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{{quote-box|align=right|width=20%|"Mostly, it's about reinventing ourselves: building our machine back up after a few years away. But it's also about . People are wandering around, talking about nuclear war as if it's casual – 'Oh, it's {{em|just}} nuclear war!' Environmentalism doesn't seem to be doing any good for the environment – or us. It feels like there has been a big storm building since before COVID and now shit's hitting the fan. We're just singing about the times!"|—Frontman Matt Pike on themes of ''Cometh the Storm''<ref name="k!int" />}} | ||
| '''''Cometh the Storm''''' is |
'''''Cometh the Storm''''' is the ninth studio album by American ] band ], released on April 19, 2024, through ]. It marks their first album with ] of ] & The Melvins on drums since the departure of co-founder ] in July 2019. It follows a five-and-a-half-year gap from '']'' and mixes the band's previous ] and ] genres with ]<ref name="lw" /> and ].<ref name="cos" /> It has received positive reviews from critics. | ||
| ==Reception== | ==Reception== | ||
| Writing at '']'', Dom Lawson rated this album an 8.5 out of 10, stating that |
Writing at '']'', Dom Lawson rated this album an 8.5 out of 10, stating that High on Fire "deliver the punishment that their admirers crave".<ref name="bm" /> In '']'', Nick Russell scored ''Cometh the Storm'' 4 out of 5, summing up, "when stampede at you like this, when you can hear their blood pumping and smell their breath, there are few bands on Earth who can match them".<ref name="k!" /> Max Morin of ''Metal Injection'' rated this release an 8 out of 10, stating that the music "avoids the pitfalls that many of High On Fire's imitators have stumbled into, mainly letting the music relax into a slow motion dirge" and it "keeps the momentum going with drum fills, crashing cymbals and an absolutely ripping guitar solo".<ref name="mi" /> Another 4 out of 5 came from Mandy Scythe of '']'' who wrote that "there really isn't a dull moment on this album, as it almost acts as a retrospective of what the band has done so far and takes you through a lot of different crucial eras of their development".<ref name="ms" /> Online retailer ] named this Album of the Week and critic Eli Enis ended that the band "sound as heavy, gnarly, and gloriously sludgy as they ever have".<ref name="qobuz" /> In '']'', Jon M. Gilbertson called this release "a manifestation of best dark side".<ref name="tse" /> Editors at '']'' chose this as Album of the Week, where critic Chris DeVille stated that "stoner metal is... rarely so dynamic" and summed up that "it's right in this band's sweet spot: grotesque enough for the most dedicated hesher, but bracingly immediate enough to sweep up the heavy metal dilettante in its current".<ref name="sg" /> | ||
| A June 4 roundup of the best albums of the year so far by '']'' included this release at 3 and Jon Hadusek called it "all-killer-no-filler is the most inspired and varied record from the sludge metal band in over a decade".<ref name="2024q2cos" /> On June 17 '']'' published the best 20 albums of 2024, including this album as "a maelstrom of overdriven hypno-riffs, cascading drums, and familiarly throaty bellows from the mighty Matt Pike".<ref name="2024q2rev" /> | |||
| ==Track listing== | ==Track listing== | ||
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| #"Trismegistus" – 5:37 | #"Trismegistus" – 5:37 | ||
| #"Cometh the Storm" – 6:12 | #"Cometh the Storm" – 6:12 | ||
| #"Karanlık Yol" – 3:47 | #"Karanlık Yol" – 3:47 (Turkish for "Dark Road") | ||
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#"Sol's Golden Curse" – 4:52 | ||
| #"The Beating" – 2:29 | #"The Beating" – 2:29 | ||
| #"Tough Guy" – 3:44 | #"Tough Guy" – 3:44 | ||
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| ==Personnel== | ==Personnel== | ||
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| '''High on Fire''' | '''High on Fire''' | ||
| *Jeff Matz – bass guitar | *Jeff Matz – bass guitar, guitar, ], ], percussion, ], ] | ||
| *Matt Pike – guitar, vocals | *] – guitar, vocals, production | ||
| *Coady Willis – drums | *] – drums, percussion, vocals, engineering, production | ||
| '''Additional personnel''' | |||
| *] – recording, ], production | |||
| *Rich Doucette – ] on "Karanlik Yol" | |||
| *Alan Douches – ] | |||
| *Brandon Eggleston – engineering | |||
| *Zach Weeks – engineering | |||
| ==Chart performance== | |||
| ''Cometh the Storm'' debuted at 19 on the '']'' ] chart in the United States.<ref name="forbes" /> | |||
| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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<ref name="2024q2cos">{{Cite web |url=https://consequence.net/list/best-albums-of-2024-so-far-list/ |first=Jon |last=Hadusek |title=The 30 Best Albums So Far |website=] |language=en-US |date=2024-06-04 |access-date=2024-06-04}}</ref> | ||
| <ref name="2024q2rev">{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.revolvermag.com/music/20-best-albums-2024-so-far#high-fire-cometh-storm |title=20 best albums of 2024 so far |magazine=] |language=en-US |date=2024-06-17 |access-date=2024-06-17 |issn=1527-408X}}</ref> | |||
