Music Review : High On Fire – Luminiferous (2015, E1 Music)
Produced by
Kurt Ballou (Converge), the latest record from sludge masters High On Fire
couldn’t be more on point than it is. A return to their pre-Snakes For the Divine and De Vermis Mysteriis detour. Their music
is fast, heavy, and sounds strong as a ton of bricks. Well, exactly what heavy
metal music should be. Sandpaper in your ears and not Vaseline.
With singer/guitarist
Matt Pike back stronger than ever, High On Fire is promised to great things. Luminiferous is one of the best Metal
albums of the year so far. It can have all the qualities listed up and explores
some of Pike’s esoteric fantasies. It suits well the music and we are not into
Sleep’s territory either. This is one of the reason why it makes an album true
to the band’s sound.
On drums, Des
Kensel is once again the locomotive and the support for the superb guitar riffs
along with bassist Jeff Matz who heavy sound just amplifies the fuzzy yet heavy
atmosphere of Luminiferous.
8.5
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