Divine Horsemen: Biography

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• The Blasters
• Gun Club
• The Cramps
• Lazy Cowgirls

• X
• Stone by Stone
• Tex & the Horseheads
• Flesh Eaters
• Chris D.

• Peter Andrus

Genres:

Rock Music, Alternative Rock Music

Decades Active:

1980's

Upon leaving the Flesh Eaters in 1984, singer Chris D. (Desjardins) formed the Divine Horsemen, which found a laid-back, often acoustic middle ground between the rockabilly revivalism of the Cramps, the Gun Club, and Tex and the Horseheads, and the L.A. roots-rock of the Blasters and later-period X. (Many members of the aforementioned bands have guested on Divine Horsemen records.) 1984's Time Stands Still was a largely acoustic affair featuring a gaggle of guest musicians, while 1986's Devil's River achieved a similar sound without the all-star lineup, also introducing vocalist (and Desjardins' girlfriend) Julie Christensen. The outtakes compilation Middle of the Night was issued later that year, featuring John Doe and D.J. Bonebrake of X, whom the Divine Horsemen were beginning to resemble more and more. Guitarist Peter Andrus stepped up as a major musical contributor on 1987's Snake Handler, but Desjardins and Christensen broke up shortly thereafter, with the Handful of Sand EP serving as the Horsemen's swan song. Desjardins recorded an album with Stone by Stone in 1989 entitled I Pass for Human, then decided to re-form the Flesh Eaters, who released several more records.

- Steve Huey, All Music Guide