What's going on with High on Fire?

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― Ian Johnson (orion), Tuesday, 24 February 2004 06:47 (9 years ago) Permalink

awesome.

(apologies for foolishly posting directly after someone else with nearly exactly the same name)

― ian johno (ian johno), Tuesday, 24 February 2004 12:17 (9 years ago) Permalink

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HIGH ON FIRE JOINED BY EX-MELVINS BASSIST; ANNOUNCE U.S. TOUR

Relapse Records recording artists HIGH ON FIRE will be joined by
bassist Joe Preston (THRONES / ex-MELVINS) for their forthcoming U.S.
tour. Preston replaces long time HIGH ON FIRE bassist George Rice,
joining the power trio alongside guitarist / vocalist Matt Pike (ex-SLEEP)
and drummer Des Kensel.

Preston will make his live debut with HIGH ON FIRE when the band kicks
off a two week U.S. tour beginning August 4th in San Diego, CA. The band
will round out the 14 city trek on August 18th in Chicago, IL. Support on
the tour will come from a host of up-and-coming acts including TOTIMOSHI,
BONGZILLA and HAMMERS OF MISFORTUNE.

At the conclusion of the tour, HIGH ON FIRE will enter Electrical
Audio Studios with engineer Steve Albini (NEUROSIS, JON SPENCER BLUES
EXPLOSION, NIRVANA) to record the follow up to 2002's heralded
"Surrounded by Thieves". The forthcoming HIGH ON FIRE album, tentatively
titled, "Blessed Black Wings" is slated for a February, 2005 release date
via Relapse.

Updated HIGH ON FIRE news and tour information
will be made available via the Relapse Records website: www.RELAPSE.com
and the HIGH ON FIRE website: www.HIGHONFIRE.net.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 30 July 2004 16:13 (8 years ago) Permalink

Best news i've heard all week

― roger adultery (roger adultery), Friday, 30 July 2004 16:38 (8 years ago) Permalink

― Whiskeytown Littlecock (ex machina), Friday, 30 July 2004 16:39 (8 years ago) Permalink

― Shakey Mo Collier, Friday, 30 July 2004 16:44 (8 years ago) Permalink

"See 'em live" is my recommendation. (Or buy Dopethrone!)

― harshaw (jube), Saturday, 31 July 2004 06:18 (8 years ago) Permalink

― roger adultery (roger adultery), Saturday, 31 July 2004 06:37 (8 years ago) Permalink

yes yes yes yes yes yes yes!!!

(anyone think this'll last longer than one tour/album?)

― el sabor de gene (yournullfame), Saturday, 31 July 2004 15:09 (8 years ago) Permalink

HIGH ON FIRE ANNOUNCE U.S. TOUR DATES

Relapse Records recording artists HIGH ON FIRE have announced Fall,
2004 U.S. tour dates. The critically acclaimed power trio will display
their high volume live prowess when they kick off six weeks worth of
performances beginning November 18th in Salt Lake City, UT. The band
will remain on the road until the end of 2004, concluding the jaunt with
a New Year's Eve show at Philadelphia's Trocadero Theater.

HIGH ON FIRE (drummer Des Kensel, guitarist / vocalist Matt Pike and
new bassist Joe Preston [ex-MELVINS]) who just completed work on their
highly anticipated new album, "Blessed Black Wings" with engineer Steve
Albini (NIRVANA, NEUROSIS, JESUS LIZARD), will hit the road for a number
of headlining dates before joining CLUTCH and FU MANCHU for a three week
span. Immediately following, HIGH ON FIRE will headline two weeks worth
of dates to round out the year. HIGH ON FIRE's "Blessed Black Wings" is
expected to see a February 1st, 2005 release date via Relapse. An
advance look at the album's artwork can be viewed at this location:
http://relapse.com/preview/BlessedRGB.jpg

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― el sabor de gene (yournullfame), Wednesday, 5 January 2005 07:25 (8 years ago) Permalink

It's an amazing record. Better than Surrounded By Thieves for one simple reason: Albini. He plays to their strengths, because the drums and guitar are huge, and Pike's purely functional vocals are downplayed somewhat (though they don't disappear entirely, or anything close to it). The songs are uniformly great, with killin' guitar solos (and an album-closing instrumental!). Actually, I'm overly dismissive of Pike's vocals - he sounds pretty good, still very Lemmy-esque but with more blood in his throat. Most of the tracks here almost sound like mid-90s Motörhead (think the song "Sacrifice," but noisier, and you've pretty much got it). There are some nice slowed-down bits at the beginning and end of songs, but for the most part it's headlong bash bash bash all the way through. And the drums are fucking enormous.

