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Album Review: High on Fire – De Vermis Mysteriis

Album Review: High on Fire
De Vermis Mysteriis
eOne Music

Starting out in 1995 with former Sleep guitarist Matt Pike who is now joined by bassist Jeff Matz and drummer Des Kenel, this trio has put together an album that is almost indescribable. When you first listen to De Vermis Mysteriis you will experience an overwhelming amount of fast drumming that is comparative to a sudden slap to the face as it drives you head first into not just the first six minutes of track #1 “Serums of Liao” but the rest of the album.

Keeping up with the speedy drumming, Jeff and Matt also bring thick riffs and heavy drones to their guitars giving each song a familiar feel that the bong-huffing fans know and love. Major tracks such as “Madness of an Architect”, “King of Days” and title track “De vermis Mysteriis” take you deep into this albums roots musically and lyrically. There is an intense amount of power and energy that grabs hold of you from inside and doesn’t let go. I hope you like having your heart ripped out and fed back to you because that’s exactly what this entire album does. It pulls you in on a musical roller coaster that stops somewhere between thrash and doom metal.

High on Fire has pushed itself to a new level completing something that is above the rest. Taking on inspiration from authors Robert Bloch and H.P Lovecraft, Matt Pike describes De Vermis Mysteriis as a concept album. If you don’t understand by now, maybe you should grab your bong or whatever your poison is, sit down and listen. You just might understand De Vermis Mysteriis then.

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By Taylor Ell

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