Death Is This Communion - High On Fire

Death is This Communion is the 2007 album of High on Fire released on Relapse Records. Being partial to a bit of sludge metal with slow heavy riffs and fast wiry solos on the top - this is almost a bit of a dream. They seem to alternate from track to track between fast and aggressive to slow and marauding with even some rather classical sections getting showcased. The vocals also seem to vary, at times with Matt Pike having that husky growl of Lemmy on some tracks and having a more commercial American rock band sound like Dave Grohl on others - that's a sound which particularly annoys me. So overall it's a pretty good album but it's not without its faults, ...  Read the complete review

High On Fire is a three-piece metal band from California. The band formed back in 1999 and to date has released a total of four studio albums. 'Death Is This Communion' is the fourth studio album from the band, an eleven track release which showcases High On Fire's special brand of Viking inspired heavy metal. The bands vocalist Matt Pike has an incredibly distinctive voice, a hearty war cry that can be heard present in every track here and never does the vocal tone of the man disappoint. Instrumentally also the music has much to offer and right from the offset with the track 'Fury Whip' the music is greatly impressive here. A quick look down the tracklist ...  Read the complete review