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Interviews, Featured Articles and other Press
Hayride History and Bio from 1994 to present: Hayride to Hell and Back... www.hayridetohell.com 2003
HorrorPsycho.com - 20 Questions: Hayride to Hell by Sonia HorrorPsycho.com September 2003
Hayride on a Handbasket to Hell by Lorin Partridge ZeroMagazine February 2003
West Coast Wreckers Ball Review by John Long Psychobilly-net.com June 2002
Drummer Joey Myers plays with Legendary Stardust Cowboy San Jose Mercury News June 2002
Hayride to Hell featured in American Rumble Documentary Raven Films, Inc. September 2001
Interview with John Long in RnR Purgatory Issue #2 Rock'n'Roll Purgatory October 2000
NYC First Big Psychobilly Rumble (in German) Rockin' Wildcat October 2000 
Psychobilly, Creeping Into the Culture Article by Carrie Donovan Washington Post December 1998
Burnouts, Beerguts N' Greasy Combs presented by Danglin' Orphan Productions press release November 1998
Its Gotta Be a Hayride to Hell by Mary Gunning SLC Billy Central April 2000
Psychobilly: Hayride to Hell mixes punk, rockabilly by Chris Page Bakersfield Californian June 1998
Hayride to Hell has been featured in the pages of Welcome to the Nightmare Welcome to the Nightmare
"Snapshot: The U.S. West Coast"  Deathrow Database

 
Reviews
Psychobilly-net.com The Garage (Hollywood, CA) by DemonCrew August 8, 2002 Live show
West Coast Wreckers Ball Review from RocknRoll Purgatory May 31, 2002 Live show
CD Review at psychobilly-net.com by Lois Lame February 2002 s/t CD
CD Review at SLC Billy Central by Mary Gunning April 2000 s/t CD
Shakin' Fever Issue #1 May 1998 demo
West Coast Psychobilly Reviews by Josh Hurtado 1998 s/t CD, demo
Deathrow Database Issue # 28 1998 s/t CD
Bad Moon Risin': Queer atmosphere brings out the wolves from Metro Santa Cruz October 1996 Live show
Tuesday Night Skank: Local kids play the town's big stages on the off nights from Metro Santa Cruz September 1996  Live show
Partying Punks Attract 'the Man' Friday-night revelry threatens the Basement from Metro Santa Cruz June 1996 Live show
Hell, Billy! Redroom's roots rock & roll rumble from Metro Santa Cruz March 1996 Live show

 
Press Quotes
There's nothing like the hard-rockin', drinkin', fightin' psychobilly music of Hayride to Hell to facilitate a dance, or a rumble, for that matter. Just ask any of Hayride's classic-car drivin', pompadour-sportin', hard-drinkin' fans, and stay the hell out of their small but treacherous pit. Psychobilly sensations the Phantom Rockers also appear. (AR)
---The Metro Silicon Valley Nov 5-11, 1998

The San Jose-Santa Cruz foursome's self-titled debut CD (Nervous Records) delivers swinging roots-rock with punk and psychobilly twists. With tongue firmly in cheek, the band pays homage to Jack Daniels and 1950s camp horror-movie nostalgia with songs such as "Werewolves on Wheels" and "Rockin' Coffin Bar." 
---San Jose Mercury News Nov 6, 1998

Hayride to Hell
s/t Nervous Records
This 4-piece American band have really impressed me for what it's worth. They've gone the route of heavy crunching guitars and blood'n'guts lyrics, but have pitched the tempo of their songs at such a speed that you can still hear and appreciate the lyrics yet not so slow that they don't kick ass. Lovers of prominent slappin' bass will dig this album and as for the songs... I liked 'em all! If I had to pick a favorite I'd say "Serial Killer" with the excellent line "Jeffrey Dahmer cooked them in their own juice"! They've also done a good version of "The Munsters Theme" which is less faithful to the actual original theme than other versions I've heard - (such as the early 80's version by The Escalators), but instead has the bands own character stamped on it. 
---Deathrow Database # 28 1998

Hayride to Hell
demo tape
Very strong 6 track demo tape from this US psycho/rockabilly combo. (Tracks are: Graveyard Stomp, Serial Killer, Rockin' Coffin Bar, Fartbreaker, The Evil Within Me, Fightin' With Jack.) These guys know how to play their instruments and I'm very sure that it's thanks to this tape that they got the record deal. Their full length CD is available through Raucous Records and even though I haven't heard it I would advise you all to try and get your hands on it! Great rock'n'roll. 
---Shakin' Fever # 1 May 1998

Hayride to Hell - Saturday at Palookaville:
    Lately I've rediscovered the Cramps' classic debut EP Gravest Hits, arguably their best chunk of recording ever next to Songs the Lord Taught Us. Songs has better tunes, but there's something about the overall tone of that first EP that still sets the standard for psychobilly. It's not just dark, it's dank -- creepy and cavernous like the basement it sounds like it was recorded in. And it proved that psychobilly could be about more than just speeding up rockabilly (the style perfected by Rev. Horton Heat). It could add a whole other dimension to the music, one that belonged as much to the visceral thrill of horror films as it did to the visceral thrill of punk music.
    There's a fine crop of psycho-minded bands out there right now, but few have taken the Cramps' original sinister vision and run with it the way Hayride to Hell has. The hell-comes-to-your-farmhouse sound of the San Jose quartet balances an ominous ambiance with amped-up bass slapping and guitar riffing. And what puts them over the top, figuratively and literally, is an ingenious dose of heavy-metal excess in the lyrics and attitude. If rock'n'roll just isn't scary enough for you anymore, check these guys out at Palookaville Saturday at 9pm. (SP) 
---Good Times Santa Cruz Dec. 24, 1997

Even Cowpunks Get The Blues:
    The psychobilly punksters in Hayride to Hell will smoke a little, drink a little, and, oh yeah, play loud music when they pull into Palookaville on Saturday night. There's sure to be a good deal of beer-swillin', greased-back-hair-wearin', tattooed gents milling about Palookaville at a drunkabilly - uh, psychobilly - show like this. Hayride to Hell headlines this high-intensity, testosterone-infused night with wicked guitar licks and driving beats that will turn the most goody of goody-two-shoes into raging love machines. Riff Raff opens the show with its own brand of punkish mayhem. (KR) 
---Metro Santa Cruz Dec 24-31, 1997

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