Send "High On Fire " Ringtones to your Cell 
| Thephoenix |
 Joining a metal band as a young 'un is a bit like getting hired as a burger flipper: you may dream of one day becoming Ray Kroc, but after years of toil, grease, and ridicule, you'll probably settle for store manager. Oakland miscreant and main HOFer Matt Pike managed to circumnavigate the metal-as-franchise thing by creating his own competing chain, a sonic temple fashioned out of pounding riffage, gravel-gargling vocals, guitar solos that approximate the sound of a baby being tossed into a sacrificial pyre, and an unhealthy obsession with Celtic Frost. But after four slabs of pure relentless fury, where else is there to go?Snakes for the Divine, then, is the sound of High on Fire finally relinquishing a smidge of their endless battery. There's moodiness and jaunty harmonics in modest dollops — enough to send some of the faithful scurrying to their metal-purist blog of choice to curse the blasphemer. Yet despite its glossy finish (courtesy of producer Greg Fidelman, the man responsible for the most recent Metallica and Slayer albums), Snakes is still more Reign in Blood than Diabolus in Musica, if you catch my drift....full text |
| Prefixmag |
| Stoner rock legend/Sleep frontman Matt Pike's High on Fire had a bit of a false start when their first label, Man's Ruin, went bankrupt shortly after releasing their debut. They then switched to Relapse and have been making a reputation as one of the heaviest bands around ever since. Last year's live LP Live at the Contamination Fest apparently fulfilled their obligation to Relapse, and now they've moved to E1 Music for the release of their fourth studio LP, Snakes for the Divine. In an interview with Noisecreep, Pike stated that Snakes for the Divine is “a little more aggressive than our last album, a little less psychedelic.” Greg Fidelman (Slayer, Metallica) produced the record. ...full text |
| Theomegaorder |
| HIGH ON FIRE - Snakes For The Divine (CD/LP/Digital/Signed Poster Bundle) Order now and receive not only the CD and 2LP at a great price, but also a signed poster and access to download the entire album on 02/23/2010! High On Fire's fifth album sees them poised for world domination. 'Snakes For The Divine' is heavier, huger, hungrier and more epic than they've ever been. Eight mighty tracks of crushing metal that needs no subgenre prefix to define it further--it is what it is, and it is freaking HEAVY. "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 “Like CREAM on a rocket to hell. HIGH ON FIRE dish out low-frequency terror that turns your innards to black tar." – ROLLING STONE...full text |
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