Earthride formed in 2000 after the demise of Dave Sherman's previous band, Spirit Caravan. They released their self-titled EP the same year on their own Earth Brain label. They recorded their next release, 2002's Taming of the Demons, with Corrosion of Conformity's Mike Dean acting as producer. It was released on Southern Lord Records. Three years later they followed with their second album, Vampire Circus, which is also released by Southern Lord.