Rarely has metal been as powerful and pure in its ability to translate primal fury and aggression. Relapse offered, the trio accepted, and found themselves a new home and new full-length effort titled Surrounded By Thieves with gargantuan songs such as 'Hung, Drawn and Quartered', 'Nemesis', and 'Razorhoof'. Summer 2001 saw Man's Ruin close up shop, leaving the band with no label and no distribution. Europe was conquered with ALABAMA THUNDERPUSSY in tow and the U.S. On the waves of such massive exposure, HIGH ON FIRE hit the road. Almost overnight, HIGH ON FIRE were the unassuming heroes of the riff and the most celebrated metal band on the planet.
The Art of Self Defense served up a rock hard, unorthodox form of modern metal cloaked in strange religious theology and the trio's style was unique, distinct, and absolutely crushing.Īccolades poured in the world over: Rolling Stone, Spin, GQ, Alternative Press, Magnet, Chicago Sun-Times, The Washington Post, Village Voice and dozens of others publications. That debut, The Art of Self Defense, was welcome respite from commercialized rap-metal and warmed-over stoner-rock clichés of the time. In the end the band chose to record with the Mans Ruin label and the demo surfaced in the form of a mini-CD in early '99, while they continued writing for their debut full-length. HIGH ON FIRE got straight to the point, bashing away with a Neanderthal sense of purpose and creating hypnotic, droning waves of powerful riffs and low-end thunder of the likes not heard before.īefore the band had even made it's first live appearance, labels flocked to get a piece of the trio. That demo, featuring 'Master of Fists' and instant classics '10,000 Years' and 'Blood from Zion', became among the most sought-after tapes in recent hard rock history. They had scarcely been together for a few months before demo-ing three songs. Formed out of the need to simply play guitar again, Pike jammed with and settled on a line-up of powerhouse drummer Des Kensel and longtime guitarist friend George Rice, who made the switch to bass to round out the trio. HIGH ON FIRE was formed by guitarist Matt Pike in late summer 1998. Less a band than a supersonic exercise in conquest by volume and sheer heaviness, the band has burned the metal rulebook and forged a new archetype. With a heavy-handed approach and a sound that crashes like thunder, HIGH ON FIRE has put the power back in 'power-trio'. Was Unable to find "Live From The Relapse Contamination Festival" (2005) in lossless quality, it is however included in the 320k discography De Vermis Mysteriis (Special Edition) - flac. Snakes For The Divine (Special Edition) - flac. The Art Of Self Defense(2001 Reissue) - flac.
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