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| <ref name="bm">{{Cite web |website=] |url=https://blabbermouth.net/reviews/cometh-the-storm |first=Dom |last=Lawson |date=2024-04-18 |access-date=2024-04-20 |language=en-US |title=Reviews – Cometh The Storm |department=Reviews}}</ref> | |||
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<ref name="cos">{{Cite web |website=] |url=https://consequence.net/2024/05/high-on-fire-2024-interview/2/ |first=Jon |last=Hadusek |date=2024-05-01 |access-date=2024-05-01 |language=en-US |title=High on Fire Talk Cometh the Storm, Extensive Riff Vault, and Band Reinvigoration |department=Features > Interviews}}</ref> | ||
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<ref name="forbes">{{Cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2024/05/06/what-metallica-linkin-park-acdc-and-aerosmith-all-have-in-common-on-the-charts/ |title=What Metallica, Linkin Park, AC/DC, And Aerosmith All Have In Common On The Charts |department=Business > Hollywood & Entertainment |first=Hugh |last=McIntyre |date=2024-05-06 |access-date=2024-05-06 |language=en-US |website=]}}</ref> | ||
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<ref name="k!">{{Cite magazine |department=Reviews |issn=0262-6624 |language=en-GB |magazine=] |access-date=2024-04-20 |date=2024-04-19 |first=Nick |last=Russell |url=https://www.kerrang.com/album-review-high-on-fire-cometh-the-storm |title=Album review: High On Fire – Cometh The Storm}}</ref> | ||
| ⚫ | <ref name="k!int">{{Cite magazine |department=Features |issn=0262-6624 |language=en-GB |magazine=] |access-date=2024-04-20 |date=2024-02-22 |first=Sam |last=Law |url=https://www.kerrang.com/high-on-fire-the-coming-storm-first-look-matt-pike |title=High On Fire: "It feels like a storm has been building……}}</ref> | ||
| <ref name="lw">{{Cite web |website=] |url=https://loudwire.com/high-on-fire-jeff-matz-turkish-folk-influences-cometh-the-storm-album-interview/ |author=Full Metal Jackie |date=2024-04-22 |access-date=2024-04-24 |language=en-US |title=High on Fire Guitarist Reveals New Album Turkish Folk Influences |department=Interviews}}</ref> | |||
| <ref name="mi">{{Cite web |website=] |url=https://metalinjection.net/reviews/album-review-high-on-fire-cometh-the-storm |first=Max |last=Morin |date=2024-04-19 |access-date=2024-04-20 |language=en-US |title=Album Review: HIGH ON FIRE Cometh The Storm |department=Reviews}}</ref> | |||
| <ref name="ms">{{Cite web |website=] |url=https://www.metalsucks.net/2024/04/12/review-high-on-fire-revive-the-sludge-on-cometh-the-storm/ |first=Mandy |last=Scythe |date=2024-04-12 |access-date=2024-04-20 |language=en-US |title=Review: High on Fire Revive the Sludge on Cometh the Storm |department=Reviews}}</ref> | |||
| <ref name="qobuz">{{Cite web |website=] |url=https://www.qobuz.com/us-en/magazine/story/2024/04/22/album-of-the-week-high-on-fire/ |first=Eli |last=Enis |date=2024-04-22 |access-date=2024-04-24 |language=en-US |title=Album of the Week: High on Fire |department=Qobuz Magazine}}</ref> | |||
| ⚫ | <ref name="sg">{{Cite web |department=Album Of The Week |language=en-US |website=] |access-date=2024-04-20 |date=2024-04-16 |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2259064/album-of-the-week-high-on-fire-cometh-the-storm/reviews/album-of-the-week/ |title=High On Fire 'Cometh The Storm' Album Review |first=Chris |last=DeVille}}</ref> | ||
| <ref name="tse">{{Cite news |language=en-US |newspaper=] |department=Music/Album Reviews |access-date=2024-05-02 |date=2024-04-26 |url=https://shepherdexpress.com/music/album-reviews/cometh-the-storm-by-high-on-fire/ |title='Cometh the Storm' by High on Fire |first=Jon M. |last=Gilbertson}}</ref> | |||
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2024 studio album by High on Fire
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| Released | April 19, 2024 (2024-04-19) | |||
| Studio | GodCity (Salem, Massachusetts) | |||
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| Length | 57:42 | |||
| Label | MNRK Heavy | |||
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—Frontman Matt Pike on themes of Cometh the Storm"Mostly, it's about reinventing ourselves: building our machine back up after a few years away. But it's also about . People are wandering around, talking about nuclear war as if it's casual – 'Oh, it's just nuclear war!' Environmentalism doesn't seem to be doing any good for the environment – or us. It feels like there has been a big storm building since before COVID and now shit's hitting the fan. We're just singing about the times!"
Cometh the Storm is the ninth studio album by American heavy metal band High on Fire, released on April 19, 2024, through MNRK Heavy. It marks their first album with Coady Willis of Big Business & The Melvins on drums since the departure of co-founder Des Kensel in July 2019. It follows a five-and-a-half-year gap from Electric Messiah and mixes the band's previous sludge metal and stoner metal genres with Turkish folk music and Middle Eastern music. It has received positive reviews from critics.
