HIGH ON FIRE to Release New LP, Cometh the Storm
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Iconic U.S. rock band, High on Fire, will release its new LP, Cometh the Storm, on April 19 via MNRK Heavy. The GRAMMY Award-winning group, celebrating its 25th anniversary, recorded 'Cometh the Storm' at GodCity Studio in Salem, Massachusetts with producer Kurt Ballou. The 11-song effort -- the band's ninth studio album -- marks the release of the first new High on Fire music since 2018's Electric Messiah and the first to feature drummer Coady Willis (Big Business, Murder City Devils), alongside bassist Jeff Matz, and guitarist/vocalist Matt Pike.
Pre-order/save High on Fire's Cometh the Storm here: https://highonfire.ffm.to/comeththestorm
Cometh the Storm is advanced by the lead track, ‘Burning Down’, and a haunting, fever dream video, directed by Lars Kristoffer Hormander.
Experience High on Fire's ‘Burning Down’ here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJ9yIWBb4pY
‘’Burning Down” kicks off with a classic Pike riff,” says Jeff Matz. “I think this song harkens back to the early High On Fire sound, but infused with fresh, new elements. It has a killer groove that you can really sink into. The body of the song took shape in our PNW rehearsal space, and we came up with the bridge/solo section and finalized the arrangement while we were at GodCity. Kurt Ballou’s input as a producer was also hugely helpful. His keen ears and fresh perspective were invaluable in making this album.
“I think this bands always had a really good drive,” states Matt Pike. “It’s a different entity. It’s its own thing. Which, I think, makes all of us very proud to be a part of it. It’s not an average band.”
“Being a fan of each other’s bands for a long time, it feels like all bets are off and anything goes which is a liberating feeling,” shares Willis. “That feeling of making something out of all of these imperfect parts and it becomes this magical, weird, new idea that none of us ever anticipated. Against all odds. That’s the joy of it.”
“It’s interesting, whenever there’s a lineup change in a band,” offers producer Kurt Ballou. “It can take a little while to rebuild. But it’s also an opportunity to reinvigorate the band and I think that’s what’s happened here.”
Track listing:
1.) Lambsbread
2.) Burning Down (stream VIDEO)
3.) Trismegistus
4.) Cometh The Storm
5.) Karanlık Yol
6.) Sol’s Golden Curse
7.) The Beating
8.) Tough Guy
9.) Lightning Beard
10.) Hunting Shadows
11.) Darker Fleece
HIGH ON FIRE: New LP Studio Teaser (Official Behind The Scenes): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLJE1YDnVoU
HIGH ON FIRE: Jeff Matz Studio Update (Official Behind The Scenes): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5aGVKlJATY
About High on Fire:
Universally recognized as one of the most potent acts in music today, High on Fire creates dynamic metal that merges primal fury and aggression, hesher bombast and hall of fame heaviness. Described as "a supersonic exercise in conquest by volume," High on Fire has rewritten the hard rock rule book since its formation in 1998, forging a style and sound that is both critically celebrated and unique. The group features vocalist and cult guitar hero Matt Pike (also a founding member of the famed underground band SLEEP) singular bassist Jeff Matz, and powerhouse drummer Coady Willis. High on Fire's most recent studio album, 'Electric Messiah', was released on October 9, 2018, and won a GRAMMY for Best Metal Performance, placing High on Fire among the ranks of groups such as Black Sabbath, Motorhead, and Metallica as winners of the prestigious award, presented by The Recording Academy to recognize achievements in the music industry.
"HIGH ON FIRE is the sludgy resin from 30 years of super-hard-rock history transubstantiated into three men from Oakland with low-slung jeans." - The New York Times
"Veteran metal band High on Fire have been cranking out thick slabs of fuzzy riffage since their 2000 debut, 'The Art of Self Defense', and the rest of the world is finally catching up to their brand of high-volume badassery." - Entertainment Weekly
"Like CREAM on a rocket to hell. HIGH ON FIRE dish out low-frequency terror that turns your innards to black tar." - Rolling Stone
"When High on Fire rip, it's like they're tearing through the whole universe." - Pitchfork
"Though spawned from the stoner-rock scene, Northern California’s High on Fire deserves more credit than that association accrues. They have been steadily redefining the state of the art in glacier-cracking metal.” - The New Yorker
HIGH ON FIRE Wins Best Metal Performance 2019 Grammy’s Acceptance Speech: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBflOo-Hx6A
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