They played four new songs at the show I saw, but they also played "Baghdad." Great set. Ferociously loud.

I gotta say I don't really hear what Preston adds to the band. Part of that is knowing that the guitar and the drums are the really crucial sounds in HOF, and part of it is knowing that the Melvins are wildly, ludicrously overrated, but really, Preston is "just the bassist" here, adding name value for a few dozen and nothing as far as anybody else should be concerned.

― pdf (Phil Freeman), Wednesday, 5 January 2005 12:36 (8 years ago) Permalink

Some PR waffle:

HIGH ON FIRE has announced the details for their first North American headlining tour in support of their highly-anticipated new album Death Is This Communion. Death Is This Communion will see its North American release on September 18.

The “Death Is This Communion North American Tour” kicks off on September 20 in San Diego, CA and will travel across North America for five weeks. Joining HIGH ON FIRE for the entirety of the tour are special guests MONO, PANTHERS, and COLISEUM. The tour is being sponsored in part by Decibel Magazine, Jaxprints, and Fixion Media. A complete listing of tour cities and venues can be found below.

Advance online ticket pre-sales for this tour will become available Friday, June 15 through DucatKing.com, with tickets opening up through all other standard outlets on Friday, June 22. Ducat King is a fan-friendly concert ticketing company dedicated to offering lower service charges and eliminating handling fees to the ticket buyer.

HIGH ON FIRE recently completed recording Death Is This Communion in Seattle, WA with producer Jack Endino.

― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 14 June 2007 13:59 (5 years ago) Permalink

Best news I've heard all week! Thanks Ned.

― jon /via/ chi 2.0, Thursday, 14 June 2007 14:05 (5 years ago) Permalink

They're in my part of the world about a fortnight before this so WE get first wind of the new shit. Do this kids still say "w00t"?

― DJ Mencap, Thursday, 14 June 2007 14:09 (5 years ago) Permalink

Should be good. Assuming this will be on Relapse?

― If Assholes Could Fly This Place Would Be An Airport, Thursday, 14 June 2007 14:56 (5 years ago) Permalink

Yep

― Brigadier Lethbridge-Pfunkboy, Thursday, 14 June 2007 14:58 (5 years ago) Permalink

So what are the dates?

― Reatards Unite, Thursday, 14 June 2007 15:07 (5 years ago) Permalink

September 20 San Diego, CA Casbah

September 21 Los Angeles, CA El Ray

September 22 Tempe, AZ Clubhouse

September 23 Albuquerque, NM Launch Pad

September 25 San Antonio, TX White Rabbit

September 26 Dallas, TX Granada Theater

September 27 Austin, TX Emo’s

September 28 Houston, TX Meridian Red Room

September 29 New Orleans, LA One Eyed Jacks

October 1 Knoxville, TN Blue Cats

October 2 Athens, GA 40 Watt Club

October 3 Asheville, NC Orange Peel

October 4 Wilmington, NC Soapbox

October 5 Richmond, VA Toad’s Place

October 6 Baltimore, MD Rams Head Live

October 7 Philadelphia, PA Theater of Living Arts

October 8 New York, NY Webster Hall

October 11 Cambridge, MA Middle East

October 12 Providence, RI Living Room

October 13 Montreal, QC Les Saints

October 14 Toronto, ON Opera House

October 16 Buffalo, NY Showplace Theater

October 17 Cleveland, OH Grog Shop

October 18 Detroit, MI Magic Stick

October 19 Chicago, IL Double Door

October 20 Madison, WI High Noon Saloon

October 21 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue

October 24 Vancouver, BC Richards on Richards

October 25 Seattle, WA Crocodile Café

October 26 Portland, OR Mt. Tabor

October 28 San Francisco, CA Independent

October 29 San Francisco, CA Independent

― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 14 June 2007 15:07 (5 years ago) Permalink

BBW is going to be hard to follow, but I cant wait for this. I love these guys.

