HIGH ON FIRE STREAMING SNAKES FOR THE DIVINE
Thursday, February 18th, 2010 at 9:30am by Axl Rosenberg
If the headline doesn’t tell you everything you need to know, please consult a physician, as you may be retarded and eligible for aid from the state. Otherwise, go here to listen to High on Fire’s latest offering in full.
I’ve only had time to listen to about half the album, but that half is pretty awesome. In fact, my only complaint thus far is that I’m not sure the song “Bastard Samurai” needed to be over six minutes, given that unlike, say, the eight minutes-plus title track, it doesn’t have a huge amount of variation. But that’s a really minor complaint, because it’s still a very cool song.
Give the album a listen and then let us know what you think in the comments section below. It comes out February 23 on E1.
-AR
22 COMMENTS on “HIGH ON FIRE STREAMING SNAKES FOR THE DIVINE”
im not really hearing anything amazing. it’s good, but not great.
its pretty slammin’ i think its bad ass
I was pleasantly surprised at the quality of the production. Albini and Endino are tough acts to follow.
I’m really digging this. I found older High On Fire to sound too similar, and I hated the production. The sound here is better and the songwriting and diversity has increased as well. Matt Pike writes some great guitar solos. I’ll be picking this up the day it comes out at Best Buy for $7.99 ;)
Totally rules, brilliant, stunning, can’t wait to see them live in New York in April!
im digging this shit! saw em on gigantour a few years back. i like this stuff a lot more than blessed black wings
HEll yeah! smoking weed and headbanging to the first 2 tracks from Spain!
I just listened to it, and I’m a little disappointed. Maybe after I pick it up and listen to a couple more times it’ll grow on me. For me, however, they have yet to write a song as mind-numbingly awesome as 10,000 Years.
I really enjoyed Death Is This Communion, so we’ll see how this measures up in the long-run.
“The path” and “Fire, Blood and Plague” fucking kills!
i really wish the vocals were better in this band. I would really love them. but the bad vocals really hold me back from really embracing them.
I think I just wet my pants.
Sounds epic. I actually think the production works really well for High on Fire. Pike’s vocals sound a little shot is my only complaint.
You’re dipping into Matt Pike’s drinking money, bro!
I just gave this album the once-over… and I loved it. Might be their best album yet!
Cant wait for this. Anyone ever listen to Matt Pike sing for Kalas? I’ve never heard that band mentioned here but its a killer album.
Yes, I shall be buying this one. Killer stuff.
I just violently humped my computer, and now my day is complete
I did too.
My boss was looking at me kind of funny, but let me finish.
Anyone ever hear Sleep? Yeah I know I have. Matt Pike’s famous band that wrote a 52 minute epic called Dopesmoker? Yeah that song, and album fucking ruled pretty hard. High On Living Off of Motorhead’s catalog not so much. Boring track and boring band. Neeeext.
i’m only like 3 minutes into the first track and i’m def picking this album up
I was disappointed when the first two singles came out. I thought they were mediocre. However, the rest of this album (particularly Ghost Neck and How Dark We Pray) is pretty awesome. It definitely grows on you.
Very disappointing. All this talk of “heaviest, fastest, darkest…” where? To me it’s a bad Accept record, but slower. High on Fire is a band that I figured had at least a few more records before they sucked. They surprised me. I will definitley not be buying this one. I’ve listened to it about 10 times hoping I was wrong. But, nope. I was right. First instinct.