Blessed Black Wings

AlbumFeb 01 / 20059 songs, 53m 29s
Stoner Metal Sludge Metal
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Massive power trio High on Fire are a supersonic exercise in conquest by volume. Equal parts molten metal and earthquake panic, HoF's Motorhead-meets-Slayer roar is outrageously loud and absolutely punishing. Guitarist/vocalist Matt Pike (ex-Sleep) unleashes a devastating combination of bombastic guitar and howling war cries, weaving fantastical tales of supernatural beasts, forgotten battles and rivers of blood over an unstoppable bass and drum assault.

7.3 / 10

Metal giants team with Steve Albini on their latest Relapse album.

The Dexateens `Red Dust Rising' (Estrus)

For some fans, the news that Steve Albini had been tapped to produce High on Fire's third long-player was a matter of great concern for many reasons -- chief among them, the renowned alternative rock producer's notoriety for ultra-compressed guitar sounds, which seemed utterly at odds with the California trio's most deadly weapon: guitarist and frontman Matt Pike's thundering riffage.

9 / 10

Clattering right into the massive "Devilution", a drum-driven barn-burner worthy of MOTÖRHEAD, HIGH ON FIRE up the adrenaline level on third full-length, "Blessed Black Wings". The Steve Albini recording leaves all the rough edges, managing to sound massive and metallic and dirty and grimy all at on...

8 / 10