High On Fire announce new album “Cometh The Storm”

Iconic U.S. rock band High On Fire have recently announced that their new full-length album Cometh The Storm would be released on April 19, 2024 via MNRK Heavy. The GRAMMY award-winning band, who also celebrate its 25th anniversary, recorded Cometh The Storm at GodCity Studio in Salem, Massachusetts with producer Kurt Ballou. Their ninth studio album composed by 11 new studio songs marks the release of the first new High On Fire music since 2018’s Electric Messiah and the first to feature drummer Coady Willis (Big Business, Murder City Devils), alongside bassist Jeff Matz and guitarist/vocalist Matt Pike.

You can listen to their new song Burning Down below whose video was directed by Lars Kristoffer Hormander:

“Burning Down kicks off with a classic Pike riff“, says Jeff Matz . “I think this song harkens back to the early High On Fire sound, but infused with fresh, new elements. It has a killer groove that you can really sink into. The body of the song took shape in our PNW rehearsal space, and we came up with the bridge/solo section and finalized the arrangement while we were at GodCity. Kurt Ballou’s input as a producer was also hugely helpful. His keen ears and fresh perspective were invaluable in making this album“.

Matt Pike states: “I think this band’s always had a really good drive. It’s a different entity. It’s its own thing. Which, I think, makes all of us very proud to be a part of it. It’s not an average band“, while Willis says: “Being a fan of each other’s bands for a long time, it feels like all bets are off and anything goes which is a liberating feeling,” shares Willis . “That feeling of making something out of all of these imperfect parts and it becomes this magical, weird, new idea that none of us ever anticipated. Against all odds. That’s the joy of it“.

About High On Fire:

Universally recognized as one of the most potent acts in music today, High On Fire creates dynamic metal that merges primal fury and aggression, hesher bombast and hall of fame heaviness. Described as “a supersonic exercise in conquest by volume“, High On Fire  has rewritten the hard rock rule book since its formation in 1998, forging a style and sound that is both critically celebrated and unique. The group features vocalist and cult guitar hero Matt Pike (also a founding member of the famed underground band SLEEP) singular bassist Jeff Matz , and powerhouse drummer Coady Willis . High on Fire‘s most recent studio album Electric Messiah was released on October 9, 2018, and won a GRAMMY for Best Metal Performance, placing High on Fire among the ranks of groups such as Black Sabbath, Motörhead, and Metallica as winners of the prestigious award, presented by The Recording Academy to recognize achievements in the music industry.