High On Fire drops music video for title track of their new album »Cometh The Storm«; out on April 19th via MNRK Heavy!
Oakland, California based stoner/sludge/doom metal trio High On Fire share new music video for the second single and title track of their upcoming album »Cometh The Storm«, set to release on April 19th, 2024 via MNRK Heavy.
Tracklist:
01. Lambsbread
02. Burning Down
03. Trismegistus
04. Cometh The Storm
05. Karanlık Yol (Instrumental)
06. Sol’s Golden Curse
07. The Beating
08. Tough Guy
09. Lighting Beard
10. Hunting Shadows
11. Darker Fleece
Courtesy of MNRK Heavy:
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. »Cometh The Storm« boasts runic art and design by longtime High On Fire collaborator Arik Moonhawk Roper.
Now, High On Fire drops a music video for the new album’s title track, directed by Phil Mucci for Diabolik Films.
Photos by James Rexroad
»Cometh The Storm« was built from a riff I started playing on bass at practice,” explains bassist/guitarist Jeff Matz. “I was noodling around with this melancholic harmonic minor line, just hammering the notes with my left hand, when Matt yelled out “Are we recording this!?” The chorus riff was something Coady and I came up with when we were jamming in LA. Matt then came in and worked up some rough lyrics and came up with the vocal line. For the chorus, I used this fretless bass I’d acquired. The weight of the low frequencies this thing produced was insane—how it blended with the guitars and drums, it was like being hit with a sledgehammer. We knew right away that this was going to be an epically heavy track.”
“This was the first time I got to work with the guys on set and we had a blast,” offers Mucci. High On Fire lyrics can always be interpreted in a number of ways, so I started by trying to define “The Storm”. A huge list of visual ideas got whittled down to the two essential characters at work, The Man and Gaia, representing duel ends of the spectrum – with a very destructive cross-over. I always try to keep things light and encourage everyone to come with ideas – like Coady’s burning cymbal idea! No better way to end your High On Fire shoot than with exploding cymbals!”
Stream/purchase here: highonfire.ffm.to/comeththestorm
High On Fire will kick off U.S. headlining tour dates in support of »Cometh The Storm« on May 4 in Orlando, FL. The jaunt will feature support from Venezuelan post-rock outfit, Zeta, and Massachusetts crossover crew High Command.
High On Fire »Cometh The Storm« spring U.S. tour
(w/ Zeta, High Command)
May 4 Orlando, FL Conduit
May 5 Columbia, SC The Senate
May 7 Greensboro, NC Hanger 1819
May 8 Richmond, VA The Broadberry
May 10 Baltimore, MD Baltimore Soundstage
May 11 New Haven, CT Toad’s Place
May 12 Jersey City, NJ White Eagle Hall
May 13 Cambridge, MA The Middle East
May 15 Albany, NY Empire Live
May 16 Cleveland Heights, OH Grog Shop
May 17 Detroit, MI The Magic Stick
May 18 Chicago, IL 3 Floyd’s Brewing (Dark Lord Day feat. High on Fire, Abbath, Fugitive, 1349, Spiritworld)
EU and UK Summer tour dates:
Jun 04 CZ Brno Kabinet MUZ
Jun 10 DE Hamburg Bahnhof Pauli
Jun 11 DE Cologne Gebäude 9
Jun 12 NL Nijmegen Doornroosje
Jun 14 UK London Islington Assembly Hall
Jun 15 UK Manchester Rebellion
Jun 16 UK Glasgow Slay
Jun 17 UK Leeds Brudenell Social Club
Jun 18 UK Bristol Thekla
Jun 20 FR Wasquehal The Black Lab
Jun 25 FR Toulouse Le Metronum
Jun 26 ES Bilbao Kafe Antzokia
Jul 02 DE Aschaffenburg Colos Saal
Jul 03 CH Dudingen Bad Bonn
Jul 04 IT Torino Ziggy
Jul 06 AT Vienna Arena
Tickets: linktr.ee/highonfireband
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, Motörhead, and Metallica as winners of the prestigious award, presented by The Recording Academy to recognize achievements in the music industry.
High On Fire are:
Matt Pike – Guitar, Vocals
Jeff Matz – Bass, Guitar, Bağlama, Mellotron, Percussion
Coady Willis – Drums, Percussion, Vocals
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