― Bill Magill, Thursday, 14 June 2007 15:08 (5 years ago) Permalink

is preston on the new album/tour?

― GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ, Friday, 15 June 2007 08:55 (5 years ago) Permalink

Preston's long gone (he can't stay in any band for more than 12 months, it would seem). The new bass player is Jeff Matz from Zeke, who was already touring with them at this time last year. I did see them twice on the UK tour with Preston on bass and it was an awesome thing to behold - as my mate pointed out at one point during the set - "he's playing that bass like a piano" (sounds better in a Scouse accent).

― myopic_void, Friday, 15 June 2007 10:41 (5 years ago) Permalink

UK/Europe tour dates announced; UK dates are with Russian Circles:

September 1 Birmingham, UK The Barfly

September 2 Glasgow, UK Nice N' Sleazy

September 3 Manchester, UK Jabez Clegg

September 4 Bristol, UK The Cooler

September 6 London, UK Underworld

September 7 Paris, France Gibus

September 8 Antwerp, Belgium Trix Club

September 9 Dortmund, Germany FZW

September 10 Berlin, Germany Bastard

September 11 Tilburg, Netherlands 013

― Ned Raggett, Monday, 9 July 2007 16:40 (5 years ago) Permalink

And a new track, "Rumours of War," is up:

http://www.myspace.com/HighOnFireSlays

― Ned Raggett, Friday, 13 July 2007 15:13 (5 years ago) Permalink

"RumOURS"? Pike's an anglophile now?

― Bill Magill, Friday, 13 July 2007 16:43 (5 years ago) Permalink

New album is good

― Reatards Unite, Tuesday, 25 September 2007 18:22 (5 years ago) Permalink

Very possibly great. Time will tell.

― Reatards Unite, Wednesday, 26 September 2007 16:16 (5 years ago) Permalink

Best yet. (even) More consistent than BBW.

― Herman G. Neuname, Wednesday, 26 September 2007 16:22 (5 years ago) Permalink

listening to Art of Self Defense tonight, haven't heard it in ages...underpraised album! gonna go see 'em tomorrow, fuck yeah - I haven't seen them since...well...the Art of Self Defense tour

― J0hn D., Wednesday, 6 February 2008 01:29 (5 years ago) Permalink

Probably the most retarded (for the listener)/insane live band I've ever seen in terms of sheer musical force....just awesome. The volume they play at should not even be legal.

― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 6 February 2008 02:03 (5 years ago) Permalink

John OTM. Much as I've loved everything since, they still haven't topped the debut. More groove and variety, plus killer songs. And, yeah, one of the very best live bands I've seen in the last half decade.

― contenderizer, Wednesday, 6 February 2008 05:23 (5 years ago) Permalink

Load contains some of the most ear-excruciating crap. I'll maybe put in a good word for "Until It Sleeps" and "2x4" if I'm feeling nice but dear God, what the hell is Poor Twisted Me? Wasting My Hate? Outlaw Torn? vomit

― michangelo wuz a party d00d (San Te), Wednesday, 18 August 2010 21:09 (2 years ago) Permalink

xpost

again? dont think ive started one before

― markers, Wednesday, 18 August 2010 21:13 (2 years ago) Permalink

Please move the nu-metallica discussion out of here.

― Sabbath to Ulver: "Suck It" (Bill Magill), Wednesday, 18 August 2010 21:26 (2 years ago) Permalink

great point bill

― markers, Wednesday, 18 August 2010 21:29 (2 years ago) Permalink

'Snakes For The Divine' is my first and only HoF album, and I love it. I keep meaning to get more of their stuff, but I simply never see any of their other LPs (I want vinyl) on my travels. I must look into ordering a couple. I take it from this and other threads that it's basically all good.

― Duke, Wednesday, 18 August 2010 21:54 (2 years ago) Permalink

some hof vinyl just got reissued!

― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Wednesday, 18 August 2010 21:56 (2 years ago) Permalink

Yes, it is. It's all really good.

xpost

― Sabbath to Ulver: "Suck It" (Bill Magill), Wednesday, 18 August 2010 21:56 (2 years ago) Permalink

It seems quite tough to find their vinyl, even online (going by my - ahem - 3 minutes of searching). I'll have to do a bit more digging

― Duke, Wednesday, 18 August 2010 22:08 (2 years ago) Permalink

eh? it's all on sale at http://shop.relapse.com/

― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Wednesday, 18 August 2010 22:11 (2 years ago) Permalink

http://shop.relapse.com/store/product.aspx?ProductID=39922
http://shop.relapse.com/store/product.aspx?ProductID=20362
http://shop.relapse.com/store/product.aspx?ProductID=26136

― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Wednesday, 18 August 2010 22:11 (2 years ago) Permalink

or

http://www.allthatisheavy.com/search.asp?SearchTerm=high+on+fire

― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Wednesday, 18 August 2010 22:12 (2 years ago) Permalink

Cheers v much. I was just checking my usual online shops, which tend not to sell too much metal.

Order on the way...

― Duke, Wednesday, 18 August 2010 22:14 (2 years ago) Permalink

^^ and I'd rather order within Europe. Cheers for the tips though - might fall back on them if other options fail.

― Duke, Wednesday, 18 August 2010 22:21 (2 years ago) Permalink

BBW sounds great on vinyl. relapse did a nice job with these.

― The world’s most violent pizza delivery man (Alan N), Wednesday, 18 August 2010 22:22 (2 years ago) Permalink

Oh where are you? i assumed you were in the us.
best place in europe is http://www.musicfearsatan.com/en/nouveautes.html

― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Wednesday, 18 August 2010 22:28 (2 years ago) Permalink

http://www.musicfearsatan.com/en/recherche/req;HIGH%20ON%20FIRE;.html

― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Wednesday, 18 August 2010 22:29 (2 years ago) Permalink

Hey, no worries -- thanks for the links! I've just ordered BBW.

― Duke, Wednesday, 18 August 2010 22:42 (2 years ago) Permalink

yeah, relapse did a great job with these reissues. a boon to surrounded and DITC, the original versions of which tried to pack too much time into their grooves. sound amazing with 2 LP's worth of breathing room.

― a CRASBO is a "criminally related" ASBO (contenderizer), Thursday, 19 August 2010 21:04 (2 years ago) Permalink

digging this snakes for the devine

― get this philistine off our thread (jdchurchill), Monday, 11 October 2010 07:07 (2 years ago) Permalink

"Fire Flood & Plague" might be the definitive HoF song. It's what they do that no one else can do, sliding between heavy and fast like they're the same thing, while keeping the whole song, the whole story, right in the cross-hairs.

― bendy, Saturday, 23 October 2010 06:04 (2 years ago) Permalink

still think that the definitive HoF song = like "10,000 years" or maybe "thraft of canaan", but shit yeah, that's a jam.

― naked human hands and a foam rubber head (contenderizer), Saturday, 23 October 2010 08:21 (2 years ago) Permalink

What's going on with High on Fire?

They're invariably smoking a heroic amount of dope.

― Alex in NYC, Sunday, 24 October 2010 14:23 (2 years ago) Permalink

inspired by this thread to revisit this album this morning. it's better than I'd thought! really great! some of the punk beats on for example "ghost neck" are part of an if-not-general-surely-present mood among some metal bands to re-engage with some of their hardcore ancestry, which I dig when it feels natural, as here. somebody mentioned the psychedelia of i.e. "blessed black wings" and that's hof at their best for me: when you feel like there's a degree of wastedness sufficient to reach transcendence. snakes kicks a lot more ass than I'd thought, but am I looking for d-beat tributes while high? generally no. I like this better than the debut, but this & the debut are 2nd-tier HoF; blessed black wings & death is this communion & surrounded by thieves are all top top notch. still, I mean, 2nd-tier hof is still as good as most bands' best.

