High On Fire Kicks Off Massive North American Headlining Tour

High On Fire; press photo

High On Fire; press photo

GRAMMY Award-winning metal band High on Fire launched a fall North American tour in support of its new album Electric Messiah on November 7 at Austin TX’s Levitation Festival. The month long tour will stretch from coast to coast, hitting major markets in the U.S. and Canada before wrapping up in southern California in early December. Support on the High on Fire tour comes from Power Trip, Devil Master and Creeping Death.

High on Fire took home the GRAMMY for Best Metal Performance earlier this year for “Electric Messiah,” the title track from the group’s 2018 album of the same name. High on Fire joins the ranks of groups such as Black Sabbath, Motorhead, Metallica and Slayer as winners of the prestigious award, presented by The Recording Academy to recognize achievements in the music industry.

High On Fire tour flyer

High On Fire tour flyer

High on Fire released Electric Messiah last year via Entertainment One to scads of critical acclaim. The A.V. Club stated that “The bar for metal album of the year has been raised” and it couldn’t be more correct. Electric Messiah landed on a myriad of 2018 year-end “Best of” lists including A.V. Club, Revolver, Loudwire and Consequence of Sound who stated that High on Fire “successfully construct Sabbath-ian, earth-moving riffs as their blueprint.” Pitchfork said boldly, “When High on Fire rip, it’s like they’re tearing through the whole universe.”

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 — along with powerhouse drummer Des Kensel and talented bassist Jeff Matz. High on Fire’s most recent studio album, Electric Messiah, was released on October 9, 2018, and won a GRAMMY for Best Metal Performance at the 2019 Grammy Awards.