time, very new) alt country- type sound. They took their name from a voodoo term; a worshiper who is possessed by loa during a ceremony is said to be being ridden by "the divine horsemen". The term was also used as a song title by the Flesh Eaters
Divine Horsemen broke up in 1988. However, more than three decades later, the band reformed. A new album called Hot Rise of an Ice Cream Phoenix was released in 2021. Bitter End of a Sweet Night followed in 2023.
Albumsedit
Note on Record Labelsedit
The information below provides the record label at the time the album was released. Most of these labels are now defunct or no longer include these albums in their catalog. They have currently been relicensed and reissued by Atavistic Records.
2021 Hot Rise of an Ice Cream Phoenix on In the Red Records
Track Listing
Mystery Writers
Falling Forward
Ice Cream Phoenix
Mind Fever
Handful of Sand
Any Day Now
25th Floor
Can't You See Me
No Evil Star
Strangers
Barefoot in the Streets
Stoney Path
Love Cannot Die
Referencesedit
^"ROCK CITY: Picking the Top 15 Bands From the L.A. Music Scene", Los Angeles Times (Jul 5, 1987).
External linksedit
A 2006 review of the 1984 release, Time Stands Still
New and classic work by Chris D. at New Texture
January 01, 1970
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