― guess I'll just sing dream on again (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Sunday, 24 October 2010 15:06 (2 years ago) Permalink

did not make it through their whole set last night, but did catch blessed black wings and one of the songs i liked from death is this communion. they're still pretty vicious and good live for sure, but their records have felt increasingly rote to me.

― call all destroyer, Sunday, 24 October 2010 15:26 (2 years ago) Permalink

yeah I would give a 2nd listen to the back half of snakes for the divine - it's v. solid imo

― guess I'll just sing dream on again (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Sunday, 24 October 2010 15:37 (2 years ago) Permalink

nice coming around, aero. listened to a good chunk of snakes last night, with a few comparison tracks from the early albums, and dig it more every time i play it, especially at neighbor-hating volume. love the clarity and toughness of the sound, classic without being directly reminiscent of anyone but themselves, and there's still enough miasmic goo in the production for the vibes to go all woozy when pike stretches out. quibble:

snakes kicks a lot more ass than I'd thought, but am I looking for d-beat tributes while high? generally no.

yeah, but throw in a healthy pinch of "and drunk" and it starts to make a lot more sense

― naked human hands and a foam rubber head (contenderizer), Sunday, 24 October 2010 15:49 (2 years ago) Permalink

and xpost yeah, especially those last two tracks holy shit

― naked human hands and a foam rubber head (contenderizer), Sunday, 24 October 2010 15:49 (2 years ago) Permalink

i have found that it generally improves everything to imagine that i am pleasing, or at least placating, the lizard people when i play the new album.

― j., Monday, 25 October 2010 01:15 (2 years ago) Permalink

Okay, Pike kept baiting the Chapel Hill crowd to get into more, threatening "this is like your encore already...", But closing with "Snakes" shows that he still knows he's at the top of his game. Next time, I'd like to see them closer to a weekend. Wish they played another hour.

― bendy, Thursday, 28 October 2010 05:32 (2 years ago) Permalink

umm is this a joke???

also, i think they're playing south by southwest.

― Ian Johnson (orion), Tuesday, 24 February 2004 06:47 (6 years ago)
yeah, they're playing SxSW, and they're playing in Austin the day before it starts with Dysrythmia & Zeke.

awesome.

(apologies for foolishly posting directly after someone else with nearly exactly the same name)

― ian johno (ian johno), Tuesday, 24 February 2004 12:17 (6 years ago)

― 69, Thursday, 28 October 2010 05:45 (2 years ago) Permalink

face of oblivion

― social-media-compost Circle of Life (jdchurchill), Thursday, 28 October 2010 06:04 (2 years ago) Permalink

it's more like they just happen to have similar names, let's not get carried away

― naked human hands and a foam rubber head (contenderizer), Thursday, 28 October 2010 07:29 (2 years ago) Permalink

World renowned hard rock band HIGH ON FIRE will release its new studio album De Vermis Mysteriis on April 3 via eOne Music. Recorded in Salem, Massachusetts' GodCity Studios with producer and Converge guitarist Kurt Ballou, the 10 song effort -- touted as "direct, eye-opening and powerfully supernatural" -- is the band's sixth studio recording and the follow up to 2010's Snakes for the Divine which debuted at #62 on the Billboard Top 200 and has been called "wonderful" by The New York Times and "an exhilarating rush" by The Chicago Tribune.

De Vermis Mysteriis (or "Mysteries of the Worm") takes its title from a fictional grimoire created by Psycho author Robert Bloch and incorporated by H. P. Lovecraft into the lore of the Cthulhu Mythos (Lovecraft mentioned De Vermis Mysteriis as one of the books that "repeat the most hellish secrets learnt by early man"). The album carries a deeply mystical undercurrent, incorporating fantastical themes and lyrics detailing, among other things, time travel, a serum called liao that is made out of a black lotus and "a Jesus twin who can see the past through his ancestors' eyes."

― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 23 February 2012 18:00 (1 year ago) Permalink

Sounds like they may be high on something else.

― You're a notch, I'm a legend (Bill Magill), Thursday, 23 February 2012 18:34 (1 year ago) Permalink

severely supernatural

― Little GTFO (contenderizer), Thursday, 23 February 2012 18:38 (1 year ago) Permalink

I love HOF, but i cant understand the words when he sings for shit, so Im not sure I care what the theme is. He could be singing the Salem Mass phonebook for all i care.