Reception
Writing at Blabbermouth.net, Dom Lawson rated this album an 8.5 out of 10, stating that High on Fire "deliver the punishment that their admirers crave". In Kerrang!, Nick Russell scored Cometh the Storm 4 out of 5, summing up, "when stampede at you like this, when you can hear their blood pumping and smell their breath, there are few bands on Earth who can match them". Max Morin of Metal Injection rated this release an 8 out of 10, stating that the music "avoids the pitfalls that many of High On Fire's imitators have stumbled into, mainly letting the music relax into a slow motion dirge" and it "keeps the momentum going with drum fills, crashing cymbals and an absolutely ripping guitar solo". Another 4 out of 5 came from Mandy Scythe of MetalSucks who wrote that "there really isn't a dull moment on this album, as it almost acts as a retrospective of what the band has done so far and takes you through a lot of different crucial eras of their development". Online retailer Qobuz named this Album of the Week and critic Eli Enis ended that the band "sound as heavy, gnarly, and gloriously sludgy as they ever have". In The Shepherd Express, Jon M. Gilbertson called this release "a manifestation of best dark side". Editors at Stereogum chose this as Album of the Week, where critic Chris DeVille stated that "stoner metal is... rarely so dynamic" and summed up that "it's right in this band's sweet spot: grotesque enough for the most dedicated hesher, but bracingly immediate enough to sweep up the heavy metal dilettante in its current".
A June 4 roundup of the best albums of the year so far by Consequence of Sound included this release at 3 and Jon Hadusek called it "all-killer-no-filler is the most inspired and varied record from the sludge metal band in over a decade". On June 17 Revolver published the best 20 albums of 2024, including this album as "a maelstrom of overdriven hypno-riffs, cascading drums, and familiarly throaty bellows from the mighty Matt Pike".
Track listing
- "Lambsbread" – 5:45
- "Burning Down" – 6:13
- "Trismegistus" – 5:37
- "Cometh the Storm" – 6:12
- "Karanlık Yol" – 3:47 (Turkish for "Dark Road")
- "Sol's Golden Curse" – 4:52
- "The Beating" – 2:29
- "Tough Guy" – 3:44
- "Lightning Beard" – 3:34
- "Hunting Shadows" – 5:41
- "Darker Fleece" – 9:59
Personnel
High on Fire
- Jeff Matz – bass guitar, guitar, baglama, Mellotron, percussion, audio engineering, production
- Matt Pike – guitar, vocals, production
- Coady Willis – drums, percussion, vocals, engineering, production
Additional personnel
- Kurt Ballou – recording, mixing, production
- Rich Doucette – dilruba on "Karanlik Yol"
- Alan Douches – audio mastering
- Brandon Eggleston – engineering
- Zach Weeks – engineering
Chart performance
Cometh the Storm debuted at 19 on the Billboard Top Hard Rock Albums chart in the United States.
See also
References
- ^ Scythe, Mandy (April 12, 2024). "Review: High on Fire Revive the Sludge on Cometh the Storm". Reviews. MetalSucks. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
- ^ DeVille, Chris (April 16, 2024). "High On Fire 'Cometh The Storm' Album Review". Album Of The Week. Stereogum. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
- Law, Sam (February 22, 2024). "High On Fire: "It feels like a storm has been building……". Features. Kerrang!. ISSN 0262-6624. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
- Full Metal Jackie (April 22, 2024). "High on Fire Guitarist Reveals New Album Turkish Folk Influences". Interviews. Loudwire. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
- Hadusek, Jon (May 1, 2024). "High on Fire Talk Cometh the Storm, Extensive Riff Vault, and Band Reinvigoration". Features > Interviews. Consequence of Sound. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
- Lawson, Dom (April 18, 2024). "Reviews – Cometh The Storm". Reviews. Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
- Russell, Nick (April 19, 2024). "Album review: High On Fire – Cometh The Storm". Reviews. Kerrang!. ISSN 0262-6624. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
- Morin, Max (April 19, 2024). "Album Review: HIGH ON FIRE Cometh The Storm". Reviews. Metal Injection. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
- Enis, Eli (April 22, 2024). "Album of the Week: High on Fire". Qobuz Magazine. Qobuz. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
- Gilbertson, Jon M. (April 26, 2024). "'Cometh the Storm' by High on Fire". Music/Album Reviews. The Shepherd Express. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
- Hadusek, Jon (June 4, 2024). "The 30 Best Albums So Far". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
- "20 best albums of 2024 so far". Revolver. June 17, 2024. ISSN 1527-408X. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
- McIntyre, Hugh (May 6, 2024). "What Metallica, Linkin Park, AC/DC, And Aerosmith All Have In Common On The Charts". Business > Hollywood & Entertainment. Forbes.com. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
External links
- Cometh the Storm at Discogs (list of releases)
- Cometh the Storm at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
- Entry at Encyclopaedia Metallum
- "High on Fire's Matt Pike is the Motor City's heavy metal madman"
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