― You're a notch, I'm a legend (Bill Magill), Thursday, 23 February 2012 18:46 (1 year ago) Permalink

yeah, tho i do like it when a distinct phrase pops:

i am the one who by others is called fire face

― Little GTFO (contenderizer), Thursday, 23 February 2012 19:02 (1 year ago) Permalink

Somebody has to have named an album De Vermis Mysteriis before this right?

― beachville, Thursday, 23 February 2012 19:03 (1 year ago) Permalink

― beachville, Thursday, 23 February 2012 19:04 (1 year ago) Permalink

i don't fucking know...i thought there was some huge well-known metal album by that name.

― beachville, Thursday, 23 February 2012 19:05 (1 year ago) Permalink

well, mayhem's got de mysteriis dom sathanas

― Little GTFO (contenderizer), Thursday, 23 February 2012 19:19 (1 year ago) Permalink

thinking of this one?

lol, xpost

― (⊙_⊙?) (Alan N), Thursday, 23 February 2012 19:20 (1 year ago) Permalink

that's what I was thinking of, but i'm still surprised and frankly a bit disappointed that De Vermis Mysteriis is not well-worn territory.

― beachville, Thursday, 23 February 2012 20:18 (1 year ago) Permalink

Adding to its ever-growing catalog of sonic enormity, Southern Lord Recordings has announce the reissue of "The Art Of Self Defense", the classic first recording from Oakland power trio HIGH ON FIRE. Set for release on July 31, the landmark long player has been completely remastered and enhanced by Brad Boatright (SLEEP, NOOTHGRUSH, OFF!) and includes the addition of the band's first-ever demo, two bonus seven-inch tracks as well as a 48-page booklet.

"The Art of Self Defense" reissue track listing:

01. Baghdad
02. 10,000 Years
03. Blood From Zion
04. Last
05. Fireface
06. Master of Fists

Bonus 7" Tracks (2001)

07. Steel Shoe
08. The Usurper (CELTIC FROST cover)

Self-Titled Demo (1999)

09. Blood From Zion
10. 10,000 Years
11. Master of Fists

"The Art Of Self Defense" was initially released in 2000 by Man's Ruin Records. Featuring the collective energies of guitarist/vocalist Matt Pike, drummer Des Kensel, and bassist George Rice with producer Billy Anderson, the record billows at the seams with Pike's instantly recognizable guitar tone, first unleashed during his days with stoner metal behemoths SLEEP. An audio hail storm of piledriving riffs, booming rhythms and Pike's gruff vocal tirades, "The Art Of Self Defense" remains a staple in HIGH ON FIRE's renowned catalog of audio greatness.

the best album, i have it on cd and vinyl but i know i'll buy this again for those demos.

― it looks like something rupert the bear would wear (Algerian Goalkeeper), Friday, 8 June 2012 21:24 (11 months ago) Permalink

i wonder if these demos are from the 12th records ep before the 1st album. i have that cd

― it looks like something rupert the bear would wear (Algerian Goalkeeper), Saturday, 9 June 2012 22:42 (11 months ago) Permalink

still my favorite HOF

― contenderizer, Sunday, 10 June 2012 04:28 (11 months ago) Permalink

Yeah this is def a must-get

― freebroheem (loves laboured breathing), Sunday, 10 June 2012 04:48 (11 months ago) Permalink

figured this revive would be due to this

http://www.sfbg.com/noise/2012/06/07/high-fire-drops-escapes-rockstar-energy-drink-mayhem-festival-tour

― how's life, Sunday, 10 June 2012 10:56 (11 months ago) Permalink

Covered in the Rolling Metal & vs. Sleep threads iirc?

― freebroheem (loves laboured breathing), Sunday, 10 June 2012 18:36 (11 months ago) Permalink

Anyways, I can't even choose between the first three albums. I was listening to Surrounded by Thieves on Spotify a few weeks ago: man, that shit pummels.

― freebroheem (loves laboured breathing), Sunday, 10 June 2012 18:38 (11 months ago) Permalink